Secondary Schools
Helping young people to choose safer paths
Led by expert facilitators using real stories, including Pat’s, the Be Wise Presentations helps secondary students recognise risk, regulate emotion and take responsibility for their choices.
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Get in touch with our Education Team to discuss how the Be Wise program could work in your school.
39% of students changed their attitude to violence after hearing Pat’s story.
We’ve shared Pat’s Story with more than 80,000 students across 400 schools nationally. We’re here to help your school too.
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Contact our Education Manager to discuss your school or program needs.
Make a plan
We’ll help you shape the best approach whether it’s one presentation, a full sequence or leadership workshops.
Pick a date
Choose your session time and we’ll handle the rest from logistics to resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
Each session runs for 60 minutes – 45 minutes of presentation and 15 minutes of Q&A. If you have more or less time available, let us know and we’ll adapt.
We can modify delivery to suit shorter timeframes — just mention it when booking.
Our Secondary Program is designed for students in Years 7–12, with content tailored to suit each age group. Primary School Program is also available.
There is no maximum number of students per presentation. It is simply limited to you having the space to accommodate the students you would like to attend. We don’t recommend large groups as best practice, however if it is the difference between the students hearing the presentation or not, we would always say hearing the message is best. We do recommend students are seated rather than sitting on the floor.
A venue with a screen/projector and microphone is best. We’ll confirm all AV needs when we speak with you.
Yes. Every booking includes access to classroom discussion guides, posters, student reflection sheets and parent communication tools to extend learning beyond the session.
Our presentations are appropriate for all genders. We present to many single gender schools. The presentations are the same for all genders, as the message is to stop and think about the consequences of your actions. Our presenters are excellent at reading the emotions of young people and responding to the different issues as they emerge throughout the presentation.
We will always do our best to schedule your preferred Facilitator, however it will be subject to availability. All Facilitators have Working with Children Checks and are experienced in youth engagement.
Yes we can accommodate up to 4 presentations on one day with a single facilitator.
Our presentations are annually reviewed and updated where necessary, building on core content themes and learning outcomes each year.
Yes. Content aligns with Victorian and Australian Curriculum outcomes in Health & PE (Personal, Social and Community Health), Respectful Relationships and Civics & Citizenship.
