Professional learning is fundamental to ensuring leaders, teachers and support staff develop the requisite knowledge, skills and understanding to support the implementation of respectful relationships education in their setting.
To assist with implementation of respectful relationships education in schools, a number of professional learning opportunities are currently available, including:
Self-paced Online Learning – new release (May 2024)
Online self-guided professional learning modules have been developed for whole school professional learning and individual teachers.
These professional learning modules and accompanying support materials can be accessed through the Department for Education, Children and Young People Canvas portal. Staff can access the portal using the self-enrol link.
Upcoming face-to-face workshops
- How to foster a culture of respect and consent in your classroom – full-day workshop designed to build the confidence, knowledge and skills in all primary school teachers and staff in delivering respectful relationships and consent education (August 2024)
- Building a safe and supportive school environment: respect and consent matters – full day workshop designed to build the confidence, knowledge and skills in secondary school teachers and staff in delivering respectful relationships and consent education (August 2024)
Upcoming online webinars
- Year 11-12 Respectful Relationships and Consent Education – Teaching and Learning Package Update – a one hour webinar to unpack the latest resource content and how best to use it (19 June & 1 August 2024)
- Respectful Relationships and Consent in the Early Years – a 30 minute webinar to unpack the latest resource content and how best to use it (20 August 2024)
All professional learning opportunities are designed to:
- build capacity in schools to develop whole-school approaches to Respectful Relationships Education
- develop understanding of family, sexual and gender-based violence and abuse
- identify and use best practice teaching methods to support student learning.