The Importance of PDHPE in Primary

Schools

Elana Pene (17491714)

Rationale for PDHPE

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education is a

vital subject in children’s lives. PDHPE teaches students the

importance of maintaining positive, healthy lifestyles.

PDHPE also equips students with vital life skills essential for

all stages of their lives. Students learn of the importance and

need for these skills in their lives and learn to value them.

PDHPE enables students to develop the knowledge,

understanding, ability and practical skills to

communicate with others, make informed choices

and decisions, to solve problems effectively as well

as encourage interactions with their peers.

PDHPE:

• All about promoting and encouraging healthy

living.

• Helps students develop positive values and

attitudes that lead to a better, healthier lifestyle

and healthy lifestyle choices.

• Encourages students to understand and value

themselves as well as others.

• Promotes and emphasises on the importance

of adequate physical activity, eating nutritious

foods, maintaining a balanced diet and having

positive relationships.

• Be positive

• Communicate effectively

• Cooperate with others

• Enhance self-esteem

• Build friendships

• Be safe and aware

PDHPE teaches students to: • Understand feelings of safety

• Eat a balanced, healthy diet

• Be confident in sport

• Respect, value and accept

themselves and others

• Have a responsibility for their

health and safety

• Enhance health and wellbeing

• Value having friends/close

relationships

• Develop and maintain

interpersonal relationships

PDHPE must be addressed in primary schools as it

encourages students to live happy, healthy, responsible

and productive lives — enhancing their overall health and

wellbeing.