And what could be better than simple, affordable lessons that are being taught for you, and you can choose whenever and wherever you want to have these lessons?!

This whole school approach is the ready to go package that your school never knew it needed!

WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY VIRTUAL CLASSROOM HAS A WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH TO EDUCATION?

LOOK HOW EASY IT IS TO HAVE AN EXPERT IN YOUR CLASS.
YOU JUST HAVE TO PRESS PLAY OR PRINT SCRIPTED LESSONS NOTES!

Having external providers come in all the time isn't SUSTAINABLE!

Instead, utilise the knowledge and experience of a sexuality education expert and have an expert helping you teach the content whenever you want it!

This means that you can become an expert at teaching these lessons too! 

Virtual Classroom is designed to be capacity building, where teachers become confident to address this topic year round, when the need arises not just in specific session. This means your school won't be reliant on external providers, your teachers will be ready to teach these topics whenever it suits them!

And after a year of  COVID lockdowns, we know that everyone could use some support in teaching this content. This accurate comprehensive age appropriate content can be delivered regardless of COVID restrictions of visitors to school so students will never miss out again!

To book access to this service:

Send an email to [email protected] and include the following details

1. Number of classes you have in each of Years 3-6
2. Approx. numbers of students in each year level 
3. Preferred teacher (in person) and parent session (live via Zoom) dates
4. Estimated anticipated delivery dates of delivery of content at your school

The school will then be sent:

• A proposal with a quote
• When the quote is accepted, school will receive an invoice payable immediately
• When payment is received, log in access to all resources will be provided to all staff
• Payment is invoiced yearly and can be cancelled at any time
• Access is granted from date payment is received and continues for 12 months from date of payment.

Providing comprehensive sexuality education can be hard.

Especially if you've never had any training on how to deliver it!

Your options can be limited. You can either have an external provider come in and deliver the lessons. Or you could have your staff design and deliver the lessons themselves. 

Those options present their own challenges.

Relying on an external provider can see you having to deal with the demand of other schools trying to book the same providers as you. 

You then have to plan your schedule to be able to fit these lessons into each classes' timetable.

And there are the complex, time consuming booking processes.

Not to mention the expensive prices!

To avoid these issues, you may choose to have your staff deliver these lessons themselves. 

But not all staff members may feel comfortable or confident teaching this material, especially if they have never taught this content before or had some training in how it should be delivered.

Of course there are curriculum guides to help teachers figure out what is age appropriate but how are they to know what specific information is appropriate at what age? 

How are they to know how to answer difficult questions that come up in the lessons or months down the line? 

Teachers already have so much on their plate. 

And if you are like most schools, you don't want to have to be reliant on external providers for your students' sexuality education. 

The reality is:

Whether you teach the content yourself or you get in an external provider...

Whether it is the lack of teacher familiarity with the curriculum and content, reliance and high cost of external providers, the uncertainty of the right language to use, the need to cover so many different topics or uncertainty about parent support...

...you don't want this to prevent  your students from getting adequate human sexuality, consent  and respectful relationships  education, do you?

Of course not! 

So then why wouldn't you use something that encompasses ALL the things you are looking for: expert led content, lessons that are ready to go, something that is capacity building for teachers and an affordable and sustainable  price? 

"It was like you had come into the classroom to teach us"

Year 3&4 Teachers, 

On the Live Teacher Zoom Webinar:
"Perfect! Interesting and along with the online training, year 3 &4  teachers felt ready to deliver the lessons and junior school staff now feel great about teaching too..."

On the Virtual Classroom Lessons: 
"Your manner and language was friendly, informative and engaging. It was like you had come into the classroom to teach us..."

"...Overall, we feel that you’ve put together a very professional, useful and extremely valuable package..."

Primary School Assistant Principal 

"...It’s so great that families are asking when the students are having their Sexuality education sessions - after they attend your parent session they value the fact that we are all working together for the child’s wellbeing...We have some teachers who are very excited to have the opportunity to deliver the content..."

"FOCUS ON CAPACITY BUILDING"

Primary School Principal

"...This model provides excellent partnership with families, there is a clear sense that there is a family role and teacher role and we are working together...

