Cultural diversity in the classroom
Listen to students from diverse backgrounds discussing what is important to them in terms of sexuality/relationship education.
Guide for teachers and educators
Engaging parents and families
Parents may be curious or concerned about the content in your schools’ respectful relationships education program. This guide provides you with tips and strategies for working with parents and families, especially those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
Additional language versions
Guide for parents and families
Getting 'buy-in' from parents
Print this guide for parent and families in your school community. It is designed to explain why respectful relationships education is a focus in schools, the types of content included in a typical program and some of the benefits of the program to students and families.
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CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING
Lesson plans
Use these resources to understand your own values and teach students with divergent views and experiences.
Featured videos
Cultural diversity in the classroom: Teacher strategies
Explore strategies for effective delivery of sexuality education to students of culturally diverse backgrounds.
Cultural and religious difference in sexuality education
Professor Mary Lou Rasmussen outlines some of the values-based challenges for teachers delivering sexuality and relationship education.
Culturally diverse families
Representatives from different cultural communities discuss what is important to them in delivery of a sexuality and relationship education program.
Rural young people and their communities
What issues do young people from small country towns face in terms of their sexuality and/or relationships?
Sexuality education in the rural context
Where we live can affect our health and our help-seeking behaviours. Find out more about some of the issues and opportunities.
Parents and carers talk about sexuality education
Parents from culturally diverse communities and an Aboriginal parent talk about what is important to each of them in terms of a sexuality and relationship education program.
Using visual aids
Relationships and sexuality education for all ages and abilities
These resources have been developed to support the use of the free, online SECCA app. Includes tips for developing culturally sensitive practice, when working with students of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Research and evidence
Violence against women and their children
These reports describe some of the barriers to changing behaviours and attitudes with sections relating to cultural and ethnic groups.
Violence against women in Australia
This report synthesises published research examining violence against women in Australia and its prevention.
Reducing violence against women and children
Why is there resistance to combatting violence against women? Who is likely to be impacted by this challenge?
The whole-of-school approach to respectful relationships education
The Our Watch Respectful Relationships Education Hub provides professional learning and teaching resources for schools to promote gender equality and create an Australia free from violence.
Related Resources
Warning signs and emergencies
What are key considerations for teaching CALD students? Use this annotated lesson plan for ideas.
Reducing violence against women and children
Why is there resistance to combatting violence against women? Who is likely to be impacted by this challenge?
Preventing and responding to family violence
Taking an intersectional approach to address violence in diverse Australian communities.
Difference Differently
Diversity makes life interesting, but being different can also be challenging. Explore this site to learn more about diversity.
Sexual health promotion with culturally and linguistically diverse young people
Advice about working with CALD young people around the topic of sexual health.
Tips for teachers: Working with school students from refugee backgrounds
Use this tip sheet as a checklist to monitor how well your school is catering to students of refugee backgrounds.