This document outlines reasons for teaching PDHPE (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education) in primary schools. It argues that PDHPE teaches children important life skills like making healthy decisions, maintaining relationships, eating well, and engaging in physical activity. The document lists nine factors children should be taught, including health, physical education, personal development, and relationships. It also identifies five essential skills developed in PDHPE - communicating, decision making, interacting, moving, and problem solving.

1. RATIONAL

2. WHY TEACH PDHPE IN PRIMARY
SCHOOLS ?
PDHPE is one of the most important factors in
our children’s lives.
It is so important for us to teach our next
generation a happy, healthy, productive and
responsible way of life within society.
To teach them the importance and need of
skills and values.
Encourage them to value themselves, their
loved ones and others within the wider
community.
Teach the importance of adequate physical
activity.

3.  Help children develop the abilities of informed decision
making within the public and private spheres of life.
 Teach children the importance of having friends and
close relationships.
 The importance of eating a balanced and healthy diet.

4.  Teaching PDHPE in primary schools is a MUST!
 There are numerous factors that each child should be
taught, such as;
1- Health
2- Physical Education
3- Personal Development
4- Relationships
5- Physical Activities
6- Knowledge
7- Confidence
8- Awareness
9- Safety

5. SKILLS
 The five essential skills that students should
develop from PDHPE are
 Communicating
 Decision Making
 Interacting
 Moving
 Problem Solving

6.  Health and physical education
 Sexuality
 Consumer health
 Motor skills in games and strategy/ tactic development
 Identity
 Relationships
 Health promotion
 Environmental health
 Ethics and values
 Participation and influences on participation in physical
activity
 Movement patterns
 Safety, risk and challenge
 Interpersonal skills
 Growth and development