Secondary Schools Forum (Term 3, 2026)

Name: Secondary Schools Forum (Term 3, 2026)
Start: 2026-09-03T09:30:00+10:00
End: 2026-09-03T09:30:00+10:00
Location: Jan Lake Centre

About

This event offers secondary school leaders and wellbeing staff practical tools and insights to strengthen respectful relationships education, promote healthy masculinities, and support the wellbeing of young people.

Dr Stephanie Wescott and Dr Naomi Pfitzner (Monash University) will present 'Understanding and Responding to Manosphere Harms in Classrooms,' exploring how manosphere ideas are emerging in schools and sharing strategies to navigate challenging conversations, strengthen critical thinking and digital literacy, and foster whole-school approaches that promote gender equality, safety and inclusion.

Drew Hanger (Jesuit Social Services) will present 'Unpacking the Adolescent Man Box,' a workshop that explores the pressures boys and young men face to conform to restrictive gender norms, the impacts these expectations can have on themselves and others, and ways to challenge harmful attitudes and behaviours. The workshop aims to build practical skills to support healthier relationships, encourage positive role modelling, and respond to resistance that may arise in these conversations.

*Please note that registrations are limited to two staff members per school.

Time: Doors open at 9:15am for arrival and tea/coffee. The event will begin promptly at 9:30am and ends at 3:15pm.

Parking: There is limited parking available at the Jan Lake Centre (signposted), but street parking is also available. Please ensure you do not park in the school carpark.

Further Details:
- Morning tea and lunch will be provided.
- A reminder that you can use the Mental Health Fund or your SRP funding for CRT coverage.

If you have any questions, please email: baysidepeninsula.respectfulrelationships@education.vic.gov.au