What will students learn?
This subject is about learning to move and moving to learn. Learners develop skills through a wide variety of age-appropriate physical activities, including games, gymnastics and dance. As individuals and team members, they will:
increase confidence, moving with increasing control, fluency and variety
improve their understanding of concepts, rules, tactics, strategies and compositional ideas
participate in respectful and responsible ways, engaging appropriately and safely
improve knowledge and understanding of how physical education can contribute to a healthy and active lifestyle
develop transferable skills promoting physical, cognitive and social development and become independent, critical and reflective movers and thinkers.
How is the programme taught?
This subject is taught through a broad range of tasks, challenges and physical activities. It includes cooperative, competitive, athletic, adventurous and health-based contexts that are appropriate for each learning stage.
Learners will move for as much of each lesson as possible, with activities designed promote learners’ confidence, self-esteem, cognitive abilities and social skills.
The programme is designed to complement, rather than replace, coaching in individual sports or physical activities.
