11–12Health and Movement Science Life Skills 11–12 Syllabus

Recognise and/or identify their own personal care needs, including conditions which require medication and/or treatment

Recognise the importance of routine personal care procedures in staying healthy

Identify procedures and routines needed for daily personal care

Demonstrate and/or participate in personal care procedures

Identify people who can assist them with their personal care needs

Recognise their right to consent in relation to personal care assistance

Recognise appropriate and inappropriate touching and handling as part of personal care procedures

Develop communication skills to seek or reject assistance with personal care needs as required

Recognise that some personal care procedures and routines require privacy

Recognise and/or demonstrate the appropriate bathroom to use in different contexts

Demonstrate and/or assist with routines to ensure privacy for personal care routines

Plan for and participate in regular personal hygiene and grooming procedures

Participate in ways to improve personal health

Explore personal meanings of health

Recognise that there are different aspects of health

Explore the meanings of health

Identify the World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition of health

Identify ways to maintain physical, social and emotional health

Explore the interrelationship between different aspects of health

Recognise and eat foods that are nutritious

Explore the relationship between nutrition and health

Identify the elements of a nutritious and balanced diet

Devise a weekly eating plan for a range of contexts

Identify and/or respond to factors that influence food choices

Recognise the relationship between diet, physical activity and health

Investigate the general nutritional needs of specific groups for healthy living and physical activity

Explore the benefits of regular participation in physical activity and health

Identify physical activities that can be undertaken individually or as a group to promote health

Identify local facilities for participating in physical activities

Develop personal skills needed for participation in physical activity

Participate in a range of physical activities that promote health

Recognise elements of social and emotional wellbeing that promote health

Explore the benefits of inclusion and diversity within a community on the health and wellbeing of young people

Outline the determinants which influence health and wellbeing

Compare ways that people define what is important to their own health

Explore epidemiology as a measure of health

Identify changes in their own health needs

Explore ways in which people from various backgrounds and contexts have differing health needs

Recognise that health needs change as people and society grow and change

Explore aspects of young people’s lives that make them similar and different to the young people of previous generations

Explore changes in personal and social attitudes towards health and wellbeing over time

Recognise the importance of safety in supporting health and wellbeing in individuals

Respond appropriately to unsafe situations or emergencies

Demonstrate safe practices in a range of environments

Demonstrate protective strategies for personal safety, health and wellbeing

Demonstrate skills to develop interpersonal relationships that impact positively on health and wellbeing

Demonstrate communication skills to promote positive social and emotional wellbeing

Explore key health issues impacting young people in Australia, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth

Explore methods for investigating key health issues

Demonstrate ways in which they can improve their own health and wellbeing through their own personal health and health behaviours

How can a sense of self improve the health of young people? Identify personal strengths, abilities and characteristics

Investigate factors that influence identity

Demonstrate skills for respectful relationships

Explore and/or demonstrate strategies to manage abuse of power in relationships

Explore risks associated with the increasing use of personal technology and digital media

Make safe choices in both public and private online environments

Explore strategies to manage sexual health in young people

Investigate the impact of appropriate and inappropriate use of substances

Develop skills for refusal when offered or pressured to use substances inappropriately

Demonstrate strategies for the promotion of social and emotional health in young people

Demonstrate skills for strengthening self

Explore strategies to manage mental health in young people

Explore the importance of road safety skills for young people

Compare statistics on road safety accidents affecting young people with those of other populations in society

Recognise advocates they have used or are familiar with to support their health needs

Identify people and organisations that can advocate for or support young people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth

Develop communication skills to advocate for their own health needs in the community

Develop skills in goal setting, eg managing and maintaining their NDIS plan

Investigate local organisations and services that provide information and advice to individuals

Identify circumstances when young people may require community support for their health needs

Access advice and support from community health services

Explore the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Explore how the United Nations SDGs are being used to improve health in Australia

Identify leisure or recreational activities they participate in

Recognise indoor and outdoor leisure or recreational activities and resources available in the community

Participate in a range of passive and active leisure or recreational activities

Participate in a range of leisure or recreational activities that can be undertaken individually or with others

Identify local environments where leisure or recreational activities can be conducted

Demonstrate the need to protect natural environments and minimise the impact of leisure or recreational activities on environments

Demonstrate safe practices when participating in leisure and recreational activities

Plan for participation in a selected leisure or recreational activity

Describe the benefits of participation in leisure and recreational activities on individual health