Have your say on consent education

We’re inviting parents and carers to have their say on consent education

Past and present students across the state have called for strengthened consent education.

This was sparked by a petition by former Sydney student Chanel Contos which led to thousands of young people sharing their stories of witnessing or experiencing, sexual harassment, abuse and violence amongst young people.

In response to the voices of young people, the heads of the three education sectors signed a Statement of Intent. In this Statement, the NSW Department of Education committed to a number of actions – including partnering with parents and carers to improve consent education.

There is now an opportunity for parents and carers to have their say by completing a short surveyExternal link.

This survey is available in 10 languages other than English and will take less than 10 minutes to complete.

It will help us plan how we can better support consent education at school and at home, and understand the kinds of resources parents and carers would find helpful in having important conversations with their children.

We would like to hear from parents and carers of NSW Public School students of all ages, from all communities. We would appreciate the help of colleagues across the Department to promote this survey to parents and carers across our school communities.

We have attached an optional school newsletter article and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), explaining the purpose of the survey and to support school staff should questions arise.

More information is also available here. The results will also be shared on NSW Department of Education website later this year.

Together, we can help our children and young people form healthy relationships.