By the end of Year 8, students evaluate strategies and resources to manage changes and transitions and investigate their impact on identities. Students evaluate the impact on wellbeing of relationships and valuing diversity. They analyse factors that influence emotional responses. They investigate strategies and practices that enhance their own, others’ and community health, safety and wellbeing. They investigate and apply movement concepts and select strategies to achieve movement and fitness outcomes. They examine the cultural and historical significance of physical activities and examine how connecting to the environment can enhance health and wellbeing.

Students apply personal and social skills to establish and maintain respectful relationships and promote safety, fair play and inclusivity. They demonstrate skills to make informed decisions, and propose and implement actions that promote their own and others’ health, safety and wellbeing. Students demonstrate control and accuracy when performing specialised movement sequences and skills. They apply movement concepts and refine strategies to suit different movement situations. They apply the elements of movement to compose and perform movement sequences.

By the end of Year 10, students critically analyse contextual factors that influence identities, relationships, decisions and behaviours. They analyse the impact attitudes and beliefs about diversity have on community connection and wellbeing. They evaluate the outcomes of emotional responses to different situations. Students access, synthesise and apply health information from credible sources to propose and justify responses to health situations. Students propose and evaluate interventions to improve fitness and physical activity levels in their communities. They examine the role physical activity has played historically in defining cultures and cultural identities.

Students demonstrate leadership, fair play and cooperation across a range of movement and health contexts. They apply decision-making and problem-solving skills when taking action to enhance their own and others’ health, safety and wellbeing. They apply and transfer movement concepts and strategies to new and challenging movement situations. They apply criteria to make judgements about and refine their own and others’ specialised movement skills and movement performances. They work collaboratively to design and apply solutions to movement challenges.

AIM

The aim of this course is to extend students who show a particular interest or skill level in sport.  This course allows students to further develop their skills and techniques amongst like-minded students.  The course aims to prepare students for leadership roles in both Physical Education lessons and sport in the community.

Students may select year 9/10 sport at subject selection counselling. From there selections, students will be offered a place in the course following a written application and high-level practical skills during semester 1 PE.  They will have met the following criteria:

• Active participation in all activities, showing high level team work skills and the ability to follow instructions during PE.

• Show a high level of interest in sport and skill development.

• Have demonstrated leadership and initiative skills.

CONTENT

Practical Units: Activities covered may include sports such as Badminton, Touch Football, Volleyball, Fitness Netball and Cricket. There is some opportunity for negotiation of various other practicals.

Theory Units:  Sport Education and Fitness

AIM

The aim of this course is to develop students understanding of the natural environment, sustainability and independence. Students will develop Group Skills for camping and outdoor activities. Students will also have the opportunity to develop lifelong recreation activities. Students will have the opportunity to vote on sport/activity the wish to do.

CONTENT

Topics covered include: First Aid, Search and Rescue, Outdoor Expedition planning, Weather, Food Rationing, Equipment use, Environmental planning, Navigation and orienteering. Students will also develop practical skills through various activities.