More than 350 videos, digital stories, podcasts and other materials are available free to teachers, students and families through The Good Society website, as part of the Respect Matters program.
As part of a confidential process, Our Watch was consulted between late 2017 and early 2019 when the materials were being developed and provided advice. We have not been asked to use or endorse the materials subsequently.
Our Watch advocates for a whole-of-school approach to violence prevention education that addresses the gendered drivers of violence.
Our Watch has piloted a whole-of-school respectful relationships education approach in Victoria (primary and secondary schools) and Queensland (primary schools). This approach works to create sustainable change across the whole school and has significant international and national evidence supporting it.
It includes supporting staff through professional learning and having a long-term vision and commitment.
Importantly, a best-practice approach addresses the drivers of gender-based violence, such as challenging gender stereotypes in teaching materials, role-modelling in the school, and through structural and culture change.
Our Watch is open to working with the Department of Education, Skills and Employment to align the resources to the current evidence base and the framing of this work within the whole of school approach.
Further information about Our Watch’s work on respectful relationships education can be found here: education.ourwatch.org.au
