Health and Physical Education for the Australian Curriculum Years 7&8 Alternate Version Teacher Resource Package

Sue Dickens has thirteen years experience as a Health and Physical Education teacher and coach in secondary schools before moving to her current position at the University of Queensland. Her interests remain aligned to teaching and learning as the Manager of Continuing Professional Development which oversees the development of online courses specific to HPE teachers and sports coaches.

Sue is also involved in the Postgraduate Program in Sports Coaching at UQ which offers sports coaches the opportunity for career advancement through tertiary study. She has over a decade of experience as an author having written HPE and Senior Physical Education textbooks for secondary schools to meet the changing curriculum and assessment requirements.

Michelle Nemec is an accomplished educator in New South Wales and a current Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) teacher. Michelle has presented at a range of International, National and State conferences and she was a member of the Years 7-10 PDHPE syllabus NSW. She holds a PhD earned at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University.

Jo Butterworth has worked in the field of Health, Physical Education and Science for over 20 years and currently works for the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority and was involved in the implementation of a range of moderation and assessment processes in the senior phase of schooling. From 2011 – 2014 Jo was an ACHPER Queensland Management Committee member, advocating for quality Health and Physical Education in Queensland schools.

Dylan Chown has worked in the field of Health and Physical Education for almost twenty years and is a researcher, teacher-trainer, occasional lecturer and consultant in the field of Islamic schooling. Dylan has travelled extensively delivering training and facilitation packages for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander games and has authored and co-authored a number of publications focused on Traditional Games for the Australian Curriculum.

Toby Priest has been a teacher of Physical Education and Health for the past 20 years in Secondary and Primary schools in Western Australia and South Australia, and has held Head of H&PE and Sport Coordinating positions. In recent years he has been the PE and Sport teacher at St Thomas School, Goodwood in Adelaide’s inner south, and holds various academic positions at Flinders University and the University of South Australia in H&PE teacher training.

Christopher Hall has worked in Health and Physical Education for 20 years, with much of his time spent as a Head of Department and a Sport Coordinator at Carmel School in Western Australia. Chris also worked with Australian rugby league athletes combining a love of exercise physiology and biomechanics to improve player performance. With a young family of his own nowadays, Chris currently enjoys coaching / managing his own kids and others in their local teams.

Graeme Barry is a highly experienced educator and consultant. He is the former Principal Education Officer: Religious Education at Brisbane Catholic Education where he was involved with the development of Religious Education Curriculum P-12 and with projects on Relationship and Sexuality Education for Catholic Schools. Graeme is currently an Education Consultant on projects related to Religious Education in Catholic Schools.