All state and territory Education Ministers have signed a $77.6 million Federation Funding Agreement Schedule with the Australian Government to support the delivery of Consent and Respectful Relationships Education (CRRE) in schools.
Through this agreement, the Australian Government will provide funding to states, territories and the non-government school sector to support their delivery of CRRE across government and non-government primary and secondary schools in school years 2024-2028.
This recognises the important role CRRE plays in preventing gender-based violence and keeping children and young people safe.
Through this funding, states, territories, and the non-government school sector, will support schools to invest in expert-developed, evidence-based and age-appropriate CRRE.
This includes through:
- providing evidence-based professional learning for staff
- rolling out whole-school approaches to preventing gender-based violence
- partnering with high-quality external providers to support delivery of CRRE.
- delivering targeted support for vulnerable and marginalised groups, and
- building on the national RRE evidence-base.
To find out more, visit Consent and Respectful Relationships Education (CRRE).