Throughout Term 1 students in Grade 10 Health & Physical Education have had a focus on integrating reading strategies into our learning intentions as health literacy is an important factor in student’s and individuals ability to access, understand, interrogate and use health information and services to promote their own and others’ health and wellbeing.

Health & Physical Education focuses on developing knowledge, understanding and skills related to 3 dimensions of health literacy – functional, interactive and critical.

Students have been covering mental health and wellbeing and addressing how mental health and wellbeing can be enhanced and strengthened at an individual and community level. During physical education lessons students have completed a unit on invasion games. This is where the aim is to attack an opponents territory and score a goal or point. Usually consisting of teams of equal players, these fast-paced games focus on teamwork, keeping possession, scoring and defending.

Where to next? Challenge and adventure; focuses on how individuals participate in physical activities that challenge them psychologically, behaviourally and socially in diverse environments. The content supports students to assess hazards and manage risks.

In health; Alcohol and other drugs, addressing safe practices in relation to a range of drugs, including prescription drugs, natural and alternative medicines, energy drinks, caffeine, tobacco, alcohol, e-cigarettes and other synthetic drugs, cocaine, ecstasy, and methamphetamines.