PDHPE teaches important life skills like fundamental movement, healthy eating, stress management, and interpersonal relationships. It addresses rising issues like childhood obesity, which impacts 1 in 4 children, and promotes wellbeing. PDHPE provides children with tools for mental and physical development, and skills to lead healthy lifestyles into adulthood through topics like active living, growth, personal health choices and safety. The subject also teaches respect, communication, decision making and problem solving.

1. PDHPE Rationale
The importance of teaching PDHPE in
schools.
Mr Howard 4H

2. Statistics to think about
- According to Authoritative information and statistics to
promote better health and wellbeing 1 in 4 children are
obese.
- 80% of children who are overweight will grow up to be
overweight adults.
- According to the better health Victoria it is predicted that
65% of adults will be overweight by 2020.
- According to the World Health Organisation children
between the ages of 5 and 17 should have at least 60 minutes
of moderate exercise per day.

3. PE is important for your
child's learning
• PE doesn't just focus on physical
development but also the mental
development of your child.
• PDHPE provides children with the tools
needed to combat family problems, peer
pressure and bullying.
• Gives children the skills they need to lead
healthy and safe lifestyles that will benefit
them well into adulthood.

4. Aspects of PDHPE
• Teaches children the fundemental
movement skills including throwing, running,
catching and a lot more to help them
participate in sport and other physical
activities when they are older.
• PDHPE focuses on Active Lifestyles, Dance,
Games and Sports, Growth and
Development, Interpersonal Relationships,
Personal Health Choices and Save Living.
• It also teaches in most lessons
Communicating, Decision Making,
Interacting, Moving and Problem Solving.

5. Children will learn
• How to respect others and not to
discriminate against those who are a bit
different to themselves.
• How to have an active lifestyle and maintain
it into adulthood.
• Learn what kinds of foods are the most
healthy and the foods needed to be healthy
children and adults.
• Will learn how to make friends outside of a
classroom or playground environment.

6. Continued
• Children will be taught about gender and what it means
to be male or female.
• Will be taught what will happen with puberty and the
changes that are caused by it.
• Giving children the tools they need to be safe from
physical, emotional or sexual abuse from others. Helping
them realise they have a support network of adults they
can go to for help if they need it.
• And most of all teaching children that sport and a
healthy lifestyle is something that they not only should
want but also something that is fun and feels good.

7. Continued
• Children will be taught about gender and what it means
to be male or female.
• Will be taught what will happen with puberty and the
changes that are caused by it.
• Giving children the tools they need to be safe from
physical, emotional or sexual abuse from others. Helping
them realise they have a support network of adults they
can go to for help if they need it.
• And most of all teaching children that sport and a
healthy lifestyle is something that they not only should
want but also something that is fun and feels good.