PDHPE

2. Why is PDHPE Important?
• PDHPE is important as it educates students to focus on their
wellbeing physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and
spiritually.
• PDHPE creates understanding and teaches children how to
adopt a healthy lifestyle.
• Having a healthier lifestyle allows children to achieve many
goals in life. it allows them to succeed in school and it allows
them to be positive and happy.

3. HOWEVER…..
• PDHPE is not only about being healthy and fit, it creates
understanding and self- awareness. It allows students to value
themselves and others.
• Students can develop the ability to make the right decisions in life
and take action and responsibility. It also promotes tolerance of self
and others and anti-bullying.

4. Safety
• Safety is very important, it allows students to be prepared in
dangerous situations.
• children are taught about road safety, stranger danger, sun protection
and sex education.

5. Healthy eating and physical activity
• PDHPE promotes physical activity so that children learn the benefits of
physical activity. children also learn how to incorporate it in their every
day life's.
• Children are taught about healthy eating, it encourages children to
adopt a nutritional balanced diet.
• Children are taught on how to make effective health choices.

6. Teachers Role
• It is highly important for teachers to teach PDHPE sufficiently and
effectively. Poor education can definitely affect a child in many ways.
• Influencing children to adopt a healthy lifestyle is important, PDHPE
allows students to understand others, create relationships, gain
confidence, make the right decisions, be responsible, safe, healthy,
understand themselves and their bodies.