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Procedures and guidelines

Teachers and school leaders can find advice, support and compliance resources for implementing high-quality and safe sport and physical activities for students.

 

 

Sport and physical activity procedures

School leaders and teachers can find requirements for implementing sport and physical activity in your school.

Supporting tools and resources

Principals and teachers of sport and physical activity will find additional information, ready to use resources and answers to frequently asked questions about the Sport and physical activity pocedures. 

Permission

This page guides schools in meeting the department’s permission requirements for sport and physical activity.

In Term 4 2024, new resources have been launched to support parent/carer permission procedures for weekly sports and activities, assisting schools with planning for 2025.

Specific sport and physical activity guidelines

School leaders and teachers will find essential information for planning an activity where students are physically active. This may include a weekly sport or PE program, an excursion or a school camp adventure activity.

Risk management

Risk management plans establish clear processes for identifying hazards and assessing risks. This involves analysing activities, equipment, environment, communication, participants, and staff to identify, remove, or control risk factors, ensuring duty of care.

Teacher resource hub

The Teacher resource hub contains a wide range of sport and physical activity resources and professional learning to support educators to meet the requirements of the Sport and physical activity procedures.