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Over 75% of primary schools
and over 50% of secondary schools in the UK
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Keys To Drugs
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Under the drugs button, ‘Keys to drugs’ could you take out the text and replace with the following:
The aim of the four ‘Keys to…’ resources is to provide key sessions on important health issues that may be used in mainstream Primary and Secondary Schools and that are inclusive of children and young people with a visual impairment. All pupil/student sheets are in large font, with a FREE CD Rom included that will enable the pupils/students to increase/decrease the font as required.
Each resource contains ten key sessions covering aspects of knowledge and understanding, attitudes and skills development with activities utilising a variety of learning styles.
The approach enables schools to deliver the main aspects of drugs education as recommended by all the major guidance documents for schools, including Drugs: Guidance for Schools; Personal and social framework for 7-19 year olds in Wales; and Curriculum for Excellence.
NEW AVAILABLE SPRING ‘Keys to drugs…’ for young people aged 11-14 years old.
The majority of young people do not use illegal drugs. However, use does increase from the age of 11 years upwards. A balanced, co-ordinated and cohesive programme of drug education is essential for young people at this stage. This resource provides ten easy to use sessions covering key issues about drugs following the ASK model: attitudes; skills development; and knowledge and understanding.
The resource includes the following sessions:
- What do you know already about drugs?
- How would you act in different situations?
- What are the risks from using illegal drugs now and in the future?
- What do you think of drugs and drug users?
- What are other people’s attitudes to drugs?
Feedback Received:
‘A well thought out resource'
Head of Visually Impaired Service, Middlesborough.
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Life Matters - New!
A board game for young people aged 13-19 years old about life's opportunities, risks and challenges... sexual health and behaviour, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs |
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Life Matters has proven to be extremely effective in engaging young people in discussions about a variety of issues around sexual health and sexual behaviour, alcohol, smoking and other drugs.
The pack consists of:
- 1 dice
- 6 playing tokens
- 6 female bodies with 7 body parts
- 6 male bodies with 7 body parts
- 55 questions about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
- 55 questions about sexual health and sexual behaviour
- 12 ‘life’ cards
- 1 Life Matters board
It can be played by up to twelve people and takes about one hour to complete. The winner is the first player to finish with all seven body parts intact! Response to the game has been very positive and indicates that it is an excellent way for young people to learn about important issues relating to their health and wellbeing, including sexual health and behaviour, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
The game throws up the unexpected and shows how it takes knowledge and understanding of a wide variety of issues and sound decision making to become a winner. The issues raised will inevitably continue the discussions and inevitably lead to requests to replay the game, since only a fraction of the questions will be raised during any one game.
Feedback Received:
‘I thought I would email you to say how we enjoy the Life Matters board game. I have played it with several different groups and all the young people enjoyed it so much that they did not want to put it away. It really is valuable resource'
Headteacher, North Yorkshire
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Skills
for the Primary School Child Part 3: The World of Drugs
New Edition 2007 |
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This
highly successful publication consists of:
- 15 lessons including: What is a drug?; Keeping safe;
Pressures, Influences, Situations; Drugs and the Law; Decisions
and Choices; Staying out of Harm’s Way; and First Aid
- 5 training workshops for teachers, support staff, parents
and school governors
- Appropriate photocopiable materials.
The World of Drugs supports the recent recommendations and
guidance on drugs education policy and provision for primary
schools, and is appropriate for use with children aged from 5
years upwards. These materials are widely used in schools
throughout the United Kingdom.
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Skills
for the Primary School Child Part 4: Substance and Solution
New Edition 2007 |
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This resource tackles the
specific issue of Volatile Substance Abuse (VSA).
It contains:
- 6 lessons including: That’s a bit risky; Substances
can be dangerous; Skills needed to help me and others
- Photocopiable classroom materials
- Additional pupil activity sheets
- 1 workshop for teachers
- 1 workshop for teachers, parents, governors and whole
school staff
- Background information on VSA.
