mage long description: The Health and Movement Science 11–12 Syllabus is shaped by the 5 propositions. Year 11 is organised into 2 focus areas: Health for individuals and communities; and The body and mind in motion. Year 12 is organised into 2 focus areas: Health in an Australian and global context; and Training for improved performance. Depth studies are also to be embedded in Years 11 and 12, and a Collaborative Investigation embedded in Year 11. The skills of collaboration, analysis, communication, creative thinking, problem-solving and research underpin the syllabus content. These skills encircle the syllabus structure along with the propositions ‘Focus on educative purpose, take a strengths-based approach, value movement, develop health literacy and include a critical inquiry approach.’
Health for individuals and communities
This focus area explores the meanings of health from different perspectives. Students investigate the interplay of the determinants influencing health and the indicators used to measure and evaluate health status.
Health for Individuals and Communities has a focus on the health of young people, with students having the opportunity to research a selected health issue of interest. They analyse the skills needed to protect and enhance the health and wellbeing of themselves and others.
Students explore how government and non-government organisations can advocate and support the health of young people. They explore health promotion as a way to improve health and are introduced to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework that demonstrates the complexity and interconnectedness of strategies needed to improve the health of Australians.
Teachers are advised to be sensitive in their representation of data on the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, particularly for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students studying this course.
The body and mind in motion
This focus area enables students to investigate how body systems influence and respond to movement, and understand the interrelationships between these systems for efficient movement. Students develop an understanding of the role energy systems and types of training and training methods play and how the body physiologically adapts to training.
Students consider how movement skills are acquired, developed and improved, by exploring the characteristics of learners, the acquisition of skill, practice methods, performance elements and feedback. They investigate the relationship between performance and psychological factors, including motivational strategies, and the impact communities of exercise can have on participation and performance.
Collaborative Investigation
The Collaborative Investigation provides opportunities for students to develop knowledge and skills to support their own and others’ health and movement. It allows students to manage their own learning and to become flexible, critical thinkers, problem-solvers and decision-makers.
Throughout the Collaborative Investigation, students are provided with opportunities to positively interact with others and work collaboratively to reach agreements and decisions. They develop skills to negotiate plans and tasks, distribute leadership, create and maintain a positive group environment, and give and receive feedback.
The Collaborative Investigation provides students with the opportunity to adopt an informed point of view when responding, by speculating, critiquing, analysing, interpreting and constructing possible meanings for their own and others’ health, physical activity levels and performance.
Depth studies
Year 11
The requirements for the Depth Studies include:
- a total of 20 hours of in-class time allocated in Health for Individuals and Communities and/or The Body and Mind in Motion
- a minimum of 2 Depth Studies
- knowledge and understanding, and skill outcomes, to be addressed in each depth study.
Some students with disability may require adjustments and/or additional support in order to engage with the depth studies.
Depth studies
Year 12
The requirements for the Depth Studies include:
- a total of 30 hours of in-class time allocated in Health in an Australian and Global Context and/or Training for Improved Performance
- a minimum of 2 Depth Studies
- knowledge and understanding, and skill outcomes, to be addressed in each depth study
- one depth study must be formally assessed as a school-based assessment task.
Some students with disability may require adjustments and/or additional support in order to engage with the depth studies.
