Health and Physical Education / Year 9 and 10 / Personal, social and community health / Interacting with others

Curriculum content descriptions

propose strategies and actions individuals and groups can implement to challenge biases, stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination, and promote inclusion in their communities (AC9HP10P05)

Elaborations
  • analysing the implications of attitudes and behaviours such as prejudice, marginalisation, homophobia, racism, discrimination, violence and harassment on individuals and communities, and proposing countermeasures to prevent these behaviours
  • investigating community health resources to evaluate how accessible they are for marginalised individuals and groups, and proposing changes to improve inclusiveness and accessibility
  • critiquing media representations of different cultural and racial groups and analysing whether the representations are respectful, realistic and inclusive
  • analysing messages about gender norms and stereotypes in popular culture and considering the impact these might have on individuals, institutions and communities
  • designing strategies and actions they can implement to challenge stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination, and publicly acknowledge the contributions First Nations Australians make to Australia’s sporting and health fields
  • proposing strategies to challenge prejudices, biases and discrimination that target specific cultural groups, including Australians of Asian heritage
General capabilities
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural Understanding
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
ScOT terms

Cultural diversity,  Social equality,  Discrimination,  Social relations

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Big Issue vendor profile

This resource introduces Ray, a 'The Big Issue' vendor. Students learn about the challenges in Ray’s life that led to him becoming homeless, and the steps he took to get off the streets with help from The Big Issue. The resource can be used to help students better understand social issues and their effects.

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LGBTQI+ Rights

This resource enables teachers to explore the human rights of sexual and gender minority groups with students. A range of lessons are designed for specific age-groups including What Does A Family Need? (Ages 5-8); LGBTQI+ People in History (Ages 9-14); Design an LGBTQI+ Inclusive School (Ages 11-16); Should it be a crime ...

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The Australian Dream: Racism

This 10-minute clip explores the racism experienced by Indigenous footballers, Nicky Winmar, Gilbert McAdam, and Adam Goodes. Students learn of the racist insults and behaviours enacted on and off-field, and the effects of these on the players’ lives and sense of selves. The resource includes a transcript, suggested discussion ...

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A sensory experience

This is a website about how the treatment and mainstream understanding of deaf and blind people has changed over time. Students are invited to engage with the stories of individuals, events and artefacts of deaf and blind communities such as the Adult Deaf and Dumb Society of Victoria. The resource includes links, images, ...

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Harmony Day resources

This collection of resources is designed to help celebrate Harmony Week and teach students about the value of cultural diversity. Resources cover early childhood, primary school students and lower secondary school students and include posters, invitations, and certificate templates as well as graphics for website and social ...

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Pride History

This 8-minute Behind the News video outlines the history of discrimination against gay people in Australia. It also looks at events around the world and in Australia which influenced changes in attitudes, laws and behaviours over time.

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Building respectful relationships - full resource

This resource is designed to address and prevent family violence through the examination of matters of gender, power and respect. The resource consists of three units to be taught in Years 8, 9, and 10 respectively. These are also available as individual PDFs. The units should be used in conjunction with the ‘Resilience, ...

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Building respectful relationships - Unit 3 - Gender, power and media

This resource is designed to address and prevent family violence through the examination of matters of gender, power and respect. It consists of seven sessions that cover topics such as sexualisation, sexual imagery, and real-life strategies. The activities build on from the material covered in the Year 9 resource and are ...

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Building respectful relationships - Unit 2 - The power connection

This resource is designed to address and prevent family violence through the examination of matters of gender, power and respect. It consists of eight sessions that cover topics such as sexual intimacy, gender-based violence, consent and the law, and barriers and enablers to consent. The activities build on from the material ...

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Protesting for change

This lesson introduces students to the concept of protesting as a key part of democracy. Students will explore how protests work, their impact, and how they can be used to influence social and political issues and social change. Students will examine the key characteristics of peaceful protests and describe the emotional ...

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Making rights universal

This lesson invites students to analyse four rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and decide whether they are contemporarily universal. Students also discuss the potential and limitations of a document like the UDHR that has no binding legal agreement and consider the responsibilities of signatory ...

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Defining our obligations

This lesson invites students to consider who is in their ‘universe of obligation’. Students think of the people for whom they feel responsible and analyse the ways that their society designates who is worthy of respect and caring and who is not. The resource includes a lesson plan, learning materials, and student-facing ...

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Responding to difference

This lesson invites students to explore ways to respond to human differences and consider the consequences of each response. After engaging with a poem, students turn their attention to their school or local community and imagine the ways in which they would like to see people respond to difference. The resource includes ...

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Transcending single stories

This lesson invites students to explore the relationship between the individual and society by examining how we often believe “single stories” and stereotypes about groups of people. Students analyse a poem, watch a TED talk, and reflect on the human tendency of applying categories to the people and things we meet. The ...

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How can people promote belonging in their communities?

This resource is a lesson on stopping hate crimes and is fifth in a learning sequence of five lessons. Students explore examples of community initiatives that aim to promote belonging and safety and can help to counteract the impacts of hate crimes. Students also consider what actions they, their schools, or their communities ...

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Who are the victims and perpetrators of hate crimes?

This resource is a lesson that examines who is statistically likely to perpetrate and/or be a victim of hate crimes, and is third in a learning sequence of five lessons. Students are invited to explore American data on survivors of hate crimes, as well as research on the motives and behaviour of perpetrators. Although the ...

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How do hate crimes impact people and communities?

This resource invites students to explore the effects of hate crimes on individuals and communities, and is second in a learning sequence of five lessons. Students analyse different scenarios, work to understand the emotional and psychological impacts of hate crimes, and consider the protective effects of belonging and ...

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What makes hate crimes different from other crimes?

This resource introduces the concept of hate crimes and is the first in a sequence of five lessons that explore the topic. Students learn about what hate crimes are and what makes them different from other types of crime, and consider how to take care of themselves and others when learning about the topic. Although the ...

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Teaching in the wake of violence

This resource provides strategies for educators to support students after violent events targeting people based on their identities. It emphasises the importance of creating a safe space for emotional processing before engaging in cognitive discussions. The resource includes activities and resources to help students understand ...

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Young Deadly Free: How to have healthy relationships

This resource includes the This is US series of short videos made to explore challenges and issues in the lives of teenage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Topics include relationships, underage drinking, managing friendships and trouble with the law. An accompanying Teacher Resource includes lesson plans ...