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<p>Effective drug education is essential in supporting prevention, and in addressing
the problem of drug misuse. Education plays an important role in helping to ensure
that young people have the information they need to make informed, healthy decisions
and to keep themselves safe.</p><p> </p><p>Drug education is part of national curriculum
science at key stage 2 and key stage 3. Provision in this area can be built on through
personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education.</p><p> </p><p>High quality
PSHE can also play a vital role in developing the skills and attributes young people
need to identify and manage risk and to stay safe. We believe that teachers are best
placed to understand the needs of their pupils and our approach is for schools to
develop their own local PSHE programme to reflect the needs of their pupils, drawing
on the resources and evidence provided by experts.</p><p> </p><p>We want to ensure
that all schools are drawing on the best evidence available to deliver their PSHE.
In March 2015, the Department published a ‘Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE)
education: a review of impact and best practice’, which included the best evidence
on what works in drugs education. This can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pshe-education-a-review-of-impact-and-effective-practice"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pshe-education-a-review-of-impact-and-effective-practice</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>It is good practice for schools to involve parents when developing their PSHE
policy and schools are encouraged to publish their curriculum online. There are also
useful resources available to support parents in increasing their knowledge about
the risks that pupils face, including those problems caused by illegal drugs.</p><p>
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