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Highlights of the Program

Network with International Speakers who will deliver cutting edge workshops on Physical Education teaching styles and how to use them in specific learning contexts; understand current Teaching Games for Understanding strategies; and deliberate upon the role of Sports Psychology in teaching decision-making in sports.  

For all teachers— Attend a symposium on HPE developments in the National Curriculum; choose from many practical workshops that help you to make your teaching fun, challenging and safe.  Learn about the way the internet and other media technologies are changing the way we engage students in learning and how we can use these technologies wisely to promote health and wellbeing.

For Primary HPE Teachers—Learn how to use traditional games that demonstrate the bedding of Indigenous knowledge within your HPE curriculum; experience the value of different teaching styles to alleviate boredom, to manage difficult classes and to achieve a variety of outcomes.

For Secondary HPE Teachers-  Explore the ‘Teaching Games for Understanding ’ (TGFU) approach in a practical way; learn about planning strength and conditioning programs for adolescents; learn new ideas for teaching and training from key sporting organisations.

For authors: Please note that papers to be published must use APA referencing, and be a maximum of 5 A4 pages (single spacing) including diagrams or 3000 words.

Dr. Fritz Duras has been justly called the father of Australian Physical Education. In 1936 whilst in England he was invited by Sir Raymond Priestly, then Vice Chancellor, to launch a Physical Education course in the University of Melbourne. From 1937 to 1939 he held a Carnegie lectureship in physical education and his impact was such that the University sought and obtained his services as permanent Director of Physical Education. This was the first such course to be introduced into an Australian university. From the outset he understood physical education to be a discipline that could give scope for full personal development in the best traditions of university education.

He excelled in any intellectual or physical pursuit to which he set his mind.He was an Olympic class ski jumper. Above all, Fritz Duras was an extremely kind man, deeply interested in people and their problems, never too busy, or too tired to be at the disposal of those who sought his help.