PDHPE aims to develop students' health knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to maintain a healthy lifestyle. It focuses on developing movement, problem-solving and communication skills. While there is only 2 hours of PDHPE per week in primary schools, children need 60 minutes of daily physical activity outside of school. PDHPE covers many everyday topics beyond just sport, including growth, nutrition, relationships, safety and health education.

1. It is important that we
teach and implement the
concepts of personal
development, health and
physical education in our
schools in order for our
children to maintain healthy
lifestyles into adulthood.
Developing positive attitudes towards a

2. AIMS FOR TEACHING PDHPE
 PDHPE aims to develop in each student
knowledge and understanding of the skills,
values and attitudes needed to maintain and
lead a healthy, active and long life. Health
Knowledge andy
Values and Understanding:lives!
Attitudes: - Enhancing
Skills: -Appreciation of personal health
healthy living and wellbeing
-
Communicatin -Commitment -Enhancing
g to healthy community health
-Making choices -Appreciation and
healthy recognition of the
choices. need for exercise.
-Movement

3. Overview of
learning in
PDHPE for
K-6
•PDHPE
focuses on the
development
of:
Moving
Problem-
solving
Communicati
ng
Skills

4.  PDHPE is a key learning
area alongside subjects
such as English and Maths.
 In NSW primary schools,
there is only 2 hours of
timetabled physical activity
per week.
 5-12 year olds need at least
60 minutes of physical
activity outside of school
everyday.
(Department of Health and Ageing 2004)

5. PDHPE is not all about sport. It covers many
everyday life aspects such as:
•Growth and development
•Nutrition
•Safe Living
•Sexuality
•Self-esteem
•Friendships/Relationships
•Disease
•Water/Road Safety
•First Aid
•And many more...