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Whole School Approach

My Vital Cycles® adopts a whole school approach grounded in the WHO’s Health Promoting School framework, recognising the deep connection between both educational and health outcomes.

Designed to be adaptable, My Vital Cycles® is integrated into each school’s unique context as a bespoke program. A consistent suite of resources ensures that teachers and school healthcare professionals deliver unified, positive messaging—fostering collaboration and supporting students’ holistic development.

The program promotes cross-curricular integration and ongoing professional development, encouraging staff collaboration, breaking down subject silos, and strengthening partnerships within the broader school community.

Teaching and Curriculum

Menstrual health has been a stigmatized subject, perpetuated with programs taking a deficit approach. These emphasise menstrual problems (e.g., period pain) and have a narrow view of the cycle by focusing on bleeds. Finding the subject awkward and complex to teach, reproductive health education tends to be outsourced to external guest facilitators. Outside voices however are meant to support what is already taught. (See Guest Speakers to keep the consistent, accurate and strengths-based messaging of My Vital Cycles®.)

Support for teachers is having validated resources to meet curricula requirements, collaborate with colleagues and to be confident using the latest pedagogy. Support includes professional development.

For Science Teachers (Year 8)

Professional development involves two online training sessions of 1½ hours each, on language use for the cycle (Cycle Talk) and human reproduction (Cycle Science).

For Health Teachers (Years 7-10)

Professional development involves three online training sessions of 1½ hours each, on language use for the cycle (Cycle Talk); human reproduction (Cycle Science); and personal application of cycle science (Cycle SMART).

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“the textbooks don’t cover a lot of the stuff you covered … [teachers] would need training to deliver this. It’s not a matter of picking up a lesson and pressing ‘play’.’’
 [Health Teacher - Zoe]

School Healthcare Professionals

School healthcare professionals (e.g. nurses, counsellors, chaplains and psychologists) form the internal partnerships with teachers and external partnerships with families and professional authorities.

Support for school healthcare professionals comes with validated materials and training to reinforce curricula, screen, initiate referrals and establish care plans. Support includes professional development.

Professional development involves four online training sessions of 1½ hours each, on language use for the cycle (Cycle Talk); human reproduction (Cycle Science); personal application of cycle science (Cycle SMART); and case management (Clinical Care), including three case presentations.

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“Sometimes we just supply them with analgesia and send them back. I do think that we could possibly be doing more.”
[Nurse - Abigail]


“It's putting the pieces of the puzzle together so that you're not just treating one symptom; you're looking at the whole person.”

[Nurse - Lily]

Parents and Carers

You’ve kept watch over your daughter all these years. Each passing milestone is a joy and a reminder that she is growing up.

As her primary educator, it’s only natural to want her to have a healthy start in her life. So check that her school offers the programs and environment to help your daughter achieve her full potential. 

My Vital Cycles® promotes a partnership between the school and parents so that you can comment and participate in this personal matter of her education and health.