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7–10Personal Development, Health and Physical Education 7–10 Syllabus

Record of changes
Implementation from 2027
Expand for detailed implementation advice

Content

Life Skills

Life Skills for Stage 4/5

Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.

Respectful relationships
Building and managing respectful relationships to support health and wellbeing
  • Identify people who care for you and their role

  • Identify trusted people in the community

  • Identify personal relationships

  • Recognise rights and responsibilities in relationships

  • Identify changes in relationships that occur during adolescence

  • Identify feelings and actions associated with intimacy

  • Recognise factors that can influence relationships

  • Identify the values and characteristics of a respectful relationship

  • Identify the role of respect within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures and across a range of cultures

  • Recognise how respectful relationships influence self-esteem, self-confidence and self-management

  • Demonstrate strategies to safely begin, manage and end relationships

  • Recognise when bullying occurs

  • Recognise discrimination towards groups or people based on culture, disability, age, religion, sexuality and gender, and strategies to empower people to overcome challenges

  • Rehearse protective and inclusive strategies that enhance respectful relationships

  • Recognise types of abuse and strategies that can challenge the abuse of power in relationships

  • Recognise positive use of power in relationships

  • Identify and communicate personal boundaries and values

  • Identify safe and unsafe touches and interactions

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the meaning of consent

  • Identify situations where consent is needed

  • Demonstrate skills and strategies to gain, give or deny consent

  • Demonstrate ways to acknowledge and respect others’ decisions about consent

  • Recognise and describe the laws of consent

  • Recognise and respond to the influence the media has on expectations in intimate relationships

  • Recognise support networks and demonstrate strategies that enhance personal safety in relationships

Keeping safe and being respectful online
  • Identify safe online activities and trusted sources of information

  • Demonstrate strategies for safe and respectful use of technology

  • Recognise what it means to leave a digital footprint

  • Recognise and demonstrate responses to safe and unsafe situations online

  • Recognise ways people engage in bullying online and the effects of cyberbullying

  • Recognise and demonstrate safe and ethical ways to communicate online

  • Recognise when consent is needed for online activities and interactions

  • Investigate issues that can occur when engaging in online activities, including giving or using personal information, and develop strategies to deal with these

  • Explore a range of online support services and resources that are available if online issues occur, including cyberbullying or overuse of technology

Applying self-management and interpersonal skills to enhance respectful relationships
  • Recognise feelings and emotions

  • Recognise and use strategies to communicate and describe feelings and emotions

  • Recognise the feelings and emotions of others

  • Develop self-regulation skills and strategies in response to a range of situations

  • Develop skills and strategies to respectfully interact with others

  • Develop and demonstrate skills and strategies to manage conflict

  • Develop and demonstrate skills and strategies that can be used to enhance resilience

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