An Introduction to the Revised PDH Resource Staff Meeting

K-6 Personal Development & Health Educationincorporating

Towards Wholeness K-6 & the Catholic Perspective

This presentation has been developed by the Catholic Education Offices of: Sydney, Broken Bay and Wollongong

Outcomes of the Workshop Each participant will:

Explore the revised K-6 PDH resource and expectations

Understand how to incorporate the resource into their school PDH program and adapt the resource to meet the needs of their students and context

Understand how the Catholic Values from the K-6 Towards Wholeness (TW) document have been embedded into the units and impact on practice

Rationale for PDHPEAll Catholic Primary and

Secondary schools have the responsibility to promote the health and wellbeing of students within their care. Catholic schools promote the health of students within the context of Pastoral Care and the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) curriculum. Together they provide a framework for preventive and support programs which aim to meet the social, physical, emotional and spiritual health needs of students. Implemented in the context of a Catholic school, it has the potential to make a significant contribution to the improved and ongoing quality of life for all individuals within the community.

PDHPE within the Catholic CurriculumThe aim of the Personal Development,

Health and Physical Education syllabus is to develop in each student the knowledge and understanding, skills and values and attitudes needed to lead healthy, active and fulfilling lives. In doing so, the syllabus will form the basis for students to adopt a responsible and productive role in society. These aspirations demonstrate that this Key Learning Area has the characteristics of the Catholic Curriculum embedded in it. The challenge for the teacher is to draw out the characteristically Catholic features of PDHPE. The Catholic school commits itself to the development of the whole person with the awareness that all human values find their fulfilment and unity in Jesus Christ.

PDHPE in a Catholic SchoolAll learning must: contribute to student

growth and development as disciples of Jesus

express the Catholic understanding of what it means to be human (a ‘Catholic Anthropology’)

find a balance in the interplay of the cognitive, behavioural and affective domains

educate towards wholeness

The teacher of PDHPE promotes a view of the person, relationships and life based on an understanding and appreciation of each person as:

 created in God’s image, essentially

good and dignifieda whole personsustained by God’s graceone in partnership with others for

the common goodessentially a free and responsible

agentgrowing, becoming, doing loving, going beyond justice to

compassionone whose life has purpose and

destiny beyond itself.

The Review of the PDH Resource

The revised (2010) K-6 PDH Resource :

is to support the implementation of the K-6 PDHPE syllabus (BOS NSW)

ensures that topics such as sexuality, drugs, road safety, protective behaviours, cybersafety and active lifestyles are being addressed in each Stage within a Catholic values context

Teachers need to adapt the units/lessons to meet the needs of their students and context.

Who funded the review?

Catholic School Offices of : Sydney, Broken Bay, Parramatta and Wollongong

Diocesan: Road Safety

budgetStudent Wellbeing

budget

Why the review?Teachers were surveyed about the 2002 PDH Resource across the Catholic sector in NSW:The feedback was:

Embed the Towards Wholeness (TW) document, to provide the Catholic values perspective. TW was released after the 2002 PDH resource

embed Cybersafety, improve child protection, bullyingBe less content heavyBe updated to include resilience education (Resilience

Education and Drug Information - REDI)Provide up to date web resources

The revised 2010 PDH ResourceThe revised 2010 PDH resource:

Is a review of the 2002 K-6 PDH Resource

has embedded Catholic values from the Towards Wholeness K-6 (CEC NSW) into the sample units of work

What is the scope of the PDH Resource?

28 PDH sample units - (note the DET Drug Ed units are not reproduced in the document, but are available on line)

4 Units of work per year, 6-10 lessons per term Lesson duration approximately 45 minutesThe Road Safety Education learning activities will

be based on the Move Ahead With Street Sense (MAWSS) kit developed by the RTA NSW

The Drug Education will be based on the NSW Dept. of Education & Training K-6 Drug Ed, with other options in the unit

The Child Protection units will be based on the NSW Department of Education and Training Child Protection curriculum materials

Contents of Resource-CDROM

1. Introduction2. Early Stage

1: Four Units 3. Stage 1:

