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2025 PDHPE Award winners

2025 PDHPE Award winners ACHPER NSW is pleased to announce winners and highly commended for our 2025 PDHPE Teaching Awards. As always, it’s fantastic to receive a range of nominations

Beyond PD: Why ACHPER NSW collaborates to make learning stick

Beyond PD: Why ACHPER NSW collaborates to make learning stick One-off incursions can be inspiring. They can also fade by recess. As a not-for-profit, ACHPER NSW exists to help teachers

Imagining Tomorrow’s Health: ACHPER NSW Silver Sponsor of the Future Health Symposium 2025

Imagining Tomorrow’s Health: ACHPER NSW Silver Sponsor of the Future Health Symposium 2025 ACHPER NSW is proud to be a silver sponsor of the 2025 Future Health Symposium, a landmark

Bringing Big Data to Life in the HMS Classroom

Bringing Big Data to Life in the HMS Classroom Big data is more than a technological trend or buzzword, it is transforming how we understand, prevent, and treat disease, as

Menstruation, Performance and Participation in Education

Discover how the menstrual cycle impacts performance, participation and wellbeing — and practical ways teachers can support students in PE and beyond.

CAFS Assessment 2025: IRP Optional, But Is It Replaceable?

Rethinking CAFS assessment in 2025? Here’s what the NESA changes actually mean—and why the IRP still matters for research skills and HSC success.

Health & Movement Science (HMS) Assessment Changes

Discover how NESA’s new rules for Stage 6 Health and Movement Science impact assessment. Practical task ideas, timelines, and compliance tips for 2025.

Stage 6 HMS & CAFS Assessment Changes Explained (2025)

New NESA guidelines mean IRP, CI & DS are now optional. Learn what’s changed — and why these tasks still matter in HMS and CAFS.

Masterclass 1: Empowering Students Through Health Promotion: Real-World Strategies for Today’s Classrooms

Masterclass 1: Empowering Students Through Health Promotion: Real-World Strategies for Today’s Classrooms In our Term 2 Masterclass, Health Promotion in Action: Equipping Teachers with Real-World Case Studies and Practical Ideas,

What Teachers Said: A Look Back at ACHPER NSW Term 2 Professional Learning

What Teachers Said: A Look Back at ACHPER NSW Term 2 Professional Learning At ACHPER NSW, we believe the best professional learning is practical, relevant, and teacher-driven. That’s why every

Masterclass 3: Impactful Teaching About Digital Technologies and Social Media in PDHPE

Masterclass 3: Impactful Teaching About Digital Technologies and Social Media in PDHPE Presented by Karley Beckman – University of Wollongong | Hosted by ACHPER NSW What does it really mean

Celebrating ACHPER NSW Success: National Award Recipients

Celebrating ACHPER NSW Success: National Award Recipients ACHPER NSW is proud to celebrate three of our outstanding members who were recognised at the ACHPER National Awards held in Adelaide earlier

NSW Child Studies 7–10 Syllabus (2025): What’s Changed and How Teachers Can Prepare

NSW Child Studies 7–10 Syllabus (2025): What’s Changed and How Teachers Can Prepare NESA has officially released the new Child Studies 7–10 Syllabus (2025) — set for implementation in all

Connection, Confidence & Classroom Strategies: Highlights from the ACHPER NSW Early Career Teachers Conference

Connection, Confidence & Classroom Strategies: Highlights from the ACHPER NSW Early Career Teachers Conference As part of this year’s ACHPER NSW Early Career Teachers Conference, we invited participants to reflect

Masterclass 2 – Beyond the Game: Mastering Social Impact in Physical Education

Beyond the Game: Mastering Social Impact in Physical Education What does it take to create meaningful change in a PE classroom? For Associate Lecturer Sonja Maric, it starts with rethinking

Early Career Teacher Conference: A Day of Learning, Connection and Inspiration

Early Career Teacher Conference: A Day of Learning, Connection and Inspiration More than 30 passionate new PDHPE teachers gathered in Sydney on 6 June for the ACHPER NSW 2025 Early

Record of Changes – NESA update to CI requirements

Record of Changes – NESA update to CI requirements A significant amendment has been made to the assessment requirements of the collaborative investigation. Initially, the syllabus (page 22) stated

Pause. Pivot. Progress: Reclaiming Time in Year 11 HMS

Pause. Pivot. Progress: Reclaiming Time in Year 11 HMS June 2025 We’ve reached the halfway point of the new Year 11 Health and Movement Science (HMS) course—a milestone worth acknowledging.

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NESA Updates Key Verbs — What It Means for PDHPE Teachers

In April 2025, NESA revised two key verbs in its Glossary of Key Words, offering clearer direction on the level of thinking students are expected to demonstrate

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National Drug Education Principles: Review by NSW PDHPE co-design team

Did you know the National Drug Education Principles haven’t been reviewed since 2009? That’s over a decade of change in classrooms, communities, and student needs. To ensure drug education remains relevant and impactful, Monash University is currently leading a national review of the principles.