24 May 2018
Earlier this term, students in years 7 to 10 participated in the Y-PEP Child Protection program. The program was jointly designed by YWCA NSW in collaboration with the Department of Education. The highly interactive workshops in the program aim to strengthen the existing child protection education delivered by school teachers. It is aligned to the Personal Development, Health and Physical Education syllabus. As a result of this program, students will have more awareness of safe and respectful relationships; more knowledge and understanding of rights and responsibilities in relationships; and more skills in recognising, assessing risk and responding to unsafe situations. The experienced and professional facilitators delivered workshops suitable for varying levels of skills and used age appropriate and engaging content for students to feel safe.