These materials support whole-school professional learning through five short video-based formation sessions exploring the theological, relational and safeguarding foundations of Consent and Respectful Relationships Education.
Session 1. Why respectful relationships matter in Catholic schools
Explores why safeguarding and respectful relationships belong at the heart of Catholic education and human flourishing.
Session 2. Being and becoming human together – theology of relationality
Considers the Christian understanding that we are created for relationship and become more fully human through relationship.
Session 3. Life and life to the full – Jesus and Consent and Respectful Relationships Education
Looks to Jesus as a model of relationships characterised by dignity, freedom, accompaniment, care and restoration.
Session 4. Voice of the child – theology for safeguarding
Explores student voice, agency, vulnerability and power, recognising that listening to children is itself a safeguarding practice.
Session 5. From vision to practice Translates the vision into the everyday practices, interactions and cultures that shape students’ experiences of dignity, belonging and safety.
Complete Facilitator Guide – Companion to videos
This Complete Facilitator Guide is the school companion to the five formation videos, designed for use in staff meetings. It includes printable activities that support ongoing professional learning and shared reflection over time.
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