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• Health and Physical Education | Health and Physical Education: Scope and Sequence

  The curriculum sets out what students are expected to learn and is designed as a continuum of learning. The curriculum is being presented in a scope and sequence chart to support teachers to easily see the progression and assist in planning teaching and learning programs to meet the diverse needs...

  Overview material | Health and Physical Education

• Health and Physical Education: Level D achievement standards

  By the end of Level D, students recognise changes to their body over the year. They identify and describe basic emotions people experience and what makes them feel this way.

  They recognise some routine actions they do to help them to be healthy, safe and physically active. They identify different...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education | Level D

• VCHPEP096

  Participate in outdoor games and activities to examine how participation promotes a connection between the community, natural and built environments, and health and wellbeing

  Elaborations

  • participating in physical activities in natural environments in the local area and reflecting on the enjoyable components of participation
  • comparing the characteristics and benefits of physical activities that can take place in a natural environment and those that take place in a built environment

  VCHPEP096 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• Health and Physical Education: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students investigate strategies and resources to manage changes and transitions and their impact on identities. Students evaluate the benefits of relationships on wellbeing and respecting diversity. They analyse factors that influence emotional responses. They gather and...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education | Levels 7 and 8

• VCHPEM152

  Perform and refine specialised movement skills in challenging movement situations

  Elaborations

  • adapting and responding to changes in equipment that increase the complexity of a movement task or performance
  • transferring skills learnt in one movement situation to a different situation
  • performing specialised movement skills in situations where the rules or conditions have been modified to vary complexity
  • using feedback from a variety of sources to refine specialised movement skills and performances

  VCHPEM152 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 9 and 10 | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEM141

  Modify rules and scoring systems to allow for fair play, safety and inclusive participation

  Elaborations

  • recognising potential hazards and selecting appropriate responses when undertaking physical activities in the natural environment
  • applying scoring systems in activities to assess movement performances consistently and fairly
  • modifying rules, equipment or scoring systems to allow all participants to enjoy and succeed
  • applying the principles of ethical behaviour consistently when participating in physical activities

  VCHPEM141 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 7 and 8 | Movement and Physical Activity | Learning through movement

• VCHPEP113

  Explore how participation in outdoor activities supports personal and community health and wellbeing and creates connections to the natural and built environment

  Elaborations

  • exploring ways in which people can connect with other members of their community through participating in physical activities in natural settings and built environments
  • discussing how a connection to the local community, environment or special places can influence personal and community health and wellbeing
  • discussing how access to natural and built environments can help or hinder participation in physical activities
  • exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander understandings of special places and the connection of these places to physical activities

  VCHPEP113 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCHPEM067

  Identify and describe how their body moves in relation to effort, space, time, objects and people

  Elaborations

  • moving at different speeds and in different directions with others in a designated area
  • demonstrating the difference between personal space and general space in physical activities
  • describing body positions when performing a range of different movements

  VCHPEM067 | Health and Physical Education | Foundation Level | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEM120

  Participate positively in groups and teams by encouraging others and negotiating roles and responsibilities

  Elaborations

  • understanding the contribution of different roles and responsibilities in physical activities that promote enjoyment, safety and positive outcomes for participants
  • demonstrating negotiation skills when dealing with conflicts or disagreements in movement situations
  • using reflective listening when working in small groups on movement tasks or challenges
  • exploring and performing the duties and responsibilities of different roles for a range of physical activities

  VCHPEM120 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Movement and Physical Activity | Learning through movement

• VCHPEP095

  Describe strategies to make the classroom and playground healthy, safe and active spaces

  Elaborations

  • identifying how regular physical activity promotes health, and recognising and accessing opportunities to be active while they are at school
  • creating promotional posters to display around the school containing positive health and physical activity messages
  • establishing a small fruit and vegetable garden for the class that can be used to create healthy lunches or snacks
  • exploring and developing responsible and sustainable classroom practices such as recycling, composting and energy saving

  VCHPEP095 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCHPEP144

  Plan, rehearse and evaluate options (including CPR and first aid) for managing situations where their own or others’ health, safety and wellbeing may be at risk

