Events and Professional Development - Western Australian teachers and school nurses - relationships and sexual health education

Professional Development

Community PD Session (EOI) for School Nurses and other practitioners

The Curtin University Relationships and Sexuality Education Project (https://rseproject.org.au/) provides professional development training to schools in the area of relationships and sexuality education (RSE). Due to high demand, we are seeking expressions of interest for a 2-day workshop specifically for community groups, service providers, and others who wish to upskill in RSE from outside the school sector.

School RSE grants $1,200

Small grants for WA schools to support their RSE programs.

RSE Project is available to help your school become RSE Champions!

Kellerberrin 2-Day Professional Development Workshop - unfortunately, registrations for this event have now closed, but email RSEProject@curtin.edu.au to be added to the waiting list!

The Birds and the BBVs Training

The Birds and the BBVs is a one or two day training course which aims to bring together people who work with Aboriginal people to increase their knowledge, skills, motivation and confidence to yarn about why testing for STIs, HIV and BBVs is important and identify ways to normalise testing within a routine health check.

Health Promotion - free online short courses

Free online training modules designed to support those working in the WA sexual health and blood-borne virus sector. Modules to build capabilities in health promotion planning and evaluation.

Starting a Rainbow Group

A resource that helps schools develop groups that empower all young people and in particular members of the LGBTIQA+ community. This resource schools to be inclusive and supportive environments free from discrimination, bullying and harassment regardless of intersex status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Youth Educating Peers Project (YEP Project)

YEP offer PD to people working with young people on a variety of relationships and sexuality education topics.

Online harmful sexual behaviours, misinformation and emerging technologies

A new module developed in 2021 aimed at primary and secondary teachers, counsellors, psychologies and teaching support staff. Help your students to recognise pressure from others, inappropriate content and sexist, homophobic and harassing comments online.

eSafety Commissioner

eSafety offers a range of online safety training programs free of charge.

Responding to disclosures of sexual assault (SARC)

An free e-learning package developed by the Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) in WA.

eSafeKids

eSafeKids educates, equips and empowers children and young people to have safe and positive experiences. They support and inspire parents, carers, educators and other professionals to talk with children about protective behaviours, body safety, esafety, digital wellness and pornography. Services include: professional development, parent/carer and student workshops. Resources to teach: protective behaviours, body safety, consent, media literacy, digital wellness, cyber safety, pornography and more.

Sexual health

An interactive course to develop the core knowledge, attitudes and skills required to provide information and support for young people around respectful relationships and sexual health. Day 1 is a core day with the option to complete Day 2 and 3 at a later date if you can't make all three days.

Growing & Developing Healthy Relationships