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Educators should feel confident that parents are highly supportive of schools addressing a wide array of topics, including the correct naming of body parts, skills to engage in safer sex practice, skills to critique social media and sexually explicit imagery, and affirmation of diverse gender identities and sexualities (Hendriks et al., 2023).



Schools are not required to seek parental permission for the inclusion of relationships, sexuality or consent education. However, a parent or carer may decide not to allow their child to participate in the program. If parents/caregivers decide to remove their child from the lessons, it is vital that the child has access to accurate and reliable information and the skills and attitudes to make informed choices. 

Getting parents involved and making them aware that the program is happening is important. Often, parent resistance comes from fear of the unknown and in some cases from deliberately spread misinformation about the content and purpose of RSE.  

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Resarch indicates that the majority of parents support RSE but want to be informed of what is happening. It is strongly recommended that schools communicate with parents about the nature and content of the Respect Collective curriculum.

This could be through:
  • Parent/caregiver information page of Respect Collective
  • newsletter
  • parent caregiver workshop/information session
  • a letter from the teacher
  • a school RSE policy showing leadership support for the program

PARENT/CAREGIVER WEBINAR

To access the Parent Caregiver Webinar please email info+support@respectcollective.com.au

You will be provided with a link and a password which you can either use to broadcast the webinar or share directly with parents and caregivers to access for a 7 day period. 

*The webinar is pre-recorded. A live session can be purchased separately for $500 + GST