This year, Parkhill is incorporating the Respectful Relationships program into our current Social Emotional curriculum.

What is Respectful Relationships? 

Respectful Relationships is a government initiative to promote and model respect and equality. The program supports students to develop knowledge and understanding of diversity, while helping students to strengthen their own sense of self, build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence. 

Respectful Relationships incorporates 8 key topics, with age appropriate lessons: 

Emotional literacy

• I understand my emotions and what is going on for me and others
• I understand how my behaviour may affect others emotions

Personal strengths

• I can use my strengths on purpose, eg courage, determination, creativity

Positive coping and stress management

• I can calm myself down and cheer myself up 
• I can work on my mindset through my self-talk – eg having a go even if I fear it might be challenging

Problem-solving and help-seeking

• I can think things through, and consider options and possible consequences as part of making choices
• I can seek help for my self or others and support others when things get tough

Gender and identity

• I can understand that boys and girls and men and women are of equal value and should have equal opportunities

Positive gender relations

• Everyone is entitled to respect, regardless of gender diversity

This term, all year levels are diving into both Emotional Literacy and Personal Strengths. The junior school students have been learning about emotions, what these look like and recognising these emotions, while the senior school students have been learning about positive, negative and mixed emotions and how these differ from each individual. 

We look forward to empowering students through the Respectful Relationships program.

Bianca Bevilacqua 

Respectful Relationships Leader