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Queensland's overhauled sex education teaches prep students consent basics, while teenagers learn 'how to say no'
2 years, 5 months ago

Queensland's overhauled sex education teaches prep students consent basics, while teenagers learn 'how to say no'

ABC  

Ayla* was just 12 years old when a male friend at the time sent her explicit sexual images without her consent. Key points: Queensland's consent education has been overhauled after being nationally mandated Prep students will learn body privacy while high school students will practise "how to say no" Experts say new materials will help bridge the gap between teachers' …

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Sexual assault is not a crime of ignorance: Why consent education does not address the real problem
2 years, 11 months ago

Sexual assault is not a crime of ignorance: Why consent education does not address the real problem

ABC  

Last month, the National Student Safety Survey released damning findings about the rates of sexual assault and harassment at Australian universities. Rather, what does our obsession with consent education — further reflected in an array of bizarre metaphors likening sex to, among other things, bike-riding, tea-drinking, and milkshake-sharing — imply about the assumed causes of sexual assault? But, by the …

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Consent education to be added to Australian school curriculum from next year
3 years, 1 month ago

Consent education to be added to Australian school curriculum from next year

ABC  

Education on consent will be made mandatory in all Australian schools, after state and federal ministers unanimously agreed to enshrine it in the curriculum. Key points: The new curriculum will incorporate consent education, including an understanding of gendered stereotypes, coercion and power imbalances Education ministers are due to meet in April to finalise the new, compulsory topic A petition calling …

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How will consent education in schools change next year? Students demand answers
3 years, 4 months ago

How will consent education in schools change next year? Students demand answers

ABC  

Teaching school students about consent should be considered as important as teaching them mathematics and English, a Queensland education department representative says. Hayley Stevenson, the department's executive director of student protection and wellbeing, said teaching students about consent was "absolutely" vital and state schools would not be able to opt out of the new curriculum, which will be introduced next …

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Grace Tame, Brittany Higgins drive surge in calls to helplines and counselling, say experts
3 years, 11 months ago

Grace Tame, Brittany Higgins drive surge in calls to helplines and counselling, say experts

ABC  

A Queensland sexual assault helpline has recorded a staggering increase in calls over two months amid the national conversation about sexual assault. Key points: Converge International's Cate Page says the national conversation is encouraging women to come forward DVConnect's Beck O'Connor says one in five women and one in 20 men experience sexual assault from the age of 15 But, …

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'I felt pure shame': How these men have come to realise they sexually assaulted someone
3 years, 11 months ago

'I felt pure shame': How these men have come to realise they sexually assaulted someone

ABC  

Following weeks of shocking revelations about the prevalence of sexual assault and toxic masculinity in our highest offices and most prestigious schools, two young Hack listeners have had a sickening moment of truth: they’ve sexually assaulted someone. "I just felt pure shame" Five years ago when Marcus* was 17, he went over to a girl’s house to hang out and …

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Respect in relationships top reason young people seek self-help online, new data reveals
4 years ago

Respect in relationships top reason young people seek self-help online, new data reveals

ABC  

Respect in relationships was the top reason young adults were seeking help online and the second most sought-after topic for teenagers last year, according to new figures. Key points: New figures from Kids Helpline show the topic — respect in relationships — was the most visited by young adults last year The national counselling service had record high calls and …

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Consent education to become mandatory in Victorian state schools
4 years ago

Consent education to become mandatory in Victorian state schools

ABC  

The Victorian government will make consent education mandatory in public schools, describing it as an "important step" students have been calling for. Key points: The Victorian government will work with education experts and young people to develop the program Students had contacted the state government to request better consent education, a minister says The move follows weeks of national debate …

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Migrant parents call for support in sexual consent education as student-led petition gains momentum
4 years ago

Migrant parents call for support in sexual consent education as student-led petition gains momentum

ABC  

Zhen Liang desperately wants to talk to her Australian-born teenage daughter about consent before she graduates from high school, but she doesn't even know where to start. Key points: Migrant parents struggle to talk about sexual consent with their children due to cultural and language barriers One educator says schools are reluctant to communicate with parents about "sensitive" content There …

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As advocates push for better sexual consent education to be taught to young people, one principal warns schools can't be the only solution
4 years ago

As advocates push for better sexual consent education to be taught to young people, one principal warns schools can't be the only solution

ABC  

Two weeks ago, Chanel Contos, 22, asked her Instagram followers if they'd experienced sexual assault at the hands of a fellow school student. Key points: Thousands of young people came forward with stories of being sexually assaulted by fellow students after an online petition Principals from nine Sydney schools have vowed to commit to better education around consent Wenona School …

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Chanel Contos reveals eight topics to be taught in sex ed classes to stop sexual abuse epidemic
4 years ago

Chanel Contos reveals eight topics to be taught in sex ed classes to stop sexual abuse epidemic

Daily Mail  

The woman responsible for drawing attention to a sexual abuse epidemic in Sydney's elite private schools has drafted eight topics that must be taught in sex education classes to give students a well-rounded understanding of consent. More than 5,000 young women shared harrowing stories of sexual abuse at the hands of first boyfriends, male friends or older schoolboys in a …

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Could "consent education" really work to prevent sexual assault?
6 years, 6 months ago

Could "consent education" really work to prevent sexual assault?

Salon  

While it's never far from the headlines in the #MeToo era, the ongoing issue of sexual consent is back in the news again. Feminist writer Moira Donegan recently expressed skepticism that "consent education" can be a big part of the answer, tweeting that "masculinity and male heterosexuality have been constructed in such a way that for a lot of abusers, …

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