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Skills
for the Primary School Child Part 5: The World of Alcohol
New Edition 2007 |
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This resource is intended to
increase children’s knowledge about alcohol and its
effects, address and clarify their attitudes towards its use,
and to help to enhance and develop the skills required to deal
with alcohol related situations.
It contains:
- 7 key lessons including: Alcohol – what is it?;
Making choices; and Keeping safe with alcohol.
- Photocopiable classroom materials
- 11 workshops for teachers, whole school staff, parents and
governors
- 2 Background papers on the alcohol education curriculum and
the use of alcohol by children and young people.
Feedback Received:
‘We held a High Risk Behaviour Training Day for PSHE school staff and Health Improvement Workers based in schools. It is a resource which will be used in a fun and creative way to deliver PSHE'
Healthy Schools Programme
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Skills
for the Primary School Child Part 6: The World of Tobacco
– turning over a new leaf
New Edition 2007 |
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This resource is the only
comprehensive programme of smoking education for 5-11 year olds
in the UK. It aims to provide children with an opportunity to
increase their knowledge and understanding of tobacco related
issues, to explore attitudes, feelings and values, and learn
practical life skills in relation to cigarettes and tobacco.
The World of Tobacco contains:
- 23 lessons including extension activities that encourage
the involvement of family and carers
- Photocopiable classroom materials
- A series of workshop activites for use with the whole
school community
- Background papers and information sheets to enable teachers
to address this sensitive issue with confidence.
These materials were developed in partnership with the Roy
Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.
Feedback Received:
It is a vital part of our education programme to prevent young children from smoking. This manual is used with 5 to 11 year olds and has raised the dangers of tobacco abuse and has also offered a very practical yet fun approach in tackling a sensitive area. The sessions have had such an impact on the older children that they are now trying to discourage their parents from smoking and a number of adult residents have asked for their own training sessions to try and combat tobacco addiction.
Save the Family
Chester
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Independent Reviews:
Oxfam Development Education (GC Link) Bulletin
For many years educationalists have considered 5-7 year olds are too young to learn about smoking. However, recent research undertaken at John Moores University shows that children as young as five are aware of cigarette smoking, even if their parents do not smoke. This resource, part of the 'Skills for the Primary School Child' series, has been developed to address children's concerns as identified in this research.
The book contains 23 lessons divided into five topics areas:
- Our bodies and keeping healthy
- The environment
- Relationships, responsibilities and seeking help
- The tobacco industry
- Image and advertising
This book enables children to increase their knowledge, explore relevant attitudes and values and develop appropriate social skills to enable them to make informed choices. The workshop activities are designed to help teachers, parents and others to develop a whole school approach to smoking education within the life-skills framework.
The full danger of smoking is often not recognised. Over half of all regular smokers eventually die from the habit. In the UK smoking kills more people than traffic accidents, accidental falls, murder, manslaughter, suicide and HIV infection combined! Most regular smokers take up the habit as teenagers. It is therefore essential that young people are given the opportunity to learn about the dangers of smoking and how the tobacco industry targets young people. Information alone is not enough so The World of Tobacco provides teachers with the material to help young people the skills to make informed choices.
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Prevention in the Community |
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This programme aims to prevent
drug misuse by promoting personal and social well-being in
communities. It provides a step by step process for involving
local people and training them in community development skills
and raising their awareness of drug issues. Participants in the
programme will use and enhance their knowledge of their
communities to identify areas of need and to plan appropriate
action. The team based approach creates a sense of shared
purpose and a climate of mutual support.
The Drug Prevention in the Community model has been used
throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Feedback Received:
It is vitally important that resettlement families continue to receive support from us and the outreach workers have used this manual in one-to-one sessions with teenages and vulnerable young adult in the community. It is a very accessible pack and the participants have definitely benefitted from the informal and informative approach around a very difficult subject.
Resettlement and Outreach Team
Serving Chester, Wrexham and Flintshire
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ASK – Alcohol… Tobacco… and other Drugs
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The ASK model: Attitudes; Skills development; and Knowledge and understanding has long been recognised as the most effective approach for drugs education.
These materials are intended for use with students aged 11-14 years old, with a particular emphasis on the more vulnerable and at risk groups.
