The Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships curriculum teaches positive relationship skills to students in primary and secondary schools. 

Promoting social and emotional skills and positive gender norms directly impacts students’ physical and mental health, student-teacher relationships and classroom behaviour. It also reduces antisocial behaviours including engagement in gender-related violence.

Taking a whole-school approach is about embedding a culture of respect and gender equality throughout the entire school community. In Term 3, students in all classrooms across Axedale Primary School will be focussing on ‘Stress Management' and ‘Help-Seeking'. Below is a brief summary of each topic.

TOPIC 7: GENDER NORMS AND STEREOTYPES 

Students consider the influence of gender norms on attitudes, opportunities and behaviour. They learn about gender equality, inclusion, human rights and the importance of relationships that respect people of all genders. Activities within this topic area will assist students to:

• reflect on the influence of gender norms and stereotypes
• develop an awareness of positive and negative gender norms
• challenge negative gender norms
• develop appreciation and respect for difference

TOPIC 8: POSITIVE GENDER RELATIONSHIPS

Students develop an understanding that verbal, physical, emotional, financial and sexual forms of violence are harmful, and that these forms of violence can also be gendered. They learn about safe and unsafe behaviours, consent and their rights to bodily autonomy. They practice strategies they can use to assert their rights to bodily autonomy to be free from coercion or violence. They develop self-care, peer support, peer referral and help-seeking skills that they can use in response to situations involving gender-based violence within family, peer, school, community or online relationships. Activities within this topic area will assist students to:

• develop an understanding of the negative impacts of gender-based violence
• develop an understanding of the positive impact of respectful gender relations
• practice enacting skills to support positive peer relations
• practise strategies they can use to help keep themselves safe or seek help in situations involving gender-based violence

For further information on each topic, please click on the link below:

Respectful Relationships: A Resource Kit for Victorian Schools | Resource | Arc