Rachel McKay

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 NSW Health initiative inviting students, educators, and health leaders to explore what healthcare could look like in 2040. This event brings together finalists from the

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

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 In our Term 2 Masterclass, Health Promotion in Action: Equipping Teachers with Real-World Case Studies and Practical Ideas, we welcomed Dr Emma Pollock, physical activity researcher and former PDHPE teacher, and Ms Karly Austin, an Accredited Practising Dietitian and school health advisor. With

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 one of our Term 2 workshops was designed with real classroom needs in mind — from unpacking the new 7–10 PDHPE syllabus to strengthening confidence

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 to prepare young people for a digital world? And how can PDHPE play a more active role in that preparation?  These were the driving questions

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 this term. These prestigious national awards highlight excellence in health and physical education, acknowledging significant contributions to our profession and the ACHPER community across Australia. 

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 on their experience and share insights from the day. The blogs below capture the voices of two passionate early career teachers, offering a glimpse into

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 the way we empower students—and ourselves.  In her May 2025 masterclass, Beyond the Game, Sonja explored the intersection of social responsibility, student agency, and relational

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 Career Teacher Conference. This annual event is designed to support and inspire teachers in the early stages of their careers—when encouragement, guidance and connection are

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 that: Content “Outcome HM-11-05 must be assessed (emphasis added). Other outcomes are selected based on the group’s investigation topic.” Requirements for the Collaborative Investigation “The