Respect. It starts with me.
Respectful Relationships workshops at Northcote
Northcote High School is a lead school in the Department of Education and Training Respectful Relationships initiative to promote gender equality and end violence against women. We have been collaborating with the training organisation Polykala to develop and deliver student and staff training to raise awareness of violence against women and learn new skills to become pro-active leaders in our community.
This term 150 year 8 students participated in Respect. It starts with me workshops. To support this work all staff participated in the same workshops during the recent curriculum day.
Staff training
Staff training
Staff training
Staff training
Staff training
Staff training
The intention of the workshops was to:
- Increase awareness about gender inequality and it’s link to violence against women
- Learn new skills to start respectful conversations
- Practice safe interventions when we see or hear disrespectful language or behaviour
Feedback about the training was very positive and many staff and students welcomed the opportunity to discuss the issues and try out some of the strategies they learnt.
The next phase for this work will involve more student and staff training, the development of a parent workshop and sharing our work with the local primary schools.
Katie Archibald
Head of Student Services