§ 23. Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what guidance relating to drug-misuse has been issued to schools by his Department since the appointment of the UK anti-drugs co-ordinator in October 1997. [64063]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe Department published on 18 November 1998 guidance on good practice in drug education in schools and the youth service. It includes advice for teachers and youth workers on the effective delivery of drug education, and on dealing with drug-related incidents. The guidance was sent to all Chief Education Officers of local education authorities, and is available to all schools free of charge.
The Department also published in March last year a booklet summarising a number of innovative drug education projects supported through the Department's Grants for Education Support and Training (GEST) programme in 1996–97. It offers a number of examples of the range of different approaches teachers and others may like to use in the delivery of drug education.
Copies of both publications are in the Library