Our workshops are interactive, age-appropriate and designed to create safe and engaging learning environments.

Depending on the program and age group, sessions may include stories, games, discussion, activities and opportunities for reflection. Older students explore topics through more in-depth discussion, critical thinking and practical activities.

Our programs are evidence-informed, trauma-aware and designed to empower children and young people without placing responsibility for their safety on them.

Prevention education aims to address the factors that contribute to violence and abuse before harm occurs.

At Body Safety Australia, this means working with children and young people to build knowledge and skills around body safety, consent, respectful relationships and help-seeking, while also working with the adults and organisations around them to create safer environments.

Our approach recognises that keeping children safe is a whole-community responsibility.

Preventing child sexual abuse requires more than teaching children how to recognise unsafe situations or seek help. Responsibility for children’s safety sits with adults, organisations and communities.

Our prevention education supports children and young people to understand their rights, recognise and communicate boundaries, identify trusted adults and seek help. At the same time, we work with parents, carers, educators and professionals to strengthen their knowledge and confidence to create safer environments and respond appropriately to concerns and disclosures.

By building shared knowledge and skills across the whole community, prevention education helps create environments in which children’s safety, rights and wellbeing are actively supported.

Children and young people are safest when the adults and communities around them have the knowledge and skills to support them.

Body safety and respectful relationships education helps children understand concepts such as bodily autonomy, consent, boundaries and help-seeking from an early age. These conversations can grow with children as they develop, helping them build increasingly sophisticated understandings of healthy and respectful relationships.

Prevention works best when children are supported by informed adults. That’s why our approach includes parents, carers, educators and professionals alongside education for children and young people.

Consent is part of everyday life and can be introduced in simple, age-appropriate ways from early childhood.

With younger children, this might mean learning that they can make choices about their own body, asking before touching someone else, recognising when another person says no, and understanding that they can seek help from a trusted adult.

As children grow, these foundational concepts develop into more complex conversations about relationships, sexuality and sexual consent.

Teaching consent early isn’t about introducing adult concepts to young children, it’s about building respect for bodily autonomy, boundaries and other people’s choices.

We understand that every community within Australia will have different unique needs around children’s safety. We have extensive experience working with children and young people within faith-based schools, special schools, LGBTQIA+ communities and CALD communities. This work can’t be done with a one size fits all approach, so we work closely with the school or centre to best meet the diverse needs within the community.

Yes. While Body Safety Australia is based in Melbourne, we deliver programs across Australia and have recently expanded our delivery in South Australia, with a dedicated South Australian educator delivering programs across the state.

For other locations across Australia, availability and travel costs depend on the program and location. We also offer selected online programs and professional development.

Contact our team to discuss program availability in your area.

Yes. Online safety is incorporated into relevant programs in age-appropriate ways, including topics such as online relationships, consent, image sharing, digital boundaries and help-seeking.

The specific content covered depends on the program and age group.

If you’re an educator or school/service representative, you can submit an enquiry through our booking enquiry form.

If you’re a parent or carer who would like Body Safety Australia to work with your child’s school or service, you can download our letter of support and share it with your school or service.