Year 7 IGNITE Health and Physical Education

LENGTH: One semester

KEY CONTACT: Anita Sharrad

COURSE CONTENT:
In Year 7 IGNITE HPE students will develop aspects of health and physical activity for overall health and wellbeing. Students are encouraged to be physically active, consider the benefits of physical activity for regular sustained exercise, make better choices in relation to their own and others personal health and consider changes in relationships and identities and how to manage these changes.

Topics covered include:-

Orienteering : In this topic students learn basic map reading skills and route planning. Reflection on running the Orienteering courses provides opportunities for students to analyse errors, their response to those errors, and strategies to put in place for future events. It provides the opportunity to practice persistence and determination and allows the opportunity to learn strategies for handling stressful situations.

Me, Myself and Others: This topic covers relationships and how to manage them, personal values, stereotypes, transition and change.

Sexual Health and Relationships (SHINE SA): This unit covers age appropriate aspects of Sexual Health and Relationships.

Game Sense: Participating in a range of different sports with a focus of Game Play. Sports could include but are not limited to Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, Tag Rugby, Softcrosse, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball. Participating and Contributing to the team environment in all activities and practicing, applying and transferring movement concepts and strategies.

Fundamental Movement Skills: Students develop and apply personal and social skills in a challenging games context. Students examine and analyse the meaning of fair play, inclusivity, appropriate sporting behaviour, and respectful relationships in a variety of team activities and fundamental movement skills lessons.

Students will be required to change into their PE uniform for practical lessons.

ASSESSMENT:
All assessment tasks will be assessed against the Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards.

Tasks include:

• Demonstrating an understanding and performing movement concepts through a game sense approach.
• Presenting assignment work in multi-modal formats.
• Critiquing their performance

SUBJECT COSTS: Nil