1. The importance of teaching
PDHPE in primary schools
• The aim of Personal Development,
Health and Physical Education is to
give each student the knowledge,
skill and attitude that is needed to
understand, value and lead
healthy and active lifestyles.

2. What Does PDHPE promote
• Both PDH & PE creates a healthy lifestyle and
encourages balanced decisions.
• PDH encourages students to think about and
make appropriate decisions on their health.
• PE promotes not only physical skills such as
locomotor skills, non-locomotor skills and
manipulation skills but also team work, self
confidence, problem solving skills and
communication.

3. Objectives of PDHPE
• Encourages students understanding and
valuing of self and others
• Promotes physical activity and an active
lifestyle
• Emphasises informed decision making leading
to effective and responsible action towards a
healthy, active lifestyle

4. PDHPE focuses on the following 8 stands:
• The adoption of an active lifestyle
• Fundamental movement patterns and coordinated
actions such as dance and Gymnastics
• Skills that enable action for better health and
movement outcomes such as games and sports
• Physical, social, cognitive and emotional growth and
development plans
• Development and maintenance of positive
interpersonal relationships
• Influencing personal health choice
• Living and learning in a safe secure environment

5. From PDHPE student develop 5
essential skills
• The NSW PDHPE SYLLABUS shows that
through PDHPE, students will be able to
develop life long skills such as:
• Communicating
• Decision making
• Interacting
• Moving
• Problem solving

6. FUN!!!