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Relationships and sexuality education resources
External resources to help your school provide safe, inclusive relationships and sexuality education
This resource list supports best-practice relationships and sexuality education (RSE) for schools and kura across Aotearoa New Zealand.
It complements InsideOUT’s Rainbow Resources for Schools list. You can read each resource, grouped by audience, at the external links below .
For educators and students
Lesson plans and support
Guides, templates and workbooks
School policy and procedures
For whānau
Raising rainbow youth
Further sources of support
The New Zealand Sexual Health Society is an inclusive, multidisciplinary professional body dedicated to advocating for and promoting sexual health for all in New Zealand.
NZHEA is the national teaching association for health education. It produces resources, provides support, and advocates for health education, including relationships and sexuality education.
The I’m Local project focuses on contacting high schools, medical centres, hospitals, libraries, marae and community centres in more rural or isolated areas of Aotearoa, and supplying them with free resources about gender and sexuality.
Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa runs half-day and full-day courses for teachers that provide key information for the delivery of relationships and sexuality education in schools. They also provide in-school supports, including tailored training programmes, New Zealand Curriculum teaching resources, support with programme development, parent consultation meetings and policy development, classroom support, and whole-school approaches.
Tāhūrangi has a range of curriculum resources to support the teaching of relationships and sexuality education in line with the New Zealand Curriculum.
Te Whāriki Takapou provided Māori sexual and reproductive health promotion and research services up until July 2023. Despite the organisation closing its doors, vital resources are still hosted on their site.
The Village Collective is a Pacific sexual health service that equips Pacific youth, families, and communities with relevant knowledge, resources, and information relating to sexual health and wellbeing.
List of national and regional rainbow organisations in Aotearoa by Te Ngākau Kahukura
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