Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and community
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students discuss what they are looking for in a school-based relationships/sexuality education program.
Strong, Proud, Healthy and Safe
Examples of local practice
An evidence-based approach to sexual health and relationships education in remote far-north Queensland schools.
Resources for Yolŋu women and girls
Examples of local practice
Learn what schools and communities are doing in north-eastern Arnhem land to create resources designed with and for Yolŋu people.
BORROLOOLA - WE ALRIGHT
Example of local practice
Explores the impact of a respectful relationships education program in the Borroloola community in the Northern Territory. The school-wide program seeks to enable Aboriginal students to become “double culture people”.
Ngukurr school video
Music video
View this five-minute music video made by students from the Ngukurr School in Katherine. It promotes respect for women, for culture and for kinship groups and to break the silence about violence against women and girls.
Featured videos
Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
A Victorian Aboriginal community member outlines strategies for effective delivery of a school-based relationships/sexuality education program.
Parents and carers talk about sexuality education
Parents from culturally diverse communities and an Aboriginal parent talk about what is important to each of them in terms of a sexuality and relationship education program.
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING
Lesson plans
Use these resources understand your own values and teach students with divergent views and experiences.
Using visual aids
Relationships and sexuality education for all ages and abilities
These resources have been developed to support the use of the free, online SECCA app. Includes tips for developing culturally sensitive practice, when working with students from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Research and evidence
Violence against women and their children
These reports describe some of the barriers to changing behaviours and attitudes with sections pertaining to Aboriginal men and women.
Reducing violence against women and children
Why is there resistance to combatting violence against women? Who is likely to be impacted by this challenge?
The whole-of-school approach to respectful relationships education
The Our Watch Respectful Relationships Education Hub provides professional learning and teaching resources for schools to promote gender equality and create an Australia free from violence.
Changing the picture
A national resource to support the prevention of violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their children.
Related Resources
New Future, Reaching High
This performance depicted in this video focuses on healthy relationships, respect for women and cultural issues such as kinship.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and community
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students discuss what they are looking for in a school-based relationships/sexuality education program.
Kaiyai Girl
Develop understandings of how alcohol and other drug use impacts on safe decision-making.
Little J & Big Cuz
Little J and Big Cuz are two Aboriginal kids. Join their journey to discover more about culture, relationships and country.
Cultural Safety and Gender
What might you need to consider in relation to gender when teaching students of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds?
Stinky Wind
This animation explores the impact of text-based bullying and other forms of teasing.