Drugs, alcohol and tobacco Key Stage 1, 2, 3 & 4

Drugs, alcohol and tobacco
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Cannabis Edibles Leaflet
Cannabis Edibles Leaflet

Leaflet developed by Humberside Police providing advice and guidance on Cannabis Edibles.

https://www.together4all.co.uk/media/akemuqla/cannabis-edibles-leaflet-006.pdf

The national association for PSHE education professionals
The national association for PSHE education professionals

The national association for PSHE education professionals. Providing members with dedicated support, resources, training & guidance.

https://www.pshe-association.org.uk/

MindEd
MindEd

MindEd is suitable for all adults working with, or caring for, infants, children or teenagers; all the information provided is quality assured by experts, useful, and easy to understand. MindEd is cross-professional, and can be used by teachers, health professionals, police and judiciary staff, social workers, youth service volunteers, school counsellors among others to support their professional development.

https://www.minded.org.uk

Twinkl
Twinkl

Teacher created resources providing schemes of work, lesson planning and assessments, online educational games and more.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk

Alcohol lesson plan pack
Alcohol lesson plan pack

Lesson plans and resources to explore with young people why some young people choose to drink alcohol and the impact this can have on their health, wellbeing and overall lifestyle.

https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/schools/resources/alcohol-lesson-plan-pack

DrugWise
DrugWise

Information, advice and guidance about drugs.

https://www.drugwise.org.uk/

FRANK
FRANK

Honest information about drugs.

https://www.talktofrank.com/

School Nursing Text Service
School Nursing Text Service

Children and young people aged 11 – 18 years old can text the School Nursing Service to get confidential advice and support on such issues like mental health, bullying, self-harm, smoking, contraception etc.

https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing/maternal-and-childrens-health/school-nursing/

Childline
Childline

Childline is a free, private and confidential service for young people under 19 to contact for help and support either online or on the phone regarding any issues or worries, anytime.

https://www.childline.org.uk/

Kids Health
Kids Health

Advice for parents on children’s health, behaviour and growth. For young people, it offers support and advice on health, puberty, emotions and life.

https://kidshealth.org/

Alcohol Change
Alcohol Change

We focus entirely on reducing alcohol harm, working across the whole range of serious alcohol harms, from mental and physical to societal and economic. Driven by our vision of a world with no serious alcohol harm, we work to create five evidence-based changes.

https://alcoholchange.org.uk/

Key Statements

Primary - The facts about legal and illegal harmful substances and associated risks, including smoking, alcohol use and drug-taking.

Secondary - The facts about legal and illegal drugs and their associated risks, including the link between drug use, and the associated risks, including the link to serious mental health conditions.

Secondary - The law relating to the supply and possession of illegal substances.

Secondary - The physical and psychological risks associated with alcohol consumption and what constitutes low risk alcohol consumption in adulthood.

Secondary - The physical and psychological consequences of addiction, including alcohol dependency.

Secondary - Awareness of the dangers of drugs which are prescribed but still present serious health risks.

Secondary - The facts about the harms from smoking tobacco (particularly the link to lung cancer), the benefits of quitting and how to access support to do so.

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