ABSTRACT
Physical education is a continuing subject in the majority of schools in Australia and taught through a variety of methods. A typical primary physical education lesson involves a warm-up activity, engagement in a drill or demonstration, practice in both small and large group contexts depending on the content, a conclusion to review and reflect and a cool-down activity. The NSW Department of Education shows a further re-settlement with the retaining of the subject title Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE), as well as stated sports in core content, for example gymnastics. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has limited resourcing with the curriculum documents and examples to assist in planning and assessment due to its jurisdictions. Primary physical education assessment has been discussed as 'low-stakes assessment' due to the physical education subject and teachers being on the periphery of the competitive academic curriculum in primary schools.
