Teaching PDHPE in primary schools is important to address rising issues like child obesity and sedentary lifestyles. PDHPE encourages self-understanding, promotes physical activity, and emphasizes decision making skills - all of which can lead to responsible choices. The subject covers strands like growth, sports, dance and health topics through skills like movement, problem solving and communication to empower students to pursue healthy, active lives.

1. Advocating teaching PDHPE in
Primary Schools
PDHPE Rationale

2. Importance of PDHPE
In today’s society, there has been an increasing
increased numbers of child obesity and related
health issues as well as increasing irregular
physical lifestyle and movement absence.
Important
 Knowledge about hazards & safety
 Community spirit- working together
 Informative decisions about food & diet

3. Why teach PDHPE in primary
schools ?
Personal Development, Health and Physical
Education (PDHPE) encourages understanding values
of one self and others.
Promotes physical activity
Emphasises decision making which can lead to
effective and responsible action
Creates & Maintain positive social relationships

4. Overview of Learning
Skills
• Moving
• Problem-solving
• Communicating
• Interacting
• Decision-making
• Values & Attitudes
Strands
• Growth and
Development
• Games and Sport
• Gymnastics
• Dance
• Active Lifestyle
• Personal Health
Choices
• Safe Living
• Interpersonal
Relationships

5. PDHPE
empowers all students with knowledge and skills
for sustained long life physical activity as a
foundation for a healthy, productive and
fulfilling life.