The materials comprise 49 easy to use trigger sheets that may be used on a one-to-one or on a group basis to stimulate discussion about a range of issues relating to alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. The trigger sheets are intended to enhance current curriculum provision and may be integrated easily into the ongoing work, utilising a variety of learning and teaching styles.
Feedback Received:
'Teachers rated this resource positively ... it was felt to
be useful for a wide range of age groups and activities or the
basis for a lesson at school'
Research Works Limited Evaluation Report
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Independent Pre-testing and Trialling:
The findings from this qualitative pre-testing/trialling indicated that teachers rated this resource positively. The majority of respondents felt the resource had a range of core strengths which led them to view the resource as 'very usable' in PSHE lessons. These views were further supported when the resource was tested within the classroom situation.
'ASK' was highlighted as an instant accessible and versatile resource for both teachers and pupils. These were key strengths. The trigger sheets format was rated as ideal for the variety of PSHE classes and teaching situations. Equally less confident teachers felt more secure with the trigger sheet approach. Coverage of specific drug topics and the range of exercises and approaches employed was considered comprehensive. The layout, design clarity of language and tone were also positively rated. In practice, pupils also enjoyed using the resource.
The resource structure, 'ASK', was praised. Equally the range of trigger sheets enhanced the potential usage of the resource as a regular element within drug education classes. Overall, the resource was felt to be useful for a wide range of age groups and abilities within mainstream education.
Research Works Ltd
London
Smoke
Rings – smoking education card game
New Edition 2008 |
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Smoke Rings is an interesting,
interactive and fun way for children (aged 9+), young people and
adults to learn about smoking issues. Smoke Rings enables them
to increase their knowledge about smoking, the personal and
health effects, the impact on the environment and role of the
tobacco industry and governments.
Smoke Rings contains 48 question and 48 answer cards and a
series of trigger questions for further discussion.
Feedback Received:
This card game is utilised as an opportunity to develop our work within schools and, as each school goes smoke free including its grounds, they are given a Clean Air Award”
Smokefree Lincs Alliance, Lincolnshire
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DrinkDeal
– a card game about alcohol
New Edition 2007 |
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This alcohol card game has been
used with young people from the age of 12 upwards, both in
schools and in youth work settings. It has proven to be
particularly useful in training sessions with professionals who
want to increase their awareness of alcohol issues. DrinkDeal
contains 48 question cards and 48 answer cards about a whole
range of alcohol issues.
Feedback Received:
Just want to say thank you for such an outstanding resource. My pupils are motivated to learn from this pack. I have seen disinterested pupils enthusiastic about learning due to this material.
Pupil Integration Service
Brookside School
Drinkdeal… what an outstanding resource, my pupils are motivated to learn from using this resource. I have seen disinterested pupils hooked and enthusiastic about learning!
DriveWise, London
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DrugDeal
– a card game about drugs
New Edition 2008 |
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An interactive way to learn
information about drugs. It has been used in both formal and
informal settings, with groups, and to support one-to-one work.
A highly flexible resource, suitable for age 14 upwards and
adults.
It contains 64 cards:
- 16 drugs cards with street names, type of drug and how it
is used
- 16 effects cards
- 16 legal facts cards
- 16 managing the risks cards.
Feedback Received:
‘I am immensely impressed by the quality and relevance of these card games’
Education Department
HM Prison
I feel I must write to congratulate you on the production of the card game. I am immensely impressed by the quality and relevance of this product. I am involved in teaching Drug and Alcohol Awareness at the prison and I will find this resource invaluable.
Most prisons and young offenders institutions are now running social and lifeskills courses and many of your products will be of great value to them.
Chris Howard
Education Department
HMP Ashwell
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Peer Alcohol Education Toolkit: for use with Secondary School
Students
Includes a CD ROM
New Edition 2007 |
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Tacade has undertaken both a
pilot and an extended peer alcohol education project in
secondary schools recently. The toolkit contains materials that
will enable a school to develop a peer alcohol education project
based upon the outcomes of the successful projects. It will act as a flexible resource base for a
project, containing:
- A CD Rom with three sections: Statistics on young people
and drinking; What makes effective alcohol education?; and Peer
Alcohol Education - what makes it work? This has been trialled
for use with young people, and for presentations to teachers,
learning mentors, school nurses, governors and parents.
