Health and Physical Education B

Length of Course

Semester B

Level

Year 8

Learning Area

Health and Physical Education

Core or Specialist

Specialist

Pre-requisites

Nil

Subject Description

The Year 8 curriculum enables the development of skills and strategies that will help students make informed decisions to promote their own and others’ health, safety, wellbeing and physical activity participation.

The course provides opportunities for students to develop and apply positive personal and social skills to establish and maintain respectful relationships while promoting fair play, resilience and inclusivity.

Students will develop specialised movement skills and concepts delivered through a variety of physical activity settings and will explore the role that games, sports, rhythmic and expressive activities and outdoor recreation activities have in living a healthy and active lifestyle.

Content

The following focus areas will be addressed in Year 8:

  • Lifelong physical activities
  • Games and sports
  • Alcohol and drugs
  • Health benefits of physical activity
  • Mental health and wellbeing
  • Relationships and online safety
  • Fundamental movement skills
  • Striking and Fielding Games
  • Target Games
  • Invasion Games
Assessment

Practical and theoretical assessments are based on Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards

Pathways

Year 9 Health and Physical Education
Year 9 Sports Academy

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Year 8 - Health and Physical Education B

Tenison Woods College respectfully acknowledges the Boandik people are the First Nations people of the Mount Gambier South Eastern region of South Australia and pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, past, present and emerging.