Respectful Relationships 

Respectful Relationships Parents Education Partnership Series

Firstly, thank you to the members of the Karoo School community who took the time to join us for the Respectful Relationship PEPS. This session opened the door for further developing our Community Partnerships. Additionally, it allowed families to better understand the research behind RR , the content of the Rights, Resilience and Respectful Relationships curriculum and how we are delivering the content across the school.

RRRR information available on the Arc platform.

In the classroom

Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) in the classroom across each year level:

Foundation - Topic 5 - Stress Managment

Year 1 - Topic 7 - Gender norms and stereotypes

Year 2 - Topic 6 – Help Seeking

Year 3 - Topic 7 - Gender norms and stereotypes

Year 4 - Topic 7 - Gender norms and stereotypes

Year 5 - Topic 7 - Gender norms and stereotypes

Year 6 - Topic 7 - Gender norms and stereotypes

Respectful Relationship Myths

Myth: The Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships teaching and learning materials are not age appropriate

Fact: The Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships teaching and learning materials were developed by leading education experts, who tailored the materials to each year level from Foundation to year 12 and made sure all information is age-appropriate and grounded in evidence.

Myth: Students will use the Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships teaching and learning materials like a textbook

Fact: The Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships teaching and learning materials are designed to support teachers to deliver respectful relationships education in the classroom.

Teachers use their experience and knowledge to deliver this material in the most suitable way for their students. Materials were developed by nationally and internationally recognised experts from the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education.

Myth: The Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships teaching and learning materials aren’t based on evidence

Fact: This is untrue.

The Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships teaching and learning materials have been developed by experts from the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education, based on evidence from reputable research bodies and leading authorities including:

• UNICEF

• VicHealth

• Australian Bureau of Statistics

• Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

• Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing

• UNESCO