SAMPLE TEACHING AND LEARNING OUTLINE
HEALTH EDUCATION
YEAR 10
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Week Syllabus content Lesson content Suggested resources
The impact of societal and Exploring Identity Government of Victoria -
cultural influences on defining identity and the Education Victoria –
personal identity and health factors that shape and Respectful Relationships
behaviour such as: influence identity including Education
how diversity and gender events/experiences, cultural [Link]
are represented in the beliefs and the media [Link]/content/659daacc-
media examples of gender 6eb7-48db-b55a-
differing cultural beliefs portrayals in contemporary c32214785866/Building%20R
and practices surrounding media and popular culture espectful%20Relationshps_FI
1–4 transition to adulthood and their impact on societal NAL_Full%20RESOURCE_Dec
attitudes and behaviour [Link]
External influences on negative consequences of
sexuality and sexual health explicit sexual
behaviours, including the imagery/sexualisation for girls
impact decisions and actions and society (body
have on their own and dissatisfaction, poor body
others’ health and wellbeing image, impact on self-esteem,
contribution to violence and
abuse)
Analysis of images and Health in the media McCusker Centre for Alcohol
messages in the media examples of media sources and Youth
related to: and messages designed to [Link]
alcohol and other drugs influence health in both publications/factsheets/alco
body image positive and negative way hol-advertising-and-young-
e.g. road safety campaigns to [Link]
fast food
encourage safer road use and
road safety
road user attitudes, influence
relationships
of multinational companies to
encourage junk food
Skills and strategies to sales/consumption, distortion
manage situations where risk of body image in popular
4–10 is encouraged by others media
the intent and impact of
alcohol advertising on young
people
strategies to increase the
exposure to and appeal of
alcohol to young people e.g.
the use of digital
technologies, influences on
attitudes and societal norms
pros and cons of self
regulation related to alcohol
advertising
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Week Syllabus content Lesson content Suggested resources
Skills and strategies to Respectful relationships Government of Victoria -
promote respectful review characteristics, Education Victoria –
relationships, such as: attributes, and rights and Respectful Relationships
appropriate emotional responsibilities of respectful Education
responses in a variety of partners (year 9) [Link]
situations characteristics of intimate [Link]/content/659daacc-
taking action if a relationships and the meaning 6eb7-48db-b55a-
relationship is not of consent c32214785866/Building%20R
respectful espectful%20Relationshps_FI
clarifying the meaning of and
NAL_Full%20RESOURCE_Dec
appropriate bystander implications of gender-based
[Link]
behaviour in physical and violence, including its
online interactions relationship to power
imbalances
11–18 actions and strategies to
improve relationships and
learn to be respectful such as
the use of assertive verbal
and non-verbal
communication, making
informed decisions, using
effective negotiation practices
bystander actions and
responses to address violence
– identifying and responding
to relationship
issues/incidents (e.g. sexism,
discrimination, violence
against women)
Effects of emotional Positive mental health Mental Health Commission
responses on relationships, examples of strong emotional (WA)
such as: responses in common [Link]
extreme emotions situations (e.g. panic, stress, [Link]/mental_illness_and
impacting on situations or anxiety) and their impact on _health/youth_mentalhealth
relationships health (e.g. depression, sleep .aspx
the consequences of not problems, skin conditions, Headspace
recognising emotions of weight problems) [Link]
others effective ways of managing Youth Beyond Blue
emotional responses [Link]
Critical health literacy skills including identifying where [Link]
19–25
and strategies: support can be helpful and Reachout
how it can be accessed [Link]
evaluating health services
in the community analysis of youth mental
health services available
examining policies and
locally and online (creating
processes for ensuring
and applying checklists to
safer behaviours
determine usefulness and
appropriateness of services)
existing strategies to support
and manage mental health
problems in communities
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Week Syllabus content Lesson content Suggested resources
Social, economic and Thinking critically about health World Health Organisation
environmental factors that defining health and what it [Link]
influence health, such as: means/looks like to be in ence/doh/en/
level of education good health for individuals Ministry of Education (New
income/employment and communities Zealand)
social networks and factors which influence health [Link]
supports (family, friends and examples of how they collections/Curriculum-in-
and community impact on health in positive action/Making-
26–29 attachment) and negative ways Meaning/Health-
actions which address the education2/Determinants-of-
housing
factors that influence health Health
access to services
and how they are designed to Coalition of Australian
improve health outcomes Governments - Closing the
(profile activities from Gap
'Closing the Gap' in [Link]
Indigenous disadvantage) sing_the_gap_in_indigenous
_disadvantage
Health campaigns and/or Health promotion Vic Health
community-based activities definition of health [Link]
designed to raise awareness, promotion (what it is, what it [Link]/about/health-
influence attitudes, promote aims to do) and relevant promotion
healthy behaviours and examples at community level Health promotion
increase connection to the analysis of a health promotion campaigns:
community campaign (for chosen context Road safety
such as road safety, healthy [Link]
eating or mental health) LiveLighter
30–35 including aims and objectives, [Link]
target groups and activities Act Belong Commit
how to identify a health issue [Link]
such as surveys and [Link]
interviews
design and application of a
school-based health
promotion campaign with
multiple activities which
promote healthy behaviours
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