In 2008, one of the overarching goals of the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians (Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs [MCEETYA], 2008) was to deliver a world–class curriculum that included a focus on student social and emotional health and wellbeing. As a result, the Australian Curriculum (AC) incorporated Health and Physical Education (HPE) as one of eight key learning areas (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2015), which nurtures fundamental concepts students will need to become healthy, safe and active Australian citizens. Safety is a critical area addressed in the HOE curriculum, and the four lesson plans below look at building on students’
