Phil Vickerman

Philip Vickerman (born 1968) is a British academic and author, and professor of inclusive education and learning, and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Student Experience) at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU),[1] He is a member of LJMU's executive leadership team,[1] and a governor of Wirral Metropolitan College.[2] He is the author of the 2007 book Teaching Physical Education to Children with Special Educational Needs.

Aged 16, he failed all his GCSEs, bar English, stayed on for another year and failed them all again.[3] He went to college aged 18.[3] He earned a degree in educational psychology from the Open University, which he attended from 1989 to 1995, and a PhD from the University of Leeds with a thesis entitled "Training Physical Education Teachers to Include Children with Special Educational Needs", from 1999 and 2004, supervised by Professor David Sugden.[4]

Vickerman has worked at LJMU since 1995, starting as a lecturer at the IM Marsh Campus.[3] Vickerman was Jason Arday's director of studies, and provided contact only via phone and text.[5]

Publications

Books

  • Vickerman, Philip (2007). Teaching Physical Education to Children with Special Educational Needs. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203968116. ISBN 978-0-415-38949-5.
  • Vickerman, Philip; Maher, Anthony (2018). Teaching Physical Education to Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (2nd ed.). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781351206150. ISBN 978-0-8153-8334-5.

Book chapters

  • Vickerman, Philip; Maher, Anthony (2017). "A Holistic Approach to Training for Inclusion in Physical Education: Policy, Practice, Challenges, and Solutions". In Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Maïano, Christophe; Tracey, Danielle; Craven, Rhonda G. (eds.). Inclusive Physical Activities: International Perspectives. Information Age Publishing. pp. 249–267. doi:10.1108/978-1-68123-854-8. ISBN 978-1-68123-853-1.

Journal articles

  • Coates, Janine; Vickerman, Philip (2008). "Let the children have their say: children with special educational needs and their experiences of Physical Education – a review". Support for Learning. 23 (4): 168–175. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9604.2008.00390.x.
  • Vickerman, Philip; Blundell, Milly (2010). "Hearing the voices of disabled students in higher education". Disability & Society. 25 (1): 21–32. doi:10.1080/09687590903363290.
  • Maher, Anthony John; Vickerman, Philip (2017). "Ideology influencing action: special educational needs co-ordinator and learning support assistant role conceptualisations and experiences of special needs education in England". Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. 18 (1): 15–24. doi:10.1111/1471-3802.12389.
  • Knight, Kate H.; Greenop, Daz; Vickerman, Phil; Porcellato, Lorna (2022). "Factors affecting the participation of physically disabled children and young people in out-of-school activities in the United Kingdom: a qualitative study". Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing. 45 (1): 92–104. doi:10.1080/24694193.2020.1834014.

References

  1. 1 2 "Professor Phil Vickerman". www.ljmu.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Governance". Wirral Met College. Wirral Metropolitan College. Archived from the original on 14 January 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026. Philip Vickerman • Governor [...] His subject background is sport, dance, physical and outdoor education
  3. 1 2 3 "Meet Phil Vickerman - Pro-Vice Chancellor for Student Experience". www.ljmu.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Professor Philip Vickerman". LinkedIn. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Fiona Hamilton; Emma Yeomans (31 July 2026). "Jason Arday: I am not a liar, says star academic accused of plagiarism". The Times. Retrieved 17 August 2026. It also accepted that Arday's supervisory team had been "depleted" after he said he received only one formal supervision during his PhD, and that all other contact with his director of studies, Phil Vickerman, was conducted via phone and text
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