Recreational Health and Physical Education

Content

At year 10, students can choose between 'standard' Health and Physical Education and 'Recreational' Health and Physical Education. This subject differs from REC HPE in that it focuses more on skill and knowledge development in traditional team sports and less on recreational physical activities.

Recreational Health and Physical Education is where students learn to critically analyse and apply health and physical activity information to devise and implement personalised plans for maintaining healthy and active habits. This course includes a range of sports and activities focusing on positive participation, development of knowledge and skill, and collaboration with peers. Students investigate alternatives to conventional sports and consider how these are important to cultural identity and their importance to individual and community health.

The health component of the course also includes the SHINE program. Participation aims to improve student' ability to develop healthy relationships, confidence and happiness within themselves and their bodies and make safe, well-informed decisions in the future.

Topics may include respect, sexuality, diversity, relationships, gender/power/stereotypes, safer sex, negotiation and consent.

Assessment

Tasks may include:

• SHINE: Journal and gender analysis
• Recreational physical activity: Peer, self and teacher Assessed
• Investigation: Eat well, live well
• Investigation: Personal health plan
• Practical assessments may include badminton, bocce, croquet, lawn bowls, squash, table tennis, ten-pin bowling, tennis, frisbee golf and yoga

Additional Information

Practical participation is an essential element of the curriculum. Students who cannot participate due to medical or health reasons require notes from parents or carers.