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Key messages
- RSE is primarily the responsibility of parents but a shared responsibility with schools and the wider community.
- Teachers -
- guests/specialists
- nurses
A whole-school and whole-community approach is best practice.
Shared responsibility
Relationships and sexuality education (RSE) is primarily the responsibility of children's parents and caregivers. It is also the shared schools and the broader community to support this education. Schools require policies, guidelines and programs that support young people to make positive choices about their relationships and sexual health. The broader community includes local services, programs and campaigns. This resource is designed to assist schools to implement an evidence based whole-school and whole-community approach to RSE.2
Associations
WA Health Promoting Schools Association (WAHPSA)
WAHPSA advocates and supports a whole school and community approach to health and wellbeing. The Association achieves this through education, coordination and collaboration with school communities and health agencies.
Australian Council of Health and Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER)
The professional association representing teachers and other professionals working in the fields of health and physical education. ACHPER provides programs and services that support continuing development of knowledge, skills and professional practice.
