Respectful Relationships is a Department of Education and Training initiative and is part of our whole school approach to wellbeing at Boroondara Park Primary School. 

Respectful Relationships education is a core component of the Victorian Curriculum from Foundation to Year 12 in all Government schools. The Royal Commission into Family Violence identified the critical role that schools and early childhood education have in creating a culture of respect to change the story of family violence for future generations.

Everyone in our community deserves to be respected, valued and treated equally. We know that changes in attitudes and behaviours can be achieved when positive attitudes, behaviours and equality are embedded in our education settings. This evidenced based approach leads to positive impacts on student’s academic outcomes, their mental health, classroom behaviour, and relationships between teachers and students.

In the primary years, Respectful Relationships is taught as part of the Health and Physical Education and Personal and Social Capability areas of the Victorian Curriculum. The curriculum supports schools to promote and model respect, positive attitudes and behaviours. It teaches our students how to build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence. The supporting teaching and learning materials have been developed by world-leading experts from the University of Melbourne. These age-appropriate resources align to the Victorian Curriculum and include lesson plans and activities that help students learn and practise social skills and apply them in a positive way to learning, life and relationships.

We strongly value the partnership that we have with our families and aim to build this by embedding the Respectful Relationships initiative in our school community.

For further information, the following resources are available:

Respectful Relationships Information

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/Pages/respectfulrelationships.aspx

Respectful Relationship curriculum and learning materials

https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/ResourcePackage/ByPin?pin=2JZX4R