Healthy Schools

We have selected some of the best resources for people doing dental health in PSHE lessons. The box is available as one item from Linden House resource library.

Really well thought out interactive website with something for most ages, easy to use with big mouse clicking areas and clear intructions. Bit of a drawback in that there is no sound so user has to have a certain literacy level to engage. Pictures are great for younger kids and there are lots of health-based activities and general games. Clear emphasis on emotional wellbeing, participation and social learning. Very useful as another tool in your PSHE planning. Covers all areas of Healthy Schools themes and has pupil and teacher material.

Good range of health-based activities and games relating to all themes within the Healthy Schools Status. There are pupil activities and teachers areas, plenty of information etc. Sometimes a bit slow to load but definitely worth a look.

Very useful 'dip in' pick and mix lesson ideas / plans for PSHE. Very easy and clear way to match lesson planning to your PSHE topics and class priorities. Has specific sets of activities matched to all the recommended learning objectives for drugs and medicines education to.

Would have liked a bit more pictoral variety but definitely worth buying if you're trying to find resources to match an existing scheme or topic.

Spiral bound book with 3 topic areas, 429 pages.Well set out with headings and sub-headings to speed locating information, bullet points and examples of work. Each section also has family worksheet masters.
Content includes general drug information, strategies for keeping safe, exploring relationships and feelings.

It makes mush use of Speaking, draw and write, role play, brainstorming, individual, group and class activities. It contains an excellent baseline data collection draw and write tool to find out what children know and believe about drugs.

Excellent value for money!

A new, innovative and award winning web-based resource called 'L8r' is now available for schools.

'L8r' is a secondary, interactive resource, using 2 main storylines to address the themes of sex and relationships, sexual health, drug and alcohol awareness and related issues such as self-esteem and peer pressure; and the realities of early parenthood, fatherhood and family relationships.

L8r won a 2005 Royal Television Society Education Award and has just been nominated for another RTS award this year as well as a children's BAFTA . Last year the RTS jury said that L8r 'engages its young audience in thinking and debating some challenging but very real issues...it presents some thought-provoking stories which are tackled in a sensitive, yet supportive way.'

We can thoroughly recommend this resource - have a look at the interactive website at www.l8r.uk.net

If you are interested in purchasing this resource, please contact Christina Phillips at College Street as she will be able to get reduced rates on bulk orders.

The National AIDS Trust, the UK's leading independent policy and campaign charity on HIV, has developed a new resource called 'HIV in Schools', which is FREE on request to all secondary schools in the UK. It contains innovative and original ideas for teachers of key stages 3 and 4, including lesson plans, assembly guides and a sample of other materials, enabling and empowering the educators of young people to broach the subject of HIV, not solely in the context of Sex and Relationships Education, but in subjects such as Science, Citizenship, ICT, English, Drama, Art, Religious Education, and Geography.

To order your free copy of 'HIV in Schools', please visit www.worldAIDSday.org/schools1.asp and complete the simple online form.

To find out more about the range of resources that the National AIDS Trust produces, including "Your Choice...Choose Wisely' a range targeting HIV information specifically at young people aged 16 and over, please visit http://shop.nat.org.uk/ to download our current catalogue, or contact the National AIDS Trust's Trading Manager at merchandise@nat.org.uk or on 020 7814 6747.

These goggles simulate what it is like to be very drunk. You can use then in conjunction with a variety of other tasks such as walking straight, putting on a condom, trying to get on a cycle, to explore some of the risks of being drunk. Good fun with a serious message!

These are available from the Linden House resource Library - see link on right
Search their catalogue online for accession number 19468

This visual aid consists of three plastic glasses (representing a beer, glass of wine and cocktail) with a tiny smashed car embedded in each plastic simulated liquid. It is intended to start discussion around the topic of alcohol misuse. Accompanied by a set of care instructions.

The five 3D models in this display are designed to help people understand how many units are in alcoholic drinks. The beer glass, wine glass, cocktail glass, whiskey glass and alcopop demonstrate that the number of units can add up quickly. Each glass shows how much of the beverage constitutes one unit as well as how many total units are in the glass. It is accompanied by a laminated sheet, like a serving tray, providing a place for each one of the models to rest.

