Activities

Messages about body image

Year 4
Growing bodies
Understanding gender
Values, rights, culture
Students explore different messages they get from a range of sources about ideal bodies and the impact these messages have on their own body image.

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Year 8
Year 9
Relationships
Sexual health
Sexuality and sexual behaviour
Understanding gender

Students explore gender stereotypes, respectful relationship qualities and non-consensual image sharing in this 8 sequential session program.

Body image

Year 9
Communication skills
Growing bodies
Understanding gender
Values, rights, culture

Students analyse how beauty is represented in the media through magazines and the impact this and the perceptions of others have on personal identities.

Gender expectations

Year 9
Relationships
Understanding gender
Values, rights, culture

Students examine how diversity and gender is often represented in the media and the impact this has on personal identities.

Power to manage relationships

Year 10
Relationships
Sexuality and sexual behaviour
Staying safe
Understanding gender

Students explore effective strategies such as refusal skills, communicating choices, expressing opinions and initiating contingency plans when dealing with challenging relationships.

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Year 10
Year 9
Communication skills
Relationships
Sexuality and sexual behaviour
Understanding gender
Students explore gender stereotypes, respectful relationship qualities, sex and consent, sexual assault, sexual decision making.