Additional language versions
The Guide for parents and families is available in additional languages to support culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Cultural and linguistic diversity
Discussions and activities within Respectful Relationships Education can require adaption to particular contexts for students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Respectful Relationships Education uses a strengths-based approach with all students. It involves valuing difference and building on existing skillsets.
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Guide for teachers and educators
Parents may be curious or concerned about the content in your schools’ respectful relationships education program. This guide provides you with tips and strategies for working with parents and families, especially those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
Guide for parents and families
Print this guide for parent and families in your school community. It is designed to explain why respectful relationships education is a focus in schools, the types of content included in a typical program and some of the benefits of the program to students and families.
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Culturally responsive teaching
Explore strategies to manage divergent cultural views and practices within a framework of respect.
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Using visual aids
Resources on this page are designed for use with the free online SECCA app, which supports access to relationships and sexuality education for children of all ages and abilities.
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Videos
Cultural diversity in the classroom
Listen to students from diverse backgrounds discussing what is important to them in terms of sexuality/relationship education.
Cultural diversity in the classroom: teacher strategies
Explore strategies for effective delivery of sexuality education to students of culturally diverse backgrounds.
Cultural and religious difference in sexuality education
Professor Mary Lou Rasmussen outlines some of the values-based challenges for teachers delivering sexuality and relationship education.
Culturally diverse families
Representatives from different cultural communities discuss what is important to them in the delivery of a sexuality and relationships education program.
Rural young people and their communities
What issues do young people from small country towns face in terms of their sexuality and/or relationships?
Sexuality education in the rural context
Where we live can affect our health and our help-seeking behaviours. Find out more about some of the issues and opportunities.
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.
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