Nice interactive resource

The award winning Samanya Drama has developed a new and exciting drama
and arts based workshop to highlight the effects of smoking on young people,
the pressures surrounding them and prevention strategies to prevent young
people starting smoking.

This engaging and interactive 1 hour long workshop will include a drama
based performance and interactive session which brings to life the things that
matter to young people. Schools will also benefit from taking part in the
workshop as this will contribute to the overall Healthy Schools programme and
the young people will receive a certificate for their attendance.

What Teachers and Pupils liked about the workshop:

The forum aspect, the young people actually give all the
information, reaffirming their knowledge of the subject.
The people stopping and asking questions, as it makes people
think about the risks of smoking
The acting because it looked realistic and it told me all about the
facts
I thought it was good because in the end they did the right thing
Made me learn more about smoking and effects
I liked the play and how it told us a lot about smoking
I liked the play and I liked that I learnt a lot more about smoking
The role play was really good and I learnt some really good facts.
The acting because it helped you understand better

More information and booking sheet

Today Jaswant retires. His wife has planned a surprise party for him. A feast is being prepared and his son has brought drink to celebrate. However, after a pitiful presentation ceremony at work, Jaswant retires to the local pub for a drink. At home, the guests are getting bored and hungry, and their glasses are kept being filled. When Jaswant finally returns, the welcome is not all it should be

The video Sharaab (alcohol) provides material to trigger discussion about alcohol and related issues for adults of the Asian communities in the UK. Each of four soap-opera type episodes highlights a different educational theme.

Sharaab is available in Gujerati, Punjabi, Urdu and English language versions.

Laureate winner at the 1st Festival on Audio-Visual Materials for Health Education of the European Community Commission at Royan, France 1992.

Published 1993. VHS video. 75 minutes.21pp manual.

SPECIAL OFFER. Reduced price for purchasers of more than one language version.

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Big Night Out is a young people's multicultural alcohol trigger video, aimed predominantly at the 14-25 age group. The video consists of three episodes of a soap opera, following the experiences of a group of young people out on a Friday night. Big Night Out is designed to trigger discussion about alcohol. The young people portrayed represent the rich cultural composition of the UK, and the video also provides material to trigger discussion about racism and sexism.

Accompanied by a 27 page user's guide.

Designed for use in both formal and informal settings, such as schools, colleges and youth centres.

"An impressive production which achieves professional standards Tackles key issues head on."
Alcohol Concern Magazine Winter 1994.

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I am really just passing this info on as I have not seen the resource but would be interested to get a user review if you do.

They say:
"Each CD ROM has a specific program for primary and secondary aged pupils, and also includes a host of teacher's resources. Both CD ROMs have been used in thousands of schools in the UK with resounding feedback from teachers, pupils, parents/carers, health professionals and youth workers. You can find independent evaluations on both CD ROMs via the following URL links:

Great Alcohol Challenge: http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/resources/evaluations/evaluation.asp?evalID=4752

Great Tobacco Challenge: http://www.schoolzone.co.uk/resources/evaluations/evaluation.asp?evalID=4754

The Great Tobacco Challenge and Great Alcohol Challenge CD ROMs are normally sold at £39.95 + Delivery Charge, but until the 1st of April we are selling each of the CD ROMs at £30 with no delivery charge (delivery to you takes approximately 3 - 5 days from order).

If you would like further details about the CD ROMs (which are available for Curriculum Online electronic learning credits) then please visit our website at www.schoolhealth.co.uk"

This publication provides around 30 photocopyable activities for use with young people aged 13-16 exploring issues around drugs. Activities are divided into three sections: warm-ups, activities and reviewing. This resource is designed to help young people gain a better understanding of drugs and their effects.

Available from the Linden House Resources Library

Drugscope are always a reputable source of information about drugs and this website it right up to date. The website is full of activities suitable for KS3 and 4 drug education programmes. The projects area has a wide range of subjects covered; the influence of advertising; drugs in sport and more. Links and downloads are all included. Excellent for teacher-led as well as self-directed learning and of course makes use of opportunities to teach drug education through ICT.

This CD rom uses kind of cyber characters (like Max Headroom for us oldies) and covers a number of scenarios and issues - all of which are highly relevant to drug education. Could be used with smartboards or in small groups / individually. There is a variety of activities and tasks to keep things interesting. Would be very interested to see what young people think of the characters and scenarios and if they relate to them. There are copies in the Linden House Resource Centre if you want a look.

