Drug, Alcohol, Smoking and Vaping Education Resources
Drugs and Alcohol
Chameleon PDE holds a large PSHE resource library, which has a wealth of PSHE resources including drugs, alcohol, smoking and vaping. To sign up follow the link: https://www.chameleonpde.com/
UTURN is the young person (YP) substance use service in Swindon.UTURN works with YP aged 12-18 and up to 21 if they are care experienced. UTURN offers harm reduction work as well as structured treatment. UTURN would like to offer education providers the opportunity to deliver staff training as well as us delivering drug education to groups of YP. If this is something you might like to enquire more about, please email Becky Lewis - uturn@swindon.gov.uk.
To refer a young person, please use the following link: https://www.swindon.gov.uk/xfp/form/905
The PSHE Association provides resources for key stages 1 and 2 and for pupils with SEND. The are designed to enable you to teach engaging lessons that explore the facts, laws, risks and consequences associated with alcohol and other drug use. Your pupils will learn how to manage influences and pressure, and keep themselves healthy and safe: Drug and alcohol education (pshe-association.org.uk) The PSHE Association also has a free lesson pack for all key stages: Drugs Education
The Talk About Trust (formerly the Alcohol Education Trust) offers a free teacher manual and guidance for secondary schools: Teacher Area
Subject/ age specific resources including Drink Spiking, Drink Driving, Staying Safe, The Law, Units and Guidance, etc can be found on both of the Alcohol Education Trust websites: Talk About Trust | Website and Home - Talk About Trust
Smoking and Vaping
Please report any shops that you hear about selling tobacco or vapes to under 18's here: Illegal Tobacco - Trading Standards South West. Please circulate information on how to report under-age sales of single-use vapes to staff. Trading Standards South West has developed a poster for your staff room: Download the poster here.
We are aware of some reports in the South West of nicotine pouches being an issue within school. There is no official position statement on this but Public Health do not recommend nicotine pouches for either recreational use or as a quit aid for at any age, this is a non-medical product and only regulated under general consumer product safety regulations not within regulations for either tobacco or e-cigarettes. In summary we should not recommend nicotine pouches.
Presentations and resources for Year 5 launched by Public Health, Swindon Borough Council in February 2025:
Year 5 mini police presentation
plenary resource for mini police session
risk scale for mini police session
Presentations and resources for sixth-form students by Public Health, Swindon Borough Council in February 2025:
Launched in Summer 2024 by Public Health, Swindon Borough Council, the lesson pack includes a lesson plan, editable slides and lesson activity
resources for schools to print. The lesson covers:
- the effects of smoking and vaping
- ways to say no
- where to find more information and support
Download the resources for KS2 Lesson 1: What are the effects of smoking and vaping?
Lesson Notes - what are the facts about smoking and vaping?
PDF Lesson Slides - what are the facts about smoking and vaping?
Resource - fact cards - what are the facts about smoking and vaping?
Vaping and smoking fact sheet for teachers
Download the resources for KS2 Lesson 2: How to say no
PDF lesson slides - how to say no
Resource - slide 19 - saying no
Note that Powerpoint versions of the PDF lesson slides are available. Please contact us for the Powerpoint version.
In January 2024, Chameleon PDE launched primary school lesson plans and Powerpoints for Tobacco (year 4) and vaping (years 5 and 6) for Swindon schools. These are interactive and include some really useful tips for teaching staff on myth busting. There were updated in February 2025.
You can download these here. If you would prefer PowerPoint versions rather than PDFs, please contact Angela Milliken-Tull angela@chameleonpde.com
Tobacco lesson plan and presentation year 4
Vimeo links: What do you know about vapes and vaping?
Vaping lesson plan years 5 and 6
To find out more about Chameleon PDE and their other resources for primary schools which schools can subscribe to, please contact Angela Milliken-Tull angela@chameleonpde.com
Chameleon Secondary School CPD and Classroom Resources
Classroom resources are here:
Vaping, smoking and cannabis workshop year 7+
Better Health free resources for schools to talk to young people about vaping. Aimed at Key Stage 3, three curriculum linked resources feature:
- Information on nicotine, what vaping is and the impact it has
- Films co-created by young people
- Activities to prompt pupil discussion and reflection
- Content written and reviewed by teachers
- Guidance on teaching about vaping
- Flexibility of use as either short form time activities or a full lesson plan
- Endorsement from the NHS.
Talk about Trust vaping resources for schools (alcohol and cannabis resources also available via this link): https://talkabouttrust.org/schools/ 
Quitting vaping advice Supporting young people to give up Vaping or nicotine products | Talk About Trust
Teacher/ staff training /workshops/ drop-down days/assemblies can be booked and delivered by Talk about Trust.
ASH guidance for schools and colleges help Designated Safeguarding Leads and others to develop consistent, evidence-based policies on vaping (September 2022).
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) resources for schools on vaping can be found here.
The following web-page which can be used by teaching staff and is accessible to children and young people by Talk to Frank explains the risks of vaping Vapes | FRANK (talktofrank.com)
Protecting children and preventing young people from taking up smoking and vaping is a priority of the Swindon Tobacco Control Strategy 2023-2028. Download the strategy here..
Myth busting and the facts/evidence around vaping are outlined via the following two links:
https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/vaping-to-quit-smoking/vaping-myths-and-the-facts/
