Everyone in our community deserves to be respected, valued and treated equally. We know that changes in attitudes and behaviours can be achieved when positive attitudes, behaviours and equality are embedded in our education settings.

Respectful Relationships is about embedding a culture of respect and equality across our entire community, from our classrooms to staffrooms, sporting fields, fetes and social events. This approach leads to positive impacts on student’s academic outcomes, their mental health, classroom behaviour, and relationships between teachers and students.

Together, we can lead the way in saying yes to respect and equality, and creating genuine and lasting change so that every child has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

The EDSC Respectful Relationships Pledge:

"All members of our school community have a responsibility to stand up against family violence and the misuse of gender power and control. We foster relationships that are respectful, caring and fair."

If you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic violence the following services are available

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger call 000 and ask for the police.

For non-urgent help, please contact:

• 1800RESPECT: The national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service. Phone and online services available 24/7.

• Doncare: (03) 9856 1500

• Eastern Domestic Violence Service (EDVOS): (03) 9259 4200

• Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre: 1800 015 188

• Thorne Harbour Health support for the LGBTIQA+ community: (03) 9865 6700

• Migrant Information Centre support for people from diverse cultural backgrounds: (03) 9285 4888

• inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence at (03) 9413 6500

• Men's Referral Service: 1300 766 491

• Eastern Community Legal Centre: 1300 325 200

More resources/agencies can be found on our Wellbeing, Engagement and Positive Futures page of the East Doncaster Secondary College website

https://www.eastdonsc.vic.edu.au/wellbeing-engagement-positive-futures

Everyone in our community deserves to be respected, valued and treated equally. We know that changes in attitudes and behaviours can be achieved when positive attitudes, behaviours and equality are embedded in our education settings.

Respectful Relationships is about embedding a culture of respect and equality across our entire community, from our classrooms to staffrooms, sporting fields, fetes and social events. This approach leads to positive impacts on student’s academic outcomes, their mental health, classroom behaviour, and relationships between teachers and students.

Together, we can lead the way in saying yes to respect and equality, and creating genuine and lasting change so that every child has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

The EDSC Respectful Relationships Pledge:"All members of our school community have a responsibility to stand up against family violence and the misuse of gender power and control. We foster relationships that are respectful, caring and fair."

If you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic violence the following services are available

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger call 000 and ask for the police.

For non-urgent help, please contact:

• 1800RESPECT: The national sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling service. Phone and online services available 24/7.

• Doncare: (03) 9856 1500

• Eastern Domestic Violence Service (EDVOS): (03) 9259 4200

• Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre: 1800 015 188

• Thorne Harbour Health support for the LGBTIQA+ community: (03) 9865 6700

• Migrant Information Centre support for people from diverse cultural backgrounds: (03) 9285 4888

• inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence at (03) 9413 6500

• Men's Referral Service: 1300 766 491

• Eastern Community Legal Centre: 1300 325 200

More resources/agencies can be found on our Wellbeing, Engagement and Positive Futures page of the East Doncaster Secondary College website

https://www.eastdonsc.vic.edu.au/wellbeing-engagement-positive-futures

Respectful Relationships Week

In Week 7 of Term 3 our College will be celebrating Respectful Relationships Week. Our students will be involved in a range of activities to celebrate all things ‘Respect’ for ourselves and our community. Our main celebration will be our ‘Evening with Rosie Batty’. Please find details below:

Respectful Relationships ‘Q and A’ with special guest, Rosie Batty.

East Doncaster Secondary College is delighted to host 2015 Australian of the Year, Rosie Batty, for an important discussion during ‘Respectful Relationships’ week 2022.

Rosie will provide a keynote address, before joining a distinguished panel of experts onstage for a ‘Q and A’ conversation to discuss all things ‘respectful relationships,’ and how you as parents/carers can have these important conversations with your children.

Tuesday, 23 August 2022

Doors open at 6:30pm for a strict 7pm start

Performing Arts Centre

East Doncaster Secondary College

20 George St, DONCASTER EAST.

For further information, contact Michael Colling, Director of Wellbeing, on: 9842 2244.

Cost: $10 per ticket.

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/893200

Manningham Youth Events/Services

MY Pride

MY Pride is an LGBTQIA+ social group for young people ages 12-18 who live, work, or play in the Manningham area. The group meets fortnightly and is facilitated by a member of the LGBTQIA+ community who identifies as non-binary and queer. For more information please contact us at

ManninghamYouthServices@each.com.au.

To register, please visit

https://forms.office.com/r/FDueCCyucN.

MYS- Individual Support

Manningham Youth Services offers free and confidential individual support to young people aged 12-25 years who live, work, study or have a connection to Manningham. To refer yourself or a young person, please fill out our registration form https://forms.office.com/r/urzE3m7zSt or email ManninghamYouthServicesIntake@each.com.au

Days of Significance

NAIDOC Week (3rd-10th July)

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth. You can support and get to know your local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities through activities and events held across the country.

International Non-Binary People's Day (14th July)

We celebrate those who are non-binary, the rich diversity of gender and celebrate people who do not fit into a binary gender. In really simple terms, a non-binary person is someone who does not identify as exclusively a man or a woman. Someone who is non-binary might feel like a mix of genders, or like they have no gender at all.

Using correct pronouns is important. Many non-binary people prefer the pronouns they/them/their.

Takeover Melbourne Writing Competition

Takeover Melbourne is an exciting competition from the ABC, calling for stories from high school aged students in Greater Melbourne. And we want to hear from you!

We're looking for true stories about what it’s like to grow up in Melbourne. And we offer loads of help and resources to help young people share a story with us, including free workshops to schools and community groups to help young people share a story.

Enter now!

Manningham Council Events

Help call for a headspace in Manningham!

Is mental health important to you? Our friends at Manningham Council are advocating for a local headspace youth mental health service and need your help!

Travelling to the nearest headspace can take up to 80 minutes via public transport and wait times for help through existing headspace centres can be up to six months.

Manningham Council wants to know your thoughts on accessing youth mental health services and why you want a local headspace.

Click here to take their five-minute survey to go in the draw to win one of three $50 Westfield Doncaster gift vouchers.

Click here to discover more ways you can help call for a local headspace.

RRRR Book of the Week

An Instant Indie Bestseller! Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince.

Fi is a bookish treasure hunter with a knack for ruins and riddles, who definitely doesn’t believe in true love.

Shane is a tough-as-dirt girl warrior from the north who likes cracking skulls, pretty girls, and doing things her own way.

Briar Rose is a prince under a sleeping curse, who’s been waiting a hundred years for the kiss that will wake him.

Cursed princes are nothing but ancient history to Fi—until she pricks her finger on a bone spindle while exploring a long-lost ruin. Now she’s stuck with the spirit of Briar Rose until she and Shane can break the century-old curse on his kingdom.

Dark magic, Witch Hunters, and bad exes all stand in her way—not to mention a mysterious witch who might wind up stealing Shane’s heart, along with whatever else she’s after. But nothing scares Fi more than the possibility of falling in love with Briar Rose.

Set in a lush world inspired by beloved fairytales, The Bone Spindle is a fast-paced young adult fantasy full of adventure, romance, found family, and snark.

Rebecca James

Respectful Relationships Coordinator

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