Upload
alexina-fitzgerald
View
221
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
1
Alcohol Education
Clare Barrowman , Inclusion Consultant (risk-taking)Quality and Improvement
[email protected]: 01609 536808
Mobile: 07969 103741
2
Alcohol Quiz Nationally what % of 11 year olds have drunk
a ‘whole’ alcoholic drink in 2008? In North Yorkshire what % of primary school
aged children have had an alcoholic drink in the last week in 2008?
In North Yorkshire what % of primary school aged children report they drink alcohol without their parents knowing at least sometimes?
3
Alcohol Quiz cont….. Nationally what % of 15 year olds have drunk
a ‘whole’ alcoholic drink in 2008? In North Yorkshire what % of secondary aged
pupils have had at least one alcoholic drink in the week before the survey?
What % of the young people in North Yorkshire who drank the week before the survey drank over the advised weekly limits for adult females (14 units)?
4
Alcohol quiz cont………. Nationally what is the mean alcohol
consumption in the last week by 14 and 15 year olds who have drunk alcohol?
In North Yorkshire what % of Year 10 pupils found their alcohol education at school ‘quite useful’ or ‘very useful’?
Year 10 pupils in North Yorkshire who have had sex what % have ever taken risks with sex (pregnancy or infection) after drinking alcohol ?
5
What should Alcohol Education
be trying to achieve?
6
The stated aim of drug and alcohol education:‘provide opportunities for pupils to develop theirknowledge, skills, attitudes and understandingabout drugs and appreciate the benefits of ahealthy lifestyle, relating this to their own andother’s actions’
This aim does not explicitly relate toan impact on behaviour
7
Context
Every Child Matters The Children’s Plan: Building Brighter Future (DCSF
2008) DCSF (2009) School’s role in promoting pupil well-
being DCSF/Ofsted (2009) Indicators of a school’s contribution
to well-being DCSF and DH (2009) Healthy Lives, Brighter Future. The
strategy for children and young people’s health
8
Supporting National documents
• Drug and Alcohol Review and the Government’s response to the review (2008)
• Personal, Social, Health, Education non-statutory curriculum (PSHE) (proposal to make it statutory from 2011)
Youth Alcohol Action Plan National Healthy Schools Programme
9
PSHE curriculum
Personal wellbeing Personal identities Healthy lifestyles Risk Relationships Diversity
Personal wellbeing Critical reflection Decision-making and
managing risk Developing
relationships and working with others
10
North Yorkshire Support
Children and Young People’s Plan Health Related Behaviour Questionnaire Risk-Taking Guidance for Schools PSHE Continuing Professional Development
Programme My role and three Integrated Youth Support
workers (risky-behaviours)
11
Effective Alcohol Education Are developmentally appropriate to the age, maturity and capability of the target
group or individuals A more holistic approach focusing on healthy lifestyles and risk-taking
behaviours Learning skills that will enhance their well-being rather than simply avoiding risk Need knowledge but also the skills to manage social pressures Have a broad skills base that help people think more critically about alcohol and
make better, more-informed decisions Some experience of risk is essential for healthy development Normative Education approach- sustaining the choices of the majority of young
people who do not drink irresponsibility Need confident and trained teachers and supporting partner agencies to use
interactive teaching and learning techniques
12
Effective Alcohol Education
To ensure young people get their entitlement to alcohol education within the PSHE curriculum suspended timetable days alone are not sufficient –there needs to be planned PSHE lessons
Social influences approach which focuses on the more immediate consequences for themselves, particularly loss of face with friends and peers or negative self-image rather than a focus on long-term implications for their health or consequences for others.
