Sexual Health Programme - Weeks 3 and 4

We hope that you are able to take time to have some discussions with your child at home about what they have been learning in class. We have also included some websites/videos/links that you might find helpful in your discussion at home as well as growing your knowledge of what your child is being taught in this unit.

Year 7 

Setting our boundaries (consent), what is important in a relationship, assertiveness and decision making skills, identify the changes that take place during puberty.

 - Resources for Parents

Have a conversation with your child around what you think is important in a relationship

Visit this site if you want or need some help with discussions around relationships.

The Lowdown website is great for looking for support.

Year 8

Setting our boundaries (consent), understanding gender, stereotypes and sexual orientation, assertiveness and decision making skills, pubertal change

 - Resources for Parents

Great website to get a better understanding of gender and sexual orientation terms - Inside Out

'The boy in the Dress' By David Williams is a good book to read together to promote some critical thinking around this topic as well.

The Lowdown website if you are looking for support.

Year 9

Different ways of communicating and consent, asking out, turning down and breaking up, sexual relationships, and sexual orientation.

 - Resources for Parents

Safe To Talk website link - info around sexual harm

Cycling Through Consent video

If It's Not Gay, It's Not Gay video around sexual orientation

Year 10

Relationship levels, sexual relationships, relationship challenges and giving and receiving consent

 - Resources for Parents

The First Time - The REAL sex talk - video

This isn’t love- information pamphlet on relationships

Because I Love You Campaign - youtube