Tag: schools guidelines
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Comments on the Tasmanian DECYP Respectful Relationships Education Foundation–Year 6
The Tasmanian Department of Education, Children and Young People (DECYP) has developed a Respectful Relationships Education package for children from Foundation through Year 6. On first glance, the program looks positive—focusing on kindness, empathy, inclusion and teaching children how to stay safe. But a closer reading reveals some worrying gaps in safeguarding, and creeping use…
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Comments on the Tasmanian DECYP Respectful Relationships and Consent in the Early Years
The Respectful Relationships and Consent in the Early Years document contains some useful material for teachers. However, a close reading – along with an examination of the links embedded within it – shows that the resource is underpinned by gender ideology. It is written on the assumption that this ideology is universally accepted and uncontroversial,…
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Analysis of Year 11–12 “Respectful Relationships Education: Teaching and Learning Package”
Analysis and summary of the Year 11–12 “Respectful Relationships Education: Teaching and Learning Package,” with a focus on content involving sexuality and porn that could raise safeguarding concerns for this age group. Summary of contents Where “gender ideology”–adjacent content appears Scenarios and role-plays involving sexuality/porn These activities are explicit and may warrant careful safeguarding controls:…
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Analysis of Year 7–10 “Respectful Relationships Education: Teaching & Learning Package”
Analysis and summary of the Year 7–10 “Respectful Relationships Education: Teaching & Learning Package” with a focus on content related to gender ideology–adjacent content, any porn/sexting material, and specific role-plays/scenarios that could raise child-safeguarding issues. Summary Where gender ideology–adjacent content appears Pornography/sexting content (with concrete classroom examples) Role-plays and scenarios that may challenge safeguarding Safeguarding…
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Analysis of Foundation to Year 6 “Respectful Relationships Education: Teaching & Learning Package”
Analysis and summary of Foundation to Year 6 “Respectful Relationships Education: Teaching & Learning Package” with focus on any safeguarding risks for children. What the document does well Where the document goes wrong / risks Overall Evaluation Conclusion: This document succeeds when it focuses on respect, empathy, and dismantling harmful stereotypes. It fails when it drifts…
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Analysis of the Respectful Relationships and Consent in the Early Years Package
Analysis and summary of the “Respectful Relationships and Consent In the Early Years Package”, with a focus on gender ideology content, where it conflicts with established child development theory (like Piaget), and the use of neutral or scientifically inaccurate language. Summary of Content Analysis of Gender Ideology in the Resource 1. Gender identity as fact…
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Tasmanian Department of Children and Young People, the Respectful Relationships Education Teaching and Learning Packages 2024 – Letter to Claire Chandler
Dear Senator Chandler, I’m bringing to your urgent attention, and asking as a parent and educator, that you would please review and amend the written material contained in the newly launched Tasmanian Department of Children and Young People, the Respectful Relationships packages, particularly, the Early Years Package(RR), Respectful Relationships and Consent in the Early Years.…