Says this is for KS3 but I think you could definitely use it with Y10. Nice and contemporary, visually and musically, uses lyrics about sex and drugs and beats to good effect - should engage pupils well (or at least until the next music craze)
Covers a range of issues facing young people including sexual disinhibition, drug and alcohol use, and is cut from consultations and vox pop done with 1000 young people.
Would be good stimulus for discussion, drama or even a video or other media based PSHE/Citizenship project which uses documentary techniques to explore issues.

It's actually a DVD so you can hop about in the handy menu to find a particular drug. Useful information resource mixed with life stories and experiences of users. Balanced view of drugs, not all scare tactics and gloom but does bring out the risks, both physical and emotional of various drugs. There is also some harm reduction/safety information from an "expert" which was a negative for me as it only applied to one or two drugs (incl. ecstacy) and this may prove problematic if it is seen to condone drug use or suggest that it can be made safe - so a word of caution there. The alcohol section, however worked very well for me and had plenty there for a quick lesson stimulus.

Be interested to see how it goes with a class - let me know.

This package of ready made lessons, including handouts, is packed with excellent interactive ways to help students explore the risks, effects and consequences of alcohol use. It includes activities on personal risk-taking behaviour, alcohol and relationships, alcohol and sexual behaviour as well as the law, getting help and the influence of peers and the media. It contains all the necessary links to science, PSHE, citizenship and QCA attainment statements to assist your planning. Lessons include contracts, clear learning outcomes and pathways, self assessment and self-review activities.
I'd say it is excellent value for money and gives a systematic but also 'pick and mix' approach to delivering this extremely relevant and important part of your drug education.

Very useful - plenty to cover the basics as well as the SRE aspects of alcohol and behaviour. All clearly set out and easy to pick out individual lessons to fit planning.

This was a very powerful piece of drama looking at the relationships between a group of friends and their family issues. It explores the reasons why young people may misuse alcohol and contrasts this with the family permissive attitude towards tobacco - both drugs and both harmful. It raises difficult issues around unacceptable conduct when drunk and we witness the devastating consequences of loss of inhibition and control through drunkeness.

There were opportunities to question the actors in role through some hot seating.

The sheer volume of issues touched upon in the drama mean that an entire term's PSHE work could be built around the performance. The one reservation is that there may be too much and that some of the pupil needs to explore the issues further may be lost - some sensitive issues where alluded to very briefly but not necessarily followed up.

The performance does come with a pack of follow up materials and the success of this piece will stand or fall on the implementation in school. It is not a stand alone piece of work and would not be effective as such. As a starting point for a well planned scheme of work, however, it would be excellent - touching many of the issues pertinent to young people in a drug using world.

We commissioned Indigo Brave to create a piece of drama to engage parents to discuss substance misuse issues in relation to their children. The piece was fantastic but more than this the parents, all from Aspley and surrounding area, really got into it - one dad said "Urgh I've done that, it's just like me and my daughter - you just lose it and make things worse cos your worried" The performers facilitated discussions about the issues raised and acted out other strategies suggested by the parents - they even got some of the parents doing some acting themselves. We will definitely use them again for topic focused work.

This workshop has proved a real success with the parents that have attended. It is free for schools to book and can see some excellent benefits in terms of parents having the confidence to raise the subject of drug use, relationships and sex. Parents of younger children that have attended have also benefitted as it helps them to plan ahead for the 'birds and the bees talk'.

A fun non-threatening way to engage parents. Highly recommended. And a useful tool for consulting with parents on drugs education and SRE policies.

Indigo Brave presented a Free Workshop for parents at Southwark. The workshop was a way of informing parents of Sex and Relationships Education as well as giving them a forum to voice their worries, concerns and opinions about the topics to be covered. Parents that came were very impressed and were more than ready to contribute during the afternoon. The performance which covered Sex And Relationships from a very young child to post 16 was extremely well dramatised and immediately put the parents at ease thus enabling them to fully take part and make valuable contributions. Due to the success of this event I am now in a very good position to create a new and relevant Sex and Relationships Policy and Scheme of work with the support and help of the parents for Southwark covering both Key stages that is age appropriate. Thanks to Indigo Brave!!

