The Drug Education Forum is a forum of national organisations committed to improving the practice and profile of drug education in England. Find out more...

Government drug advice for schools

The Department for Education and Association of Chief Police Officers have published joint guidance for schools to help them manage drug and alcohol incidents,  inform them about their legal powers they have (particularly around searching pupils and confiscating contraband) and to help them develop a drug policy.

Download our briefing paper on the guidance here. 

Response to the PSHE Review

The Drug Education Forum has submitted our formal response to the government's internal review of PSHE education.

We have called on the government to meet the Prime Minister's stated aim of ensuring that all schools deliver good drug education, and to help schools access up to date evidence on what is likely to be effective in achieving the outcomes they and society want from drug education.

Read our response here.

The Principles of Good Drug Education

Choosing the best approach to drug education is a key task for educators. We have been looking at the international evidence base to determine the key principles behind good drug education.

Find out more here.

Principles for Supporting School Drug Education

Children and young people often find visitors to school a useful and informative part of their learning, but equally we know that for visits to be successful there need to be shared understanding about the nature and content of the session/s. We set out some practical principles that visitors and schools should consider applying in ensuring a good experience and outcome from using external support in a school’s delivery of drug education.

Download here.