Education in Schools

SASS developed the Consent and Relationships Education (CARE) Program to eliminate sexual harm and violence within Tasmanian communities, and specifically among our young people. CARE provides age-appropriate context for young people to better understand what consenting sounds, feels and looks like, providing a path to a happy and healthy life.
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This program has been developed to align with Health and Physical Education within the Australian Curriculum v9.0 and is designed to be interactive, participatory and life changing. CARE provides explicit opportunities for developmentally appropriate learning about consent in the context of intimate relationships, support services, power, expectations and stereotypes, and how to seek help when feeling unsafe.

Developed in collaboration with young people, victim-survivors, therapeutic specialists, educators, and researchers in the field of child sexual abuse, the positive outcomes from CARE training include improved school culture and respectful behaviours, reduction in sexual harassment and abuse issues, increased student empowerment and capacity to access appropriate supports, improved student understanding of positive relationships and increased student capacity to advocate for themselves or peers.

Please email training@sass.org.au for more information on the CaRE program or for a quote for your school.

Primary program

The CARE Primary school program runs from Grade 3 up and empowers children to understand that their bodies are their own, equip them to make positive, respectful choices for themselves and others.

Secondary program

The CARE Secondary program empowers students to make healthy decisions around their physical, social and emotional wellbeing, reducing the incidence and impacts of sexual harm by promoting respect among young people

Parents and carer sessions

SASS runs a parent, carer and community session prior to student sessions. We are also intermittently running free "Ask us Anything" sessions for parents that can be booked online here

Teacher and school staff program

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HSB for teachers

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Sexual Assault Support Service (SASS) acknowledges the Tasmanian Aboriginal peoples as the traditional and original custodians of lutruwita. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, recognising that they possess deep knowledge, traditions and culture that can enrich our future. We extend our respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and acknowledge the effects of sexual violence through colonisation that continue to cause harm today.
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We acknowledge and extend deep gratitude to Victim-Survivors whose expertise and wisdom guide our path forward in addressing and preventing child sexual abuse. Their insights shape our strategies and responses. Additionally, we honour and remember Victims who are no longer with us. In their memory, we commit to profound and meaningful change