Year 10 Subjects - Physical Education

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

Subject Description:

PDHPE develops students' capacity to enhance personal health and well-being. It promotes their enjoyment of and commitment to an active lifestyle and to achieve confidence and competence in a wide range of activities as they maximise movement potential.

Through PDHPE students develop knowledge understandings, skills, values and attitudes that enable them to advocate lifelong health and physical activity.

Topics Covered:

All students study the following four modules:

• Self and Relationships: Students learn about sense of self, adolescence and change, sources of personal support and the nature of positive, caring relationships
• Movement Skill and Performance: Students explore the elements of composition as they develop and refine movement skills in a variety of contexts
• Individual and Community Health: Students learn about the specific health issues of mental health, healthy food habits, sexual health, drug use and road safety. They examine risk, personal safety and how to access health information, products and services.
• Lifelong Physical Activity: Students consider lifestyle balance and the importance of physical activity and its physical benefits. Students learn to participate successfully in a wide range of activities and to adopt roles that promote a more active community.

Taught by:

Mr. Tom Gee
Mr. Ron Delaney
Ms Courtney Howe
Ms Kate Yabsley