Yoga Curriculum Alignment for Australian Schools
How Shelby Yoga programs support PDHPE, Health and Physical Education, age-appropriate delivery and inclusion for Australian primary and secondary schools.
Curriculum support pages for PDHPE, HPE, inclusion and age-group alignment. Built for Shelby Yoga users who need a clear, practical and low-friction way to choose the right yoga and wellbeing pathway.
Curriculum proof hub
This hub explains how practical Yoga & Wellbeing programs can support PE/Sport, PDHPE, HPE, wellbeing, inclusion and age-appropriate delivery.
Primary pathways
PDHPE Alignment, Health and Physical Education, Inclusion and Neurodiversity, and Age Groups.
Use as sales support
Link this cluster from school pages, quote forms, program pages and downloadable resources.
Frequently asked questions
Can this support PE, Sport or PDHPE?
Yes. The program is designed to support movement, physical activity and practical wellbeing outcomes. Schools should always map the program to their own curriculum planning, but the structure is designed to sit naturally inside PE/Sport, PDHPE, wellbeing blocks, incursions and classroom reset routines.
How long is each session?
Standard student sessions run for 45 minutes. Teacher workshops and workplace sessions can be delivered as 45-minute sessions or extended workshops depending on the school timetable.
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How school yoga maps to the Australian Curriculum and NSW PDHPE
Shelby Yoga sessions map directly to Health and Physical Education outcomes in the Australian Curriculum (v9.0) and the NSW PDHPE K–10 syllabus, covering fundamental movement skills, self-management, interpersonal skills and health-and-wellbeing strands. Every program is delivered with a written outcome map your school can attach to its teaching and learning cycle.
Most schools we speak to already agree yoga is good for students. What stalls the decision is paperwork: an executive team needs to show how a wellbeing session connects to a syllabus outcome before it can sit inside class time rather than lunchtime.
That's the gap this part of the site closes. Rather than a generic wellbeing pitch, each Shelby program is written against named strands, Moving Our Bodies and Making Healthy and Safe Choices in the Australian Curriculum v9.0, and the Self-management, Interpersonal Skills and Movement Skill and Performance outcomes in the NSW PDHPE K–10 syllabus. A 45-minute Stage 2 session, for example, works balance and locomotor control alongside a breathing sequence students can reuse before NAPLAN or a presentation.
The practical insight most curriculum leads miss is that yoga is easier to justify as a movement lesson than as a mindfulness add-on. Movement outcomes are measurable, teachers can observe control, sequencing and confidence over a term. Regulation skills come along with them, which is why schools that run an 8–10 week block report the strongest classroom carry-over rather than one-off incursions.
Programs are delivered across Sydney, the Lower North Shore, North Sydney and the Northern Beaches, with online delivery for regional NSW and interstate schools. Each booking includes an outcome map, a teacher-facing session plan and a parent letter template.
Frequently asked questions
Which curriculum documents does Shelby Yoga align to?
The Australian Curriculum v9.0 Health and Physical Education learning area, and in New South Wales the NSW PDHPE K–10 syllabus published by NESA. Programs for other states are mapped to the national curriculum strands.
Can yoga count as part of the mandated physical activity time?
Yes. In NSW, schools must timetable planned physical activity each week, and an instructor-led yoga session that develops movement skill counts toward it. Your school makes the final call on how the time is recorded.
Do teachers need to stay in the room?
Yes, the classroom teacher remains present and responsible for supervision. Our instructors hold current NSW Working With Children Checks and carry their own public liability cover.
What year levels can be taught together?
Sessions are grouped by stage rather than year. K–2, Years 3–4 and Years 5–6 each get different pacing, language and sequence length. Mixed-stage groups are possible but reduce the movement complexity we can cover.
Do you provide evidence for the school's wellbeing reporting?
Each program includes a short end-of-block summary: sessions delivered, outcomes covered and teacher-observed changes. Schools use it for their wellbeing framework reporting and, where relevant, their Strategic Improvement Plan evidence.