Relationships and sexuality education resources

<h2 class&equals;"intro">New resources have been developed to support wellbeing and the teaching and learning of relationships and sexuality education &lpar;RSE&rpar; in schools and kura in ways that are effective&comma; safe and inclusive&period; <&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The Ministry of Education says the resources are clear&comma; easy to use&comma; bicultural and inclusive&period; They contain information on consent&comma; the use of digital technologies and healthy relationships&period; As well as showcasing effective practice&comma; the resources support pedagogical knowledge development&comma; include frequently queried topics and provide guidance on creating inclusive environments&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A module providing educators with practical skills and evidence-based information to talk about the sensitive topic of pornography is included&period; Resources to make it easier for teachers to notice and respond to social and emotional learning using the Key Competencies are also part of the package&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The new resources support &&num;8216&semi;Relationships and Sexuality Education&colon; A guide for teachers&comma; leaders and boards of trustees&&num;8217&semi;&comma; released by the Ministry of Education in 2020&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The release of the guide and the resources follows a 2018 Education Review Office report noting that the curriculum would benefit from more support for the teaching and learning of relationship and sexuality issues&period; The Ministry says they also reflect feedback from the K&omacr;rero M&amacr;tauranga &vert; Education Conversation calling on schools to take more action against bullying&comma; violence and child abuse&comma; to be more inclusive&comma; and to help students recognise the importance of diversity and respect in relationships&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The aim is to assist educators and boards to implement the national curriculum&comma; take a consistent approach to wellbeing&comma; and to meet community consultation requirements&period; Some of the new RSE resources are appropriate for primary and secondary schools and kura&comma; others apply more to one or the other&period; The suite includes resources specifically designed for M&amacr;ori-medium settings and for English-medium settings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We have worked with providers and stakeholders including universities&comma; government departments&comma; non-government organisations&comma; teachers&comma; and young people to develop these resources&period; They will be helpful to know about for anyone working in wellbeing&comma; Health and Physical education&comma; pastoral care&comma; and all staff looking to support LGBTQIA&plus; young people&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said the Ministry in its announcement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The new resources are available online on <a class&equals;"external" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;hpe&period;tki&period;org&period;nz&sol;planning-and-teaching-resources&sol;resource-collections&sol;relationships-and-sexuality-education-guidelines-resource-collection&sol;" rel&equals;"external" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Health &amp&semi; PE &CenterDot; TKI<span class&equals;"nonvisual-indicator">&lpar;external link&rpar;<&sol;span><&sol;a>&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;