PDHPE teaches kids to understand themselves as individuals and as part of a group, helps them explore issues that affect health and wellbeing, and encourages physical activity. These benefits lead to kids having better relationships, resilience when facing challenges, control over their lives, feeling socially connected and less likely to engage in risky behaviors, ability to make informed decisions, and enjoyment of and skills for physical activity and sport.

1. Why PDHPE?
PDHPE teaches kids to understand and value themselves
as individuals. Kids with positive self-attitudes have:
• Better interpersonal relationships;
• Resilience and adaptability when faced with challenges
and change;
• More control over their own lives.

2. Why PDHPE?
PDHPE teaches kids to understand and value themselves
as part of a group. Kids with positive attitudes to others:
• Feel socially connected, so they are less likely to behave
in risky ways;
• Learn life skills such as negotiation, conflict resolution
and tolerance through successful interaction with others.

3. Why PDHPE?
PDHPE is a safe place where kids can explore issues that
affect everybody, and learn that they are becoming
responsible for their own lifestyles. Prepared kids:
• Can make informed decisions in situations which may
affect their wellbeing;
• Can see options and predict the consequences of the
choices they make.

4. Why PDHPE?
PDHPE teaches kids to enjoy being physically active.
Active kids:
• Have stronger hearts and bones, and better physical and
psychological health;
• Are having fun, which builds self-esteem and a sense of
belonging.

5. Why PDHPE?
PDHPE teaches kids how to be physically active. Skilled
kids have:
• Fundamental movement skills which are the necessary
building blocks for future enjoyment of sport;
• Higher potential to become active adults, and enjoy
better long-term health and social skills as a result.