As we come towards the end of this academic year, it's time to order your resources now ready for the new school year!

We have a huge range of resources - both online and hard copies - available, and of course we love coming in and ensuring staff are confident in teaching alcohol or drug education or speaking to young people directly - so please do have a look below to see how we can help you. We are now taking bookings for the new school year. Any questions, to book or for hard copies of resources, please email kate@talkabouttrust.org

We are also taking orders for spiking resources - see below for more! Plus, register your interest in our five new drugs education lessons via kate@talkabouttrust.org.

A reminder of the contacts for our regional staff:

Scotland: Kate Hooper kate@talkabouttrust.org / Helena Conibear helena@talkabouttrust.org

London and South East: Soraya Williams soraya@talkabouttrust.org

Midlands, South and West: Karen Perryman karen@talkabouttrust.org

As you may remember, we are no longer having hard copies of our 'Alcohol and You' guide for young people printed so we have now produced a poster with a QR code linking to the guide online. You can download a poster to pass on the link or print locally via https://talkabouttrust.org/Alcohol-and-you-poster/ 

Although we still have a small stock of our parent/carer guides, we won't be producing any more as hard copies once this runs out. As with our 'Alcohol and You' guide, we now have a poster available for parents and carers which links to the guide online. You can access the poster to pass on the link or print locally via https://talkabouttrust.org/Talking-about-alcohol-poster/ 

Posters

We have a set of three different posters available which include top tips and advice on spiking and also a link to further information on our Life Stuff page Preventing drink spiking & what to do if a drink is spiked (life-stuff.org)

You can order ten copies of each of the three posters free of charge via kate@talkabouttrust.org .

Other anti-spiking resources

We are also looking into other anti-spiking products so please watch this space and if you have any suggestions of what you might find helpful, please feel free to email kate@talkabouttrust.org

• Teacher Workbook includes 6 model lessons on alcohol including alcohol and the law, alcohol and its effects physical and social, units and guidelines with additional elements for 16+. The lesson plans, PowerPoints, games and activities are organised by topic and year group. You can download a copy via Teacher Workbook for England and Wales | Talk About Trust A specific version for Scotland is available via Teacher workbook for Scotland | Talk About Trust HARD COPIES ( free for schools) can be ordered through kate@talkabouttrust.org
• Six fully planned lessons including accompanying PowerPoints. These lessons help ensure high-quality, effective alcohol education lessons with minimal planning requirements. Download via 6 Model Lesson Plans for Alcohol | Talk About Trust DOWNLOAD ONLY
• ‘Alcohol and You’ guide for young people including top tips and advice on staying safe around alcohol via talkabouttrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Alcohol-and-you-leaflet.pdf ONLINE
• ‘Talking to Kids’ parent guide including helpful advice and information on topic including units, guidelines, the effects of alcohol and the law. Talking About Alcohol | Talk About Trust DOWNLOAD/HARD COPIES AVAILABLE
• Bringing alcohol and drug activity to life Activity Box including laminated activity cards and the BAFTA-winning ‘Just a Few Drinks’ films. Thanks to grant funding, this is free of charge for those working with pupils with additional learning needs or for more vulnerable young people. You can view many of the contents via the SEN area of www.talkaboutalcohol.com and order a hard copy by contacting Kate.
• www.talkaboutalcohol.com is a young people-facing online learning zone including fun and engaging activities and games such as an online nightclub. The site allows children ( 11- 14) to learn to make safe choices around alcohol in a very pupil-friendly way. ONLINE.
• Life Stuff (life-stuff.org) is an advice and information hub for older teenagers and includes topics such as alcohol, gaming, spiking, cannabis, vaping, mental health and finances. ONLINE.