While schools alone cannot turn around the status of young people with respect to health and physical performance, they have an important role to play. The alarming statistics related to health issues associated with nutrition and physical activity, along with those associated with social and emotional wellbeing reinforce the importance of an approach that empowers young people and their families to take action not only in relation to their own health and physical performance, but in relation to others in the community, and to the broader societal and environmental factors that impact on health and physical performance. Closing the gap on health disadvantage is essential to enable our young people to learn, and to participate effectively in the cognitive, social and emotional fabric of society.

If you are a Physical Education (PE) teacher, planning for your lessons, here is a very useful document:

The Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (QCAR) Framework This PDF document is a copywrite of the Government of Queensland (Department of Education, Training and Arts). It includes:

• The major outcomes of any successful and efficient PE curriculum
• Strategies to enhance physical performance and fitness
• Strategies to enhance personal development
• Ways of working to enhance studnets knowledge and understanding
• Assessible elements and key genres
• Scope of work