SEL in Term Four

This week, a consent notice was sent out to all families about our upcoming Social and Emotional Learning program for Term Four. It involves important learning around anti-violence that we hope all students at Dinjerra Primary will be participating in. Please make sure to complete the consent form on Compass when you can. You can find the notice that was shared on Compass below:

Hello Dinjerra families,

I write to inform you about our upcoming Social and Emotional Learning in all classrooms on Topic 7 (Gender Norms and Stereotypes) and Topic 8 (Positive Gender Relations) of the Department of Education’s Respectful Relationships, Rights and Responsibilities, which is a significant contributor to our whole-school Social and Emotional Learning program.

We are hoping for all students to participate in this anti-violence program. However, you may wish to decline consent for your child to participate through this Compass notice. Should you decline consent for your child to participate, then they will be completing alternative learning, which will include Library. Consent is due by Tuesday 21st October.

Respectful Relationships is a whole school approach aimed towards the prevention of violence. This approach is guided by evidence-based research, which contributed to the development of comprehensive resources released to all Victorian schools at the end of 2024.

At Dinjerra Primary, we are dedicated towards using the Respectful Relationships program to:

Prevent the development of gender-based violence behaviours in our community
Promote social and emotional wellbeing skills
Increase positive mental health outcomes for all students
Promote positive gender norms
Reduce anti-social behaviours

You can find access to all lessons and resources using the links below:

Prep	https://arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au//43920.rsf
Year ½	https://arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au//43921.rsf
Year ¾	https://arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au//43922.rsf
Year ⅚	https://arc.educationapps.vic.gov.au//43923.rsf

If you would like to read the specific lessons that your child will be engaging in, please use our SEL sequence for Term Four, which is shown below for your reference:

For a more in depth look at the importance of RRRR and some background information, feel free to visit their site - https://www.vic.gov.au/respectful-relationships

If you would like further information and clarification about RRRR, please reach out to Tom Penberthy (Mental Health and Wellbeing Leader) via email at thomas.penberthy@education.vic.gov.au

We look forward to engaging with this work over the course of Term 4.

Kind regards,

Tom Penberthy