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Recently we were saddened to hear of the death of Doctor Frank Pyke, National President of ACHPER from 1981-1982 and ACHPER Life Member. Frank, 69, succumbed to motor neurone disease and will be remembered for a wide-ranging contribution to Australian sport.

Originally from Western Australia, where he played football and cricket, and excelled at athletics at school, he was the first executive director of the Victorian Institute of Sport from its formation in 1990 to his retirement in 2006.

A professor of human movement, Pyke developed and supervised innovative rehabilitation techniques that allowed Denis Lillee to recover after injuring his back seriously during the tour of the West Indies in 1972. The great fast bowler was out of the game for 18 months and might never have returned but for Pyke's ground-breaking work.

At the VIS, he pioneered a program to educate and develop athletes away from sport. Frank will be remembered for his personal qualities as well as his significant professional contribution.

ACHPER sends its condolences to Janet and the family on their loss.

Members can now log in and read the special New Zealand themed issue of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education.

Issue 1 (March) 2012 will have a focus on pedagogy and practical application of different approaches to teaching in HPE. We are seeking article submissions on approaches including SEPEP, Motor Development, Games Sense, and Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Through Physical Education. Should you wish to submit an article for consideration, please read the guidelines for authors or contact the Editor for further information.

View the October issue today containing an update on the new National Curriculum, ACHPER's partnership with Tennis Australia and more!

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New basketball, primary and inclusive pe resources now available from the ACHPER Healthy Lifestyles Bookshop.

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Hear from ACHPER's National Executive Director about the most recent announcements from ACARA regarding Health & Physical Education in the National Curriculum, an update on the National Professional Standards for Teachers and the National Sport and Education Strategy, and lots more.

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ACHPER is pleased that many of its members are represented on the Advisory Panel and that long standing members, Professor Doune Macdonald and Janice Atkin have been appointed to key positions. Please visit the below link for more details on this important announcement.

http://www.acara.edu.au/curriculum/hpe.html

Minister for School Education recently announced significant funding for the first 7 learning areas/subjects to develop digital resources to support implementation of the National Curriculum. At this stage, this does not include Health & Physical Education and we have written to the Minister to seek urgent clarification of the situation. Read ACHPER's response below. ACHPER is not prepared to stand by and be excluded from this funding arrangement.

The Healthy Lifestyles Bookshop is now a proud onseller of the S.N.A.C.K 4-7 Resource, as well as a number of health resources produced by the City of Melville.

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The August e-news is now available containing a National Curriculum update from ACARA, ACHPER's role with AITSL & the National Professional Standards for Teachers, and an update on all PL events occuring in our branches during the second half of 2011.

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Congratulations to Skye Gray (NSW), Beth Hands (WA) and Karen Swabey (TAS) who have been awarded the honour of Fellow of ACHPER in 2011 for their outstanding contribution they have made to the organisation and the profession.

The four UK Chief Medical Officers (CMO) have published new physical activity guidelines covering early years; children and young people; adults; and older adults.

These guidelines have a renewed focus on being active everyday and spell out the recommended minimum levels of activity for each age group:

• Under-fives
  180 minutes – (three hours) – each day, once a child is able to walk.
  For non-walkers physical activity should be encouraged from birth, particularly through floor-based play and water-based activities in safe environments.
• Children and young people (5-18 year olds)
  60 minutes and up to several hours every day of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity. Three days a week should include vigorous intensity activities that strengthen muscle and bone.
• Adults (19-64 years old) and older people (65+)
  150 minutes – (two and half hours) – each week of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (and adults should aim to do some physical activity every day). Muscle strengthening activity should also be included twice a week.

'Start Active, Stay Active' updates the existing guidelines for children, young people and adults, and includes for the first time in the UK, new guidelines for early years and older people. The flexibility of the guidelines creates new ways to achieve the health benefits of an active lifestyle, while retaining a strong link to previous recommendations. For all age groups, they highlight the risks of excessive sedentary behaviour, which exist independently of any overall volume of physical activity.

