Consent education for schools
Consent education has been mandatory in the Australian Curriculum since 2023. Every secondary school has to deliver it. The harder question is whether it lands. Men of Honour is consent and respectful relationships education that teenage boys stay in the room for.
Character and standards, told straight
Put a room of Year 10 boys in front of a compliance presentation and you lose them by the second slide. They have heard the warnings. What most have never heard is a standard: a clear picture of the man they could become, told straight by someone who has earned the right to say it.
Glen Gerreyn has spent 25 years in rooms of teenage boys across 750 schools. The room is safe but not soft. He doesn't lecture, doesn't moralise, and doesn't swear to win them over. He talks to boys as men in training, and the boys respond: they write, they ask questions, and they stay back to talk.
For a taste of the approach, read What bull elephants teach us about respectful relationships and consent.
Men of Honour: 7 conversations with an elder
Men of Honour is a 2-hour, in-person seminar for boys in Years 9 to 12. It runs as 7 conversations with an elder, the conversations most boys never get to have:
Consent and respect sit at the centre. Every boy takes notes with pen and paper (no phones in the room), and every boy takes a workbook home, so the conversation keeps going at the dinner table. See the full outline on the Men of Honour seminar page.
Where it fits your programme
Schools slot Men of Honour into the respectful relationships work they already run.
Victoria
Runs as an external incursion alongside your Respectful Relationships work, giving the boys' cohort a voice they haven't heard before.
NSW
Supports the consent and respectful relationships content in the PDHPE syllabus with a 2-hour intensive for your boys. See how it ran at Epping Boys High School.
Queensland
Runs as the respect and consent incursion for Years 9 to 12 boys. We're based in South East Queensland, so dates are easiest here. See our Brisbane student wellbeing seminars.
Need the whole cohort, girls included? Many schools pair Men of Honour for the boys with Day of Hope for the full year level in the same visit.
What schools and parents say
I went in expecting a boring lecture the school makes us watch. When I walked out, I was disappointed it had ended, and the 200 boys listening agreed.
Student, Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie), Brisbane
Even the most disengaged boys found Glen engaging and inspirational. We don't often hear from parents. Several rang to congratulate us.
Head Teacher Wellbeing, Camden High School
The conversation we shared last night was open, honest, and rooted in deep respect. The impact on my son was profound.
Parent, Sacred Heart College SA
What it costs
That covers the full 2-hour seminar for your boys' cohort. Questions on group sizes, travel, and pairing seminars are answered in the FAQs.
Book the version your boys will remember
Consent education is on your calendar either way. Give your boys 2 hours with an elder.
Check available datesSee the seminar outline