This is a list of (and links to) key documents for drug education for England.
Advisory Group on Drug and Alcohol Education
Drug Education; an entitlement for all – the report of the Advisory Group on Drug and Alcohol Education
Government Response to the Advisory Group on Drug and Alcohol Eduction
Effective Drug Education Survey – Drug Education Forum
Drugs and Alcohol Education Report – Parentline Plus
Guidance:
Drugs: Guidance for Schools – The DfES guidance to schools about drug education and drug issues in school
Joining Forces – Guidance for the police about working with schools on drug education and drug issues. This document also applies to the police service in Wales and Northern Ireland.
Drugs; Guidance for the Youth Service – a document produced by DrugScope and Alcohol Concern for those working in informal education settings.
Drugs: Guidance for Further Education Institutions – a DrugScope document.
Safe, Sensible, Social: Alcohol strategy local implementation toolkit – the government’s suggestions on how to develop a local strategy.
The National Drug Strategy – a guide for local partnerships – London Drug Policy Forum’s guide to the national drug strategy.
Statistics:
Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England in 2006 – an annual government survey of pupils between 11 and 15 year olds.
Statistics on Young People and Drug Misuse: England, 2006
Trends in Death Associated With Abuse of Volatile Substances 1971 – 2005 – this is an annual report and includes data on deaths amongst young people.
Underage drinking: findings from the 2004 Offending, Crime and Justice Survey – Findings paper from the Home Office.
Ofsted:
Drug Education in Schools – 2005 report evaluating the quality of drug education programmes observed in schools.
Healthy Schools Healthy Children? – an evaluation of the contribution of education to pupils’ health and well-being.
Time for change? Personal, social and health education – an evaluation of the provision of PSHE.
Government Strategy:
The Children’s Plan – the overarching plan for children and young people’s services.
Drugs: protecting families and communities – the drug strategy 2008 – 2018.
Safe. Sensible. Social – the alcohol strategy.
Aiming high for young people – 10 year strategy for positive activities for young people.
Youth Alcohol Action Plan – the actions that the government want to take in relation to young people’s use of alcohol.
QCA
Units of work – useful materials for teachers.
PSHE curriculum – Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4
ACMD
Pathways to Problems: Hazardous use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs by young people in the UK and its implications for policy – the 2006 report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
RSA
Drugs – facing facts – The report of the RSA Commission on Illegal Drugs, Communities and Public Policy.