Teaching PDHPE in primary schools equips children with skills and knowledge to maintain a healthy, active, and safe lifestyle by addressing issues like overweight children, bullying, and lack of physical activity. It promotes regular physical activity, nutritional knowledge to make healthy choices, and the benefits of an active lifestyle. PDHPE also enhances motor skills, social skills, decision making, and encourages teamwork and cooperation through growth and development. Additionally, it educates children about safe practices and decision making.

1. Teaching PDHPE
in primary schools

2. Why is it important?
• Equips children with the skills and knowledge
to maintain a healthy, active and safe lifestyle.
• Addresses issues such as:
- 1 in 4 children in NSW is overweight
(Healthy Kids: Eat Well, Get Active)
- 1 in 4 Australian students are affected by
bullying (www.kidspot.com.au)

3. Healthy Lifestyle
• Provides regular, planned opportunities for
physical activity
• Nutritional knowledge = informed decisions
about personal health choices
• Promotes benefits of active lifestyle/healthy
eating

4. Growth and development
• Enhances decision making, problem solving,
moving, interacting and communicating skills
• Development of motor skills
• Development of social skills / encourages
positive peer relations e.g. team work,
co-operation

5. Safe Living
• Educates children about safe practices e.g.
road safety
• Encourages safe decision making