Health and Physical Education / Year 3 and 4 / Personal, social and community health / Interacting with others

Curriculum content descriptions

rehearse and refine strategies for seeking, giving and denying permission respectfully and describe situations when permission is required (AC9HP4P07)

Elaborations
  • practising and refining strategies for seeking and giving consent; for example, giving consent for their photo to be shared
  • exploring actions they can take if someone has done something hurtful or disrespectful to them without their permission or consent including in online environments
  • exploring actions they can take when they or others are unsafe, such as saying no, leaving the situation and reporting the incident, and discussing how to use these strategies in situations in which someone posts an embarrassing picture online without permission, touches private parts of their body, or uses violence against them
General capabilities
  • Ethical understanding Ethical understanding
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
ScOT terms

Respect,  Help-seeking behaviour,  Assertiveness

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