  Elaborations

  • proposing and practising a range of realistic responses to scenarios where peers are encouraging them to take unnecessary risks
  • planning and practising responses to emergencies where they may be required to administer first aid to a friend, including CPR
  • critiquing the appropriateness and effectiveness of help and support services available for young people in the local community
  • examining policies and processes for ensuring safe blood practices when participating in physical activities
  • identify a plan and evaluate options to deal with a difficult situation in the home where a family member may be at risk of physical or emotional harm

  VCHPEP144 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 9 and 10 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP112

  Investigate the role of preventive health in promoting and maintaining health, safety and wellbeing for individuals and their communities

  Elaborations

  • investigating practices that help promote and maintain health and wellbeing, such as eating a diet reflecting The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating, meeting recommendations for daily physical activity and creating connections with others to enhance social health
  • proposing and implementing actions and protective behaviours that promote safe participation in physical activities
  • understanding the importance of social support and a sense of belonging in promoting mental health and wellbeing

  VCHPEP112 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 5 and 6 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCHPEP131

  Plan and implement strategies for connecting to natural and built environments to promote the health and wellbeing of their communities

  Elaborations

  • identifying local natural resources and built environments where individuals and groups can connect as a community and participate in physical and social activities
  • reflecting on the physical, social, emotional and spiritual benefits to health and wellbeing of being outdoors and of being active in a natural setting
  • promoting an understanding of minimal-impact outdoor recreation in the local area
  • exploring how a sense of connection to Country/Place sustains the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities

  VCHPEP131 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 7 and 8 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCHPEP015

  Identify what they like and dislike

  Elaborations

  • developing a sense of self, including recognising themselves in a mirror and photographs
  • developing personal preferences and attempting tasks related to their personal preferences
  • identifying from a small selection of foods things they like
  • identifying from images people that are significant to them

  VCHPEP015 | Health and Physical Education | Level B | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEP043

  Identify what they can do

  Elaborations

  • identifying some characteristics of self and others including what they can do and achievements
  • identifying things they are good at and how they have improved over time
  • describing self help skills and what strategies they can use to persist until they are successful
  • identifying ways they can use their strengths and skills to help themselves and others

  VCHPEP043 | Health and Physical Education | Level D | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCHPEM025

  Explore the space around them and learn to move in relation to effort, space and objects

  Elaborations

  • exploring movement over various surfaces and environments
  • moving in different ways and in different directions in a designated area
  • following directions to keep personal space during physical activities
  • exploring body positions and developing coordination and flexibility when performing a range of different movements

  VCHPEM025 | Health and Physical Education | Level B | Movement and Physical Activity | Understanding movement

• VCHPEM099

  Practise and apply movement concepts and strategies

  Elaborations

  • planning and performing strategies to be successful in tag and dodge games
  • demonstrating movement concepts and strategies to create scoring opportunities
  • exploring centre of gravity and stability as they perform balance activities
  • participating in physical activities which require problem-solving to achieve a goal
  • using different equipment to create an original game or movement challenge

  VCHPEM099 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEM135

  Practise, apply and transfer movement concepts and strategies

  Elaborations

  • examining and demonstrating the similarities of strategies used in different physical activities and how they can be transferred to new movement situations
  • exploring similarities in the bases of support and flow of movements when performing movement sequences
  • selecting previously successful strategies and applying the most appropriate when solving new movement challenges

  VCHPEM135 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 7 and 8 | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEM104

  Apply basic rules and scoring systems, and demonstrate fair play when participating

  Elaborations

  • collaborating to decide rules for a new game
  • contributing to fair decision-making in physical activities by applying the rules appropriately
  • recognising unfairness and exclusion in a game situation, and proposing strategies to overcome these issues
  • recognising consequences of personal and team actions in group activities

  VCHPEM104 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Movement and Physical Activity | Learning through movement

• VCHPEM097

  Practise and refine fundamental movement skills in different movement situations in indoor, outdoor and aquatic settings

  Elaborations

  • performing activities where locomotor and object control skills are combined to complete a movement
  • performing fundamental movement skills to demonstrate weight transference in different physical activities
  • coordinating kicking with arm movements to move the body through the water
  • exploring and practising different techniques to propel objects towards a target

  VCHPEM097 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 3 and 4 | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body