PDHPE aims to support students' overall development, rather than focusing on a single aspect, by promoting physical, social, and emotional growth. Through PDHPE, students learn vital skills like movement, communication, decision making, and personal health choices. PDHPE also focuses on developing essential lifelong learning skills and creating positive attitudes towards peers and learning.

1. The importance of Personal
Development, Health and
Physical Education (PDHPE)

2. PDHPE aims to support the development of your child as a
whole, rather than a single aspect.
Within the school curriculum the aim is:
“to promote physical, social and emotional growth of all
students, supports the acquisition of essential movement
skills and nurtures positive attitudes towards lifelong healthy
and active lifestyles.”
- NSW Department of Education

3. By participating in PDHPE in our classroom the students gain
vital skills that enhance their knowedlge base and help them
to grow and develop healthy bodies.
Students learn:
o Movement skills
o Communication and Interacting skills
o Decision making and Problem Solving skills
o Personal health choices

4. PE promotes physical skills, body development, knowedlge
of gross and fine motor skills and aesthetic sensitivity.
PDHPE provides opportunities for students to express their
creativity, be collaborative and sociable and with fellow peers
and to face challenges as individuals, pairs or teams.

5. PDHPE also focuses on the students development of
essential skills for life long learning, creating positive
attitudes and values towards peers and learning.
PD encourages students to create their own personal health
choices, whilst guiding them in the right direction. Focusing
on healthy food choices, their bodies and preparing them for
life.

6. So, PDHPE is important, just ask
any student!
I’m sure they can tell you all
about it!