Impacts & Awards
Independent evaluation of impact, effectiveness and fidelity
Our Talk About Alcohol programme and its ease of implementation by teachers was studied by UCL Institute of Behaviour Change and the findings were published in 2023.
The Authors James Nolan and Professor Leslie Gutman concluded, "Key enablers included increased knowledge from training and resources, increased confidence and effective resource design. Barriers included social pressure on students and further training on complex issues related to alcohol use such as consent. Delivery was influenced by a range of positive enablers which can inform other school-based alcohol interventions. Strategies for optimisation include follow-up training sessions, notifications of new updates to the programme resources, training highlighting past successes for teachers and further action planning for students".
Best practice programme
European Platform for Investment in Children Promising Practice
Early Intervention Foundation
Progress & Impact reports
Progress & Impact report 2023
Progress & Impact report 2022
Progress & Impact report 2021
Progress & Impact report 2020
Evaluation reports
Evaluation of the Alcohol Education Trust’s Talk about Alcohol Intervention: Longer-Term Follow up National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) 2015
The Centre for Analysis of Youth Transitions (CAYT) - Talk About Alcohol
Talk About Alcohol: an Evaluation of the Alcohol Education Trust’s Intervention in Secondary Schools National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) 2013
Inspiring Wellbeing Awards
Outstanding contribution to Wellbeing
Alcohol Awareness for Young People Award
From the Chris Donovan Trust
Charity Times
Finalist for best small charity of the year
Private Education and Development Awards
Education Resource Awards
Highly commended for best secondary school resource
Teach Secondary Awards
Children and Young People Now!
Finalist for best early intervention awards