What is consent?
When educating young people about sex, it’s important that we highlight the importance of consent.
Consent is when everybody involved in a sexual experience agrees verbally or non-verbally to what is happening without threat, pressure, force or intimidation.
Educational programmes
The NZ Health Education Association have developed a resource to support learning around consent in the New Zealand curriculum.
Videos
We’ve created a video that you can use in class to navigate the conversation about sex and consent with students.
New Zealand Police have a short video explaining consent clearly, including when informed consent cannot be given.
The below video explains consent in a simple way using a cup of tea as an example. Easy to understand with clear messages, although the cup of tea analogy may not be suited for all.