Teaching Sexuality Education
Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is an important consideration when developing learning programs for young people. Young people have a human right to access accurate age-appropriate information on sexual and reproductive health information, delivering this information is crucial to working with young people and children.
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 persons 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.
True's Comprehensive Sexuality Education
True provides professional learning for adults working with young people of all ages and abilities . This one-day face-to-face course is offered across Queensland and is beneficial to working with young people who want to support healthy sexuality development in 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 and relationships in a gradual, safe, healthy, and positive way.
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Teaching sexuality education 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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Teaching sexuality education 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 a comprehensive sexuality education program
- Understand best practice considerations for comprehensive relationships and sexuality education that aligns with Curriculum.
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Teaching sexuality education 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 a comprehensive sexuality education program.
- Understand best practice considerations for comprehensive relationships and sexuality education.
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Teaching sexuality education in a disability context
- Create a safe and supportive environment to assist children and young people’s healthy sexual development.
- Understand sexual development as a typical aspect of child development.
- Communicate with parents and carers about sexual development 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 that aligns with national curriculum.
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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
- Sexually explicit media
Who should attend the course?
- 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 course offer this full day of training around the state. If your location is not offered in our course program, please contact schools@true.org.au to discuss how we can work together.
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