Embedding Gender-Based Violence Literacy in Student Accommodation Through Customisable, Student Informed eLearning
Tracks
Track 1
| Tuesday, May 5, 2026 |
| 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM |
| Hall C |
Overview
Student Experience & Wellbeing - Winnie Adamson
Speaker
Ms Winnie Adamson
Chief Operating Officer
Learning Consent
Embedding Gender-Based Violence Literacy in Student Accommodation Through Customisable, Student Informed eLearning
1:45 PM - 2:45 PMAbstract Overview
Learning Consent’s Sex & Consent eLearn modules provide evidence-based consent and respectful relationships education designed specifically for higher education institutions. Grounded in student co-design, the modules equips learners with the knowledge, language and practical skills to navigate sexual consent confidently and prevent gender-based violence within university communities.
Aligned with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, the modules support institutions to move beyond compliance and foster meaningful behavioural change. Licensed by six universities and accommodation providers, with three sustaining the program for three consecutive years, Sex & Consent demonstrates sector confidence and adaptability.
Video scenarios throughout the modules are derived from extensive consultation with university students across Australian campuses. Rather than modelling idealised or ‘perfect’ representations of consent, the narratives present authentic, nuanced conversations that reflect how young people navigate intimacy, peer pressure, coercion, disclosures and reporting in everyday university life. This realism ensures the content feels recognisable and credible.
What distinguishes Sex & Consent is its sexual pleasure-centred approach. Guided by the communicative approach to consent, the modules foreground pleasure alongside communication and shared responsibility, balancing harm prevention with positive relational capability and modelling what healthy, mutually satisfying relationships look and sound like in practice.
Institutional customisation is embedded at the core of the program’s design. Reporting pathways, support services and policy frameworks are integrated directly into each implementation, ensuring accuracy, clarity and alignment. Distinct domestic and international versions maintain consistent learning outcomes while reflecting diverse cultural contexts.
Built to recognised accessibility standards, Sex & Consent provides accommodation providers with a scalable, research informed solution that strengthens student confidence, clarifies support pathways and reinforces community standards grounded in safety and respect. It supports providers to shape the future of student accommodation by embedding excellence into everyday residential practice.
Aligned with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, the modules support institutions to move beyond compliance and foster meaningful behavioural change. Licensed by six universities and accommodation providers, with three sustaining the program for three consecutive years, Sex & Consent demonstrates sector confidence and adaptability.
Video scenarios throughout the modules are derived from extensive consultation with university students across Australian campuses. Rather than modelling idealised or ‘perfect’ representations of consent, the narratives present authentic, nuanced conversations that reflect how young people navigate intimacy, peer pressure, coercion, disclosures and reporting in everyday university life. This realism ensures the content feels recognisable and credible.
What distinguishes Sex & Consent is its sexual pleasure-centred approach. Guided by the communicative approach to consent, the modules foreground pleasure alongside communication and shared responsibility, balancing harm prevention with positive relational capability and modelling what healthy, mutually satisfying relationships look and sound like in practice.
Institutional customisation is embedded at the core of the program’s design. Reporting pathways, support services and policy frameworks are integrated directly into each implementation, ensuring accuracy, clarity and alignment. Distinct domestic and international versions maintain consistent learning outcomes while reflecting diverse cultural contexts.
Built to recognised accessibility standards, Sex & Consent provides accommodation providers with a scalable, research informed solution that strengthens student confidence, clarifies support pathways and reinforces community standards grounded in safety and respect. It supports providers to shape the future of student accommodation by embedding excellence into everyday residential practice.
Biography
Winnie Adamson is the Chief Operating Officer of Learning Consent, where she leads strategy, partnerships and program delivery across schools, universities and organisations nationwide. With deep expertise in sexual health and consent education, she is committed to evidence-based, age-appropriate learning that equips young people to build respectful relationships and navigate complex social environments with confidence.
Alongside her executive role, Winnie is a current Health Promotion Officer with HIV and Related Programs (Caddyshack Project) at Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District. Her work centres community-based initiatives focused on harm reduction, community engagement, and improving access to inclusive, stigma-free sexual health education and services.
Bringing together frontline public health practice and organisational leadership, Winnie specialises in translating research into practical, scalable programs with measurable impact. She is passionate about driving cultural change through proactive, skills-focused consent education that moves beyond compliance towards meaningful, lasting behaviour change.
