The importance of teaching and

learning PDHPE in Primary Schools

Mr Jonathon Maxwell
2M Teacher
http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/kids-teens/get-active-each-day.aspx
Eleven out of Fourteen published
studies conducted between 1967
and 2006 found that regular
participation in physical activity is
associated with improved
academic performance.
http://activelivingresearch.org/files/ALR_Brief_ActiveEducation_Summer2009.pdf
Research
The 2010 Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey
(SPANS) prepared by the NSW Department of Health
discovered that:

Between 2004 and 2010 there was a significant
decline in students physical activity during both
summer and winter terms.

Less than half of the students studied met the
Australian Physical Activity Guideline for young people
to do at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous
physical activity every day.

Despite this...
http://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/246/05_PAB_Physical_Activity_Introduction.pdf.aspx?E
mbed=Y
In teaching PDHPE, we are not only interested in
the physical education of a child, but also their
personal development, health, and social, mental
and spiritual wellbeing.

Through PDHPE learning, students gain an
understanding and awareness of themselves and
others.

Students develop the tools and values required
to make informed decisions and lead a healthy,
fulfilling life.
Why PDHPE is important
PDHPE is a vital part of your childs life.

While it is up to us as teachers to emphasise
the importance of PDHPE learning within the
school system, you, as parents, have the
equally important responsibility of continuing
the support for PDHPE outside the school and
throughout the rest of your childs life.
In summary