Transcript Alcohol:Support and Guidance for Schools, 2001

Alcohol Education
Martin Buczkiewicz
Helen Lee
David Uffindall
“Given the place alcohol has
in our society and in the lives
of children and young people,
primary and secondary schools
cannot afford to be complacent
about alcohol”
Alcohol:Support and Guidance for Schools,
2001
Drug & Alcohol Education & Prevention Team,
Alcohol Concern/DrugScope
“Alcohol needs to be
addressed from
primary age and
should be revisited
as pupils’
understanding and
experience increase”
Drugs:Guidance for schools DfES, 2003 (draft for consultation)
“Drug education should link to and
be supported by other areas of
PSHE, for example, emotional
health and well-being and sex and
relationship education . This is
particularly relevant to older pupils
as their use of drugs, especially
alcohol, can have an impact on their
relationships and on sexual activity
and sexual health”.
Ref; Drugs:Guidance for schools (consultation document) DfES April
2003 p13
DATE in the National Curriculum
.. pupils should be taught….
• KS1 (5-7 yrs) .. the role of
drugs as medicines
• KS2 (7-11 yrs) .. about the
effects on the human body of
tobacco, alcohol and other
drugs, and how these relate to
their personal health
DATE in the National Curriculum
.. pupils should be taught….
• KS3 (11-14 yrs) .. that the
abuse of alcohol, solvents,
tobacco and other drugs affects
health…
• KS4 (14-16 yrs) .. the effects
of alcohol, tobacco and other
drugs on body functions
“There is also an expectation
that schools will use the nonstatutory framework for
PSHE and Citizenship at key
stages 1 and 2 and the nonstatutory framework for
PSHE at key stages 3 and 4
alongside the national
curriculum”
National Healthy School Standard Drug Education (including alcohol and
tobacco), 2003
National Healthy School Standard
Minimum criteria for DATE
• Co-ordinator & governor for DATE
• Planned programme from early years
with identified learning outcomes
appropriate to pupils’ needs and
maturity and based on pupils’
assessment
• DATE policy to include alcohol
• Staff confident to teach DATE
• Links with local DAT etc
“The aim of alcohol education
should be to reduce the risks
associated with pupils’ own and
others drinking. A harm reduction
approach accepts that people
drink and seeks to enhance pupils’
ability to identify and deal with
risky situations … it should allow
children & young people to make
safe and healthy choices”
Drugs:Guidance for schools DfES, 2003 (draft for consultation)
Effective Alcohol Education
Martin Buczkiewicz
Helen Lee
David Uffindall
Effective alcohol education*
• Interesting & correct
• Tailored for the target
audience
• Delivered by credible source(s)
*as opposed to scare tactics and
information giving alone
Ref; Fox, A. (unpublished 2003) The definitive guide to
alcohol education for teachers, employers and other
programme developers
Teaching about drugs is effective
when it ensures that all pupils are
fully involved and able to make links
with their own concerns during
lessons. Discussion, role play and
other active techniques give pupils
opportunities to improve their
understanding and to think through
what it means to behave
responsibly.
Ofsted report Drug Education in schools;
an update, Nov 03
Alcohol education should address:
• Aims & learning outcomes
• When, where, and how planned
alcohol education is delivered within
and beyond the National Curriculum
• Assessment, monitoring, recording
& evaluating processes
Source: Alcohol:Support and Guidance for Schools, 2001
Drug & Alcohol Education & Prevention Team, Alcohol Concern/DrugScope
Alcohol education should address:
• Good practice through school
ethos, environment & by example
• Liaison with partners, parents etc
• Resource issues
Source: Alcohol:Support and Guidance for Schools, 2001
Drug & Alcohol Education & Prevention Team, Alcohol Concern/DrugScope
Alcohol education should address:
• Managing alcohol-related incidents
• Confidentiality
• Child protection issues
• Pupils with alcohol problems
• Staff use of alcohol on premises
and on trips/residential experiences
• Staff welfare issues
Source: Alcohol:Support and Guidance for Schools, 2001
Drug & Alcohol Education & Prevention Team, Alcohol Concern/DrugScope
Alcohol education for adolescents
 Sensible drinking is the norm for most adults
 Understand units of alcohol, daily limits for adults
 Binge drinking can > alcohol poisoning > coma/death
 Binge drinking a danger to developing adolescent brain
 Be able to recognise danger signals re overdose
 Know how to stay safe when drinking (esp. girls)
 Know how to deal with drunken people
 Know how to give 1st Aid for overdoses
Contd >
Alcohol education for adolescents
(contd)
 Know of dangers of mixing alcohol & other drugs
 Recognise risk & signs of drink spiking
 Be able to respond to peer influence – being your own
person
 Alcohol and risk to sexual health
 Recognising a problem
 Know about alternatives (non-chemical) ways of mood
management
Ref; Fox, A. (unpublished 2003) The definitive guide to
alcohol education for teachers, employers and other
programme developers