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Protective Behaviours and Body Safety

eSafeKids

The Protective Behaviours and Body Safety program empowers children with the skills and strategies to recognise, respond to and report unsafe situations, including child abuse, family and domestic violence, bullying and online safety.

  • Online

Pricing: Paid

Origin: Developed in Australia for Australian schooling contexts

Affiliations: Approved elsewhere: eSafety

Product type: Posters; Fact sheets; Professional learning; Presentation by an expert or speaker ; Whole school approach or initiative; Incursion, excursion or immersive experience

Contact details

eSafeKids
ABN: 98 152 329 707

https://www.esafekids.com.au/protective-behaviours

admin@esafekids.com.au

Focus areas

  • Bullying and cyber-bullying

  • Self-esteem and body image

  • Respectful relationships and consent education

  • E-safety and digital literacy

Curriculum alignment

  • Health and PE

  • Technologies

  • Humanities and Social Science

Prospective users

Audience: Whole school universal (Tier 1), Whole class universal (Tier 1), Targeted small group early intervention (Tier 2)

Context: School or centre-based, Outside School Hours Care (OSHC), Home-schooling, E-schools

Main beneficiaries: Foundation/Prep, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12

Delivery style: Classroom teacher is trained; Delivered by program staff

Aims & approach

The Protective Behaviours and Body Safety program helps participants understand the prevalence, nature and impact of child sexual abuse, while providing practical skills and strategies to reduce risk factors and strengthen protective factors.

Topics covered in the program include overviews of child abuse in Australia, grooming behaviours, being safe and feeling safe, and many more.

The program provides whole-of-community and whole-of-school education with tailored, flexible delivery options and ongoing support. Services are available both face-to-face and online. Workshops are evidence-based, translating current research into easy-to-understand information. They are enriched with practical examples, strategies, conversation starters and resources to support learning.

Costing vary by session type: Primary, Secondary, or Professional Development (2 hours to 2 days)

Implementation support

  • Access to professional facilitator, instructor or mentor
  • Implementation training webinars or modules
  • Ongoing helpdesk, email or phone support

Evidence

eSafeKids is an expert in the sector and was selected by the WA Department of Education to provide professional development to strengthen consent in the WA curriculum. Additionally, eSafeKids supports the Western Australian Respectful Relationships Teaching Support Program.

The program is informed by the CASEL Framework, the Health Promoting Schools Framework, and the International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education, as well as the following articles:

  • Walsh, K., Zwi, K., Woolfenden, S., & Shlonsky, A. (2015). School-based education programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2015(4), CD004380. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD004380.pub3

  • Effective delivery methods and teaching strategies for child sexual abuse prevention: a rapid evidence check. (2021). Institute of Child Protection Studies (ACU). https://doi.org/10.26199/rdbq-xm46

Its positive impact is also supported by testimonials from parents, professionals and students that can be found at https://www.esafekids.com.au/testimonials.