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Tacade Publications

Drugs
 
Keys To Drugs
Available Autumn 2008
Keys To Smoking




£24.95 each

The series 'Keys to ....' aims to provide key sessions on key issues for anyone working with children and young people, with a particular emphasis upon those with a visual impairment. Each resource contains ten easy to deliver sessions focusing upon aspects of knowledge and understanding, skills development and attitudes.

The photocopiable handouts are in large font, with additional copies in larger font for those children and young people with a visual impairment, so that the sessions may be fully inclusive. Included in each resource is a FREE CD ROM containing the handouts in order that they may be enlarged further if required.

'Keys to drugs' is focused upon a range of substances and explores the issue of risk taking. This resource is aimed at young people aged 11-14 years old.

The aims of the 'Keys to ....' series are to enhance the knowledge and understanding of a variety of key health issues; to develop and enhance the skills required; and to develop the self confidence and promote the wellbeing of children and young people to enable them to make an informed healthy choice.


Life Matters - New!
A board game for young people aged 13-19 years old about life's opportunities, risks and challenges




13 - 19
£56.40

Life Matters is an engaging and interesting way for young people to learn about sexual health, drug, alcohol and tobacco issues. Up to twelve people can play the game at one time. It is an enjoyable way of focusing young people on drug, alcohol and sex and relationship issues.

The game throws up the unexpected, just like life. It takes knowledge and sound decision making to become a winner. With a role of the dice and an unlucky card everything can change.


Skills for the Primary School Child Part 3: The World of Drugs
New Edition 2007
The World of Drugs




£49.95
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.

Skills for the Primary School Child Part 4: Substance and Solution
New Edition 2007
Substance and Solution




£49.95
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.

An essential issue that must be addressed by primary schools.

Skills for the Primary School Child Part 5: The World of Alcohol
New Edition 2007
The World of Alcohol




£49.95
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.

Skills for the Primary School Child Part 6: The World of Tobacco – turning over a new leaf
New Edition 2007
The World of Tobacco – turning over a new leaf




£49.95
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.


Drug Prevention in the Community
Drug Prevention in the Community




£18.95
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.


ASK – Drug education materials for true mixed abilities

ASK - Drug education material





£36.95

The materials are intended for use with 11-14 year old students. They are particularly targeted at those students with learning difficulties, who may well be the more vulnerable and at risk young people.

The ASK materials (Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge) contain 49 trigger sheets each of which may form the basis for a session on a particular aspect of drug education.



Smoke Rings – smoking education card game
New Edition 2008
Smoke Rings – smoking education card game




9+
£24.95
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.


DrinkDeal – a card game about alcohol
New Edition 2007
DrinkDeal – a card game about alcohol




12+
£24.95
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.


DrugDeal – a card game about drugs
New Edition 2007
DrugDeal – a card game about drugs




14+
£24.95
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.


Peer Alcohol Education Toolkit: for use with Secondary School Students
Includes a CD ROM
New Edition 2007
Peer Alcohol Education Toolkit: for use with Secondary School Students




11 - 16
£36.95
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.


On The Booze Again: Alcohol materials for young people at risk
On The Booze Again




£36.95
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.


Sex, Drugs & Alcohol - material for use with young people of all abilities
New Edition 2007
Sex, Drugs & Alcohol




14 - 19
£48.95
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.

Sex, Drugs & Alcohol: HIV Transmission Activity - material for use with young people of all abilities
New Edition 2007
HIV Transmission Activity




16+
£26.95
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.


Alcoshots – young people in alcohol related situations
New Edition 2007

Alcoshots





14 - 19
£36.95
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.

 

 

 

 


Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking, gambling, Sexual Health, Citizenship, Health Education, Personal & Social Education
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