What does effective school drug education look like? A good place to start is The principles of good drug education – a summary of the principles that lie at the heart of good practice. The presentation below also sets out some of…
What is evidence? There are plenty of people that like to discuss or contend that they have evidence, yet what exactly do they mean when they use this word? Basically evidence is used to prove an argument been made by…
As a prevention charity, our work is all about reducing future needs. We believe prevention services are a crucial investment in the future. If we support more young people today, there will be reduced need for behavioural services, healthcare and…
Alcohol and drug education in 2017: our findings This is our third evaluation report completed since 2013. There are some findings that are consistent with previous reports, including: teachers reporting time constraints; lack of support and (in primary schools particularly) a…
This series of lesson plans aim to provide a specific but flexible pathway to enable children to consider ways to develop resilience, reducing risk-taking and considering safer options. The current Ofsted framework (as from September 2015) expects the curriculum to…
Research over the last two decades means there is a very strong idea of the risk and preventative factors that affect behaviour by young people; including drug misuse. The risk factors described here indicate possible pathways to early and more…
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