Plan sexuality and gender education years 1-8
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Developing an inclusive classroom and curriculum’
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Capture student voice
Capture student voice
Students from intermediate schools speak about their experiences.
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Create spaces of belonging
Create spaces of belonging
Source: InsideOUT
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Tips for developing programmes
Tips for developing programmes
Successful programmes are:
- well planned, informed by theory and evidence, and up-to-date
- integrated into the curriculum, with clear achievement objectives identified
- aimed at influencing specific risk factors/protective factors/core competencies
- focused on developing personal and social skills
- developmentally, personally, and culturally appropriate
- designed to include critical thinking and reflection
- not focused solely on dangers, risks, and prevention but explore the meanings associated with sex and sexuality for individuals and society
- assessed according to learning (not behaviour)
- connected with the social worlds of children and young people
- informed by the needs and perspectives of students
- linked with families and communities
- considerate of environmental influences and contemporary issues and practices
- designed using active and interactive teaching methods, including inquiry-based learning
- planned and delivered by teachers who have the requisite knowledge and the appropriate skills, values, and qualities
- resourced appropriately, including in relation to teachers’ professional development needs
- supported by documented guidelines and school-wide practices.
Source: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga (opens in a new tab/window)
Useful resources
Useful resources
Inside Out for Year 7–8 students
This episode is one of a set of video-based teaching resources that aim to decrease homophobic and transphobic bullying in New Zealand. It includes a brief summary of episodes 1–5, with an emphasis on gender diversity and a reduced focus on sexual diversity.
Publisher: RainbowYOUTH
Next steps
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Guide to Index of the guide: LGBTQIA+ students
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Strategies for action:
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Build knowledge of sex, gender, and sexuality diversityShow suggestions for Build knowledge of sex, gender, and sexuality diversity
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Design inclusive school-wide systems and processesShow suggestions for Design inclusive school-wide systems and processes
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Address immediate environmental, physical and social needsShow suggestions for Address immediate environmental, physical and social needs
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Develop an inclusive classroom and curriculumShow suggestions for Develop an inclusive classroom and curriculum
- Develop inclusive classroom routines
- Use inclusive language
- Make LGBTQIA+ content visible
- Use targeted programmes to facilitate discussion
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