Table 3 Teacher characteristics at baseline and follow-up by experimental group

School type teaching at

N = 102

N = 77

N = 163

N = 107

 • Catholic

8 (8%)

7 (9%)

22 (14%)

6 (6%)

 • Government

77 (75%)

66 (86%)

141 (87%)

80 (75%)

 • Independent

17 (17%)

4 (5%)

0 (0%)

21 (20%)

Age

N = 77

N = 62

N = 112

N = 94

 • mean (SD)

39.1 (12.0)

38.4 (11.1)

41.8 (11.8)

40.6 (11.1)

Sex

N = 85

N = 71

N = 156

N = 105

 • Female

76 (89%)

63 (89%)

124 (79%)

82 (78%)

 • Male

9 (11%)

8 (11%)

32 (21%)

23 (22%)

Employment status

N = 85

N = 67

N = 130

N = 105

 • Full-time

77 (91%)

61 (91%)

115 (88%)

92 (88%)

 • Part-time/casual

8 (9%)

6 (9%)

15 (12%)

13 (12%)

Years teaching experience

N = 85

N = 67

N = 127

N = 103

 • mean (SD)

12.8 (9.9)

10.5 (8.9)

15.2 (11.2)

15.8 (11.8)

Specialist PE teacher

N = 84

N = 67

N = 132

N = 104

 • yes

0 (0%)

1 (1%)

1 (1%)

2 (2%)