PDHPE is an important subject for primary schools for several reasons: It promotes physical activity and an active lifestyle, encourages informed decision making and responsible actions, and focuses on developing fundamental movement patterns and lifelong skills. PDHPE also enables understanding and valuing oneself and others through cooperation and teamwork. Additionally, it allows students to grow and develop patterns in many aspects of health including physically, emotionally, socially, and cognitively. Some key benefits are increased confidence, feeling accepted, and learning teamwork skills. PDHPE introduces students to and helps them develop important moving, problem-solving, communication, interacting, and decision-making skills.

1. Why is PDHPE Important?
PDHPE is an necessity for primary schools because it:
 Promotes physical activity and aims for the adoption of an active
lifestyle.
 Encourages informed decision making which leads to responsible
actions.
 Focuses on the development of important skills and movement
patterns for all sports that are fundamental not only for PE but are
lifelong skills.
 Enables an understanding and valuing of oneself and others through
cooperation and teamwork.

2. What else does PDHPE enable for students?
PDHPE allows students to grow and development patterns in many
different types of health such as:
 Physically
 Emotionally
 Socially
 Cognitively
PDHPE positive aspects include enabling students to become more
confident in their abilities along with feeling accepted amongst class
mates. It also allows students to become familiar with the team concept
and enables them to cooperate together to achieve a goal.

3. Key Components of PDHPE:
PDHPE enables students to be introduced to and develop many skills.
These include:
 Moving skills
 Problem-solving skills
 Communication skills
 Interacting
 Decision-making
These skills are beneficial students
as enable them to develop and
further equipped with these life long
skills that may be important for them
in the future.

4. Self Reflection:
As a student myself in primary school I absolutely loved PE it was by
far my favourite subject. I enjoyed playing different sports each week
(even though I had ones I preferred over others) I also liked the team
sport aspect as well. My PDHPE experience was great overall, I rarely
had any negative feedback from lessons and was always excited for
sport days.
The qualities which made me enjoy
PDHPE was getting a break from inside
the classroom, being physically active
and enjoying playing sport with my friends.
I also found the theory component interesting
not just the practical side. I was and still am
a sporty person and found the theory we learned equally enjoyable.

5. Point to Remember:
PDHPE is a subject where you can learn and have fun at the
same time! It benefits your health in various ways, its always
important to stay active and keep healthy!