Health & Physical Education Update

Road Safety Resources

Transport for NSW :Centre for Road Safetyhttp://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/Get Your Hand Off

it! Campaignhttp://

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

• “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.

• BOSTES is advising for PDHPE (and other K-10 learning areas not included in Phase 1), that:

• 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)

• 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.”

• 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.

• 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!