Road Safety Education in the PDHPE curriculum

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PDHPE Course overview and useful text resources
Stan Browne Inspector, PDHPE Board of Studies NSW
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PDHPE Learning Area

• One of 8 learning areas in NSW secondary
  curriculum
• Learning area comprises 4 courses in Stage 6
• PDHPE 2 Unit
• Community and Family Studies 2 Unit
• Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation CEC
• Exploring Early Childhood CEC
• (CEC Content Endorsed Course)

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PDHPE Stage 6
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Prelim 12118 12936 13323 13708 14663 15647 16563 16356 17219
HSC 9289 (80) 9703 (80) 10227 (79) 10454 (78) 10946 (80) 11938 (82) 12527 (80) 12995 (79) 13014 (80)
In 2009 PDHPE attracted approximately 20 of the
HSC cohort and was the 4th most popular elective
(behind Maths, Biology, Business Studies).
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PDHPE Stage 6- amended course being
taught for first time in 2010- amended syllabus
published online only

• Preliminary Course
• Better health for individuals (30)
• Body in motion (30)
• Options (2)
• First aid (20)
• Composition and performance (20)
• Fitness choices (20)
• Outdoor recreation (20)

• HSC Course
• Health priorities in Australia (30)
• Factors affecting performance (30)
• Options (2)
• Health of young people(20)
• SPAAS (20)
• Sports medicine (20)
• Improving performance(20)
• Equity and health (20)

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Health Priorities in Australia

• Health epidemiology
• Groups experiencing health inequities
• Preventable chronic disease, injury and mental
  health
• Growing and ageing population
• Health care and services
• Health promotion (Ottawa Charter)

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Factors Affecting Performance

• Energy systems
• Training methods
• Sports psychology
• Nutrition and performance
• Movement skill acquisition

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Critical Inquiry

• Students encouraged to
• Question current understanding
• Examine issues from a range of perspectives
• Evaluate opinions over time
• Challenge sources and explore motives
• Explore social justice considerations

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Key Resources

• Government publications are most reliable in the
  health area
• Reports and publications from Australian
  Institute of Health and Welfare eg Australias
  Health 2008
• Reports and publications from NSW Health eg
  Future Directions for Health in NSW Towards
  2025
• Non-government agency publications and websites
  eg Cancer Council, National Heart Foundation.
• Textbooks, newspapers, websites etc

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Where might students need assistance ?

• Projects based around preventable chronic
  diseases eg cancer, cvd, diabetes
• Health promotion initiatives eg national alcohol
  campaign
• Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
  peoples

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Contact details
Stan Browne Inspector, PDHPE Ph 9367 8156 Email
stan.browne_at_bos.nsw.edu.au