Lyn Allison (Victoria, Australian Democrats) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes the evaluation, released in July 2006, of the South Australian Sexual Health and Relationships Education (Share) project 2003-2005 which:

(i)

recognised the Share program as current best practice in sex education, moving from a model of sex education focussing on the human reproductive system to a broader sexual health promotion encompassing sexual development, reproductive health, interpersonal relationships, affection, intimacy, body image and gender roles,

(ii)

found it essential that sexual health and relationships education acknowledges young people as diverse and sexual beings, provides an appropriate and comprehensive curriculum context, is positive about sexuality, moves beyond information provision, addresses issues of gender and the social and cultural world in which young people make decisions, and

(iii)

placed a high priority on supporting the professional development and training of teachers with well-resourced, sympathetic experts to support, guide and advise; and

(b)

calls on the Government to take to the next meeting of education ministers a proposal to develop a national framework of comprehensive sex education for students in all Australian schools.

Question put.