Respectful Relationships

Students develop the ability to be aware of, understand and use information about the emotional states of themselves and others.

Students develop a vocabulary to help them recognise and understand strengths and positive qualities in themselves and others. They identify the values and strengths they have learnt from role models within their families and culture to think about how this guidance helps them to treat others with respect. They consider how to draw on these strengths to engage with the challenges and opportunities that life presents.

Students develop language around coping, critically reflect on their coping strategies and extend their repertoire of positive coping strategies.

Students learn a range of problem-solving techniques to apply when confronting personal, social and ethical dilemmas. They engage in scenario based learning tasks to practise their problem-solving skills in relevant situations.

Students consider the causes of stress and develop a range of self regulation and coping strategies they can draw on to manage stressful situations

Students develop skills and knowledge for peer support, peer referral and help-seeking.

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.

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.