______________ Drug, Smoking and Alcohol Education
The curriculum delivered is planned and supervised by the senior Leadership Team, in accordance with the National Curriculum, National Healthy School Standards, and following local and national guidance.
Drug, alcohol and tobacco education within the school is mainly delivered as part of the PSHE and citizenship programme but not exclusively. It also forms part of the science curriculum, the wider SMSC curriculum and the school values.
The aim of drug and alcohol education is for pupils to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to appreciate the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, promote responsibility towards the use of drugs and relate these to their own actions, both now and in their future lives.
Communication and Interaction
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How to interact with staff and peers
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How to communicate information appropriately
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How to communicate preferences
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How to make choices
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How to respond to negative behaviour
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How to communicate refusal using behaviour, gesture, facial expression, vocalisation, learned phrases or spontaneous speech
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How to request help using behaviour, gesture, facial expression, vocalisation, learned phrases or spontaneous speech
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How to request information and ask a question
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How to express opinions, thoughts and feelings
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How to accept that others may agree/ disagree with opinions.
Healthy Living
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What is meant by a healthy lifestyle
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How to maintain physical, mental and emotional health and well-being
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How to manage risks to physical and emotional health and well-being
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How to keep physically and emotionally safe
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How to identify own health needs
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How to understand benefits and risks of medicines
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How to understand the health risks associated with smoking and alcohol
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How to understand the law in relation to drugs, alcohol and smoking
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How to make informed choices about health and well-being and to recognise sources of help with this
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How to respond in an emergency
Independence and Community Interaction
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How to keep safe in the community
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How to show awareness of potential ‘safe’/ ‘unsafe’ places in the community.
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How to recognise potentially unsafe situations and takes appropriate action.
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How to keep belongings/ personal information safe when out in the community.
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How to be aware of potential ‘stranger danger’ and knows how to respond.
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How to maintain social distance appropriate to the community situation.
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How to recognise that others’ proposals/ suggestions may pose a risk.
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How to choose to say ‘No’ to risks or suggestions proposed by others.
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How to get help in the community
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How to identify potential ‘safe’ person to ask for help if needed.
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How to use mobile phone to get help as needed.
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How to identify services who help keep us safe.
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How to know how and when to contact emergency services.
Personal Development
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How to develop and maintain a variety of healthy relationships within a range of social/cultural contexts
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How to manage own and others’ emotions and behaviours
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How to recognise and manage emotions within a range of relationships
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How to behave and act responsibly and respectfully in different environments
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What are the rights and responsibilities as members of families, communities and ultimately as citizens
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How to understand and express own emotions
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How to manage emotions and behaviour
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How to understand others’ emotions and intentions
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How to be aware of difficulties with “reading” others’ emotions/intentions
A wide range of active teaching methods are used that enable pupils to learn skills to be safe and healthy, discuss their views, explore their own and other peoples’ attitudes and values about drugs, as well as learn key information about the effects and risks of drugs and practice skills to stay safe if involved in a drug-related situation. Such activities include role play, discussions, debates, case studies, quizzes, research and games. Pupils work individually, in pairs, in small groups and with the whole class, mixing up so that they experience working with lots of different pupils in the class, as well as in friendship groups.
All classes establish clear ground rules to ensure that pupils discuss opinions with respect and listen to one another as well as ensuring that pupils and teachers do not disclose personal information.
