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Today, you can share evidence-based and trauma-informed educational resources with your peers to help young people get confident with consent and build respectful relationships.
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Hi [Name],
I’m [Your Name], a [Year] graduate of [School].
I'm reaching out because I recently came across a set of outstanding new classroom resources developed by Teach Us Consent, an organisation at the forefront of consent education in Australia. With consent education now a mandatory part of the curriculum — thanks to the advocacy of Teach Us Consent’s founder, Chanel Contos, and the support of 50,000 young people across the country — these tools are timely, relevant, and I believe essential viewing.
Their resources have been developed in consultation with a Youth Advisory Group, formed of young Australians aged 16-25 from all walks of life, and reviewed by a team of global experts. They’re evidence-based, youth-informed, and genuinely inclusive to all, offering an approachable way to initiate conversations about consent, challenge harmful gender expectations and help students develop healthy, respectful relationships with their peers.
I can imagine these topics sometimes feel complex and uncomfortable to teach. Equipping our students with the right knowledge, delivered in the right tone, is one of the most impactful steps we can take to build a culture of respect and safety. Honestly, I wish resources like these had been available when I was at [School]!
Here are a few I think would work especially well in our classrooms:
15–20 minute documentaries on YouTube:
Principles of Consent: Aligned with the Australian Government’s Commonwealth Consent Framework, this mini documentary offers strengths-based, practical guidance on how to understand and practise consent.
How Sexual Violence is Normalised: Best for older students, this video explores how everyday language like locker-room banter and “boys will be boys” attitudes contribute to a culture in which sexual assault is far too common.
Media & Porn Literacy: With the average age of first exposure to porn at just 13, this resource helps students understand the influence of media and algorithms on their worldview and how they relate to one another, encouraging critical thinking about what they consume.
There are also some great printable posters available for display around the school, podcast/vodcast episodes that could be assigned as homework, and articles perfect for in-class analysis or discussion prompts.
I truly believe these resources could make a real difference at [School], and I’d love to see them being used to support both teachers and students in navigating these urgent conversations. They could also be shared with parents to promote consistent learning and a more holistic, community-wide approach.
Warm regards,
[Name]
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Gina Martin (she/her) is a multi-award winning gender equality activist, facilitator, writer and speaker known for her work fighting gender stereotypes, misogyny, sexual violence and the manosphere. She is most well known for making upskirting illegal in England & Wales – which led to three countries following suit – and changing global discriminatory Instagram policy. She works in schools across Australia facilitating young people of all genders on the impact of gender stereotypes.
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A recent MFA graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts, Enoch was a 2019–2021 Sydney Theatre Company Emerging Playwright and is currently a Resident Artist with Urban Theatre Projects. They created and wrote the AACTA Award-winning comedy series All My Friends are Racist for ABC iview, which premiered internationally at Series Mania in France.
Enoch has written across a number of series, with a strong focus on teen and children’s audiences, including Stan Original’s Year Of, SBS’s While The Men Are Away, ABC Kids’ Crazy Fun Park and the upcoming Stan Original series Invisible Boys.
They were also a consultant on Heartbreak High Season 2 and a recipient of Screen Australia’s Talent: New York program. Enoch’s screenwriting work extends to collaborations with visual artists, most recently contributing to Joel Sherwood Spring’s SETTLED for the Macfarlane Commission at ACCA in Melbourne. Their work has been recognised by Vogue Australia and IF Magazine as one to watch.
Enoch is passionate about developing new Australian works that champion Queer, Indigenous, and Pasifika voices.
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Victoria Barendsen is a registered psychologist from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She specialises in working with children, young people and their families across a variety of issues. She provide sexual abuse and sexual harm prevention therapy, individual therapy and workshops ranging from mindfulness to parenting strategies. To help young people, she uses evidence based therapy models such as EMDR, ACT, CBT and mindfulness, in a warm and comfortable environment created to ensure a sense of safety and calm.
Neil is from Sudbury, Canada, and has been an English Professor at Cambrian College since 2014. He has a bachelor’s degree from York University and a master’s degree from the University of Toronto in English Literature. He achieved PhD Candidacy in Social and Political Thought at York.
Neil has published numerous articles in academic journals and books including the International Journal of Comic Art and Men and Masculinities. He’s co-edited a textbook on the study of popular culture and is currently writing a book about the practice of healthy masculinity.
He is also a prolific creator of short-form content on social media, having published more than 3000 videos since 2021. He has produced videos for a large and diverse range of companies and non-profits, such as Penguin Random-House, Ergobaby, Glassdoor, Sierra Club, Defeat Duchenne, and Teach Us Consent. As a content creator, he was recently a finalist for a 2025 Cheer Choice Award in the category of Education.
Recently, Neil has branched out into public speaking engagements, recently leading discussions and delivering lectures at the University of Waterloo, Arizona State University, McMaster University, and Georgian College.
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Tara Michaela is a Black, queer sex educator based in Philadelphia and New York, USA. She is the founder of The Youth Sexpert Program, a non-profit training program that aims to provide comprehensive sex education for high school aged youth, so they can become their community's sex expert.
Her work focuses primarily on how injustice manifests in sexual interactions. She uses her social media platforms and written pieces to connect with her community on these issues.
Gemma is a policy specialist from Melbourne, now based in New York City. She holds a Master of Public Policy and Management and a Bachelor’s Degree with Honours in Political Science and Media. With a background rooted in women’s health and cultural policy, Gemma has a strong commitment to gender equity and social reform, and is passionate about driving systemic change through education, advocacy and inclusive policy design.
Emily L. Depasse is a vivacious sex and relationship educator captivating audiences with her vibrant digital content, where sexual health shines as the ultimate act of self-care. She earned her MSW and MEd in Human Sexuality from Widener University's dual degree sex therapy program at the Center for Human Sexuality Studies. She also holds a BA in Gender and Sexuality Studies with minors in English and psychology from Salisbury University. Her expertise has garnered recognition from numerous publications, including Cosmopolitan, Today, The Seattle Times, and more.
Mariah (she/her) is a Queer and Latine sex educator and digital learning designer dedicated to creating inclusive, shame-free, and culturally responsive sex education. As the creator of Sex Ed Files, she uses social media to answer anonymous questions and make complex topics more accessible.
Mariah shows up with curiosity, care, and a commitment to justice, drawing from her lived experiences as a sexual assault survivor, ex-evangelical, and eldest child in a multiethnic household. Guided by QTBIPOC wisdom and rooted in community, her work centers connection, joy, and the belief that everyone deserves sexual health knowledge.
Macken Murphy is a 27-year-old scientist who has a Master of Science degree in cognitive and evolutionary anthropology at the University of Oxford, as well as being a respected content creator, accomplished amateur boxer, published writer, and host of his podcast: Species.
Before finding TikTok fame, Macken was the host of Species, which was one of the most popular science podcasts in the world and recommended by the BBC and New York Times.
Since then, Macken is also the host of the Listenable audio course on Human Evolution, which has ranked as one of Listenable’s most popular courses. Macken has also served in the Americorps where he helped teach science at an underserved middle school.
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Sarah is a Consent Educator at Comprehensive Consent. Through her workshops, curricula, and social media platforms, she has helped thousands of kids, adolescents, and adults deeply understand consent, improve their relationships, and become more prepared for the complexities of safe and ethical physical intimacy. Using social-emotional learning theory and practices, Sarah equips kids, teens, and emerging adults with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate body boundaries and create healthy relationships. Sarah is the author of The Kids & Consent Curriculum