Health and physical education / Year 7 and 8 / Personal, Social and Community Health / Being healthy, safe and active

Curriculum content descriptions

Investigate the impact of transition and change on identities (ACPPS070)

Elaborations
  • examining the impact of physical changes on gender, cultural and sexual identities
  • investigating how changing feelings and attractions are part of developing sexual identities
  • identifying feelings and emotions associated with transitions, and practising self-talk and help-seeking strategies to manage these transitions and associated responsibilities
  • examining how traditions and cultural practices influence personal and cultural identities
  • examining online profiles and identities and developing strategies to promote safety in online environments
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
ScOT terms

Personal identity,  Adaptability,  Maturity,  Sexual behaviour,  Sexuality

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Disability Rights, Inclusion and Sport

This is a unit of work about disability rights, inclusion and sport. It explores: the benefits of valuing diversity; the physical, mental and social benefits of physical activity; and how diversity and difference can be respected through sport. The resource includes: an introduction, a focus, six lessons, learning outcomes, ...

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Work sample Years 7 and 8 Health and Physical Education: Including others

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 7 and 8 Health and Physical Education. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an ...

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Years 7 and 8: Resilience, rights and respectful relationships

This resource explores eight topics of social and emotional learning across Levels 7 and 8 of schooling. The topics are emotional literacy; personal and cultural strengths; positive coping; problem-solving; stress management; help-seeking; gender and identity; and positive gender relations. Each topic includes background ...

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13 conversation starters inspired by ‘being 13’

Based on a New York Times article about what life is like for teenage girls in the era of social media, this resource includes a set of questions that can be used with this age-group to generate conversations about mental health, social media usage, identity and other topics related to wellbeing.

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Lesson Plan: On ‘Being 13’

Based on a New York Times article about what life is like for teenage girls in the era of social media, this lesson plan generates conversations about the issues raised, including canvassing healthy phone and social media habits.

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Identity: How can your identity be reflected through art?

In this lesson, students will apply the concepts of symbolic representation to create “identity boxes” representative of their internal and external selves. They will research and explore the work of artists Lucas Samaras and Joseph Cornell to gain a deeper understanding of their use of objects and symbols in “portrait” boxes.

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Confidence Building

This resource is designed to help in facilitating the development of confidence in young people. Self-respect, respect, identification and use of strengths and weaknesses, healthy life habits, the significance of clarifying values, avoidance of stereotyping, and development of personal power are all covered throughout this ...

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Growing and developing healthy relationships: Activities

Find a range of lesson plans for topics such as managing relationships, puberty, resilience, body image, bullying, and peer pressure across a range of year levels.

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Help-seeking strategies

This lesson explores help-seeking strategies, by assisting students in learning to ask for help. Students unpack scenarios, learning about inclusivity, equality and respectful relationships.

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Vampyre: Unit of work

This unit of work has been written to support the picture story book Vampyre. The book is told from the point of view of a vampire who is entering young adulthood with the responsibilities that come at that time in life. It shows the struggle to be an individual and find your identity. This unit provides practical teaching ...

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RELATE: Respectful relationships program - Stage 2

This resource is a one-term Respectful Relationships program consisting of 8 scaffolded sessions covering topics such as Creating a group agreement, Assessing prior knowledge, Difference between gender stereotypes and expectations, Respectful relationship qualities, Non-consensual image sharing, Decision making frameworks, ...

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Active Citizens: Globally connected, locally engaged

While this is designed for use with adults, some of the learning activities are suitable for use in secondary classrooms. Find learning activities exploring identity, cultural understandings, managing difference and conflict.

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What’s your brand?

This resource provides a PowerPoint slide presentation with discussion questions. Students explore how online activities can contribute to their digital brand, they identify strategies for building and maintaining a positive digital brand. Students then identify strategies and support to change a damaged brand.

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Young and eSafe

These short videos and associated lesson plans are designed to help young people create a positive online world and reinforce respectful and responsible online behaviour. Find topics such as Respect, Responsibility, Empathy, Resilience and Critical thinking.

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Young Deadly Free: How to have healthy relationships

This resource includes the This is US series of short videos made to explore challenges and issues in the lives of teenage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Topics include relationships, underage drinking, managing friendships and trouble with the law. An accompanying Teacher Resource includes lesson plans ...

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Respectful Relationships: Teaching and Learning

Find comprehensive resources organised by stages of schooling including a scope and sequence, teaching and learning activities and links to resources. The activities provide explicit opportunities for developmentally appropriate learning about consent education, gender stereotypes and roles, keeping safe, respectful relationships ...

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Understanding and celebrating people with disability

Using the example of Dylan Alcott, who received the 2022 Australian of the Year award, students learn why it’s important to recognise the achievements and contributions to our communities of people with disability, and reflect on factors that shape the identities and experiences of people with disability.

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Exploring identity and inclusivity

This lesson plan supports students to explore identities and their sense of self. Students learn skills and strategies to promote inclusion, equality and respectful relationships.

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First Nations Resource Hub

This set of resources is designed for teachers and other adults working with First Nations students. The resources describe new, hidden forms of disrespect that many young people are engaging with every day online. Find conversation starters, a Coaching Clinic presentation about respect and other useful resources on this webpage.

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See The Hidden Trends of Disrespect

This webpage includes The Algorithm of Disrespect which is an educational tool that simulates a young person’s online experience. It is designed to educate adults about the new, hidden forms of disrespect that young people are engaging with every day online. Find conversation starters and other useful resources through ...