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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Active Breakfast
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Opening Plenary
Rana Hussain
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Morning tea and exhibitor networking
Morning tea and exhibitor networking

SESSION A
10.45am - 11.45am

A1'That's a good question' - Developing and assessing written reports & extended response tasks in VCE HHD & VCE PESenior Secondary
A2Bringing SISXPLD002 to Life: Practical, Engaging & Assessable Recreation SessionsVCE VET
A3Using the CAMSA assessment tool for Year 3-6 – Live demonstrationF - 6
A4Teaching students to have a Big Bash - Using Small-Sided Games for Cricket Skill DevelopmentF - 6
A5Thinking Outside the Box: Decision-points and AI prompts to enhance rubric design and use in Health and Physical EducationF - 10
A6From Bystander to Upstander: Empowering Students to Take Safe, Effective ActionF - 10
A7Class Break: Transforming Learning One Brain Break at a TimeF - 10
A8Tried, Tested and Tweaked: Turning Viral PE Games into Meaningful LearningF - 10
A9Navigating harmful ideologies in schools: Media, language, and facilitating safe conversations across Health, PE and beyond.5 - 12
A10Beyond the whistle: Officiating as a pathway for student leadership and lifelong learning7 - 10
A11Beyond Participation: Building Confident, Self-Aware Girls in HPE and Sport7 - 10
A12Embrace Food: The future of food and nutrition education for Secondary Schools7 - 10
A13Building Scalable Strength & Conditioning Programs in High Schools7 - 12
A14Gamify and Engage - Boost Engagement and Learning in your HPE Classroom.7 - 12
A15Sport Meets STEM: Creating New Pathways for Girls Through Data, Technology and Movement7 - 12
A16Addressing the phyigtial hazards and risks that middle years students face through outdoor learningOther

SESSION B
11.50am - 12.50pm

B1Interactive activies across HHD Unit 3 and 4Senior Secondary
B2Practical Teaching Strategies in VCE VET Sport and RecreationVCE VET
B3Planning with Purpose: Running an Engaging and Organised School Sports CarnivalF - 6
B4Building Foundations: Implementing Perceptual Motor Programs in the Early YearsF - 6
B5Striking and Fielding in Primary Schools with Fully Loaded Softball: An Active and Adaptable ApproachF - 6
B6Every Minute Counts: Maximising Movement and Learning in PEF - 10
B7Consent in Movement: Integrating consent education in HPE practiceF - 10
B8Shuttle Time Australia Schools ProgramF - 10
B9City Futures - Football in Schools Program7 - 10
B10PE Tool Box: Practical Ideas for The year 7 and 8 classroom7 - 10
B11TriBall Lacrosse - Revolutionising Secondary School Lacrosse7 - 10
B12Supporting Young People to Navigate Online Influence and Harm7 - 12
B13Having more productive conversations with teenagers about vaping and substance use7 - 12
B15If in doubt, sit them out… then what next? A practical guide to concussion for teachers and coachesOther
12:50 PM - 1:55 PM
Lunch and exhibitor networking
Lunch and exhibitor networking

SESSION C
2.00pm - 3.00pm

C1The HHD TooklitVCE HHD
C2Teaching Biomechanics in Unit 3 & 4 PE: Practical Strategies for Student SuccessVCE PE
C3Activities With Purpose: Linking Practical Tasks to Unit Requirements in Sport & RecreationVCE VET
C4Making Every Minute Count: Maximising Engagement and Learning in Primary PEF - 6
C5Throw like a Champion!F - 6
C6Talking the Walk: Using Instructional Self-Talk to Anchor Early Fundamental Movement SkillsF - 6
C7Creating Inclusive Futures: Lessons from Paralympians for Health and Physical EducationF - 10
C8Using health literacy as the 'north star' in orienting curriculum delivery in health education.F - 10
C9All you need are tennis balls! Simple Equipment, Powerful PEF - 10
C10Indoor Lesson? Outdoor session? There's golf for that.F - 10
C11Belonging in Movement SpacesF - 10
C12Increase engagement in PE through student voice7 - 10
C13Pickleball and Pop Tennis in Secondary Schools – Building Lifelong Movement Through Play7 - 12
C14Students as coaches: Using peer coaching to build leadership, learning and engagement7 - 12
C15"What Happens When You're Not There? Leading HPE Programs That Last"Other
C16Calm First, Then Teach: Using Movement to Support Emotional Regulation in SchoolsOther
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Networking drinks
 
