Topic: Tobacco
Description:
By aspiring to be a smoke-free school, schools can support young people to make confident, responsible, effective decisions about their health and wellbeing. There are many different factors that lead young people to smoke and the extent to which smoking is prominent and accepted in the environment around them plays a crucial part. Consistency between what is experienced in the school environment and reinforcing smoke-free messages in the classroom is key.
The pack includes a range of practical tools and resources and is arranged into 2 parts that can be used independently or together:
Part 1 – Guide to becoming a Tobacco-free School
This guide document is intended to support a school through the steps required in order to become a tobacco free school. It explains the background, why it is important and key issues. This guide replaces the previous “Tobacco-free Schools – Helping You Achieve It” guide by Smokefree Services and Ash Scotland.
The guide breaks down the process into 10 steps – and these are laid out in a very practical way that is easy to follow. There is a suite of templates available to guide the schools through the process – these can be found in Appendix 1 and are fully editable Microsoft Word documents.
Part 2 – Tobacco-free Schools Teaching Pack
Secondary pack aligned to Curriculum for Excellence 3rd and 4th level (S1-S3) although reference is also made in the pack to the importance of continuing activity through Senior Phase, for which this material would be suitable.
There are 23 different activities over 10 topic areas. It is not necessary for all activities or topics to be used – teachers are free to “pick and mix”.
Topics covered include:
- introducing tobacco
- benefits of being smokefree
- smoking and health
- dealing with peer pressure and building confidence
- e-cigarettes and vaping
- smoking and mental health
- smoking and physical activity
- money money money
- towards a Smokefree Scotland
- cigarettes, plastic and the environment
Type: Lesson Plan(s), Online Resource
Target group: Third, Fourth, Senior phase
IT/practical requirements:
Quit Your Way Smokefree Schools have 1 printed copy of the resource for every secondary school in Greater Glasgow & Clyde. To request your free copy please email: Quityourway.smokefreeschools@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
The pack is also available online:
- Visit https://www.ashscotlandmoodle.org.uk/
- Select the ‘tobacco-free secondary schools’ course
- Create a new account to get started.
If there are any issues accessing the electronic version please contact eLearning@ashscotland.org.uk
Implications for staff: none
Cost attached: none
Resource link: Tobacco-free Secondary Schools
QA Tool: Tobacco-free Secondary Schools QA Tool