| Parents and carers are the
primary sexuality educators of their children.
Schools and parents/carers can work together
to provide sexuality education to support healthy
development in children.
Sexuality education is an important curriculum
responsibility in every school. Providing opportunities
for students to develop knowledge, skills and
healthy attitudes through comprehensive programs
in every year level ensures the healthy sexual
development of students.
Sexuality education involves learning about
growth and development, relationships, staying
safe and making healthy choices.
Sexuality education aims to:
- provide a sound foundation for the development of healthy
sexual identity.
- provide age appropriate information.
- provide information in a way that encourages acceptance
of self and others
- encourage young people to choose to be sexually healthy.
- enhance relationships
When children and young people participate
in comprehensive sexuality education programs,
it increases the likelihood that they will
make informed and responsible sexual decisions
later in life.
Parents and carers also have an important
role to play in supporting sexuality education
in schools by letting their schools know they
support sexuality education programs.
FPQ has a wide range of services and resources
to help parents, carers and schools provide
sexuality education. This includes:
Professional Development for Teachers
FPQ works to support schools to develop and
implement sexuality education programs to suit
the specific needs of their school community.
FPQ provides a range of services for schools
to meet the specific needs and interests of
teachers, families and students. Services can
be negotiated to meet individual school needs.
This support can be in the form of:
- consultancy services in program design
- school-based professional development
- the provision of advice and support
to identify relevant resources and education
packages to suit specific needs
- a range of
sexuality education resources available
for purchase
By undertaking professional development, teachers
can develop skills to respond to students’ sexuality
education needs and provide programs they feel
comfortable and confident delivering, and which
they and their students enjoy.
Professional development programs can be tailored
to suit specific needs of a school, and can
range in length from a 1.5 hour session (recommended
minimum length of time) up to a full one-day
workshop.
FPQ can work with schools to address sexuality
education issues such as:
- creating a safe and positive environment
for sexuality education
- developing, delivering
and evaluating sexuality education programs
- practical
tips and teaching strategies for sexuality
education
Professional development for teachers is also
available to assist schools with using and
implementing FPQ’s sexuality education
packages Bodies and relationships education
essentials (for primary schools), High talk
(for high schools) or Everybody needs to know
(for special schools).
Cost:
$120 per hour
For bookings or further information please
contact your nearest FPQ office
FPQ produces a wide range of teaching resources
to support sexuality education programs in
a range of education settings. These include:
Further information is available about these
and other sexuality education resources
FPQ School sexuality education
programs
These programs are delivered
by FPQ Health Promotion Officers, and are designed
to provide sexuality education to school students.
These programs support schools to address this
component of their curriculum, and also provide
opportunities for professional development
for teachers by observing and participating
in a sexuality education program led by FPQ.
FPQ’s school sexuality education programs
are structured as followed:
Year 4: a two-part
program covering:
- introduction to reproductive
body parts and functions
- public and private
body parts
- public and private places
- public and private
behaviours
- self-protection skills
Year 5: a two-part program covering:
- reproductive body parts
and functions
- self-protection skills
- introduction to puberty
- introduction to
fertilisation
- introduction to pregnancy
- introduction to
birth.
Year 6: a three-part program covering:
- reproductive body parts
and functions
- puberty
- fertilisation
- pregnancy
- birth
- care of baby
- pads and tampons
- questions
- self-protection skills.
Year 7: a three-part program covering:
- reproductive body parts and functions
- puberty
- personal hygiene
- decision making
- relationships
- pads and tampons
- questions
- self-protection skills.
Programs delivered in high schools by FPQ
Health Promotion Officers are negotiable but
generally include the following topics:
- sexuality and sexual health
- safer sex
practices
- contraception.
Cost:
$120 per hour
For bookings or further information please
contact your nearest
FPQ office
FPQ is a registered training organisation
and also provides accredited training options.
FPQ regularly delivers the following units
of competency from the Community Services Training
Package in education settings:
Teaching sexuality and self-protection
- Unit of competency: CHCCD2B Provide community
education projects
Assessing and responding to sexualised behaviours
to promote protection of young people
- Unit of competency: CHCYTH2C Provide care
and protection to young people
- Unit of competency: CHCCHILD1C Identify
and respond to children and young people
at risk of harm.
If you are considering enrolling in any of
the above courses, please read FPQ’s
Training Handbook. All courses require additional
study/work out of the course contact time to
complete assessment requirements. Recognition
of Prior Learning (RPL) Recognition of Current
Competencies (RCC), credit transfer and language,
literacy and numeracy support is available
for these units of competency.
Please contact FPQ Training Team for further
information on accredited training options.
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