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Physical activity implementation platform

Active Schools Toolkit

Helping Victorian schools create more opportunities for students to move, participate and thrive.

The Active Schools Toolkit provides practical guidance, resources and real-school examples to help Victorian government schools plan, implement and sustain a whole-school approach to physical activity.

Not sure where to start?

Whether your school is just beginning or looking to strengthen existing practice, the Toolkit can help you identify your next step.

New to Active Schools

Understand Active Schools, explore the Framework and learn what a whole-school approach looks like.

Ready to plan

Review current practice, identify priorities and develop achievable goals for your school.

Ready to do more

Explore practical strategies, resources and examples across the six Key Priority Areas.

Your Active Schools Journey

Creating an active school is an ongoing process. Use the Toolkit at any stage of your journey.

Getting started

Planning

Taking action

Monitoring

Sustaining

Explore the Key Priority Areas

The Active Schools Framework identifies six areas schools can strengthen to create more opportunities for students to be physically active.

active classrooms

Embed movement into everyday teaching and learning.

active recreation

Create inclusive opportunities to move, play and connect.

active travel

Support students to walk, ride and move safely to and from school.

Quality Physical Education

Build movement skills, confidence and physical literacy through curriculum learning.

Quality School Sport

Create inclusive and meaningful opportunities to participate in school sport.

Supportive School Environment

Build the culture, environment and systems that support physical activity.

See what other schools are doing

Explore real examples of Victorian schools creating more opportunities for students to be active.

Primary School

Creswick North Primary School

Encouraging active travel.

Secondary School

Rosebud Secondary College

Providing active recreation opportunities for female students.

Specialist School

Furlong Park School for Deaf Children

Active at Home Kits.

Find what you need help with

Browse resources by topic to find practical support for your school.

Planning and auditing

Activities and ideas

Professional learning

Inclusion and adjustments

Monitoring and evaluation

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The Active Schools Toolkit has been developed for the Victorian Department of Education by Active Education Australia.