High Schools

• What is consent? How do we already use consent day to day? What does this mean for platonic and romantic/sexual relationships?
• Utilising the Affirmative Consent model and the importance of an enthusiastic “Yes”.
• Helping students identify consent-challenging tactics such as persuading, sweet talking, and guilt tripping. 
• The importance of boundary setting in everyday scenarios, such as among friends, as well as romantic/sexual relationships.
• Practicing consent language: giving young people the phrases and vocabulary to assert boundaries, ask for, and also revoke consent.
• What role body language plays in consent. Can we rely on it?

Suitable for: Years 7 to 12

Duration: 1hr

• What does consent look like online? Unpacking the concept of digital responsibility and what our obligation is to ourselves and others we communicate with online.
• Media literacy skills. What are our favourite TV shows, movies and media teaching us about consent and healthy relationships? We give young people the tools to become critical consumers of the content they are exposed to/engage with online.
• Sexting, legal parameters and support services. Sexting is a activity amongst young people, with up to 80% of young people engaging in sexting behaviours. We help young people explore the risks associated with this behaviour, and know how to access support if things go wrong.
• Pornography. Accessing pornography is easier than ever, but what is porn telling us? We encourage young people to apply their media literacy skills and explore why pornography is not the place to turn for education around healthy sexual practices.

Suitable for: Years 7 to 12

Duration: 1hr

• Legal parameters for giving and receiving consent if one or both parties have had alcohol or other drugs.
• How intoxication occurs on a spectrum and how to identify if someone is drunk. Exploring factors that affect a persons level of intoxication.
• The role alcohol or other drugs can play in influencing boundaries and decision making.
• The identification of red flags such as drink spiking, over-supplying, avoiding questions, coercion and peer pressure.
• Protective behaviours and the role of being an active bystander when alcohol or other drugs are involved.
• Providing practical tips young people can implement to keep themselves and their friends safe.

Suitable for: Years 9 to 12

Duration: 1hr

• “What does it mean to be a man?” This peer-led session gives young men the confidence and space to explore what masculinity means to them and what or who might be influencing this.
• We empower students to link harmful behaviours and masculine ideals with issues of consent, and encourage students to act positively and respectfully.
• How can men be positive role models for others? What are the barriers to displaying a positive brand of masculinity and how do we overcome these barriers and make real change?

This program is delivered in small group workshop format only.

Suitable for: Years 9 to 12

Duration: 1.5hrs

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• Navigating Relationships. Empowering students to unpack the key characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships.
• Spotting consent-challenging behaviours. These tactics can be really tricky to spot, so we unpack some key characteristics and things to look out for when it comes to coercion, gaslighting and love-bombing. What can we do?
• We provide practical tips and tools and connect students to relevant support services.

Suitable for: Years 9 to 12

Duration: 1hr

This two-part session covers:

PART ONE – Recognising

• We help young people develop the confidence when it comes to unpacking the legislation and nuances of consent.‍
• What can we do about sexual harassment when we see it? Students practice how to be an active bystander and how to respond to friends when we encounter normalised behaviours such as cat-calling and inappropriate jokes.
• Using statistics to debunk and address key myths surrounding sexual harassment and sexual assault and why we should challenge them.

PART TWO – Responding

• What can young people do should they find themselves or a friend in a situation where sexual harassment or assault has occurred? We cover responding to immediate danger, and support options available for both physical and mental health.
• What are the options for reporting sexual harassment and assault? We show young people how to access these reporting options.
• Our language and actions are important. How can young people support a friend or someone who has experienced sexual harassment or assault?
• What is non-consensual behaviour and how can we identify if this has occurred?

This program is delivered in small group workshop format only.

Suitable for: Years 10 to 12

Duration: 2hrs (combined) OR 1hr (each)

An extension on the foundational concepts covered in above sessions, empowering students to think critically and unpack key concepts such as ethics of consent and differences in individual morals and beliefs.

• Empowering young people to be active bystanders and challenge normalised non consensual behaviours.
• There is no ‘normal’ reaction for a victim/survivor to have following an assault. We explain and help students understand the 4 trauma responses: fight, flight, freeze and fawn.
• Consent and regret. We give young people with the self-reflective tools to navigate questions around regret, as compared to recognising when non-consensual behaviour has occurred.

Suitable for: Years 11 and 12

Duration: 1hr

Each delivery is tailored to specific school contexts, and may include topics such as:

• Building understanding: How do we use inclusive language? What do LGBTQ+ people experience in everyday life? How is identity expressed and affirmed?
• Challenging assumptions: What kind of assumptions do we make about gender and sexuality? Are these assumptions helpful or harmful? How can we critically challenge these assumptions?
• Allyship: How can we create a safer and more inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ people?

This program is facilitated in small groups of 20-30 students. It is not suitable for lecture-style delivery.

Suitable for: Years 7 to 12

Duration: Recommended 60 to 90 minute sessions