K–6Personal Development, Health and Physical Education K–6 Syllabus
The new Personal Development, Health and Physical Education K−6 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
2025 and 2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Content
Early Stage 1
- PHE-SMI-01
identifies and demonstrates self-management and interpersonal skills
Identify and describe various emotions
Identify ways to manage emotions
Use help-seeking and decision-making actions to ask for assistance
Identify how connections to others, persistence, problem-solving and help-seeking builds resilience
Co-create goals to assist learning
Respond to feedback to improve skills and identify accomplishments
Identify how people respectfully communicate for a range of purposes
Recognise how personal strengths contribute to the success of group activities
Use interpersonal skills to cooperate with others