Health & Physical
Education Update
Road Safety Resources
Transport for NSW :Centre for Road Safety
http://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/
Get Your Hand Off it! Campaign
http://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/campaigns/getyourhandoffit.html
Summary of Recent Changes to NSW Road Rules
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/usingroads/downloads/2012roadruleschanges_dl1.html
BOSTES official statement on the new
Australian Curriculum
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“The Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education is due for release from ACARA at the end
of 2013. However, this does not mean it will be implemented in NSW Public Schools in 2014.
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BOSTES is advising for PDHPE (and other K-10 learning areas not included in Phase 1), that:
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Any decisions about adopting the Australian curriculum, developing syllabuses, and planning subsequent
implementation will be made only after thorough consultation with NSW stakeholders. (Board of Studies
NSW, 24 July 2013)
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Teachers of PDHPE in K-6 and Years 7-10 should continue to implement current approved NSW
syllabuses until advised otherwise by the Board of Studies NSW.”
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Peter Grace (State Co –Ordinator of CEC: Student Wellbeing) states that we should continue to
use “ the original Towards Wholeness documents in PDHPE” until the CEC has revisited the Towards
Wholeness document after the release of the new NSW syllabus.
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From NSW DEC: http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/pdhpe/ac.htm
So what now??
• The new NSW PDHPE will be released in 2016 at the very earliest.
• Keep teaching the current syllabus until notified.
• BOSTES advise NOT to incorporate the draft ACARA content in teaching programs.
For a thorough explanation of where BOSTES are up to, watch this Adobe Connect
presentation on the latest updates.
What to Expect in the New Syllabus
Summary of key changes:
1. Educative Outcomes – Knowledge,
understandings and skills needed to lead safe ,
healthy, active lives.
2. Strengths-based Approach – move away
from risk factors (disease, ill health, inactivity)
to building relationships with community assets
that enhance health & wellbeing.
3. Health Literacy – Functional, interactive &
critical . Understanding of health information
systems & how health information can promote
wellbeing.
4. Emphasis on Movement – benefits of
engaging in physical activity across the
lifespan.
5.Critical inquiry approach – asking
questions & problem solving according to
contextual need
Strands:
*Personal, social &
community health
*Movement & physical
activity
Substrands:
From: http://www.acara.edu.au/hpe_votcast.html
BOSTES advises to use the
draft syllabus document to
review your current
practice and to look, in
particular, at the K-10
progression of learning.
They also advise against
planning programs based
on Australian curriculum
content – it’s all still up in
the air!