Term 1

Masterclass 1: Teaching beyond the physical in PE
6 March 2025 with Dr Dean Dudley, Associate Professor, Macquarie University 

This presentation introduces the concept of Games-based Character Pedagogy (GnCP), which integrates character education into Quality Physical Education (QPE). The model builds upon the Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) approach, aligning it with the development of character traits, such as respect, responsibility, and perseverance, through development and aims to expand the focus of physical education beyond physical competencies to include vital social and emotional skills.

Masterclass 2: Health promotion in action: Equipping teachers with real-world case studies and practical ideas 
Date TBC   

This Workshop equips PDHPE teachers with the skills to effectively teach health promotion across Stages 4-6. Through engaging activities and real-world case studies, you’ll learn to empower students to make informed health choices and understand the broader impact of health on individuals and communities.  Discover how government initiatives like “Good for Kids, Good for Life” are transforming school health programs. 

Term 2 

Masterclass 3: Beyond the Game: Mastering Social Impact in Physical Education 
22 May 2025 with Sonja Maric, Associate Lecturer, Macquarie School of Education

The Masterclass will look at two key areas. Firstly educating PDHPE teachers about the impact of social behaviours and social outcomes on teachers, students and general learners, exploring the link between improved social behaviours and academic progress, which is proven.  Secondly, introducing teachers to social theories and providing strategies to incorporate in both health and PE lessons in order to improve practice and see positive changes in their relationships with students, students relationships with with their peers, students’ behaviour and student engagement in PE.

Masterclass 4: Impactful teaching about digital technologies and social media in PDHPE 
Date TBC  

The recent updates to the PDHPE curriculum have introduced several key changes, particularly in the areas of digital technologies and social media. The Masterclass will provide an overview of these key changes in light of the most research in these areas and aligned with teaching resources. 1. Integration of Digital Literacy: The curriculum places increased emphasis on the importance of digital literacy, teaching students how to navigate and critically evaluate information found online.  This includes understanding the impact of digital footprints and responsible, sage and ethical use of technology. 2. Focus on Social Media: The increased focus on social media on health and well-being is timely and needed in light of government effort to ban young people’s access to social media. It is even more important to equip students with the knowledge and skills to navigate the digital world safely and responsibly, promoting overall well-being in an increasingly connected society.

Term 3 

Masterclass 5: The impact of menstruation on movement performance
Date TBC 

This Masterclass session will explore the research studying the impact of menstruation on skilled performance, including cognitive processes such as self-efficacy, risk-taking (in sport), assertiveness, and learning, in addition to its impact on motor skills. As PDHPE teachers and coaches, this information will be highly relevant to your work with athletes and students.

Masterclass 6: Is there education in Physical Education?
Date TBC 

Within an Australian contet there is a paucity of evidence to demonstrate that learning occurs in PE. More specifically, there is a lack of evidence to demonstrate that authentic learning occurs in PE, highlighting the need for PE researchers, practitioners, and teachers to design and lead empirical and robust research on learning in PE. What learning occurs in your PE classes and lessons? What methods and processes do you incorporate in your PE curriculum to demonstrate that student learning does occur? We share our research findings and present these as an opportunity to stimulate discussion amongst HPE and generalist teachers to advance the role of research in teaching practice.

Term 4 

Masterclass 7: Harnessing the potential of media for health and wellbeing: Developing media literacy skills.
Date TBC 

This Masterclass session will explore the positive side of online technologies and how developing media literacy skills can help young people to harness the positive aspects of media and reduce potential harms form the negative aspects.