Sexual Health & Relationships
A Whole of Community Approach
Background – Why?
- Victorian Curriculum 2.0 Health and Physical Activity
- Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE)
- Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR’s)
- Affirmative Consent Education
- School Policies
- Child Safe Standards: Standard 3 & Standard 5
- Child Safe Standards: Standard 3 & Standard 5
This includes schools to deliver appropriate education about
- Healthy and respectful friendships and relationships (including sexuality)
- Resilience
- Child abuse awareness and prevention – including consent and protective behaviours
Yet…
95% of students stated that Relationships & Sexual Education (RSE) is important*
93% of students received RSE at schools, usually in years 8 and 9*
24.8% Reported RSE was relevant to them*
From this 24.8%
20.9% LGBQ+ young people reported it was relevant to them*
19.8% Trans and non-binary young people reported it was relevant to them*
*ARCSHS Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health 2021
Gaps
- Gender and Sexual Diversity
- How to get to know someone
- How to break up with someone
- Masturbation
- How to talk to your sexual partner about pleasure, consent and communicating boundaries
- Pornography
- Where to seek help about sexual health
Aim
- Embraces the partnership between the student, the home, the school, community health and social services
- Supports the need for comprehensive Relationships and Sexuality Education
- Builds on knowledge, skills and behaviours, enabling children and young people to make responsible and safe choices
- Develops protective factors such as resilience and social and emotional competencies will enhance the potential for critical thinking in children and young people
Missing Piece
- Embraces the partnership between the student, the home, the school, community health and social services
- Supports the need for comprehensive Relationships and Sexuality Education
- Builds on knowledge, skills and behaviours, enabling children and young people to make responsible and safe choices
- Develops protective factors such as resilience and social and emotional competencies will enhance the potential for critical thinking in children and young people
This includes schools to deliver appropriate education about
Contact
Tameaka Lakey (she/her)
Health Promotion Officer & BBV/STI Prevention
email [email protected]