7:30 AM - 8:55 AM
Registration and Active Breakfast
 
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Thursday Morning Plenary and Conference Open
 
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning tea and exhibitor networking
Morning tea and exhibitor networking

SESSION D
10.35am - 11.35am

D1Stop Cramming, Start Retaining: Building Study Habits That Stick in Year 12 Health and Human DevelopmentVCE HHD
D2Making Good Writing Great in VCE OESVCE OES
D3Engaging and energising activities for Unit 1 & 2 Physical EducationVCE PE
D4Participation and Inclusion- building inclusive, engaged and thriving communities.F - 6
D5Creative Physical Education for Games and Dance – incorporating Teaching for Personal and Social ResponsibilityF - 10
D6What if Rugby League could be one of the most effective contexts for teaching game understanding, decision-making and movement skills?F - 10
D7Connection IS The Content - The Pathway to Building Relationships & Well-BeingF - 10
D8Lawn Bowls - Target Sport for EveryoneF - 10
D9All things PickleballF - 10
D10R U OK? Student Connection Champions: A new co-designed peer-led program in schools7 - 10
D11Leading Through Sport Education: Developing Student Leaders Through the Sport Education in Physical Education Program (SEPEP)7 - 10
D12Unofficial starts for a practical session7 - 10
D14Embodied Education7 - 12
D15From Empathy to Action: Practical Strategies for Disability Inclusion Through Movement and SportOther
D16More Than a Game: Developing Movement, Confidence and Connection Through Squash StarsSchool Sport

SESSION E
11.40am - 12.40pm

E1Ai - How can we use this to improve our student marks?Senior Secondary
E2VCE OES Unit 4 Area of Study 3:T How to plan, teach and assess this outcomeVCE OES
E3Creating interrelationship assessments through practical activities & primary dataVCE PE
E4From PMP to Physical Literacy: Practical FMS Assessment and Intervention for SchoolsF - 6
E5Maximum Minutes, Minimum Planning: A Practical Blueprint for Game Based PEF - 6
E6Learning Through Play: Game-Based Tennis for Primary PEF - 6
E7Run, Jump, Throw - Youth AthleticsF - 6
E8Developing a thematic game sense curriculum in PEF - 10
E9King-Sized Sports: Reigniting minor gamesF - 10
E10Spare the Scare: Fear Doesn't Change Behaviour. Facts and Skills Do.7 - 10
E11From Surviving to Thriving: The Graduate HPE Teacher Toolkit7 - 12
E12High Performance In Schools - Creating a Successful Development Pathway7 - 12
E13Practical Strategies for Navigating Manosphere Attitudes in the Classroom7 - 12
E14GAME DAY FUELLING: Nutrition strategies for young athletes7 - 12
E15Healthy Places, Healthy Futures: A Whole-School Approach to Physical Activity and MovementOther
E16TripleNet: Fast. Fun. Easy. Anywhere. A New Way to Engage Every Student Through Modified SportSchool Sport
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM
Lunch and exhibitor networking
Lunch and exhibitor networking

SESSION F
1.25pm - 2.25pm

F1Tips & tricks to enhance your VCE OES programVCE OES
F2Engaging Every Student in Primary PEF - 6
F3How to use insights from the playground to increase engagement and help primary school students find more joy in PEF - 6
F4How to Streamline Your PE PlanningF - 6
F5Lacrosse Australia’s Quick Stix: A Beginner’s Game for Primary PEF - 6
F6Transferable Drills and Minor Games for Multi-Sport ApplicationF - 10
F7Speedminton – Fair Dinkum Racket Sport FunF - 10
F8Top 10 Energetic Games Students Love to PlayF - 10
F9Using a game sense approach for teaching invasion (territorial) throwing and catching gamesF - 10
F10Victory on the Pitch and in the Classroom: Using Football (soccer) to Build Respect, Resilience and BelongingF - 10
F11Active Learning Strategies for Engaging Health Education7 - 10
F12Making the Hidden Visible: Embedding Mindset Skills in PE & Health Through Active Learning7 - 10
F13Coaching Athletics in Schools7 - 10
F14Activating Knowledge: Designing Physically Active Lessons that Teach Thinking7 - 10
F15Supporting Female Students in Sport: Practical Strategies for Health, Performance and Wellbeing7 - 12
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Thursday Afternoon Plenary and Conference Close