Building Respect:

Schools to Sites

Let's start building respectful workplaces before people enter them.

Young people are navigating a world where misogyny, gender-based hostility and harmful online influences can show up in classrooms, friendships and school communities.

For many teachers, particularly women, this can mean confronting misogynistic comments, sexualised behaviour and gender-based hostility in the classroom, often without the confidence, skills or support to know what to do in the moment.

At the same time, workplaces are looking for people who know how to collaborate, communicate and contribute to a respectful culture.

This program brings those two worlds together.

This project has been developed by Janoel Liddy and Mike McEvoy to help schools build practical skills and confidence around respect - and to connect young people with the people and workplaces they may one day join.

What do I do when a male student crosses the line?

How do I respond to misogyny and disrespect?

What happens when they join the workforce?

How do we build workplaces where everyone is safe?

Working with schools

Giving teachers and school leaders practical ways to respond when difficult moments happen, while helping build a culture where respect becomes part of everyday life.

We’re providing a combination of:

practical professional learning
opportunities to practise and reflect
ongoing support and coaching
whole-school approaches
resources that teachers can actually use

The intention is to work with schools, not prescribe a solution for them.

Connecting schools with industry

Young people preparing for apprenticeships, VET and employment have an opportunity to hear directly from people working in contemporary workplaces.

Industry professionals share their experiences of respect, teamwork, leadership, gender equity and what employers are looking for.

It’s a chance to make a simple connection:

How we learn to work with each other at school shapes how we work with each other later.

Check our availability and reserve a date now for your 90-minute professional development workshop in Term 4, 2026.

If you’re a school interested in being involved, or an organisation interested in supporting the project, we’d love to hear from you.

Let's Talk

If this project is of iterest to you, your school or your organisation, just send me a message using the form below.

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