Participant sessions

All session plans were developed in consultation with the peer educators, the expert advisory group, and the internal advisory committee. Sessions were tailored to meet participants’ diverse and unique needs within each setting.

You, Me and Us explores content including:

  • Respectful and gender equitable relationships
  • Culture and respectful relationships
  • Communication skills and assertiveness
  • Gender
  • Bystander intervention
  • Intimate partner and dating violence
  • Consent and sexual decision making
  • Myth busting attitudes that support violence against women
  • Gender stereotypes
  • Accessing help and support

Full lesson plans can be accessed in the program manual.


Respectful relationships education session 10 to 13 year olds

Session objectives

Build young people’s capacity and skills to:

  • Identify behaviours associated with healthy and unhealthy relationships
  • Identify attitudes and behaviours that underpin and perpetuate gender inequity
  • Understand their legal rights and responsibilities
  • Access help and support if they or someone they know is experiencing an unhealthy or violent relationship

Respectful relationships education session 18 to 24 year olds

Session objectives

Build young people’s capacity and skills to:

  • Identify behaviours associated with healthy and unhealthy relationships
  • Identify attitudes and behaviours that underpin and perpetuate gender inequity
  • Understand their legal rights and responsibilities
  • Access help and support if they or someone they know is experiencing an unhealthy or violent relationship