Retain the relationships and sexuality guidelines
Stand with the Mental Health Foundation to help all students feel safe and included.
All tauira (students) deserve to feel safe and included at school or kura, regardless of their gender, sexuality or background.
That’s why the Mental Health Foundation is calling on the government to reconsider their plans to remove and replace the relationships and sexuality education (RSE) guidelines used in schools since 2020.
These guidelines were created after calls to end school bullying, violence and child abuse and included an in-depth consultation with schools, communities and tauira. They provide tools to help schools foster safe and inclusive environments where bullying can’t thrive, especially for rainbow and takatāpui tauira who experience higher bullying rates than others.
Aotearoa New Zealand already has the third highest rate of bullying in the OECD – we can’t let it worsen. Let’s make change together, by asking the government to retain the guidelines.
Find out more about how you can support having inclusive relationship and sexuality education guidelines in schools.