Herefordshire Healthy Schools

Useful Websites

Drugs faqs - www.drugsfaqs.org
DRUGSFAQS! The place where you can find out all about drugs and ask questions too.

Home Office - Tackling drugs, changing lives - drugs.homeoffice.gov.uk/
Latest news, the law, strategy, information and support.

National Curriculum In Action - www.ncaction.org.uk/subjects/pshe/index.htm
Uses pupils' work and case study materials to show what the PSHE non-statutory guidance looks like in practice.

National Healthy Schools website - www.healthyschools.gov.uk
The National website for Healthy Schools. Online audit, excellent resources and links.

NHS Direct - Healthzone - www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk...?zoneId=35#main
Part of the NHS Direct site with information on children's health, contraception, pregnancy and childbirth and travel health.

NSPCC - www.nspcc.org.uk
Find out more about NSPCC, Kids Zone, tips on keeping safe & advice on bullying.

Parentline Plus - www.parentlineplus.org.uk/index.php?id=1
Lots of useful tips and resources to help parents, especially some of the downloadable leaflets - including talking to your teenager, divorce, stepfamilies, young children etc.

QCA National Curriculum - curriculum.qca.org.uk/
'The curriculum should be treasured. There should be real pride in our curriculum: the learning that the nation has decided to set before its young. Teachers, parents, employers, the media and the public should all see the curriculum as something to embrace, support and celebrate. Most of all, young people should relish the opportunity for discovery and achievement that the curriculum offers.'

Mick Waters, Director of Curriculum, QCA

R U Thinking - www.ruthinking.co.uk/
PSHE website for teenagers covering wide range of topics from emergency contraception to dealing with peer pressure. Help, advice, useful information.

Re-solve - www.re-solve.org
Advice and information on the issue of solvent abuse.

Smoking laws from Oct 07 - www.tobacco18.co.uk/
Information on the changing laws regarding smoking coming into force in October 2007.

Substance misuse projects - www.wmyp-substancemisuseprojects.org.uk
A tool created for commissioners, planners and providers of young people's substance misuse services.

Taking Drugs Literally - www.takingdrugsliterally.org
KS2 - Accompanies the resource Taking Drugs Literally. Info for parents, teachers & interactive games for children. (FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE HEALTHY SCHOOLS TEAM)

Teens in Hereford - www.teensinhereford.co.uk
Teens In Hereford is an online community for teenagers living in Herefordshire.