The Virtual classroom fits with our philosophy of embedding real life across the curriculum, the focus on capacity building for our teachers, crosses other areas of our curriculum, it also aligns with the respectful relationships curriculum and the way we view things at our school...

I loved the Teacher Training Module 'This is not about you' (Facts v Values), that really helps with teacher confidence...

Excellent that parents have access to ongoing resources if they can't make it to the live (via zoom)  presentation."

“Helpful and informative” Teacher training modules

Primary School Teacher

"...I completed the Sexuality Ed PD last week (and the modules just now) and I just wanted to reach out and let you know how helpful and informative I found them. I really appreciate how you were able to simplify a topic which I have at times found a bit overwhelming or felt unsure of where to begin. The resources are so straightforward and supportive so thank you..."

As we come from a capacity building mindset, we want to train and support teachers to teach this content in their schools whenever they want.

So how we do this in Virtual Classroom is by providing resources that are split into 4 important categories: 

1. Teacher Training Modules
   • There are 10 short modules to complete
2. Getting Ready To Teach The Content
   • Includes a workbook to help you during your training and during lessons
3. Delivering The Content
4. Parent Communication

There are plenty of resources in this section that give you tips and tricks to navigating these topics and help set you and classroom up for these lessons!

These are Not the Only Resources You Get in Virtual Classroom...

Virtual Classroom has research-based, curriculum matched human sexuality, consent and respectful relationships lessons ready for your classes. 

Lessons are intentionally designed to ease into certain topics, first creating a sense of safety before diving into more sensitive content.

Lessons include presentation videos where you have Vanessa in the class with you, teacher presentation notes, coaching videos, activity and homework sheets, and much much more! 

Topics content: Approx. 4 hours

Key topics covered in these lessons include:

• Safe and Unsafe 
• Body Parts - Private vs Public and naming simplest genitals
• Safety Network - Identify trusted adults
• Consent
• Respectful Relationships: How to ask for help, Everyone can be strong and gentle, Anyone can choose

Topics content: Approx. 4 hours

Key topics covered in these lessons include:

• We all grow up - Body changes
• I know my body - Body parts including simple genitals 
• Safe and Unsafe, Body Boundaries, Safety Network 
• Feelings and help seeking behaviours
• Consent and Respect 
• Respectful Relationships: Inclusive Gender Stories, Using Personal Strengths to resist gender stereotyping, The opposite of violence is respect

Topics content: Approx. 8 hours

Key topics covered in these lessons include:

• We All Grow Up 
• Naming Body Parts Including Genitals
• Sexuality Diversity Briefly Introduced
• Introduction to Puberty Changes: Emotional and Physical
• The Amazing Story of Conception, Pregnancy & Birth
• Protective Safety (Body Safety)
• Consent
• Respectful Relationships: Emotional Literacy, Personal Strengths, Positive Coping, Problem Solving

Have a look at our Lesson Plan for the Year 3&4 Lessons on Virtual Classroom.
These lesson plans are included for every year level! So when you sign up for Virtual Classroom, you can see all of the lesson plans for each and every year level and see what the program looks like across your whole school. Know exactly what to prepare for so you can know when to fit these lessons in your timetable!

Topics content: Approx. 8 hours

Year 5&6 (Initial) is for Year 6 students who HAVE NOT had adequate or recent sexuality education in the preceding years. The level of content assumes they have never had adequate education on puberty or reproduction.

If you have not have Vanessa come into your school and deliver any lessons before, 
then these are the lessons for you!

If you have had lessons with Vanessa before, then keep scrolling and you can see the lessons best suited to you.

Key topics covered in these lessons include:

• We All Grow up 
• Naming Body Parts
• Sexuality Diversity Revisited
• What is Puberty
• Puberty Changes: Emotional and Physical
• Puberty Continued - What Happens and What You Need and in Relation to Reproductive Capacity 
• Conception, Pregnancy & Birth
• Protective Safety 
• Question & Answer
• Consent
• Respectful Relationships: Emotional Literacy, Personal Strengths, Positive Coping, Problem Solving, Stress Management

In Addition to the Initial Year 5&6 Content,  You Also Get... 

