PDHPE is an important subject that allows students to develop physically, mentally, and socially. It provides opportunities for students to learn lifelong healthy habits and skills applicable both in and out of school. The curriculum aims to meet students' diverse needs through a balanced approach between movement and health topics. It encourages creative thinking and application of skills and knowledge to a variety of health and fitness situations.

1. Personal Development,
Health and Physical
Education Rational
Michelle Atkins
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2. PDHPE IS IMPORTANT
• PDHPE is very important in primary schools as it provides opportunities for
the education of students to adopt lifelong healthy, active living.
• It is one of the six key learning areas in the NSW primary curriculum.
• Movement is central in PDHPE. However, it does provide a balance between
movement-related and health-related skills, knowledge and understanding.
This enables student to develop physically and mentally within the subject.
• The PDHPE curriculum provides flexibility to present information,
understanding and skills in a way that meets students’ diverse cognitive,
physical, emotional and social development attributes.

3. Why?
• PDHPE will ultimately affect a students
performance, not only in other subjects
at school, but also their life and attitude
outside of school.
• PDHPE provides opportunities for
applying, integrating and extending
knowledge and learning from a range
of earning ideas. It is not limited to just
one individual subject. This enables
students to transfer knowledge and
make and apply decisions in a range of
health and movement related
experiences.
• In order to influence students and their
behaviour, in regards to healthy eating,
nutrition and physical fitness, it is
important to provide students with the
opportunity to learn about the benefits
and provide them with the information
they need to understand healthy
choices.
• It allows students to refine their
understanding and skills in relation to
body movement and other objects and
people.

4. How?
• When the key concepts of PHDPE are appropriately
represented, students are capable of developing their own
understanding and ability to understand more complex
concepts. This is not only limited to understanding PDHPE.
• Students are taught everything that they need to know about
their own personal development, safety, personal health and
care, relationships and how to improve their communication
and interactive skills.
• Students are encouraged to creatively sequence a range of
different movement skills, enabling them to expand their
understanding of movement skills and they are encouraged to
learn about safety considerations and the benefits of physical
fitness.
• Through these strategies, students are able to identify
activities that meet their needs, interests and fitness and skill
levels.
Safety
Food and
Nutrition
Physical Activity
and Fitness
Respectful
Relationships
Personal Identity
and Sense of
Self
Games and
Sports
Sexuality and
Reproductive
Health and
Development
Drug use
Mental Health
Promotion
Leisure and
Recreational
Activities

5. Learning
• PE offers experiential learning to students.
• Through this way of learning, students are capable of engaging in a
contemporary and physically active environment that is enjoyable and
developmentally appropriate.
• PDH promotes healthy, active living.
• It is a fundamental part in developing a students’ knowledge and
understanding of sense of self, health literacy competencies and to
build and maintain satisfying relationships.

6. Personal Development, Health
and Physical Education.
Allowing students to understand and deal with issues in
reality, such as bullying, peer pressure and personal
developmental issues.
Providing appropriate opportunities for students to
practice, create and apply the skills they have learnt to
every other aspect of their lives.