Health and Physical Education / Year 7 and 8 / Personal, social and community health / Interacting with others

Curriculum content descriptions

examine the roles of respect, empathy, power and coercion in developing respectful relationships (AC9HP8P04)

Elaborations
  • analysing how behaviours, actions and responses to situations can change depending on whether they are by themselves, with friends or with family
  • recognising the impact bullying and harassment can have on relationships, including online relationships
  • showing respect for cultural norms and sensitivities when building relationships with people from different cultural backgrounds
  • proposing strategies for addressing racism towards First Nations Australians, including the role of bystanders in promoting respectful interactions and challenging disrespect and discrimination
  • examining what constitutes disrespectful, harmful or violent behaviour within peer, family and intimate relationships
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Personal and social capability Personal and Social capability
ScOT terms

Empathy,  Respect,  Social competence,  Social relations

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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 ...

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Years 7 and 8: Resilience, rights and respectful relationships

This resource explores eight topics of social and emotional learning across Levels 7 and 8 of schooling. The topics are emotional literacy; personal and cultural strengths; positive coping; problem-solving; stress management; help-seeking; gender and identity; and positive gender relations. Each topic includes background ...

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Respectful Relationships: Teaching and Learning

Find comprehensive resources organised by stages of schooling including a scope and sequence, teaching and learning activities and links to resources. The activities provide explicit opportunities for developmentally appropriate learning about consent education, gender stereotypes and roles, keeping safe, respectful relationships ...

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How to teach digital citizenship and online safety - Scope and sequence Australian curriculum

This resource provides links to lessons and activities at each level of schooling from Foundation to Year 10 in the area of online safety.

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Be Deadly Online

In this resource, students explore how their digital footprint or reputation builds up over time, and how cyberbullying, sending nudes and sexting can impact themselves, their family and their community. They will discuss the concept of respect in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and how this can ...

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Gambling: Identifying influences

In this lesson students consider their circles of influence, identifying influential factors that may contribute to finding ourselves in potentially unsafe situations. Students then explore ways to resist negative influences and encourage positive influences. The class practices responding to situations of gambling harm ...