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
Stage 2
- PH2-MSP-01
applies movement skills, strategies and teamwork in physical activities
All bodies are diverse and move in different ways. Some students with physical disability may do this through adjustments, including assistive devices.
Complementary content for fundamental movement skills has been provided to enable some students with physical disability to develop movement skills focusing on ability. Teachers use the fundamental movement skills content in combination with complementary content to meet the needs of individual students.
Demonstrate and describe how roles in teams contribute to team goals
Demonstrate fair and inclusive play to enhance teamwork and communication when creating physically active games
Demonstrate skills and strategies in target, net and court, striking and fielding, territory games and modified sport
Pass and receive a ball at different levels and directions in games and modified sport
Demonstrate how to defend and move into space to create an advantage in games and modified sport
Participate in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander games and activities and identify the Cultural connections
Identify and engage in games or sport from around the world and describe how participation can bring people together
Propose and participate in physical activities that promote enjoyment and motivation to be physically active in the community
Promote ways to be inclusive in physical activities to cater for the diverse ways people move
Apply static and dynamic balances at different levels
Combine fundamental movement skills with smooth transitions in games, modified sport and physical activities
Move and adjust the body to catch balls and objects of various shapes and sizes
Throw underarm or overarm towards a target at different levels with control
Kick a ball at different levels over various distances
Strike using an implement to propel an object over various distances and towards a target
Demonstrate a personal posture in a range of contexts
Transition smoothly between movements for various purposes, including games, modified sport or physical activity
Move the lower body to improve mobility, posture and stability
Receive objects with control
Move the upper body to reach, push and pull with control
Send an object in an intended direction