Increase access to harm minimisation information Make informed choices based on real-life experiences (but caution using ex-
alcoholics/ offenders) Include and embrace other components such as parents/carers, the wider
community, support agencies, other relevant professionals, e.g. police/health professionals etc
13
The influence of Parents
Nationally Young People’s drinking tends to reflect what they believed their parents thought
Nationally 80% of young people who said their parents would not like them to drink had never drunk alcohol, compared with 24% of young people who thought their parents did not mind them drinking within limits
Parents are the single biggest influence on young people Parent – child communication about alcohol and alcohol use is
associated with reduce risk of early on-set use Parents want more guidance on how to educate their children
about alcohol
14
School Based Projects
Effectively using data to identify the children and young people’s needs
Effective interactive teaching and learning Staff training to support the work Displays within the school support the work and allow parents to see
the work their children have been doing Secondary school project: Young people passing on key messages about alcohol to other young
people A proposal that the young people pass on their key messages about
alcohol to parents in the community at a planned event
15
Primary School Project
The Lost Bag
Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Education
16
The Lost Bag
What do you think was in the bag? Who do you think lost it? What do you think the person was going to do with
the bag? What did the person finding the bag do? What would you have done if you had found it?
17Reference to Medicines (nurse)
Stereotype
18
Year 2 Year 3
19
Year 4 Year 6
20
Where the children had got the information from
Overheard conversations Television Newspapers Older Siblings Peers Observation Role models Experience
Year 2 –Lost Bag
Parental role models
21
Gaps and Misunderstandings
All Drugs are BAD The stereotypical ‘Drug-
User’ Alcohol Tobacco Solvents Medicines
Y1
22
What Goes Into Our Bodies?
What do we have NO choice about?
What do we HAVE choices about?
Baseline Assessment & Introduction to Drug Education
23
Y6 Drug Education
24
JUST
SAY
KNOW !
25
What the Y6’s found out
I found out some very important facts about drugs…all medicines, solvents, alcohol & tobacco can be harmful if misused. People are put under peer pressure to have drugs or smoke and some people think its cool.
I have found out some very important facts about drugs. Like alcohol is a drug. I did not know that solvents can kill you in a flash. I did not know that medicines can be harmful. I do now.
I have found out some very important facts because before we started the lesson my mum went through drugs the night before and we talked about the lesson when I got home.I know that all drugs are harmful if they are not used right. Alcohol, tobacco, medicines, solvents are all DRUGS! SAY KNOW NOW
26
Secondary School Project
Alcohol Awareness Project
Year 8 pupils
27
Secondary School
Identified an issue around alcohol from the Health Related Behaviour Questionnaire and staff’s own knowledge of the pupils
The focus for the initial stage of the project has been on Year 8 pupils
20 pupils took part in the half day workshop. Some were targeted but the group were mixed ability
Support from the school nurse during the workshop but also for pupils to access any further information, advice and support via the school nurse drop-in
Pre and post questionnaire and evaluation was completed with the pupils
28
Aims of the Alcohol Workshop
Develop a group ethos Increase knowledge and understanding of drink strengths
and units Discuss and understand the reasons for young people
choosing to drink or not drink alcohol Increased awareness of young peoples drinking, drug
taking and smoking behaviour Started to discuss key messages that could be shared with
other young people (any maybe parents) around alcohol
29
What the Yr8’s found out21% reduction in the
number of students who would drink if offered
one.
15% of pupils originally said they would
encourage others to drink. Questionnaire 2 indicated 100% would not encourage others to drink. Hopefully a change in thinking. Be careful about
how much you drink. You could do
some thing you’ll regret later
About units and the way it can
affect you.
How far your limits
are.
30
Work in the Harrogate Area
IYS (risky-behaviours) support Peer Education Project Parents drug and alcohol awareness work Enhanced Healthy Schools Model Training for schools and partner agencies Developing and disseminating a teaching and
learning resource focusing on risk-taking behaviours
31
Taking A Chance-Risk-Taking Training There is a programme of multi-agency training to support the rollout of the guidance: 17 November 2009 Pavilions of Harrogate course code
HE.009.01.CT 09 December 2009 Parsonage Hotel, Escrick- course code
HE.009.02.PE 18th March 2010 - Downe Arms Hotel, Wykeham – course code
HE.009.03.DDTo apply for the course log onto www.n-yorks.net under useful tools go toTraining then click on training programme and type in the course code.