Building Respectful Relationships 

The Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships learning materials have been designed for teachers in primary and secondary schools to develop students’ social, emotional and positive relationship skills. Efforts to promote social and emotional skills and positive gender norms in children and young people has been shown to improve health-related outcomes and wellbeing. It also reduces antisocial behaviours including engagement in gender-related violence.  

The Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) learning materials cover eight topics of Social and Emotional Learning across all levels of primary and secondary education: Emotional Literacy; Personal Strengths; Positive Coping; Problem Solving; Stress Management; Help Seeking; Gender and Identity; and Positive Gender Relationships.  

Here at Ripponlea, the 4R’s are a core component of our curriculum. Over the remainder of the term, we will spotlight one of the eight topics and provide some details about what we cover. We hope this will support you with initiating and facilitating conversations at home with your child.  

If you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic, family or sexual violence, 

1800RESPECT.org.au is the national domestic, family and sexual violence counselling, information and support service which operates 24 hours to support those who are impacted.  

Andria, Jess, Kara, Lena, Lydia and Mark

The Respectful Relationships Team