ABSTRACT
The role of the teacher in physical education is to help the child develop the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain lifetime activity and fitness, and to become independent in his or her physical activity and fitness pursuits. However, physical education has a range of objectives and represents only 2 percent of young person's waking time, at least half of which involves only light physical activity. While physical education plays an important role in children's learning about health and physical activity, it should only be considered as part of a whole-school approach. Whole-school interventions are identified as one of seven investments that work for the promotion of physical activity by the Global Advocacy for Physical Activity. These interventions have the potential to reach the majority of children, as in many countries physical education is mandatory. The value of physical education in schools, the teachers' and children's understanding of physical education, the school's overall physical education program and physical education ethos.
