What Impact Has The 2008 National Curriculum For Physical Education Had In Schools

From kindergarten to twelfth grade, one may be required to take many different types of physical education and health classes. In the first few years they more than likely would have learned some of the basic movements: hop, skip, jump, and gallop. As the years pass, they would go on to learn how to play different sports and proceed to specialize in different aspects of sports. Today the United States is facing an epidemic in which parents could outlive their children due to unhealthy bodies. The physical well being of the younger generation is a hot topic in many different school districts, as many children are not active enough. However physical education was not always promoted to children throughout history. One of the first

According to the Australian Curriculum (2016) Health and Physical Education teaches a wide variety of sports with a particular emphasis on how students can enhance their own and others’ health, safety, wellbeing and physical participation.

Physical education (often abbreviated Phys. Ed. or P.E.) or gymnastics(gym or gym class) is a course taken during primary and secondary educationthat encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting.

Physical literacy is defined as a fundamental belief in the value of physical activity in everyday life, with the drive to confidently participate with proficiency in physical activity (Castelli, Centeio, Beighle, Carson & Nicksic, 2014). Without the HPE learning area, students may not have the opportunities nor resources to achieve physical literacy. Whitehead (2010) highlights the importance of achieving physical literacy, as it enables individuals to manage the demands of everyday life alongside scenarios that may be physically exigent. Since each student has different physical proficiencies and needs, the focus of physical literacy is working towards each student’s potential and so is attainable for all (Castelli, Centeio, Beighle, Carson & Nicksic, 2014). Thus, by promoting physical literacy by focussing on students’ strengths and developing knowledge for participation in physical activity over their lifetime, it utilises a ‘strengths-based approach’, one of the propositions of the Victorian HPE curriculum (DinanThompson, 2013). Promoting physical literacy via a strengths-based approach in HPE provides students with the skills and expertise around physical activity to increase their own and their community’s health (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority [VCAA], 2016a). Furthermore, this focus on student’s strengths and how movement can benefit their lives may inspire

Physical Education is in primary and secondary school so therefore it is present in our education system today. I can recall, back in primary school everyone including myself looked forward to P.E class where we could run about. It was a class where we were learning but with play it was fun. Comenius as well as Locke both agree that play should be included in learning. Locke also stated that critical thinking should be implemented. Reflecting on my primary school years teachers allowed us to develop our critical thinking skills and I agree I didn’t even know that we were doing that. Simply by them asking questions before starting a new topic like “What do you think this

Physical literacy, defined as “the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities for life” (Whitehead, 2013, p. X), has been used within national physical education and sport development guidelines in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand as an alternative to being physically educated. Whitehead’s physical literacy model is prescriptive and describes behavioral, psychological, and physical components (Whitehead, 2007). While literature on defining and advocating for physical literacy curriculum in schools is abundant (Roetert and MacDonald, 2015; Whitehead, 2010), literature regarding the effectiveness physical literacy interventions

Flintoff & Scraton (2001:10) explain from their study that pupils see the key purpose of PE as ‘a break from academic work’. Jones & Cheetham, (2001:90) also found this as a key theme in their study with pupils explaining how PE is a ‘break’ from other academic subject ‘such as English and maths’. However, the pupils could also recognise that the main purpose of PE was to be active and participate in sport but this was not what the pupils valued most from the

The government has a major role, and although it is not an intention to delve into the government’s involvement in physical education, it is necessary to mention their ambitions to constantly improve both the teaching and learning of physical education. This ambition can be represented through the numerous teaching schemes, courses and initiatives that have also been made available by organisations such the Physical Education Association (PEA) as reported latter on in the assignment. Furthermore the government have the responsibility for deciding on the cornerstone set of guidelines known as the National Curriculum. Literature Review The primary school which I worked at consisted of years one to six as well as a reception class.

Since the “No Child Left Behind Act” was formed, various schools are reducing physical activity. Physical activities

One of the main focuses of Physical Education for Generalist Teachers is learning about physical literacy and implementing it into our future classroom and students. Physical literacy is the learning and mastering of basic movements and sport skills that allow a child to analyze their environment and make proper choices to allow them to move surely and controlled in a variety of physical activity circumstances. This is a very important concept to implement into schools as up until recently physical literacy has been underdeveloped in students; thus negatively impacting them in various ways, such as low self-esteem and less community involvement. Luckily with the teaching of fundamental movement skills (FMS) and the new curriculum the

Kirk Disrude, a volunteer for the American Heart Association, stated this about a child’s physical education, “Ensuring that quality physical education is implemented across our country is a lifesaving measure for the youth of our country. Now is the time to invest in physical education. We need to improve both health and (the) well-being of our youth and their overall cognitive functioning (SOURCE #2).” This quote should stand out to us as a nation. Major issues in this nation include cancer, drugs, violence, pollution, global warming, and conflicts with other nations, but one of the hottest problems that sticks out in the United States is known as obesity. Obesity is defined as someone who is overweight. This is not the only problem with obesity. From 1971 to 2011, the obesity in children has tripled and that concerns parents as that is the number one health concern to them. For that reason, kids see themselves with a negative body and have low self-esteem.(SOURCE #6). Kids also become obese by not acquiring the exercise they need because many schools do not offer the classes or at home. Only 3.8% of elementary schools, 7.9% of middle schools, and 2.1% of high school offer a physical education class. In addition to this, 22% of the United States schools do not offer a physical education class at all.(SOURCE #2) Those numbers should not that be low. The schools should not be shooting down physical education instead schools should encourage its students to go out and play for the full hour. Even at home, 61.5% of kids between the ages of nine through thirteen do not participate in any physical activity with an organization and 22.6% of them do not play in any organization as school is not in session (SOURCE#7). Many benefits of exercising or doing a physical activity include decreasing the chance of having type two diabetes, lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and having stronger muscles and bones (SOURCE #1). The rate of obesity for kids has risen the past couple of years; however, that can change when children should and need to receive at least one hour of exercise a day every day.

Physical Education (PE) has been a staple in schools for decades. Alarming trends suggest the prominence of PE is lessening in school districts across the nation. Only 1/3 of children are physically active every day. (President 's, 2016) The importance of PE must be elevated before poor health trends become a national epidemic. Over time, the side effects from the loss of PA could result in reduced academic discernment and an increased strain on our healthcare system. These trends can threaten our nation when competing economically with other countries. Robust PE programs insure children are given time for exercise during the course of the school day.

As the new director of the physical education curriculum I would redesign the curriculum to focus on the necessary aspects to ensure the students will have the knowledge to be physically active for a lifetime. To reach this goal I would redesign the elementary curriculum to focus on movement education concepts, middle school will focus on traditional team sports, fitness/wellness and high school will focus on lifetime activities and fitness/wellness. During each stage of education the information presented will build upon each other so the students will be able to move on to more complex activities, concepts and skills.

Physical Education (abbreviated "PE") is definined as the process of education that develops the human body, specifically fitness and movement skills. PE helps you stay fit, healthy, and flexible. It can also prevent many diseases and lower your risk for getting a certain disease. Exercising can help your coordination and circulation.

The subjects for this study were 488 Grade 11 secondary school students who had recently decided either to elect or not to elect P.E. as part of their program for that year. These 233 males and 255 females came from four schools in a large metropolitan area in Canada. Each school followed the same provincial physical education curriculum guide, which