Teaching Sexuality Education
Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), often referred to as sexuality education, is an important consideration when developing learning programs for young people. Young people have a human right to access accurate age-appropriate inclusive information on bodies, sexuality, safety, relationships and sexual health.
What is Comprehensive Sexuality Education?
Comprehensive Sexuality education covers a broad range of topics which relate to physical, biological, emotional & social aspects of sexuality. It views sexuality holistically as part of healthy child development. Specific topics are delivered at times to reflect the child or young person's age and stage of development.
Sexuality education supports children and young people to develop skills and knowledge to keep them safe and to develop respectful relationships, make informed choices and recognise their rights and those of others. Comprehensive programs which run over several years are more effective than topics delivered in isolation.
True's Comprehensive Sexuality Education
True provides professional learning for adults working with young people of all ages and abilities with each program being specifically tailored by group. These one-day face-to-face courses are offered across Queensland and are beneficial to professionals working with children and young people.
Teaching sexuality education:
In an early year's context
- Understand sexual development as a typical aspect of childhood.
- Communicate with parents and carers about sexual development and personal safety.
- Talk to children about bodies, personal safety and relationships in a gradual, safe, healthy, and positive way.
In a primary school context
- Create a safe and supportive environment to assist children’s healthy sexual development.
- Understand sexual development as a typical aspect of childhood.
- Communicate with parents and carers about sexual development and personal safety.
- Talk to children about bodies and relationships in a gradual, safe, healthy, and positive way.
- Understand best practice considerations for comprehensive Relationships and sexuality education that aligns with curriculum.
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In a high school context
- Create a safe and supportive environment to assist children’s healthy sexual development.
- Understand sexual development as a typical aspect of childhood.
- Develop confidence to deliver respectful relationships and consent within an inclusive comprehensive sexuality education program
- Understand best practice considerations for comprehensive relationships and sexuality education that aligns with curriculum.
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For youth workers
- Create a safe and supportive environment to assist young people's healthy sexual development.
- Understand sexual development as a typical aspect of childhood.
- Develop confidence to deliver respectful relationships & consent within an inclusive comprehensive sexuality education program.
- Understand best practice considerations for comprehensive relationships and sexuality education.
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In a disability context
- Create a safe and supportive environment to support healthy sexual development for people with disability.
- Understand sexual development for people with disability.
- Communicate with families and support people about healthy sexuality and personal safety
- Identify the human rights and other frameworks that shape how and why we provide information and support to children, young people and adults regarding relationships and sexuality.
- Understand best practice considerations for providing comprehensive relationships and sexuality education for people with disability.
Subject areas
Subject areas that are covered in these courses will vary depending on program but may include:
- Sexual development
- Personal safety
- Puberty & reproduction
- Respectful Relationships
- Sexual relationships
- Consent education
- Gender and sexual diversity
- Sexually explicit media
Who should attend the courses?
- Primary School Teachers
- High School Teachers
- Childcare Workers
- Carers
- Youth and Community Workers
- Health Professionals
- Disability Sector Workers
- Child Protection and Residential Care Staff
Why should you take this course?
True's Comprehensive Sexuality Education course will develop your confidence to talk to children and young people about all aspects of sexuality. This course will provide you with information and resource ideas to develop programs which are in line with evidence, best practice and what young people want.
Morning tea, a light lunch and afternoon tea will be provided on the day.
Our experienced True Educators offer our Comprehensive Sexuality Education as a full day of training around the state. If your location is not offered in our course program, please contact education@true.org.au to discuss how we can work together.
