Engaging Boys and Young Men in Consent and Respectful Relationships Education
In this blog, we’ll share some of the most challenging yet essential aspects of this work. We’ll explore the realities of sexual violence through powerful survivor stories and share how a youth-centered approach empowers young boys. We’ll also discuss the importance of providing boys with reliable, nonjudgmental information to empower them in building respectful, healthy relationships and we’ll share some of these favourite programs and resources with you.
Bringing The National Code to Life
With the incoming National Higher Education Code, universities must move beyond policy and into practice. At Learning Consent, we deliver comprehensive, evidence-based prevention education that aligns with Standard 3—building student capability, institutional confidence, and real cultural change. Our trauma-informed, co-designed workshops and eLearn modules help universities meet and exceed National Code compliance, making us the trusted prevention partner for higher education providers across Australia.
Understanding The National Code and Why It Matters
For Learning Consent, The National Higher Education Code to Respond to Gender-based Violence isn’t just a code, it’s the foundation for real, lasting cultural change on campus.
Earlier this year, the government proposed a new Code: The National Higher Education Code to Respond to Gender-based Violence. The National Code sets standards for higher education providers to prevent and address gender-based violence and offers a building block for creating real cultural change within university settings. It recognises that comprehensive and student-centred violence prevention programs shouldn’t be a bonus, but a necessity.
Celebrating Pride Month
One of the best things you can do this month is take the time to learn more about LGBTQIA+ people and their stories.
Here are several books, TV shows and films about Australian LGBTQIA+ people and movements, both historical and contemporary, to get you started:
Femicide in Australia
Content Warning: This blog discusses femicide and suicide statistics.
In the 5 days leading up to my birthday last month 7 women were killed by men in Australia.
Beyond Adolescence
Yes we have seen Netflix’s Adolescence and we have some thoughts! Whilst we discuss the confronting social commentary this shows asks us to face, we also ask how can we continue the ongoing conversations and hold each other accountable. Because at the end of the day, it’s going to take more than just one chat.
“How can I be proud to be a man in this generation?”
Following one of our lessons to year 9 boys, a student submitted the following question: ‘How can I be proud to be a man in this generation?’
This question hit hard and made us reflect on the critical cultural narrative surrounding masculinity and how young men are learning in this space.
What is sextortion?
Australia is currently experiencing a global trend of offenders predominantly targeting teenage boys and young men aged 15-22 to send sexual images and threatening to share them unless they pay.
How can you be more aware of the risks and take steps to manage them?
FAQs re sending nudes/sexting
Recent Australian research has found that majority of teens are sending and receiving sexual messages or images. What does this mean?
At Learning Consent in our whole-of-school respectful relationships programs, young people often submit questions about sexting. Here are some of the most commonly asked questions, and our responses to them.
The C-Word
I was twelve when I first came out as transgender. My family was, for the most part, very unsupportive. I had been mentally ill since I was a young child, and, as would be established years later, I had also had rheumatoid arthritis. I was in constant pain – bodily, mentally, and in the growing dissonance of my gender.
Diary of a Year 9 High School Teacher 2.0
A Year 9 teacher’s open letter to Chanel Contos, Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame.
Diary of a Year 9 High School Teacher
A Year 9 Teacher’s reflections on the significance of language when it comes to gender equality amongst young people.
