Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER)

What is the relationship between AI and youth mental health? How can teachers support young people in the use of AI for their mental health? Dr Melisa Chong, a lecturer in HPE at University of Southern Queensland speaks with Associate Professor Roisin McNaney, cross disciplinary digital health researcher and director of the CSIRO Next Generation of Graduates program in AI in Mental Health. In this...

What is a health promoting school? – Part 2 Dr Hugh Shannon, a Senior Lecturer in HPE at Queensland University of Technology speaks with authors Sue Dimitrijevich (Health education consultant & former school principal) and Amanda Ferguson (Project development officer – Nutritionist, Foodcore Nutrition Services) about tips and insights from the latest edition of the book ‘What is a health promo...

What is a health promoting school? – Part 1 Dr Hugh Shannon, a Senior Lecturer in HPE at Queensland University of Technology speaks with authors Sue Dimitrijevich (Health education consultant & former school principal) and Amanda Ferguson (Project development officer – Nutritionist, Foodcore Nutrition Services) about tips and insights from the latest edition of the book ‘What is a health promo...

Sally Blane, SunSmart Manager at Cancer Council WA and Megan Sauzier, Chief Executive Officer at Foodcore Nutrition Services (formerly, WA School Canteen Association) chat about tips for teachers about sun safety and nutrition. In addition to the importance of teachers being good role models, you will hear about small changes that can have a big impact. Focusing on the three components of the HPS...

Dr Joe Scott, a Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education in the School of Education and Tertiary Access at the University of the Sunshine Coast speaks with Associate Professor Brendan Moy from the Queensland University of Technology.  As a former HPE teacher and an experienced university teacher educator, Brendan shares his valuable insights on how HPE teachers can tweak the design and del...

In this podcast, A/Prof Sue Whatman talks with Professor John Quay and Abbey Boyer from the University of Melbourne about a holistic pedagogical framework called Creative PE. This framework draws on aspects of various pedagogical models in PE, including foundational movement skills, teaching games for understanding, sport education, and taking personal and social responsibility, to offer a way to...

Joel Richardson is Head of Health and Physical Education at St Edmunds College, Canberra, a Year 4-12 all-boys school. St Edmunds is a Catholic School in the Tradition of Edmund Rice, it educates young men spiritually, academically, socially, physically and creatively in a compassionate Catholic context. Joel discusses how he skilfully builds relationships with his students and emphasises that rel...

Associate Professor of Health and Physical Education at University of Canberra John Williams speaks with senior dietician and Executive Officer Leanne Ellison from ACT Nutrition about healthier food options in our school canteens. How do we align food options with basic nutritional requirements to support overall healthy school environments, as well as professional development for teachers around...

The discussion topic we have is on teachers as health workers. As teachers are increasingly engaging in work related to the health and wellbeing of children, it becomes critical in understanding how this work is undertaken in the work of teachers. This Australian Research Council (ARC) project. In this interview, we understand what teachers’ health work is about and how it is enacted in schools. L...

In this podcast, A/Prof Sue Whatman interviews Luke Parker from Outdoors Victoria about their toolkit for outdoor education. A new element of the toolkit assists teachers to make use of the outdoors to support better mental health and wellbeing. Outdoors Victoria partnered with ACHPER's Victorian branch in developing the toolkit to help not only HPE teachers to see the opportunities of teachi...

Natalie McMaster talks with Associate Professor Michael Nagel from the University of the Sunshine Coast. Michael has coauthored a book titled Becoming Autistic: How technology is altering the minds of the next generation. Today's discussion focusses on the consequences of developmental changes in young people due to screen use and how they are increasingly being expressed as psychological and...

Dr Drew Miller is the Deputy Director of the Teachers and Teaching Research Centre at the University of Newcastle. Drew’s research interests involve the study of motor development through games based methodologies and pedagogical quality more broadly in education. Ms Tammie Jakstas is a qualified Accredited Practice Dietitian and Secondary teacher current PhD candidate at The University of Newcast...

Natalie McMaster talks with Donna Pendergast, Director Engagement in the Arts, Education and Law Group, and the former Dean and Head of School of Education and Professional Studies (2009-2023) at Griffith University. Listen to learn more about a global MOOC for professional development which explores the social and emotional wellbeing of young adolescents.  Use this URL to access the MOOC https://...

Natalie McMaster talks with Alison Willis a lecturer in curriculum and pedagogy at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Alison has a chapter in the book titled Health and Well-Being in the Middle Grades: Research for Effective Middle Level Education. Today's discussion focusses on how to create environments in schools that support the psychological safety of teachers. More information is ava...

ACHPER Board Director and University of Canberra Associate Professor John Williams speaks with Natalie McMaster Lecturer of Education at the University of Sunshine Coast along with Dr Hugh Shannon Senior Lecturer HPE at Queensland University of Technology. Today's subject is the ACHPER Health Promoting Schools Committee, what they do and how it came about.