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Sexual abuse featured in latest course
Sexual abuse and sexual harassment will be featured in the Education Department's latest sex education course for secondary school teachers starting on December 27.
A new segment on sexual abuse and harassment has been inserted into the regular three-day sex education course for teachers in response to recent publicity by the Central Fight Crime Committee and the Secretary for Security in connection with the increase in cases of sexual assault and the need for preventive education.
The new segment is designed to enhance teachers' understanding of the issue and on how they may help pupils.
The three-day course, which is part of the Education Department's regular sex education effort, will accommodate 60 teachers of sex education who have been nominated by their schools.
The course will comprise talks and workshops. There will also be a forum on the sex education curriculum, teaching methodologies and strategies, the implementation of sex education in school and the role of teachers in helping pupils.
Speakers will include sex educators, a medical doctor, a social worker, a psychologist and teachers and principals experienced in sex education. The course will be conducted in Cantonese.
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