- Background information on peer alcohol education, including
case studies
- Practical tools for developing a project, including
recruiting peer educators and activities for use with students
on peer education and alcohol issues.
Feedback Received:
‘I can only state how positive the peer education
project has been’
Adviser
Salford
The teachers present on the evening, and ones I have subsequently seen have all been very appreciative to Lions for the sponsorship of this resource, which they feel will be useful to plan a peer alcohol education project, and lessons.
They are especially impressed with the CD Rom which will allow them to use specific sections when required for lessons. We hope that young people can make healthy informed choices when it comes to drinking alcohol in their formative years, and the resource will be very beneficial ensuring they receive suitable information.
Lesley White
Drugs Education Consultant
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Peer Alcohol Education Project
Tacade has been working with the Dublin Lions Club since 2005 to deliver training to teachers in Dublin, Galway, Mullingar, Thurles and Sligo to enable them to develop peer alcohol education projects with students in their local schools. The project has proved to be an outstanding success.
‘This is an experience that I would strongly recommend to other schools, immensely enjoyable and thoroughly rewarding'
School Principal
‘The teachers present on the evening, and ones I have subsequently seen, have all been very appreciative to Lions for the sponsorship of this resource, which they feel will be useful to plan a peer alcohol education project and lessons. They are especially impressed with the CD Rom which will allow them to use specific sections when required for lessons'
Drugs Education Consultant
‘I loved it. I think I may become a teacher if this is what it’s like!'
Peer Educator
On
The Booze Again: Alcohol materials for young people at risk
New Edition 2008
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These materials are designed to
provide a programme of alcohol education for use in a wide
variety of settings, such as secondary schools, Pupil Referral
Units, Young Offending Teams and informal youth settings. They
are aimed at young people of different educational abilities,
including those with poor literacy skills, to help them to
increase their knowledge of alcohol related issues, explore
attitudes and values and to improve their personal and social
skills. There are 18 interactive participatory activities, using
a variety of learning and teaching ideas including discussion,
cartoon 'trigger' illustrations, role play, drama and collages.
The materials have been successfully trialled in a variety of
settings by involving the target groups outlined above in the
development process.
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Feedback Received:
‘The resource stimulated some excellent
discussions’
Teacher, EBD Unit
PSHE Co-ordinator from Selby High School reports on trialling a new resource from Tacade:
We at Selby High School have used Tacade resources to support the delivery of topics in PSHCE lessons for a number of years and have found them extremely useful. They are easy for the students to access, use terminology that the students can understand and are teacher friendly which is a real bonus. There are also plenty of photocopiable handouts to make planning easier.
I was asked if I would pilot a new resource 'On the Booze again!' with students in Key Stages 3 and 4 and as I was in the process of reviewing and changing alcohol schemes of work I agreed. Any new materials are always worth a look!
The resource, which is aimed at young people who are already likely to be involved with drinking alcohol, covers a wide range of alcohol related topics. It provides students with the opportunity to discover facts about drinking and the possible links with other social and anti-social behaviours.
A variety of different approaches are used to deliver the material including questionnaires, research opportunities, trigger points for discussion and draw/write exercises.
The students in our school particularly enjoyed using the draw/write exercises as they were seen as a tool that all could use, irrespective of academic ability.
Those who were good at drawing completed the picture boards in this way, those who couldn't draw very well explained their ideas and there were those who used a combination.
Two such exercises, 'What might happen' based on a group of young people drinking and starting a fire and 'Girl on a bus' which involces some girls drinking on the back seat of a bus, obviously annoying other passengers, were particularly popular with students. Each scenario can lead to a consideration of consequences, emotional feelings, risks and decision making and it is amazing how students' minds work. Some tremendous discussions took place as a result of these exercises. Other topics covered include alcohol and the law, links between alcohol and sexual activity, possible medical issues and how to drink alcohol and stay safe.
