YEARS 9–13 RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY EDUCATION YEARS 9 RELATIONSHIPS and SEXUALITY EDUCATION A GUIDE FOR TEACHERS, LEADERS, AND BOARDS OF TRUSTEES — 13 Published 2020 by the Ministry of Education PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140, New Zealand www.education.govt.nz All rights reserved. Enquiries should be made to the publisher. Publishing services: Lift Education E Tū Editor: Margaret Smith Designer: Jodi Wicksteed ISBN 978-1-77663-690-7 (print) ISBN 978-1-77663-691-4 (online) Replacement copies may be ordered from Ministry of Education Customer Services, online at www.thechair.co.nz by email: [email protected] or freephone 0800 660 662 Please quote item number 63690. RELATIONSHIPS and YEARS 9–13 SEXUALITY EDUCATION A GUIDE FOR TEACHERS, LEADERS, AND BOARDS OF TRUSTEES 13 — Contents MOST RELEVANT TO: TEACHERS LEADERS BOARDS OF TRUSTEES PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................................6 MOST RELEVANT TO: TEACHERS LEADERS BOARDS OF TRUSTEES INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................................7 Our vision for relationships and sexuality education ......................................................................................... 7 Consulting with the school community.................................................................................................................... 7 Recognising Te Tiriti o Waitangi .................................................................................................................................. 7 Upholding human rights ..................................................................................................................................................8 A changing society ............................................................................................................................................................8 What is in these guidelines? ..........................................................................................................................................9 RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY EDUCATION YEARS 9 1. OVERVIEW OF RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY EDUCATION .................................................... 12 Why this learning is important for ākonga in years 9–13 .............................................................................13 Growing up in a changing world ................................................................................................................................13 Young people, digital communication, and social media ................................................................................................ 13 The need for RSE programmes in years 9–13 schools .....................................................................................13 Links with government policies and strategies .................................................................................................. 14 RSE and mātauranga Māori .................................................................................................................................. 14 Te Tiriti o Waitangi ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 Hauora .....................................................................................................................................................................................15 RSE and Pacific world views ................................................................................................................................ 16 Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand ............................................................................................................ 16 Pacific world views ............................................................................................................................................................17 MOST RELEVANT TO: LEADERS BOARDS OF TRUSTEES 2. A WHOLE-SCHOOL APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY EDUCATION .............. 18 A whole-school approach and a localised curriculum ................................................................................ 20 Ethos and environment ........................................................................................................................................ 20 Policies for inclusion and diversity ............................................................................................................................21 The school culture .............................................................................................................................................................21 Leadership practices .......................................................................................................................................................22 School leaders ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Student leaders, activists, and support groups................................................................................................................... 22 The physical environment ............................................................................................................................................ 23 Safe physical spaces to access support .................................................................................................................................. 23 Privacy when accessing health services ................................................................................................................................. 23 Toilets and changing rooms .......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Classrooms ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 23 CONTENTS MOST RELEVANT TO: LEADERS BOARDS OF TRUSTEES School management systems .................................................................................................................................... 24 Preventing bullying ............................................................................................................................................................................24 Reviewing school uniforms ............................................................................................................................................................24 Addressing issues relating to sexual content online and image-sharing ................................................................24 School support systems ............................................................................................................................................... 25 Access to health and support services .................................................................................................................................... 25 Teen parent units ................................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Being responsive to issues and incidents ............................................................................................................................... 25 Evaluating the whole-school approach ............................................................................................................27 Whole-school review ......................................................................................................................................................27 Indicators of effective practice ..................................................................................................................................27 MOST RELEVANT TO: TEACHERS 3. RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN THE NEW ZEALAND CURRICULUM ........ 28 RSE and the key competencies................................................................................................................................. 28 RSE and the underlying concepts of health and physical education .....................................................30 RSE in health education ..................................................................................................................................30 A note on teaching about sexual violence .............................................................................................................................. 31 RSE in physical education ....................................................................................................................................31 Suggested learning intentions .................................................................................................................................... 31 RSE across the curriculum .....................................................................................................................................31 Suggested learning intentions ...................................................................................................................................