The Western Sydney Healthy School Years team encourages teachers and principals to explore these professional development opportunities to help create a supportive environment at your school that promotes healthy eating and physical activity.

Webinars

By popular demand, please find our previously recorded webinars below.

2022 PDHPE Network sessions

Teaching literacy and numeracy through physical activity

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Term 1 PDHPE Network session "Teaching literacy and numeracy through physical activity" was held 16th March 2022.

Research tells us that moving while learning is the best way to retain that learning. This session provides great practical ideas about how to teach literacy and numeracy concepts while also getting your students active.

With thanks to South Eastern Sydney LHD who hosted this event and guest presenter experienced education consultant Janice Atkin for such an engaging session.

Watch a recording of the session via SESLHD YouTube channel here

Download a PDF of the presentation here

Access relevant resources to help with your lesson plans and read some of the great ideas that participants shared via the Padlet here

2021 PDHPE Network sessions

Be Well, Teach Well

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Term 1 PDHPE Network session "Be Well, Teach Well" was held 3rd March 2021. 

 

Being a teacher is a challenging role at the best of times; 2020 has taken the challenge to a new level! In 2021 we encourage you to take some time to consider your own well-being.

If you missed the opportunity to hear from well-being expert Dr Darren Morton BEd (Hons), MAppSc, PHD, FASLM., access the webinar recording here.

In this webinar, Darren presented evidence-based ways to lift your mood and your life. Darren explored well-being enhancing strategies, from Neuroscience, Lifestyle Medicine and Positive Psychology research.

The webinar also includes a 10 minute overview from the Live Life Well @ School team.

Download the Ideas for Teacher Wellbeing flyer

Setting up a Sustainable School Garden

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Term 2 PDHPE Network session "Setting up a Sustainable School Garden" was held Tues 1st June 2021.

If you missed hearing guest presenter Peter Dawe from the Royal Botanic Gardens you can access the recording here.

Peter provides practical tips and information on:

  • Composting, soil building and water saving techniques, including wicking beds
  • Knowing what to plant when
  • Learning how to maintain a financially and socially sustainable garden

The webinar starts with a 20 minute overview by Live Life Well @ School team on: 

  • Promoting healthy eating through a school garden
  • Linking the garden to the curriculum

Download resources:

  1. Easy composting
  2. Building a herb spiral
  3. Creating a no-dig garden
  4. Creating a sensory garden
  5. Creating a wicking bed
  6. Easy worm farming guide

Traditional Indigenous Games

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Term 3 PDHPE Network session "Traditional Indigenous Games" was held Weds 18th August 2021.

If you missed hearing guest presenter Jason French from NSW Office of Sport, Western Divsion you can access the recording here.

Hear all about the Yulunga resource available to download fromSport Australia.

(Sport Australia acknowledges Ken Edwards for the extensive and thorough research undertaken to collate the Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games. To create this resource, Ken Edwards with the assistance of Troy Meston reviewed almost every available account of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander games from all parts of Australia.)

Jason provides practical tips and information on:

  • the TREE model - how to adapt games to suit varying abilities
  • Yulunga - Traditional Indigenous Games
  • variations to TIG
  • Teaching FMS with TIG

The webinar starts with a 20 minute overview by Live Life Well @ School team on: 

  • Promoting physical activity at school including:
    • physical activity and wellbeing
    • sharing information & 'get active at home' ideas with families
    • classroom energisers / brain breaks
    • links to curriculum resources

Download resources:

  • PDF of presentation slides including hyperlinks part A and part B 
  • Recording of webinar here
  • Yulunga - Traditional Indigenous Games resource here
  • Traditional Indigenous Games and Tabloid Activities here

Inclusive Sports in Schools

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Term 4 PDHPE Network session "Inclusive Sports in Schools" was held 9th November 2021.

With thanks to Northern Sydney LHD who hosted this event and guest presenter Sean Douglas, Special Olympics Australia who provided an overview of:

  • Facilitating inclusive sport by applying the playing for all, games sense and physical literacy approaches
  • Using the T.R.E.E. Model
  • Inclusive sport in school resources
  • Tips & strategies
  • Inclusive Sport in Schools Program

Watch a recording of the session via NSLHD Vimeo here.

Access the PDF of the presentation and support resources from Special Olympics Australia via Google Drive here.

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