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Prevention and Education

Teacher taking a class In partnership with the LEA a School Drugs Advisor is employed to advise teachers to:-

Improve their own knowledge and understanding of drug issues.
Develop drug education curriculum/ schemes of work/ lesson plans.
Advise schools on the development of school drug and alcohol protocols in accordance with government key stage guidelines.

Healthy Norfolk Schools supports primary schools to develop a whole schools' approach to Personal Social and Health Education including drug education by providing resources and support with planning. For more details please contact Anna Sims Tel:01603 221828 or email: anna.sims@norfolk.nhs.uk

Two Way Talk is a resource which aims to support parents and carers to talk to their young children ( aged five to twelve) about drugs, life skills and sex and relationships. It contains stories, quizzes and activities, which can be set by teachers or other professionals as home based activities to support PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) Download a copy of Two Way Talk

The Matthew Project has been commissioned to provide school assemblies/workshops to 50 schools across the county.

In the Spring of 2004 the DfES issued guidance entitled "Drugs: Guidance for schools". This document included some brief guidance on the use of sniffer dogs and on the drug testing of pupils in schools.

In response to this guidance and to further outline some of the issues involved for Norfolk, the DAAT has produced a Briefing Paper on this topic - DAAT Briefing Paper 1 - Drug Testing, Sniffer Dogs and Young People