PDHPE (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education) is a key learning area in the NSW primary school curriculum that supports student, teacher, family, and community well-being and quality of life. Regular physical activity allows individuals to achieve healthy growth, build strong bones and muscles, improve skills and flexibility, maintain a healthy weight, boost cardiovascular fitness, reduce stress, improve posture, and boost confidence. PDHPE also fosters skills like teamwork, decision making, listening, and relationships. Promoting PDHPE can help students develop good habits and skills to stay active throughout their lives.

1. PDHPE: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT
IN PRIMARY SCHOOL?
In the NSW Primary School Curriculum Personal Development, Health and
Physical Education (PDHPE) is one of the key learning areas. It supports
students, teachers, families and communities improving their well being and a
better quality of life.

2. Regular physical activity is an important part of getting healthy and staying healthy.
Through this it allows individuals to achieve:
 healthy growth and development
 build strong bones and muscles
 improve balance and develop skills
 maintain and develop flexibility
 achieve and maintain a healthy weight
 improve cardiovascular fitness
 reduce stress and feel more relaxed
 improve posture
 boost confidence and self-esteem
 have fun with their friends and make new ones
Awareness and the Importance of Healthy lifestyle

3. These developmental areas provide strategies in other KLA areas as it allows
individuals to:
 Fosters the ability to interact in team work (e.g. projects, group work)
 Build on their skills of decision making, negotiation, conflict resolution,
tolerance, roles, responsibilities, friendships and relationships
 It enhances their listening skill (allert in the classroom)
Social, Cognitive and Emotional Developmental
Areas

4.  Be a good role model and have a positive attitude to being active. If
students see you enjoying physical activity and having fun, it can motivate
them to participate.
 Encourage students to try different sports or activities so they can
find one or more that they really enjoy and want to continue.
 An active lifestyle is fuelled by healthy foods –
make sure the students make healthy food and
drink choices and limit foods that are high in added
sugar, salt and saturated fat.
What can we do to promote PDHPE?

5.  By encouraging students to be active from a
young age sets good habits early on and
helps them develop the skills they need to
stay active throughout their lives.
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