Teaching and learning physical and health education in the core curriculum

lephy2133  2025-2026  Louvain-la-Neuve

Teaching and learning physical and health education in the core curriculum
5.00 credits
37.5 h
Q1
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  This learning unit is not open to incoming exchange students!

Teacher(s)
Dupont Jean-Philippe;
Language
French
Main themes
  • Teaching the family of subjects in CT (pre-school to lower secondary) :
    •     Initial competency frameworks and health and physical education
    •     Physical education programmes
    •     Linking activities and elementary activities
  • Learning the family of subjects in the Common Core (pre-school to lower secondary):
    •     Learning continuity and disruption; didactic nodes
    •      Identifying and supporting learning difficulties, particularly in relation to certain teaching practices
  • The educational project and pedagogical guidelines
  • The challenges and general objectives of Physical Education and Health Education
  • The cross-curricular aims of the Common Core (Pact for excellent teaching)
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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  • Explain the developments and challenges addressed by the new EP&S curriculum;
  • Analyse and utilise the EP&S programmes and framework, at both the disciplinary and didactic/pedagogical levels;
  • Analyse, evaluate and justify a teaching/learning activity in relation to the programmes and frameworks, the basic principles of EP&S didactics and the level of the learners;
  • Describe, for each didactic or pedagogical approach discussed, the strengths, essential characteristics and learning challenges;
  • Explain the links between PE&H challenges and physical literacy and health literacy
  • Describe approaches and attitudes that take into account students' needs, stimulate creativity, develop a sense of belonging, and raise awareness of the importance of physical activity for health;
  • Understand the development of content that draws on the cross-curricular objectives of the core curriculum.
 
Teaching methods
Face-to-face
Alternating between theoretical classes, seminars and situation analysis
Evaluation methods
Written examination/written assignments
Other information
This unit is linked to the ‘Health and physical education observation placement from the core curriculum and accompanying seminar’ unit (5 credits).
Faculty or entity
> FSM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Master [120] of Education, Section 4 : Physical Education
EDPH2M4
5
Master [60] of Education, Section 5 : Physical Education
EDPH2M5
5