Has anyone else seen these resources? All write on / wipe off laminates. There are social story scenarios and stuff about emotional literacy, health topics etc. They are very adaptable and good for mixed ability groups - great trigger activities for role play etc.

I use the Headon Productions Body Board and supporting 'add on' ilustrations pack a lot in PHSE work with learners on the autistic spectrum. It's a highly versatile and visual teaching aid. If anyone is interested, I shall be talking about the Headon stuff at a forthcomimg training event at The David Lloyd Centre on the ring road (near Bilborough) on 16/1/06. Further details available from The Shepherd School.

This really is 'Drug Education in a Box'. Teachers have worked to evolve this pack from what works for them in school. It pulls together existing video, written and CD resources and provides them in the box with a comprehensive scheme of work. It is linked to the National Healthy School Standard (so meets with best practice) It gives a set of excellent lesson plans for each year, (including ideas for establishing baseline and assessment of learning). It has all the hallmarks of a great scheme, varied activities, differentiation, extension activities, links made to the National Curriculum including Citizenship, PSHE and Science and even suggests ways to get the wider community involved.

Might sound a bit expensive but it is all there.

Had a look at these as a part of our training workdays - the scheme is an excellent starting point for us - with clear lesson plans, differentiation and assessment all provided alongside a good basic set of resources to deliver the lessons. We liked it because teachers would always have a fall back plan and could substitute their own activities to meet the learning outcomes if they preferred - it organised the developmental structure in an easy to use way and will, I think, enable us to implement a drug education programme very quickly and effectively in the new year. Oh and even better - we got a free copy as part of the work day!

This beautifully illustrated story book, providing a new take on the classic poem, creates opportunities to look at drugs issues from a community and citizenship perspective. It charts the journey of crack cocaine from the wealthy drugs barons in South America through to the real victims of drug dealing - the gangs, young 'runners' and finally a pregnant woman hooked on the drug and her addicted baby. It creates scope to discuss many issues from the devastating effects of cash cropping on struggling economies through to exploitation and the social and financial cost to communities and individuals of the drugs trade.

This book is fantastic, it can help to connect young people with the wider range of issues raised by drug misuse and dealing - buy it!

I also found this book a very adaptable resource. Although the class hadn't heard of the original poem it didn't matter. We used it as stimulus for a drama session exploring the issues and feelings facing the pupils in relation to drugs in their community. There were so many parallels and the pupils were able to relate to the characters even though the book is obviously based in American cities. Well worth the money - still thinking of new applications.

I quite liked this resource - The resource is based around a set of 8 photographs to be used in group work. Each group has to identify with the characters, develop the scene by carrying out research on the set drug as well as think about what may have caused the situation and what could be done to help / support the people involved.
The resource relies on opportunities for discussion within small groups as well as giving opportunities for whole class debate.
Resource consists of 4 lesson plans with all necessary information / resources given. One drawback - In C.I.D. cards language used requires a high reading age. This limits its use. Vocabulary could be more pupil friendly .

I used it with Year 9 but our students would be below average and in another school it could be used lower down.

You can dip into the lessons as you see fit. Also the activity sheets and supplementary materials you could use in many ways to fit your situation. The photographs could be used to simply facilitate role play however I feel this would be a waste. I particularly like the way different activities and research is used to supplement the role play aspect.

Although I only used a small part of this with a group of students I intend to use it in its entirety next year as part of my drugs education programme. I thought it was excellent.

This resource hits all the targets but is so uninspiring, wordy and lacking in any graphics to engage the young people. It took us a bit of getting through. There where some good lesson ideas and it does clarify the content for a scheme of work for drugs but I think other resources and less 'worksheet' orientated stuff would work better.

Try D-Street instead!

Big book and a teacher's pack with lots of ideas which can be developed and adapted to a variety of age groups. provides plenty of opportunity for discussion about feeling ill, what makes us feel better, storage and use of medicines.

A big book which seems ideal for Year 2 curriculum but which interested our 3 Y1 classes, despite some difficult words and lengthy text. The plain cover with just the title sparked a very valuable discussion about the content - something which is not aways so fruitful when big books have lots of pictorial clues!
Very clear and purposeful.

We used the book in Lit hour in one room, just for story in another and to stimulate a science lesson in the other.

Also comes with teachers notes and is available as A4 size readers.