Topics content: Approx. 8 hours

Year 6 Subsequent is for those Year 6 students who HAVE had adequate sexuality education in preceding years or have had Vanessa deliver it to them at your school in the past. The level of content assumes they have already had some puberty and reproduction education.

Key topics covered in these lessons include:

• Revision of Body Parts
• Gender and Diversity explored
• What is Puberty
• A-Z of Puberty changes: Emotional and Physical 
• Conception, Pregnancy and Birth, Contraception 
• Discussion re exposure to internet harm regarding sex and sexuality 
• Intro to Romantic Respectful relationships - friendships versus romantic partnerships 
• Sexuality Quiz 
• Consent 
• Respectful Relationships: Gender and Identity, Positive Gender Relations

How your school could easily get started today! …

• Everything teachers need, including the videos, sit on a platform accessed via log in. 
• Every teacher and parent gets their own individual log in, to access relevant content pages
• Leadership team arranges a group (approx. 2 - 6 people) of interested and willing staff to be your school's 'Sexuality Education Supporters' (SESs):
  • SESs will ideally opt in/self select, as SESs and already have some basic pre existing training, knowledge and comfort around the topic and delivery of Sexuality Education
  • SESs must undertake 40 - 60 minutes self directed online teacher education course as a prerequisite - accessible via log in, in their own time
  • SESs must attend a live 60 minute (via Zoom) language, content  and confidence training with Vanessa
  • SESs will then facilitate the class content delivery at anytime in 2021 as decided by your staff group
  • Our focus is on capacity building so all staff have access to the online course and live presentation even if they are not a SES (no extra fee)

• Now it's time to engage parents
  • Notify of date of delivery of sessions via parent letter
    • Examples are provided within the Virtual Classroom package
  • Encourage attendance at live parent session
  • Provide parent with their free eBook resource
  • Provide free recorded video presentation 

JUST SUMMING-UP EVERYTHING YOU GET IN VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

When you purchase Talking The Talk's Virtual Classroom for your school, you'll receive instant access to everything you and your teachers need to PREPARE, PRESENT and become a PRO at involving the whole school community in your students' sexuality education!

SEXUALITY, RESPECTFUL RELATIONSHIPS, CONSENT STUDENT EDUCATION ONLINE 

• Available in your classroom whenever you want to use it, just one click away
• The content that teachers often dread & therefore avoid, is delivered by experts via pre recorded video  
• Class activities and homework sheets: all the resources you will need are included!
• Lesson planning and links to curriculum are all ready for you 
• Evidenced based content and backed by global research 

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM IS A WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH

• Teacher Training Modules can be done anywhere anytime 
• Ongoing Teacher Resources
• Parent Presentation - video recording
• Parent conversations guide book included
• Parent letters provided
• Resource links for parents 

You also get access to Foundation, Year 1 & Year 2 Human Sexuality Content, Foundation - Year 6 Respectful Relationship and Consent Lesson Content, Private Facebook Group, a Prerecorded Parent Session, and an eBook Guide for Parents all for free!

DO YOU WANT TO...

Continue relying on expensive external providers with complex, time consuming booking processes.

Waiting for an expert to be available when it might not fit in with a classes' schedule.

Where content is only available on that day in that class and the knowledge and skill walks out the door when the presenter leaves?

Have teachers feel unprepared and uncomfortable teaching this content all by themselves.

Not knowing what language to use or how to navigate discussions with students.

?

OR...

Have a best practice, whole school approach with access to in-house sexuality education always ready for you to use. 

Have your staff and parents educated and ready to answer students' questions whenever they arise throughout the year. 

Have access to a platform where you will always have sexuality education at your staff’s fingertips.

Have ready to go activities and homework sheets that match the content being taught. 

Have access to a community of teachers who are teaching the same material and can provide support.

Be able to get advice and assistance from expert sexuality educator Vanessa Hamilton whenever you want.

Have confident staff who are empowering students current and inclusive Sexuality, Respectful Relationship & Consent Knowledge.

?

Do away with the dreaded feelings of how will we provide ‘sex ed’ this year!