Information for schools

This section of the website brings together information on drug and alcohol education and prevention that may be useful for teachers.

Most of this information is provided through a series of links to sites that are recommended by the Education Group of Colchester Drug and Alcohol Reference Group. This is a group of local teachers and drug and alcohol education specialists which co-ordinates drug and alcohol education and prevention activities taking place in local schools and youth centres. More information on the group is available from: alison.woolnough@colchester.gov.uk

In addition, the section includes Key Stage 2 Lesson Plans that have been developed by CSN Consultancy, a local agency specialising in drug and alcohol education in schools. Although the plans have been designed to be particularly relevant to Years 5 and 6 in the primary school they do include suggestions for activities that are also appropriate for other age groups.
For more information on the work of CSN contact: csn@globalnet.co.uk

Links to useful sites recommended by CARD members

	www.wiredforhealth.gov.uk This site aims to provide accurate and engaging information on initiatives and national health policies for teachers and learners in the UK.
	www.drugeducation.org.uk The Drug Education Forum provides members, policy makers, local co-ordinators and practitioners interested or involved in drug education with up to date information.
	www.educari.com/SNADE/ Special Needs and Drug Education, gives guidance on drug education for children and young people with learning difficulties. It is a wide-ranging site and includes information on government, local and school policies, managing incidents, and relevant teaching.
Schools Health Education Unit	www.sheu.org.uk/ The Schools Health Education Unit is a research unit that conducts surveys into young peoples drug use on a regular basis, as well as publishing research monographs, curriculum materials and a journal, Education and Health.
	www.drugscope.org.uk The site of the Drugscope contains summaries of British laws, statistics and news reports on drugs. It has information about various drugs available in the UK as well sections on good practice in education. If you only ever visit one drug-related site, this is the one that you should go to.
	www.alcoholconcern.org.uk The home-page of alcohol concern. This is an extremely useful website and contains fact-sheets on many aspects of alcohol use. It contains pages on the recommended drinking levels. Find the alcohol ready-reckoner which is certainly useful in helping to accurately calculate alcohol units.
Benzodiazepine Addiction, Withdrawal & Recovery	www.benzo.org.uk/index.htm Benzodiazepine Addiction, Withdrawal and Recovery, this site contains a comprehensive range of information relating to benzodiazepines. It includes a series of FAQs, news page, list of doctors and experts and information on symptoms and withdrawal.
	www.essexandsouthendhealthyschools.com Information on the Healthy Schools Partnership in Essex, promoting healthy living, learning and working within the school environment.