Webinars
Our online series is designed to empower and inspire our professional community with contemporary research, new initiatives, and practical application in the HPE space.
Top up your professional learning throughout the year and learn from seasoned professionals and experts in the field who bring a wealth of knowledge and practical insights to your classroom. Stay current with the latest trends, methodologies, and curriculum developments, ensuring your teaching practices align with the ever-evolving standards in Health and PE education.
Discover the latest in current research in the HPE, Outdoor Education and Recreation space with our online Masterclass and Enrichment PL series. Specialists in the field share their knowledge and expertise in a wide range of contemporary topic areas in a 60 minute Masterclass.
Explore and expand your knowledge, expertise, and application in the classroom with our online Enrichment series. Our selection of exemplary presenters will provide insight, guidance and resources to implement into your lesson plans for a cutting-edge delivery.
Upcoming Webinars
Wednesday 27th March, 4pm - ONLINE
Notre Dame University - Brock Freeman (Lecturer in BESS) Nathan Smith (Lecturer in BESS) and Mark Clayden (Lecture in HPE)
ATAR Physical Education Studies - Exercise Physiology: Connecting Energy Systems with training programs and application in invasion games
Workshop Content
In this session the presenters will review the syllabus requirements of energy systems and connect with the broad concept of training programs. They will look to compare the linear concepts of energy systems in running events such as the 100m and the marathon with the varied demands experienced in invasion games. Participants will then be asked to apply these concepts into considering the training requirements of these athletes and what role exercise physiology plays in building better athletes.
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Non-members: $30
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Thursday 18th April, 4pm - ONLINE
Lea Hughes - Rise to Shine Wellbeing.
Regulate to Educate: The science of breathing to improve focus and enhance learning.
Workshop Content
To optimise learning requires sustained focus and attention.The state of the nervous system will determine the level of engagement and behaviour in your classroom. Functional breathing provides a 'back door' into the autonomic nervous system and provides you with simple tools bring students in a more focused state of balance in order for learning to become optimised.
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Non-members: $30
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Wednesday 24th April, 7am - ONLINE
Professor Jonine Jancey & Dr Kahlia McCausland - Curtin University
Vaping and young people
Members: FREE
Non-members: $30
Workshop Content
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What are vapes – types, flavours, contents
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Vaping rates in Australia, and how they compared to overseas
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Health issues (would include what is known about the health impact and addiction)
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New Public Health (Tobacco and other products) Act & the updated prescription scheme
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Research on social media and online – exposure to and accessing vapes
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Research with parents, teachers and young people - Recommendations for managing vaping in schools.
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Available resources
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Wednesday 1st May, 3.30pm - ONLINE
Dino Manalis - Schools Curriculum & Standards Authority
Assessment & Task Writing: Criteria for preparing quality questions, tasks and marking keys.
Workshop Content
Join Dino Manalis, Principal Consultant HPE (SCSA), as he unpacks the criteria to consider when writing quality assessment tasks.
This session is suitable for all year levels and can be applied to any area of the curriculum.
Members: FREE
Non-members: $30
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Wednesday 15th May, 7am - ONLINE
Pierre-Julien Hamel - KIN-BALL
Giant Balls, Giant Game, Giant Fun.
Workshop Content
Want to learn a new game? In this session Pierre-Julien will introduce you to KIN-BALL. This game is played with 3 teams, to maximise activity and engagement and a light 4-feet ball. It demands continuous action, cooperation, speed, agility, fitness and sportsmanship. Played inside or outside, KIN-BALL is a dynamic, fast-paced fun game for all ages.
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Non-members: $30
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Thursday 30th May, 3.30pm - ONLINE
Antoniett Halden - Schools Curriculum & Standards Authority
Information session on the P-10 Health and Physical Education curriculum for familiarisation in 2024.
Workshop Content
The Authority has published the revised Western Australian Health and Physical Education curriculum in light of ACARA’s, version 9 curriculum. The Authority has worked with Western Australian teachers, school leaders and stakeholders to develop a contemporary curriculum that addresses the needs of a changing community. The Health and Physical Education curriculum will be mandated in 2025, however, educators are invited to learn about changes to the structure and learning area content in this year of familiarisation.
Members: FREE
Non-members: $30
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Wednesday 5th June, 4pm - ONLINE
Nathan Williamson - Sport Integrity Australia.
Integrity in Sport: Building safe, clean and fair habits
Workshop Content
Join Nathan as he guides you through the Sport Integrity teachers resource pack. Exploring simple ways that teachers can engage students when teaching a variety of topics, including nutrition, illicit drugs in sport, dealing with challenges and unsafe situations, and experiencing the anti-doping process using the SIA virtual reality platform.
Members: FREE
Non-members: $30
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Wednesday 3rd July, 7am or 4pm - ONLINE
Tessa Opie & Kerrin Bradfield - Respect Collective
Teaching RSE in Schools: an online resource and community
Workshop Content
Respect Collective recognises the unique needs of young people in Relationships and Sexuality Education, providing teachers with the necessary resources and support to facilitate conversations with their students about relationships, sexuality and consent. Our innovative curriculum caters to the evolving needs of young people, tackling salient sociocultural matters head-on.
Explore the Respect Collective platform and sample lesson plans, resources and more!
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Non-members: $30
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Wednesday 31st July, 4pm - ONLINE
Hanna Saltis - Curtin University
Good Sports: Making PE inclusive for all genders.
Members: FREE
Non-members: $30
Workshop Content
Sport is still one of the most gender-segregated social spaces that young people occupy. It can seem impossible to be fair and inclusive of all genders in sports. This masterclass will help you break down common gender stereotypes, bust common myths, and gain skills to make your HPE classes as inclusive as possible.
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