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The First Time

This lesson explorer consent, peer pressure, and sexual communication.

Learning intentions:

  • Practise using the correct words when talking about sexual activity
  • Understand what consent is
  • Understand that each person should decide for themselves when they are ready to engage in partnered sexual activity

Digital Educator: Charlie

  • 12-30 learners

    Class size

  • 10+

    Year Level

  • 45-60 minutes

    Course duration

  • One

    Student Handouts

    Preparing for the lesson

    Information
    Resources
    ACHPE Objectives
    UNESCO Objectives
    Safety & Wellbeing
    Sequence
    Extension
    In this The First Time lesson, students will expand on the concepts of consent and sexual communication. 

    Students will begin by watching a 12 minute film Screwball! by BAFTA winning writer and director Adam Tyler. Students will then work in small groups to critique some of the quotes/key scenes from the film, discussing how outside influences can impact understanding of consent and negotiation. To end the lesson, students will collectively say sexuality related words as they appear on the screen. 

    Each lesson ends with a consolidation activity, inviting students to list 1 thing they have learnt from the lesson, 1 thing they already knew, 1 piece of advice they would share with a friend, and 1 adult or organisation that would be helpful in relation to the lesson topic.  

    This lesson is adapted from the TrueTube RE, PSHE and Citizenship Resources. 

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    Additional Student Resources

    AC9HP10P01: Analyse factors that shape identities and evaluate how individuals influence the identities of others.
    • Evaluating how societal norms, stereotypes and expectations influence how young people view themselves and how they deal with these influences. 


    AC9HP10P04:     Evaluate the influence of respect, empathy, power and coercion on establishing and maintaining respectful relationships.
    • Investigating the characteristics of positive, respectful relationships and the rights and ethical responsibilities of individuals in relationships. 


    AC9HP10P07:     Examine how strategies, such as communicating choices, seeking, giving and denying consent, and expressing opinions and needs can support the development of respectful relationships, including sexual relationships. 
    • Describing strategies that enhance the safety and wellbeing of sexual partners, such as communicating feelings of each party, respecting boundaries and choices, gaining affirmative consent, assertive communication and respecting individuals’ rights.  
    • Refining strategies to communicate clearly and respectfully their choices, needs and opinions in a range of relationship scenarios, such as peer group, family or work situations.
    Key Concept 4: Violence and Staying Safe
    4.2 Consent, Privacy, and Bodily Integrity.
    • Key idea: Everyone has the right to be in control of what they will and will not do sexually, and should actively communicate and recognise consent from their partners.
    • Key idea: Consent is critical for healthy, pleasurable and consensual sexual behaviour with a partner.


    4.3 Safe Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ITCs).
    •  Key idea: Sexually explicit media can result in unrealistic expectations about sexual behaviour, sexual response and body appearance.


    Key Concept 5: Skills for Health and Wellbeing
    5.1 Norms and Peer Influence on Sexual Behaviour.
    • Key idea: Social and gender norms and peer influence can affect sexual decision-making and behaviour.
    • Key idea: It is possible to make rational decisions about sexual behaviour.


    5.2 Decision-Making.
    • Key idea: The process of making decisions about sexual behaviour includes consideration of all positive and negative potential consequences.


    5.3 Communication, Refusal and Negotiation Skills.
    • Key idea: Effective communication uses different modes and styles, and is important to expressing and understanding wishes, needs and personal boundaries.
    1. This is a light hearted lesson centred around a video of two teens discussing their first time. Not all students will have had enjoyable experiences, particularly in relation to their sexual debut. Monitor students throughout the lesson and provide opportunities to expel energy. 
    2. This is still a serious lesson that challenges students to think about broader messages in society and how they socialise us into following a script that often isn't aligned to our own wants and needs. It is important not to make light of people's experiences and instead focus on the reality of partnered sexual activity and how different it is (and should be) from the portrayals in media and pornography. 
    Ideally, you will have scope to deliver all of the lessons in your program. However we understand that many schools have limited capacity to do so. Should you find yourself having to implement part of this program, we have provided a suggested sequence of lessons within the broader skills and knowledge categories of relationship, consent, gender, and health & legal literacy. We recommend delivering at least one lesson from each category.

    1. Group Agreements & Pod Mapping should be the first lesson as per best practice.
    2. Sex, Ethics & Alcohol: Can They Mix? is better delivered later in the program when students are more familiar with the Respect Collective curriculum.

    1. Students can watch The STI House clip from the ABC TV show Luke Warm Sex. They can then create resources or presentations on the key STIs and their prevention. 
    2. Students can explore the Take Blaktion series of videos from the NSW Government as a basis for further work. 
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