Wellbeing and Mental Health

Next week, starting on the 21st of August, specifically trained teachers within Thornbury Primary School will be implementing a series of Sexuality Health lessons that focus on physical, social, and emotional changes. 

The content of the lessons complies with the Australian Curriculum and is recommended by the Department of Education, and is focused on Respectful Relationships, Consent and Sexuality Education.

These specific lessons will support students to work towards achieving the required health standards of the State Curriculum. Other components of the curriculum will be covered during Physical Education lessons and within the students’ regular classes.

The lessons will deliver age-appropriate content using a fact-based approach. A variety of materials will be used to deliver the content in a sensitive manner, including:

• Games
• Conversations
• Audio and visual media

PREP PROGRAM

The students will be learning:

• What is safe and unsafe 
• Body Parts - Private vs Public and naming simplest genitals
• Safety Network - Identify trusted adults
• Consent
• Respectful Relationships: How to ask for help, Everyone can be strong and gentle, Anyone can choose

GRADE 1&2 and 2/3S PROGRAM

The students will be learning:

• We all grow up - Body changes
• I know my body - Body parts including simple genitals 
• Safe and Unsafe, Body Boundaries, Safety Network 
• Feelings and help seeking behaviours
• Consent and Respect 
• Respectful Relationships: Inclusive Gender Stories, Using Personal Strengths to resist gender stereotyping, The opposite of violence is respect

GRADE 3&4 MAINSTREAM and 3/4S PROGRAM

The students will be learning:

• We All Grow Up 
• Naming Body Parts Including Genitals
• Sexuality Diversity Briefly Introduced
• Introduction to Puberty Changes: Emotional and Physical
• The Amazing Story of Conception, Pregnancy & Birth
• Protective Safety (Body Safety)
• Consent
• Respectful Relationships: Emotional Literacy, Personal Strengths, Positive Coping, Problem Solving

GRADE 5&6 PROGRAM

The students will be learning:

• We All Grow up 
• Naming Body Parts
• Sexuality Diversity Revisited
• What is Puberty
• Puberty Changes: Emotional and Physical
• Puberty Continued - What Happens and What You Need and in Relation to Reproductive Capacity 
• Conception, Pregnancy & Birth
• Protective Safety 
• Question & Answer
• Consent
• Respectful Relationships: Emotional Literacy, Personal Strengths, Positive Coping, Problem Solving, Stress Management

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the relevant staff members below:

Thornbury Primary School respects your family’s role in teaching Sexuality Education and hope that these lessons and resources support and facilitate further conversations.