University Workshops
96% of our participants feel better equipped to have safe and informed conversations about consent, following our workshops
Our Consent Conversations workshops have been co-designed with Australian university students, and are responsive to the latest National Student Safety Survey data and the Universities Australia Good Practice Guide (2023). They feature stage plays performed by professional actors, and discussion groups facilitated by trained student leaders.
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Student-centred
Our university workshops are co-designed with Australian university students to ensure the content reflects their lived experiences navigating relationships, sex and consent.
We undertake robust student consultation in all of our program design to inform the development of a series of scenarios, each authentically reflecting the lived experiences of young people navigating consent in their everyday lives.
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Story-led
Each workshop uses stories as provocations for critical reflection and small-group discussion amongst workshop participants. Workshop content features a series of scenarios, performed by professional actors, as a medium to engage empathy, disarm and educate, and as a provocation for peer-led discussion throughout the workshops.
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Safe and Inclusive
We hold a safe space for the delivery of our workshops. We upskill teams of student leaders in safe and inclusive facilitation techniques and ensure that all participants are empowered to make an informed choice to participate in our workshops. In-person wellbeing support is made available onsite throughout and after our workshops.
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Learning Consent workshop learning outcomes are in alignment with the UNESCO International Technical Guidance for Sexuality Education which presents the evidence base for delivering comprehensive sexuality education within a framework of human rights and gender equality.
Our approach is informed by the Universities Australia 2023 Primary Prevention of Sexual Harm in the University Sector Good Practice Guide.
All Learning Consent programs are designed in response to the findings of current qualitative and quantitative research with a diverse representation of young people, including the National Student Safety Survey (2021), and the Australian Human Rights Commission Change The Course report.
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At Learning Consent we make sure that the diversity of all young people’s lived experiences is reflected in the content and delivery of our programs, so that all young people feel seen and can relate no matter where they are sitting on the gender and/or sexuality spectrum.
Learning Consent persistently contests the heterosexual privilege that disturbingly permeates much of the contemporary sex education taught to young people. Our own research ensures a diverse sample of young people, and our programs reflect this.
We under take cultural consultations to ensure that our content is relevant and sensitive a diversity of cultural backgrounds.
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Participant safety is our priority. Our team go to great lengths to ensure we are able to hold a safe space for the delivery of our workshops. We work closely to upskill teams of student leaders prior to our workshops in safe and inclusive facilitation techniques.
We ensure that all participants are empowered to make an informed choice to participate our workshops.
In-person wellbeing support is made available onsite throughout and after our workshops.
Wellbeing staff are present throughout our workshops for students who may require on-site support during the workshop. The details of relevant support services are provided to all participants and students are encouraged to seek support during and after the workshop, should they feel they need it. Following the event, all attendees are provided with an e-resource pack detailing relevant resources and local support services.
Learning Consent continues to partner with leading educational institutions across Australia to deliver impactful education programs aligned with international best-practice for the prevention of sexual violence. The Learning Consent curriculum aligns with the UNESCO International Technical Guidance for Sexuality Education. The Guidance presents the evidence base for delivering comprehensive sexuality education within a framework of human rights and gender equality.
