Cambridge Checkpoints NSW Personal Development, Health and Physical Ed Year 12

Gareth is currently Head of PDHPE at Hunter Valley Grammar School in Maitland. He has been a specialist PDHPE teacher for 27 years, working in both primary and secondary schools. He has co-authored an HSC Study Guide for PDHPE and is a long-term member of ACHPER and PDHPETA. As an educator he is keen to see students achieve their personal best and to develop a love and passion for lifelong movement.

Andrew Ponsen, BA Teaching (BA HPE) (Hons) is currently Director of Active Learning and Lead Educator (PDHPE) at St Philip’s Christian College (Newcastle Campus). He has over 20 years of experience as a specialist PDHPE teacher across junior, middle and senior years, and has coached a range of individual and team sports. He is passionate about helping students develop a deep value of lifelong health, facilitating movement opportunities that lead to holistic and meaningful athletic development and strives to help all students achieve their academic potential. He has extensive experience in HSC marking, and co-authored the Cambridge PDHPE Textbooks and Checkpoints Study Guide.