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The July e-news is now available containing news from ACARA, ACHPER's partnership with AITSL, and ACHPER's involvement with the NSES, and lots more!

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ACARA welcomes expressions of interest for positions on the Health and Physical Education advisory panel.

Panel members will have extensive knowledge, understanding and expertise in the area of health and physical education and experience in the development of curriculum and/or achievement standards. In 2011, advisory panel work will focus on the shaping phase for health and physical education in the Australian Curriculum from Foundation to Year 12.

Any ACHPER member interested in contributing to the development of the National Curriculum in HPE are encouraged to express interest.

For further information visit http://www.acara.edu.au/hpe.html  

Expressions of Interest close Sunday, 21 August 2011 at 5:00pm (EST).

Members can now log in and read the second issue of the Active & Healthy Magazine for 2011!

This issue contains some great articles from presenters at the 27th ACHPER International Conference around the theme of Moving, Learning & Achieiving. 

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Members can now log in and read the second issue of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education for 2011!

This edition follows the 27th ACHPER International Conference, held in Adelaide during April. As a direct outcome of the Conference, the Editorial Committee has decided to publish the Fritz Duras Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Emeritus Alan Reid. Alan is a very distinguished scholar in the field of Education Policy and Leadership addressing audiences around the world. In his lecture Alan presents an engaging critique of the place of health and physical education in the emerging policy landscape, and the challenges and opportunities that may present themselves.

We are also fortunate to be publishing a manuscript from one of the Keynote Presenters at the Conference, Tim Hopper. In his paper, Tim explores connections between the sophisticated decision making that is required to participate in video games and the goals and practices of the Teaching Games for Understanding model.

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Special package offer for Developing Daily Foundation Body Movements, new Yoga to Dance DVD & updated price list for Action Based Learning resources.

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The June ACHPER National E-News includes an update on ACHPER's role working with ACARA, AITSL and the ASC, final reminder to nominate for a position on the ACHPER National Board, special offers from the Healthy Lifestyles Bookshop and lots more!

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Free postage within Australia to all orders placed in the next 48 hours.

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ACHPER supports the AFL's statement on physical education and sport in schools.

Jeff Emmel, National Executive Director of ACHPER, welcomed the statement from Andrew Demetriou, CEO of the AFL, about the critical role sport plays in promoting healthy lifestyles for children and other educational, psychological and social benefits it brings.

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The May ACHPER National E-News includes a conference wrap up and how ACHPER plans to move forward with some of the innovative ideas presented, an update on the National Professional Standards for Teachers, as well as new resources available from the Healthy Lifestyles Bookshop.

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NEW Developing Daily series, special offer on Oxford VCE H&HD textbooks, & further reductions on sales books @ the ACHPER Healthy Lifestyles Bookshop. Read more here!

Members can now log in and read the first issue of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education for 2011!

This edition presents 6 diverse and interesting papers - two which engage with Outdoor Education. Complementing these are papers associated with motivation and sport education, self-study in physical education, student teacher beliefs about purpose of Physical Education in schools and how particular discourses around assessment in Physical Education exert influence practice.

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Members can now log in and read the first issue of the Active & Healthy Magazine for 2011!

Articles include:

- Assessing Teachers For Professional Certification: Achieving National Consistency

- Example of a Play with Purpose teaching/coaching sequence for upper primary/lower secondary players

- The 5 best toys of all time.

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Over 320 delegates have registered for the 27th ACHPER International Conference in Adelaide from April 18-20.

Read our final Conference e-news here.

Read our March Conference special e-news here as we countdown to the 27th ACHPER International Conference in Adelaide from April 18th-20th.

Read our February E-News here! Jam packed issue featuring International Conference update, National Professional Standards for Teachers info, news from the Healthy Lifestyles Bookshop and much more.

Chair of the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), Mr Anthony Mackay, welcomed the release by the Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs’ (MCEECDYA) of the National Professional Standards for Teachers.