Resources for teachers, ARCSHS, La Trobe University

Catching On Early - Sexuality for Victorian Primary Schools

This is a Victorian primary school curriculum written for the Department of Education and Early Children Development.

It was released for use April 2011.

www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/health/sexuality/ltresources.htm

Talking Sexual Health

The National Talking Sexual Health materials are available for downloading.

The materials provide a comprehensive classroom resource for Years 9 & 10 within an integrated social framework.

They are suitable for teachers who wish to extend their skills in areas such as:

Social aspects of STI prevention
Sex and drugs: do they mix?
Gender, power and sexuality
Understanding and appreciating sexual diversity

The national policy document on which these materials are based can be downloaded as a PDF.

Chlamydia: The secret is out (DVD)

This Commonwealth funded project carried out by Jenny Walsh and Mandy Hudson with the 7 Dimensions production team has resulted in a new DVD and teaching materials for secondary schools.

The resource has been distributed free of charge to all schools in Australia and can be purchased from 7 Dimensions.

How to support sexual diversity in schools - a checklist

This updated schools' audit outline (PDF 80k) shows how schools can comply with the “DEECD’s Supporting Sexual Diversity in Schools - July 2008" (PDF).

Schools are required to identify goals and strategies and report on what they are doing to improve student wellbeing. This audit, written by the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, makes it easier to identify what schools can do to promote the wellbeing of same sex attracted students.

The Hormone Factory

The Hormone Factory website is designed to assist parents and teachers in talking to children about sexual and reproductive development and answering their questions, for the Bertarelli Foundation.

Same-Sex Attracted Friendly Environments (SSAFE) in Schools