Reservoir West Primary School

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

RESPONSIBILITY: Mrs Melinda Vangelista

This domain is taught by a specialist teacher and instructors supplemented by:

• Human Development program in 5/6
• Inter-school Sport
• Swimming Program P-6
• Sports clinics
• Camping Program 2-6
• Healthy Eating program
• Perceptual Motor Program

The domain of Health and Physical Education provides students with knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to achieve a degree of autonomy in developing and maintaining their physical, mental, social and emotional health. This domain focuses on the importance of a healthy lifestyle and physical activity in the lives of individuals and groups in our society.

This domain is unique in having the potential to impact on the physical, social, emotional and mental health of students. It promotes the potential for lifelong participation in physical activity through the development of motor skills and movement competence, health-related physical fitness and sport education.

Engaging in physical activity, games, sport and outdoor recreation contributes to a sense of community and social connectedness. Students’ involvement in physical activity can take many forms, ranging from individual, non-competitive activity through to competitive team games. Emphasis is placed on combining motor skills and tactical knowledge to improve individual and team performance. Students progress from the development of basic motor skills to the performance of complex movement patterns that form part of team games. They learn how developing physical capacity in areas such as strength, flexibility and endurance is related to both fitness and physical performance.

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Standards in the Health and Physical Education domain are organised in two dimensions.

• movement and physical activity – from Level 1
• health knowledge and promotion – from Level 3.

Movement and Physical Activity

The Movement and physical activity dimension focuses on the important role that physical activity, sport and recreation need to play in the lives of all Australians by providing opportunities for challenge, personal growth, enjoyment and fitness. It develops students' confidence in using movement skills and strategies to increase their motivation to become active as well as improve their performance and maintain a level of fitness that allows them to participate in physical activity without undue fatigue. It builds understanding of how training and exercise in areas such as strength, flexibility and endurance relate to physical performance.

Health Knowledge and Promotion

The Health knowledge and promotion dimension examines physical, social, emotional and mental health and personal development across various stages of the lifespan. Students examine the promotion of health of individuals and the community through the use of specific strategies and the provision of health resources, services and products. They examine the factors that influence food selection and the role of nutrition on health growth and development.

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VICTORIAN ESSENTIAL LEARNING STANDARDS

This table outlines where a student is expected to be at a particular time in his/her educational journey. Most students will achieve the expected standard. Some will achieve to a higher standard. Some may not reach the expected standard.

Click to view a description of the behaviours that a student should display at each progression point in Health and Physical education at Levels 1, 2, 3 and 4.

A student’s achievement is reported to parents at June and December. Click for an explanation of the Report Card.

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