A range of resources including a template policy and toolkit, guidance on statutory requirements for primary schools, teaching resources, parents resources and sources of specialist support.

A range of resources including a template policy and toolkit, guidance on statutory requirements for primary schools, teaching resources, parents resources and sources of specialist support.

For Designated Safeguarding Leads, PSHE leads and others developing school policies on vaping, in the context of the far greater risk from smoking.

Teach engaging lessons that explore the facts, laws, risks and consequences associated with alcohol and other drug use. Your pupils will learn how to manage influences and pressure, and keep themselves healthy and safe.

Lesson plans and resources cover each key stage, as well as comprehensive guidance documents, knowledge organisers and more. We have developed this scheme of work for Public Health England.

Schools must also now cover drug and alcohol education as part of statutory Health Education , and this pack will support you to do so with confidence.

Developed by the PSHE Association, this review draws together key research into effective education about alcohol and other drugs within a wider PSHE education curriculum.

• Find out where drug and alcohol education fits into your school’s approach
• Learn how to talk to young people about addiction and problematic substance use (including alcohol)
• Explore appropriate strategies and resources for teaching drug and alcohol education

The advice is based on the best available evidence of what works and what does not work. It is important drug education is based on evidence as some approaches have shown to be ineffective, and in some cases counter productive. For example, increasing curiosity or drug taking.