7–10Physical Activity and Sports Science 7–10 Syllabus (2025)
The new Physical Activity and Sports Science 7–10 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2028 and will replace the Physical Activity and Sports Studies 7–10 Syllabus (2019).
2026 and 2027 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2028 – 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. Schools may choose to implement the new syllabus during the planning and preparation phase.
Content
Life Skills
Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.
Identify risks in physical activity or sport
Identify strategies to reduce these risks
Recognise the purpose of rules, guidelines or policies for keeping people safe in sport
Recognise how a risk assessment can be used to identify and reduce risk in physical activity or sporting contexts
Explore the main features of a risk assessment
Identify people, sources of information or support networks to collaborate with when planning for safe participation
Identify how protective equipment and modifications can enhance safety in physical activity or sport
Identify injuries that could occur in a physical activity or sporting context
Explore the role of a sports trainer in ensuring safe participation in physical activity or sport
Identify familiar experiences where a person has provided support for a task or activity
Communicate how a person providing support was beneficial in undertaking the task or activity
Identify the role and responsibilities of a coach
Explore how a coach can enhance safety in a movement context
Explore qualities and skills required to be an effective coach
Explore various coaching styles
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of different coaching styles
Investigate how a coach can influence personal attitudes, safety, participation or performance
Plan and implement elements of a coaching session for a physical activity or sport
Coach others to develop skills in a physical activity or sport
Demonstrate effective communication skills when providing feedback to a player or team
Explore coaching opportunities or qualifications
Explore a coaching code of conduct
Recognise how a coach’s code of conduct can support the participation of a player or team
Identify positions of authority in everyday contexts
Identify ways people with authority can be beneficial to groups and communities
Recognise officials in sports
Identify the roles and responsibilities of an official
Identify the qualities or skills required to be an effective official
Recognise how an official enhances player safety
Recognise skills required for refereeing or umpiring a sport
Demonstrate one or more of these skills while refereeing or umpiring a sport
Explore formal officiating opportunities or qualifications
Explore a code of conduct for officials
Recognise how an officiating code of conduct for a specific sport supports and guides officials, coaches, athletes and spectators
Recognise sporting events in the school or the local community
Communicate ideas for a sporting event of interest
Identify features of an accessible and inclusive sporting event
Identify the skills required to plan a sporting event
Recognise the roles and responsibilities of participants, officials and spectators
Identify resources needed for an event
Identify a suitable time, date and venue for an event
Identify potential event challenges and strategies to overcome them
Identify ways to manage the safety of an event
Create a schedule or timetable to outline event details
Modify the event schedule or timetable based on feedback
Explore ways to encourage participation and promote an event
Participate in setting up an event
Participate in managing a sporting event
Demonstrate ways to promote participation, enjoyment and achievement during an event
Reflect on successful strategies used during the planning and management of an event
Identify work-related skills developed from planning or managing an event