Course description
This full-day professional learning workshop supports high school and college educators to embed Respectful Relationships and Consent Education (RRCE) into their school culture and classroom teaching.
Designed for teachers, support staff and school leaders across all learning areas, the workshop builds participants’ knowledge, confidence and practical skills to deliver impactful RRCE.
Key content includes:
- Why RRCE matters: Understanding the evidence for, and impact of RRCE on student knowledge, skills, wellbeing and learning
- Participatory and gender-transformative practices: Engaging students in activities that challenge harmful norms and promote respect and equality
- Trauma-informed approaches: Delivering sensitive content, navigating challenging conversations, using protective interrupting, and responding to disclosures
- Practical classroom strategies: Exploring RRCE teaching resources, sample activities and real-world classroom scenarios
- Embedding RRCE across the curriculum: Planning and delivering RRCE within diverse learning areas and programs
- Whole-school alignment: Reflecting on your school’s RRCE journey and identifying steps to strengthen a school-wide approach
Schools are encouraged to send multiple staff to support a consistent and collaborative approach to RRCE.
Course outcomes
By the end of this workshop, participants will:
- Understand the role and impact of RRCE on student wellbeing and learning
- Feel confident embedding and contributing a whole-of-school approach to RRCE
- Apply trauma-informed strategies to manage sensitive conversations and disclosures
- Use gender-transformative and participatory approaches to challenge harmful norms and promote respect
- Access and confidently use RRCE teaching resources and activity samples in their practice
Australian Professional Standards
- Standard 1 – Know students and how they learn
- Standard 3 – Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
- Standard 4 – Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
- Standard 6 – Engage in professional learning
Principal Capability Framework
Social
- S2 – Communicates respectfully with students, teachers, families, community and other stakeholders
- S3 – Shapes an inclusive culture that fosters mutual respect, agency and accountability
- S4 – Creates a safe and secure environment for students and staff
Knowledge and Expertise
- K6 – Leads, models and engages in professional learning