Janice Atkin - Professional Learning Officer, ACHPER NSW

Pause. Pivot. Progress: Reclaiming Time in Year 11 HMS

Pause. Pivot. Progress: Reclaiming Time in Year 11 HMS June 2025 We’ve reached the halfway point of the new Year 11 Health and Movement Science (HMS) course—a milestone worth acknowledging. Implementing a new syllabus is rarely straightforward, particularly within the high-stakes environment of Stage 6. Many teachers are navigating a steep learning curve: balancing syllabus […]

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National Drug Education Principles: Review by NSW PDHPE co-design team

Did you know the National Drug Education Principles haven’t been reviewed since 2009? That’s over a decade of change in classrooms, communities, and student needs. To ensure drug education remains relevant and impactful, Monash University is currently leading a national review of the principles.

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Navigating the HMS course together

Navigating the HMS Curriculum Together: Key Insights & Planning Support   Last week, we hosted our first HMS Q&A session—a dedicated forum for teachers to collaborate, share insights, and navigate one of the most significant curriculum reforms PDHPE has seen in decades. It was encouraging to witness educators openly discuss both their successes and challenges,

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Australia’s health 2024 – Get the Resource Pack

 Australia’s health 2024 – Get the Resource Pack As a Year 11 and 12 Health and Movement Science (HMS) teacher, staying abreast of the latest health data is crucial for delivering a curriculum that reflects current trends and challenges to Australia’s health care system and the health of Australians. The Australian Institute of Health and

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Using virtual escape rooms to engage students in their learning

Using a virtual escape room to increase engagement An escape room is traditionally a room where people (usually in teams) work together to solve puzzles. The use of clues assists participants to solve each puzzle to help them escape the room. They each have different themes. Patricia Raikadroka from Merrylands HS shares her steps for

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Tips on relaxing and recharging over the holidays

How to . these holidays In our day-to-day jobs, we regularly have to juggle many competing demands. This has been especially true this last term during the COVID lockdowns. As teachers, we often put other people’s mental health and wellbeing needs ahead of our own. However, it’s important that we take the time to prioritise

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National HPE Day – 1 September 2021

National HPE Day – what have you got planned to celebrate our learning area? Health & Physical Education (HPE) Day is a nationwide initiative that highlights the importance of HPE in the Australian Curriculum, and its influence on the learning and development of children. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a parent, caregiver, teacher or principal

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The Paralympics … a perfect opportunity to start changing the conversation around disability

Paralympics – a great opportunity to have a conversation about disability and social inclusion “I think most people aren’t aware that their communities aren’t even accessible to the 15 per cent of the community that have a disability.” Ellie Cole, Australian Paralympian swimmer As teachers we have the opportunity to use Paralympics as a stimulus to

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A ‘crowded curriculum’? Is it that simple?

A ‘crowded curriculum’? Sure, it may be complex, but so is the world kids must engage with Shutterstock Chris Hickey, Deakin University The Australian Curriculum is going through a review process with proposed changes released for public consultation at the end of April. When Australian state education ministers commissioned the review in June 2020, the terms

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Are you in the process of selecting your senior subjects?

Thinking of choosing a health or PE subject in years 11 and 12? Here’s what you need to know Shutterstock Brendon Hyndman, Charles Sturt University and Vaughan Cruickshank, University of Tasmania This article is part of a series providing school students with evidence-based advice for choosing subjects in their senior years. From kindergarten to year 10,

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More than just gold medals – creating quality discussions

More than gold medals – sharing the right messages to influence our students The Olympic spirit of Pierre de Coubertin was originally described as the notion of taking part, rather than only focusing on elitism and obtaining medals. Represented as the pinnacle of human performance, one would expect the Olympic ‘legacy’ to result in an increase in

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Revision activities for Stage 6 PDHPE Core 1

Using COVID as a case study for revising Core 1 Original image source: The Guardian Australia  If any good has come out of the COVID-19 pandemic it has been the daily updates on case numbers and the increased visibility of epidemiology at work. Given the high profile of epidemiologists in the media, COVID-19 provides a

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Want some ideas about how to bring the Olympics into your lessons? We’ve got you covered!

The Tokyo Olympic Games are here. The Games are one the best sporting spectacles in the world, and many of us will be watching day and night.  The Games embody many aspects of physical activity, health, achievement and personal growth. For schools, it presents a great opportunity for reinforcing the learning that has been happening in

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Using Google Forms for instant assessment when teaching remotely – A tutorial by Luke Adams

Luke Adams presented a video tutorial workshop on how to use Google Forms to provide instant feedback to students. This tool could be a valuable addition to your remote learning toolkit over coming weeks. Revisit the video now to go through the steps to setting it up for your classes.

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Analysing the food environment – new digital tool

No, it’s not just a lack of control that makes Australians overweight. Here’s what’s driving our unhealthy food habits Shutterstock Gary Sacks, Deakin University and Sally Schultz, Deakin University Public health experts have long argued that when it comes to preventing obesity, we need to stop blaming individuals. Our new online tool, released today, confirms we

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On-demand professional learning for Stage 6 teachers

On-demand professional learning for Stage teachers Stage 6 conference recordings – on sale now for a limited time Stage 6 virtual conference 2020 – All session recordings Purchase access to all of the recordings and materials from last year’s Stage 6 virtual conference for just $140. On-demand webinars available as part of the bundle PDHPE

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