Resources for Community Educators & FE Providers

This resource of games and activities using pictures and stories, emojis and colours is suitable for young people in class or informal settings, as well as for one to one discussions and for a range of abilities and needs. Age guide: 11 – 18.

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This includes the introduction to the Games and Activities pack and some of the instructions for the activities. Please note on some of the cards based activities, there are further instructions on the cards themselves.

10 questions on alcohol – quiz

Fact sheet on how many alcohol units are in different drinks and the Chief Medical Officers’ guidance on low risk drinking

For use in the  Alcohol and cannabis pack,  and also in the Games and activities pack (‘Distancing techniques’ and ’emoji equation’ activities)

How many units are in a drink and MSASQ screening questions

To be used in conjunction with higher harms cards

How alcohol can affect different parts and functions of the body

Number of drinks sheet to be used with the consequences cards

What to do (and what to avoid) to stay safe on a night out

Laws relating to the sale of and consumption of alcohol for those under 18

The scenarios on these traffic light cards are designed to enable discussion and for young people to articulate what they think is happening.

Some of the potential consequences of alcohol consumption, plus times when alcohol should be avoided.

Providing a way of expressing feelings thinking about different scenarios relating to alcohol and other substances

These Higher Harm Discussion cards are designed for use with young people who you suspect/ know are drinking or are at risk of drinking at hazardous levels.

For use in the emoji equations activity

Used in in the games and activities pack for creating characters

Laws relating to Cannabis in the UK

These cards to explore truths and myths
around cannabis and assess the knowledge
levels of the participants

The scenarios in these traffic light cards are designed to enable discussion and are for participants to articulate what they think is happening.

What are the immediate and long term effects on the body of cannabis use? Filled in worksheet

Laws relating to Vaping in the UK

Used in the Games and activities pack  for the ‘Enabling conversations’ activity , the ‘Risk sentences’ activity and the Alcohol myth buster true/false quiz

These cards to explore truths and myths around vaping and assess the knowledge levels of the participants

Anna fell out with her friends after drunkenly kissing her best friend’s ex-boyfriend at a party. She shares how an evening of drinking alcohol led to a series of events that have significantly changed her attitude to drinking.

18 year old Jordan drank over half a bottle of neat brandy when he was 16 and it nearly killed him. At the time, he set out just wanting to enjoy himself, but after his experience with alcohol, his attitude to drinking has changed significantly.