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Megan’s Medicine (Big book and Small book)
for KS1 pupils
Megan’s Medicine tells the story of Megan who is poorly and needs her medicine, but her sister Sarah has taken it to school by mistake. This fiction book has been written for children to teach them about the safe use of medicine.

Big book    One copy: £14.99; 3 copies: £40
Small book One copy: £4.99;   6 copies: £25;
                30 copies £120

 

 

 

 

 

Ideas and Activities for Drug Education in Primary schools
This drug education book covers all differing types of drug abuse (both legal and illegal).

Its guiding principle is that it is not enough to provide children with just the basic information about drugs but that a more integrated approach is needed where social influences, attitudes and skills are developed, challenged and explored.

This ‘Ideas and Activities’ classroom guide has been written by experienced practising teachers and has many ideas of how to tackle this subject in a realistic but imaginative way.

For Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
One copy: £4.99; 6 copies: £25

 

 

“We talk a lot about drugs..!” : Primary school series
This publication draws upon teachers’ experiences in delivering the topic of Drug Education in primary schools. It includes actual classroom lessons, the evaluations of the lessons and examples of the pupils’ work that happened during the lessons. The book comes with detailed background information on the topic.

For Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
One copy: £16.50

 

 

“We don’t want to smoke..!” : Primary school series
This publication draws upon teachers’ experiences in delivering the topic of Smoking Education in primary schools. It includes actual classroom lessons, the evaluations of the lessons and examples of the pupils’ work that happened during the lessons. The book comes with detailed background information on the topic.

For Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
One copy: £16.50

 

 

 

Benchmarks for Drug Education
Benchmarks are a tool for auditing school practice and to indicate the ways in which a school can further develop their practice. By examining the level descriptors in this book schools can review their present provision of drug education and set targets for progress.

This is a cross-phase publication.
One copy: £4.99

 

 

Drug Education and the Management of Drug-Related Incidents: Policy Guidelines for Schools
These Policy Guidelines will guide schools through the steps needed to write their own Drug Education Policy including how to involve parents and the wider community, to be aware of Child protection issues and SEN. It also guides schools through what to do if, or when, a drug-related incident happens in their school.

This is a cross-phase publication
One copy: £4.99; 6 copies £25

 

 

Knowing the Score 2
This is a comprehensive pack on legal and illegal drug misuse. The pack consists of colour photos showing a wide range of drugs (as seized by the West Midlands Police Force). The colour photos are available as colour OHPs and as a PowerPoint presentation on CD. The photos are accompanied by worksheets, which can be photocopied and used to provide a commentary to the presentation.

Aimed at Key Stage 3 and 4
One copy: £30; 3 copies: £80

 

 

 

 

The Truth about Smoking
This is a cross-curricular resource intended to provide a different approach to smoking related issues. It offers an opportunity to address areas of the Citizenship curriculum for Key Stage 3 in a challenging way for pupils and avoids the more traditional health approach to smoking. It consists of 10 self-contained units backed up by video material on tobacco smuggling.

Each unit sets out learning outcomes, provides largely pupil-centred learning activities, offers opportunities for reflection and extension and is linked to the QCA scheme of work for Citizenship at Key Stage 3
One copy: £16.50; 3 copies: £45.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcohol – the drug you can drink
Alcohol is the most widely used recreational drug in the world and its effects can be far reaching. This extensive teaching resource will give Science and PSHE teachers a series of practical lessons on alcohol education.

The pack is divided into three units: Alcohol and Young people, Teenagers in an adult’s world and Making your mind up about alcohol. The units are designed to be used either together or ‘stand-alone’. The pack includes teachers’ notes, detailed lesson plans, pupil handouts and information sheets.

A range of methodologies and activities are used so that there is something in the book to suit every teacher. The book is full of resources and together with the background information on each topic this will enable teachers to tackle this subject in a lively and informative way.

Aimed at Key Stage 3 and 4
One copy: £16.50; 3 copies: £45.75

 

   
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