Dr Richard Keegan

"My experience of developing content for this project is that a physical literacy approach allows schools, coaches, parents and individuals to sing from the same hymn sheet – offering a shared language and framework for principles and strategies that researchers and practitioners have been developing for many years. This shared framework helps to energise and enable collaboration across education, health and sport. We learn through our physical interactions with the world, and this learning extends beyond motor skills and fitness to develop the whole person: their perception, cognition, emotion regulation and social skills. Readily mapped against curricula and development frameworks, Australia’s physical literacy framework reflects current consensus about the benefits of engaging in movement, as well as informing and enabling ongoing development: no matter where you’re starting from. The Australian Physical Literacy framework is designed to be inclusive, accessible, and a supportive, positive experience for anyone using it."

Dr Richard Keegan, Associate Professor, University of Canberra