Our programs
Holistic, evidence-informed education for all young people.
SECURE SENSE OF SELF delivers curriculum-aligned puberty, wellbeing, and self-worth education for all young people across Years 5 to 10.
Each program is developmentally tailored, inclusive, and trauma-aware - supporting students of all identities to build emotional literacy, body confidence, and respectful relationships.
Programs are delivered by health educator Emily Sinclair, and align with the Personal, Social and Community Health strand of the Victorian Curriculum F–10 v2.0.
Respectful Relationships Alignment
SECURE SENSE OF SELF programs strongly align with the Victorian Respectful Relationships initiative. Across all year levels, our curriculum supports students to build emotional literacy, practise respectful communication, understand consent and bodily autonomy, recognise healthy and unhealthy relationships, develop help-seeking skills, and challenge stereotypes that contribute to gendered inequality.
Program outcomes
Our long-term outcome based aim at SECURE SENSE OF SELF is to support all students to become capable, confident and thoughtful decision-makers about their bodies and lives. We strive to help young people develop a grounded sense of autonomy, understand their rights, and know when and where to seek help without hesitation or shame.
Foundations of
Self & Change
Years 5 & 6
Years 5 to 6 | Foundations of Self and Change
A supportive, developmentally appropriate introduction to emotional wellbeing, body literacy and self-worth for students entering early adolescence.
This seven-lesson program helps students build foundational skills in emotional literacy, body awareness, consent, privacy and digital safety. They explore how bodies and feelings change during puberty, learn to recognise and name emotions, and practise help-seeking with trusted adults - all within a safe, inclusive, strengths-based environment.
Through interactive learning and guided reflection, students begin developing a grounded sense of identity and autonomy before stepping into later adolescence.
Program focus
emotional literacy, self-regulation & growing identity
puberty, body changes & body diversity
consent basics, respect & personal boundaries
early digital safety, media influence & self-worth
and recognising needs, trusted adults & help-seeking pathways.
Duration: 8 × 60-minute sessions.
Curriculum alignment: VC2HP6P01–VC2HP6P10.
Trusting
Transitions
Years 7 & 8
Years 7 to 8 | Trusting Transitions
A developmentally attuned program that deepens students’ understanding of identity, relationships, consent and wellbeing as they move through early adolescence. Students build emotional insight, values-based decision making, and respectful communication skills while exploring how social and digital environments shape their sense of self.
Program focus:
puberty, hormones and emerging identity
enhanced menstrual cycle awareness
respectful relationships, boundaries and consent foundations
digital citizenship, online behaviour and body image influences
emotional wellbeing, regulation and stress management
and help-seeking, supporting peers and navigating reliable health information.
Duration: 8 × 60-minute sessions.
Curriculum alignment: VC2HP8P01–VC2HP8P10.
Advocacy & Autonomy
Years 9 & 10
Years 9–10 | Advocacy & Autonomy
A strengths-based program designed to support young people as they move toward greater independence, informed decision-making and personal responsibility.
Students deepen their understanding of consent, relationships, digital respect, and sexual and reproductive health. They learn how to navigate health systems, think critically, advocate for their needs, and make safe, values-aligned choices in real-world contexts.
Program focus:
onsent, communication & digital respect
reproductive and sexual health literacy
media influence & body image
critical thinking, autonomy & health advocacy
and mental health awareness & help-seeking.
Duration: 8 × 60-minute sessions.
Curriculum alignment: VC2HP10P01–VC2HP10P10.
Parent
Information
Session
Parent Information Session
Our parent information sessions complement the student programs by giving families a clear overview of key concepts, curriculum alignment and wellbeing approaches used in Secure Sense of Self lessons. These sessions help parents understand what their young people are learning, support meaningful conversations at home, and strengthen whole-school consistency around respectful relationships and health education.
Duration: 90 minute once off session.
Teacher Professional Development Session
Teacher Professional Development Session
A practical, evidence-informed session designed to support teachers in confidently delivering puberty, wellbeing, and respectful relationships content within their classrooms.
This training strengthens teacher knowledge across body literacy, consent foundations, digital safety, and adolescent development, while offering simple, classroom-ready strategies for creating emotionally safe, inclusive learning environments.
Teachers gain clarity on curriculum alignment, trauma-aware practice, responding to student questions, and navigating sensitive topics with confidence. The session also outlines how Secure Sense of Self programs integrate with and extend existing school wellbeing and Respectful Relationships frameworks.
Duration: 90 minute once off session.
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
— William Butler Yeats