In addition some interesting background papers are included which provide relevant statistical information, issues relating to cultural differences and approaches to alcohol, effects of parental/carer drinking and the important 'where, why and what' relating to alcohol consumption and young people.
I believe that this will prove to be a valuable resource and one which is well worth a look. I will certainly be using 'On the Boose again' at Selby High School!
Mike Dobson
PSHE Co-ordinator
Selby High School
Sex,
Drugs & Alcohol - material for use with young people of all
abilities
New Edition 2007 |
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An interactive resource for
young people aged 14-19 particularly those with low levels of
literacy. ‘Sex, Drugs & Alcohol’ can be used in
schools, colleges, informal youth settings, with young people in
care and with young people involved in the criminal justice
system.
Sex Drugs & Alcohol contains:
- 15 core activities plus extension activities
- 25 cartoon style illustrations showing situations common to
young people
- Background papers and support information for facilitators
and teachers.
Feedback Received:
This resource has been used in our Adult Training Centre with the 16 to 19 year old residents during the weekly 'Looking after myself' sessions. The young women have found the several sessions that have dealt with issues out of the resource incredibly beneficial. In particular, the family planning, relationships and getting home safely sections have definitely made a difference to the young women as Sunraye and they are now much more aware of their actions in regarding relationships and spending social time in the community.
Save the Family
Sex education and the issues of drug and alcohol abuse are already comprehensively covered in our schools but these packs will help reinforce the messages we are trying to get across. The materials are excellent, particularly as they are designed for use with young people of all abilities. This Tacade resource aims to enable young people to make use of their own ideas, experiences and concerns as well as increasing their awareness and understanding of sexual health issues, and the risks associated with alcohol use and drug taking.
We want young people to be able to explore attitudes, values and feelings about sexuality and gender issues, prejudice and discrimination. It will also help them build on their personal and social skills.
Ann Battye
PSHE Co-ordinator
States of Guernsey
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Sex,
Drugs & Alcohol: HIV Transmission Activity - material for
use with young people of all abilities
New Edition 2007 |
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The HIV Transmission Activity
is part of the ‘Sex, Drugs & Alcohol’ resource
for use with young adults aged 16+. It is an interactive,
engaging way of working with young adults around the issue of
HIV transmission.
Sex, Drugs & Alcohol contains:
- 17 cartoon style illustrations some of which show sexual
activities
- Guidance notes on how to use the game
- Discussion questions.
Due to the sensitive nature of these materials, this resource
must be bought in conjunction with the ‘Sex, Drugs and
Alcohol’ materials.
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Alcoshots
– young people in alcohol related situations
New Edition 2007 |
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This resource was developed by
young people for young people aged between 14-19 years. It aims
to raise young people’s awareness and to promote sensible
appropriate drinking behaviour. The photographs provide
structured opportunities to explore some situations regarding
the use of alcohol. Produced in conjunction with St John
Ambulance, there is also some basic First Aid information for
young people.
The Alcoshots materials contain:
- 12 photographs of young people in alcohol related
situations
- Discussion questions and fact files to explore and enhance
young people’s knowledge
- Background papers on the project process, First Aid, and
young people’s drinking.
Feedback Received:
‘Leicester City PSHEE & Citizenship Advisory Service with support from Leicester Safer Partnership and Government Office East Midlands are running the Alcohol Education Project (AEP) which sees PCAS (PSHEE & Citizenship Advisory Service) providing all our secondary schools with Alcoshots packs and running training around it's use that forms the basis for moving forward and prioritising the development of alcohol education in our schools. The pack with its photocards encourages the development of creative and reflective discussion and mirrors/reinforces aspects of SEAL approaches. The project sees PCAS using its team of PSHEE advisory teachers actively modelling the use of Alcoshots in the classroom alongside teachers and offering coaching and observation. We feel that the pack can be a powerful tool within the PSHEE Drug Education when its use is effectively planned and built into the entitlement curriculum for all students'
Paul Conneally
Team Leader, Leicester City PSHEE and Citizenship Advisory Service
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