addresses physical, social and emotional changes that occur over time and the significant role relationships and sexuality play in these changes. The content supports students to develop knowledge, understanding and skills that will help them to establish and manage respectful relationships. It also supports them to develop positive practices in relation to their reproductive and sexual health and the development of their identities. In doing so, students will gain an understanding of the factors that influence gender and sexual identities.
During Foundation to Year 2, students will learn about:
- parts of the body and how the body changes as they grow
- people who are important to them
- strategies for relating to and interacting with others
- assertive behaviour and standing up for themselves.
It is expected that all students at appropriate intervals across the continuum of learning from Year 3 to Year 10 will learn about the following:
- people who are important to them
- strategies for relating to and interacting with others
- assertive behaviour and standing up for themselves
- establishing and managing changing relationships (offline and online)
- bullying, harassment, discrimination and violence (including discrimination based on race, gender and sexuality)
- strategies for dealing with relationships when there is an imbalance of power (including seeking help or leaving the relationship)
- puberty and how the body changes over time
- managing the physical, social and emotional changes that occur during puberty
- reproduction and sexual health
- practices that support reproductive and sexual health (contraception, negotiating consent, and prevention of sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses)
- changing identities and the factors that influence them (including personal, cultural, gender and sexual identities)
- celebrating and respecting difference and diversity in individuals and communities.