This document provides a rationale for teaching PDHPE (Personal Development, Health and Physical Education) in primary school. It argues that the PDHPE syllabus instills healthy values, attitudes, skills and knowledge in children and encourages holistic healthy living. It also states that developing knowledge of PDHPE values through the syllabus will help children make good choices when faced with unhealthy societal pressures. Finally, it claims that achieving the syllabus outcomes will equip children with the tools to make informed lifestyle choices and that PDHPE is taught together with other subjects to reinforce an integrated approach to healthy living.

1. PDHPE RATIONALE
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2. Syllabus Outcomes
 Primary PDHPE encourages children
to appreciate holistic healthy living. It
highlights and instils healthy values,
attitudes, skills and knowledge
derived from PDHPE syllabus
outcomes.

3. Knowledge is Power
 The need for children to develop
knowledge of PDHPE values grows
in conjunction with ever increasing
unhealthy societal pressures.
 Valuing healthy choices will assist
children to make good choices in the
face of unhealthy options.

4. Skills for Active Lifestyles
 Skills developed throughout the unit
focus on ranging outcomes from
development and awareness of
personal identity to nutrition to gross
locomotor skills such as jogging.

5. Long-term Benefits
 As children achieve syllabus
outcomes, they will be equipped with
the tools to make informed, educated
and responsible lifestyle choices.

6. PDHPE Does Not Stand Alone
 PDHPE outcomes are taught in
conjunction with other Key Learning
Areas to reinforce the ongoing
integration of healthy lifestyle choices
in children’s lives.