Eight Units4. Stage 2:

Eight Units 5. Stage 3:

Eight Units6. Support

Materials

Tools for schools

Overview of Suggested Focus Questions for Each Unit

Sample K–6 PDH Scope and Sequence

Teaching the Sensitive Issues in a Catholic School Sample Letters to Parents FAQs Teaching Sexual Health

Education in a Catholic school for Stage 3

Staff Power Point Teaching the Sensitive Issues

Parent Power Point The Sensitive Issues in PDHPE

Towards Wholeness K-6 - The Catholic Perspective on the PDHPE Syllabus

Catholic Teaching on Life and Bioethical Issues

Cybersafety - Overview for the K-6 PDH Units

Useful Websites for PDH

Unit title (target year for each stage if appropriate)

An Overview of Towards Wholeness (TW) in the PDH Unit

Lesson overview focus questions

Summary of unit outcomesContent strands and

subject matterSample student and

teacher unit evaluationsCorrelation with other

KLA’s Assessment strategies

statement

What’s new?

Catholic dimension/Towards Wholeness perspective

Foundation StatementsEnduring

UnderstandingsEssential QuestionsTechnology - WebsitesOutcomes are

organised as: Major outcomesContributing outcomes

The unit overview includes…

Review a sample unit overview & TW unit overview

The lesson includes…..Lesson focus questionEnduring UnderstandingsOutcomes and sample indicators TW Catholic Values Suggested learning strategies

(teacher notes where appropriate)

Sample assessment strategiesSome home tasks to support the

school - home - learning partnership

ResourcesStudent activity sheets (where

appropriate)Sample student and teacher unit

evaluations

Essential Questions and Enduring Understandings, identifies the goals and expectations of the unit. Teachers should select the teaching and learning activities from the unit that best support students to construct their understandings identified in each unit.

Review a sample lesson

Sample scope & sequence planRefer to support materials section

Red is a sensitive unit send parent note home

PDHPE BOS Requirements & Sport

Enough time should be allocated to adequately address all PDHPE syllabus outcomes. The BOS suggests between 6-10% of time for PDHPE. This may equate to :45min/week PDH theory120min/week of physical activity

(PE plus sport time)

Students need adequate time to develop the fundamental motor skills from K-6.

Implications for teaching PDHPETime RelevanceSequencingTimetablingLearning StrategiesSafety and physical activitySensitive issuesSchool monitoring processes

for PDHPEProfessional learning team

approach to PDHPEParent Approval/EngagementTeacher motivation

The K-6 PDH resource supports teachers to address some of these issues

The role of parents

Parent and community awareness and support for the school’s approach to teaching PDHPE and the sensitive issues in a Catholic context.

The school – home activities give parents structured opportunities to communicate with their children and support their learning.

Parent and child discussions allow the parents to provide the family values perspective and develop relationships on a range of issues/topics.

 

Refer to support materials section

The role of the Principal/Teacher when teaching the sensitive issues

Principals & teachers are reminded when teaching the sensitive issues (sex ed, drug ed and child protection) to follow Diocesan/school guidelines such as:

Inform parents by note prior to the commencement of the unit

Conduct a parent information night if appropriate – refer to sample power point

Regularly remind students of the classroom rules for a sensitive issues lesson

Review all teaching resources prior to the lesson – check with Principal

Staff review the Towards Wholeness document Check out teacher capacity to teach the unit

within a Catholic context - professional learning support

Regularly send home the student PDH workbook for parents to provide feedback

Evaluate the unit.

Where to from here? Inform and brief the Principal about the K-6 PDH

Resource and discuss your action plan and any issuesEach school should review their existing PDHPE program

to ensure it adequately meets syllabus requirements in each stage – the challenge is a fair go for PDHPE!

Set a staff meeting date to introduce the resource to staffIf required set another staff meeting date to unpack the

resource and develop a stage SS plan using the workshop process outlined

Identify who will upload the resource for staff onto the school server

What monitoring process will the school put in place to ensure quality learning in PDHPE?

Contact the Diocesan PDHPE, Road Safety and Drug Education Adviser for support