2. Covers students wellbeing, inclusive of social, mental, physical and spiritual health.

4. The value of nutrition and a healthy diet

5. The effects of drug use.

6. The importance of personal safety including road safety, water safety, school and playground safety.

7. Emergency procedures

8. Personal identity

9. Sexuality and the human body

11. The basic foundations of human movement including:

12. locomotive skills such as walking, running and skipping

13. Non-locomotive skills such as balancing, twisting and turning.

14. Manipulative skills including lifting, throwing, striking, kicking and dribbling

15. The importance of game playing

17. With obesity such a prominent problem especially in young children, the importance of learning about nutrition and having an active lifestyle is essential as a preventative measure.

18. As well as ensuring kids are physically healthy, PDHPE ensures students are emotionally healthy as they learn about decision making, communication with people, relationships and personal identity.

20. PDHPE is particularly important as it teaches skills for life.

21. As someone who strives to live a healthy and active lifestyle, I believe that as a teacher my students will see my passion for this subject and this in turn will enhance their learning experience in PDHPE.