Health and Physical Education (HPE)
ACARA has appointed Professor Doune Macdonald, Head of the School of Human Movement Studies at The University of Queensland as the Lead Writer for the development of the Shape Paper for Health and Physical Education.
Janice Atkin has been appointed by ACARA as the Senior Project Officer, Health and Physical Education.
Draft timeline for the development of the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
A draft timeline for the development of the Health and Physical Education curriculum is now available.
Advisory Panel for the Health and Physical Education Shaping phase
The Advisory Panel will provide advice on directions, structures and key issues during the development of the Shape Paper for Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education.
View the members of the Health and Physical Education Advisory Group
Announcement of Professor Doune Macdonald as Lead Writer for the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education
Professor Macdonald completed her undergraduate degree in Human Movement Studies at The University of Queensland before teaching health and physical education in primary and secondary schools. Professor Macdonald obtained her PhD through Deakin University and rejoined the School of Human Movement Studies at University of Queensland in 1990.
In 1998 she won an Australian Award for University Teaching. Professor Macdonald serves on the editorial boards of Sport, Education and Society, and Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, and is a Board Member of Association Internationale des Ecoles Superieures d'Education Physique.
Professor Macdonald's research interests focus on understanding the shifts in the field of Health and Physical Education at the primary, secondary and tertiary level using predominantly qualitative methods. In particular, much of her work has addressed the challenges of curriculum reform and its impact upon teachers and teaching.
View Professor Macdonald's professional biography
Janice Atkin - Senior Project Officer Health and Physical Education
Janice Atkin has been appointed Senior Project Officer for Health and Physical Education at ACARA.
Janice joins ACARA after working as National Education Manager with the Inspire Foundation. Her previous position was with the NSW Department of Education and Training as Senior Curriculum Adviser and relieving Curriculum Manager for Personal Development, Health and Physical Education.
Janice has also served as Vice President of the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation National Board, and President of the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) in NSW, the peak professional association for Health and Physical Education teachers in Australia.
