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Why Band 5 and 6 Results Are Rare
Achieving a Band Five or Six in Community and Family Studies is not a fluke. It takes deliberate strategies, extensive practice and a deep understanding of the skills required. Many Community and Family Studies teachers have not yet seen consistent results at this le...
After years of teaching, marking and running revision sessions across New South Wales, one truth keeps surfacing: our Community & Family Studies students are still making the same mistakes, year after year. The frustrating part? Many of these errors are fixable with the right scaffolds, strategies a...
Unpacking the New Child Studies Syllabus: What NSW Teachers Need to Know
The brand-new Child Studies syllabus has just been released and for many NSW teachers it feels like another mountain to climb. After years of navigating change across PDHPE, CAFS and Health and Movement Science, the arrival of a...
When syllabus changes hit, it can feel like you’re starting all over again.
And for many NSW teachers tackling the new Health and Movement Science course, that’s exactly what it’s felt like. Rebuilding content knowledge, rethinking programming, rewriting assessments... all on top of an already demand...
If you’ve been feeling unsure about how to navigate the latest updates to Stage 6 Health and Movement Science assessment requirements, you’re not alone.Â
The recent changes to the ACE Manual have raised many questions for NSW teachers, particularly around what must be assessed, what’s recommended and...
In a world where education is being disrupted daily by technology, changing student needs and systemic pressures, how do we maintain deep learning, student engagement and teacher connection in our PDHPE, CAFS, Child Studies & Health and Movement Science classrooms?
That’s the question Episode #145 o...
As Term 2 wraps up and the winter holidays begin, there’s one story dominating the headlines: teachers are leaving in droves.
And it’s true! According to recent ABS data, areas like Parramatta, Blacktown and Sydney’s Inner West are losing hundreds of teachers. The word “burnout” is everywhere. The me...
"Understanding supports transfer. That’s the end goal." Jay McTighe
If you're a PDHPE, CAFS or Health and Movement Science teacher feeling the pressure of curriculum reform, high-stakes exams like the HSC and never-ending content, this one’s for you.
In my recent conversation with Jay McTighe, co-au...
What if the way we’ve been teaching study skills is actually setting our students up to fail?
In Episode #142 of The PDHPE & CAFS Podcast, I sat down with Dr Janell Blunt, an incredible cognitive scientist and educator who’s on a mission to transform how we understand and apply the science of learnin...
Formative assessment. It’s a phrase we’ve all heard, but for many teachers, it still feels like one more thing to juggle in an already packed curriculum. In PDHPE, Community and Family Studies and Health and Movement Science classrooms, where both practical and theoretical learning collide, the bala...
What If PDHPE Didn’t Have to Be So Hard?
Let’s be real, teaching PDHPE in NSW has never been “just a 9 to 3” job. Whether you’re in a primary school or juggling multiple classes in high school, the prep,Â
the programming and the pressure don’t end with the bell.
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  But what if it didn’t have to be ...
Facilitate the Collaborative Investigation with Confidence in Health and Movement Science
The Collaborative Investigation (CI) in Year 11 Health and Movement Science (HMS) is proving to be a tough one to wrap your head around, especially the first time you're guiding students through it. But when y...
