AC9HP8P02 Years 7 to 8 Health and Physical Education

Content descriptor analyse the impact of changes and transitions, and devise strategies to support themselves and others through these changes

Elaborations

• • Elaboration investigating the changing nature of peer and family relationships and proposing strategies to manage these changes
• • Elaboration accessing and assessing health information and services that support young people to effectively manage changes and transitions as they grow older, including sexual health information about sexually transmitted infections, contraception and safe sexual practices
• • Elaboration examining how ceremonies of First Nations Australians involve sharing of cultural knowledge leading to changes in social standing and responsibilities in communities
• • Elaboration examining the notion of “border crossing”; that is, how First Nations Australians live across multiple cultures, and how these transitions can impact on a sense of belonging to culture, family and peer groups
• • Elaboration evaluating and practising coping, communication and problem-solving skills to manage changes and emotions associated with puberty and getting older