By Damian Murphy, Experienced PDHPE Teacher
Great physical education starts with confident, capable staff.
And with the new NSW K–6 and 7–10 PDHPE syllabuses being implemented from 2027, there has never been a better time to invest in your staff and strengthen the way your school delivers physical education.
At Murphy Sports, we help schools turn uncertainty into confidence with practical, energetic and hands-on Educate the Educators workshops.
Our workshops are designed to give teachers and staff the skills, ideas and confidence they need to deliver fun, inclusive and engaging physical activity experiences for their students.
2027 Is Coming – Is Your Staff Team Ready?
The new NSW PDHPE syllabuses provide an opportunity for schools to look at how they deliver physical education and how they support staff to teach it effectively.
The new PDHPE K–6 Syllabus (2024) and PDHPE 7–10 Syllabus (2024) are both scheduled for implementation from 2027, with 2026 providing an important opportunity for schools to plan and prepare.
For school leaders, this raises an important question:
Do your staff feel confident delivering the practical, physical activity components of PDHPE?
Because having a new syllabus is one thing.
Having a team of confident educators who can bring physical education to life for students is another.
That’s where Murphy Sports can help
Turning Challenges Into Confidence
We know that delivering great sport and physical activity isn’t always easy.
Schools can have:
- Staff who feel unconfident or underprepared when running sports and games
- Teachers who don’t have a strong sporting or coaching background
- Students who are reluctant, disengaged or difficult to motivate
- Different levels of ability and confidence within the same class
- Activities that become repetitive or don’t keep every student involved
- Staff who simply need fresh ideas and practical strategies
These challenges don’t mean your staff aren’t capable.
Often, they simply need the right training, practical experience and resources
A Workshop That’s About Doing, Not Just Listening
Our 90-minute Educate the Educators workshops are designed to be practical from start to finish.
Staff don’t sit in a room listening to a presentation about sport.
They get involved.
They get on the field, participate in the activities and experience the games themselves—just as their students will.
They learn practical strategies for:
- Explaining and demonstrating activities clearly
- Keeping students active and involved
- Modifying games for different ages and abilities
- Creating inclusive activities where everyone can participate
- Managing groups effectively
- Motivating reluctant or less confident students
- Introducing new games and activities
- Building fundamental movement and sporting skills
- Creating positive physical education experiences for students
The result?
Staff leave feeling more confident and ready to put what they’ve learned into practice.
Supporting Your School’s PDHPE Journey
The new syllabus provides a timely opportunity to build staff capability.
For K–6, the new PDHPE syllabus includes a focus on Movement skill and physical activity, alongside areas including respectful relationships and safety, identity, health and wellbeing, and self-management and interpersonal skills.
For Years 7–10, the new syllabus includes Movement skills and strategies and Health and wellbeing through physical activity, alongside areas such as safe, active and healthy lifestyle choices, respectful relationships and identity.
Our workshops can help your staff feel more comfortable and capable when turning those physical activity concepts into engaging, practical experiences for students.
We’re not here to replace your school’s curriculum planning.
We’re here to help your staff deliver it with confidence.
More Confident Staff. More Engaged Students.
When teachers feel confident leading physical activity, students benefit.
They are more likely to experience:
More movement → More participation → More enjoyment → More confidence
And that creates a positive ripple effect across your school community.
Confident staff can create better experiences for students, which can lead to greater engagement, stronger participation and a more positive attitude towards being active.
Practical Ideas Your Staff Can Use Immediately
Every Murphy Sports workshop is packed with practical activities, coaching tips and strategies that staff can take straight back to school.
There is no complicated theory and no sitting on the sidelines.
Staff experience the activities themselves, learn how to adapt them and gain ideas they can use with their students.
They finish the workshop with something far more valuable than a folder of notes:
Confidence.
Professional Development That Builds Your Team
Our workshops can also be a fantastic team-building experience.
Getting staff out of the classroom and onto the field together gives everyone the opportunity to participate, laugh, learn and work as a team.
It’s professional development with energy.
It’s practical.
And most importantly, it’s fun.
Tailored to Your School
Every school is different, so our workshops can be tailored to suit your staff, students and priorities.
Whether your team needs support with:
- Primary school games
- Fundamental movement skills
- Sports and physical activity
- Inclusive activities
- Student engagement
- Playground games
- Team games
- Coaching techniques
- Building staff confidence
—we can design the workshop around what will be most useful to your school.
Don’t Wait Until 2027
With the new PDHPE syllabuses commencing in 2027, 2026 is the perfect time to invest in your staff.
Rather than waiting until the new syllabus is fully underway, schools can use this preparation period to build staff confidence, develop practical skills and explore new ways of engaging students in physical activity. NSW Department of Education guidance specifically identifies 2025 and 2026 as the planning and preparation period for the new K–6 syllabus.
Give your staff the confidence now, so they’re ready for 2027.
Ready to Lift Your Staff’s Game?
If your school is preparing for the new NSW PDHPE syllabuses and you want your staff to feel more confident, capable and enthusiastic about delivering physical activity, our Educate the Educators workshop could be the perfect fit.
Led by experienced PE Teacher and Sports Coach Damian Murphy, our 90-minute workshops are energetic, practical and designed to give your staff ideas they can use straight away.
Let’s Turn Your Challenges Into Confidence
Give your staff the tools.
Give them the confidence.
Give your students better physical education experiences.
Book an Educate the Educators Workshop
Get your school ready for 2027.
