What do we do?
Staff and professional training
Training for teachers and school staff
- All staff delivering the PSHE programme should receive training prior to it starting. This is to ensure teachers are fully aware of all the programme will cover, and have all the underpinning knowledge and a good understanding of the evidence base and best practice in drug and alcohol education. Feedback from teachers is that this has greatly increased their confidence and enabled them to deliver the sessions much more effectively to their classes.
- We can also deliver training to all teachers and school staff to increase their awareness of the current issues for young people around drugs and alcohol, the substances to which they are exposed and their risks and effects, and current data relevant to their students, to enable all staff to have an up-to-date understanding and be better placed to support their students. We send a survey to staff prior to training to ensure training is tailored to meet the specific needs and priorities of each group.
Training for professionals working with young people
- We deliver training to a range of professionals working with young people, including police safer schools’ officers, school nurses, mentors, coaches and youth workers. This is always planned to meet the needs and priorities of each group, and can include content such as the current issues for young people around drugs and alcohol, teenage brain development and decision making, and practical strategies for keeping safe. It can also include training in how to deliver an engaging and effective workshop or assembly to students.
This year we have provided training to teaching staff at:
- Churcher’s College
- Harrow School
- Latymer Upper School
- Reigate School.
We have also provided professional training at:
- Action for Carers
- Ascension Trust (Street Pastors)
- Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Children Partnership
- Metropolitan Police (Continuous Policing Improvement Command.
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