Testimonials

Your session on tobacco, drugs, and the risks facing young people was incredibly powerful.. you brought a wealth of information and insights into the trends and statistics of the current usage of tobacco, vapes and drugs by young people. Your passion, understanding and knowledge of the subject were clear to everyone in the room. We are only sorry that we did not have more time… the feedback from our attendees was very positive with many asking for more!

I wanted to say how great the Talk About Trust ones are. I use them very regularly with the groups and lessons I run, and the young people I work with love the activities from the packs.

As I work with a range of different learning needs the packs are fantastic as they often have an activity to suit all  needs or can be easily adapted.

Great resources that I am sure I will continue to use.

“I just wanted to say how grateful I am for the resources you have sent us. I appreciate that these resources are available digitally from your website…but as I am sure you know PD/PSHE is a second subject to most who deliver it and having those packs makes a real difference to me as a teacher and are really appreciated.

I work in alternative provision, and we are just one of several connected centres across West Sussex and I think our other centres could benefit from your expertise and resources”.

Kathryn from Talk About Trust has been to York college several times to provide training and awareness sessions for staff and students.

The sessions have always been high energy and engaging.  The interactive games really brought home the serious facts in a fun and engaging way.

Everybody who attended the sessions has come away with more knowledge than they arrived with.

Thank you, Kathryn, and Talk About Trust for providing training and awareness of such a serious subject in an age appropriate, interactive, and engaging way.

The OPCC funded Talkabout Trust in 2023 to support young people aged 11- 16 across Dorset to make safer choices about drugs through improving their knowledge and understanding of risk and strengthening their life skills and resilience. We funded phase 1 and 2 of the application. The creation and to pilot resources in 2 school settings and the printing and distribution of resources and the provision of training for youth professionals and teachers in schools and youth settings across Dorset. Young people in the pilot and control schools with have a time lag questionnaire follow up to assess if the preventative effect is long lasting.

From the start of the funding application and beyond the communication with Helena and her team has been faultless and any information we have needed has been obtained immediately. Helena kept in contact providing timely updates and keeping us updated on timescales and budgets. The PCC and I were invited to observe the 3 planed lessons on Vaping / Drugs and Alcohol. All lessons were very engaging and interactive and the information was given in a very age appropriate way.

We look forward to working them further and seeing the results of the amazing that they do.

Kathryn’s support through staff training around the current risks and support on drugs, alcohol and vaping has been paramount to us as safeguarding team and as a college to have this up to date knowledge so that we can support out students.

She is so kind, friendly, knowledgeable and very flexible within supporting us. With our staff training it has made staff feel more confident, knowledgeable and able to help student on an earlier basis.

Kathryn has come in to speak with students in tutorials and attended our fairs throughout the year at college to help directly support, advise students and create awareness of support services out there which is really key.

The wide scope of people Kathryn has supported at all levels has been important in keeping our students safe and its we hope to keep working with her in the near future.

Your online resources are exactly what we use to support schools as part of their whole-school approach to preventing, reducing and delaying substance use.

The fact it was based /prepared for SEN students is a huge bonus.

Delivered 1-1. Information to back evidence. Guidance on how to deliver course. How to engage crew members. Course content was relevant. Thank you so very much for a very informative course. I can’t wait to share in our talk about sessions with crew. The course was delivered extremely friendly. Thank you!

Resources are excellent, trainer delivery was effective and concise, presentation was informative but efficient- Overall, loved it!

Looking forward to choosing from resources; thank you for your time and offering these resources in our work with young people, it really helps boost our confidence in working with them on what can be tricky subjects

All of it, great resources, easy to follow training.

“I have recently received your information regarding alcohol education and was really impressed with the sensitive and ‘age appropriate’ way they have been written.”

“I would be very interested in the booklets for students and also the DVD.  We already use your online resources which we find very useful.”

“I’m the Health Development Worker for CwmNi, which is the Communities First Partnership for the Treherbert Ward.  We’re in the process of putting together a pack to compliment our alcohol awareness campaign.  Could we request 20 packs of your conversation cards to hold in the office to distribute with our packs.”

“I got your details on www.drinkaware website. I am working with young people in the hairdressing industry and through our safeguarding procedure need to help teenager be aware of the dangers in drink. Have you any leaflets you could let me have for them to take away in a mini workshop i am planning. I thank you in anticipation.”

“As KS3 PSHE co-ordinator, I’m currently writing schemes of work around Legal and Illegal Drugs for Year 8. At least 2 of our lessons will be on alcohol, so I’d appreciate the chance to use the resources and short film on AIM’s DVD if you still have copies.”

“I am a Parent Support Adviser in the Falmouth district. Would it be possible for you to send me some resources on alcohol and the effects and damage it can do to your body. I would be grateful too if you could send me some information to give to parents of teenagers which I am currently working with, this hopefully supporting the children to make positive choices during their teenage years. If you have a DVD/CD of resources this would be very useful  as I could lend it out to parents who have difficulty in reading.”

“I would be very interested in being signed up for your email list. I will be researching the site with great interest – it could save me a lot of time trawling elsewhere!”

“I have just had a look at your booklet: Alcohol and You. Facts about alcohol, staying safe and what to do if things go wrong. I am very impressed with the booklet and we would like to use it at our school as part of our PSHE lessons.”

“I am a PSHE lead in a secondary school. I have looked at the website and teacher resources and it looks great and is definitely something I will be incorporating into my PSHE programme.”

“I work in a young person’s centre were we provide a ‘one stop shop’ service for young people between the age of 11-25yrs.  Alcohol is a major acceptable problem with young people in this area and we are trying to source excellent information to aid young drinkers to be more responsible especially over the festive session.We have came across you leaflets and they are excellent and I would love to have them on our shelves and to distribute them to our young people and schools.”

“I have read both of your leaflets ‘Alcohol and you’ and ‘Talking to kids about Alcohol’ and I feel it is exactly the kind of information the students I teach need to hear.”

“Young addaction work within secondary schools, in youth groups, on outreach and with 1:1 referals. As it is alcohol week coming up we have booked into see all secondary schools and colleges in the surrounding area. Anything you could spare that you think would be useful to aid us in any element would be appreciated.”

“We provide resources to schools and parents as well as large numbers of young people who attend the centre. Please send resources for parents and young people. We would be interested in having as many as you can spare so we can distribute them. I thought your presentation for parents and all the hints and tips were excellent.”

“Yes these were brilliant. We used the website and booklets in conjunction with Solomon Theatre performance and workshop and the kids loved it as well as learning!”

“I have just received a copy of the AET teacher workbook and resources!  Thank you so much, the standard of the resources in the Teacher workbook is excellent.  The student guide and parent guide  are informative and age appropriate.

Having previously purchased expensive alcohol educational resources from various companies I have found most to be lacking in detail and not age appropriate. I am planning to use your resources this term with year 9 and will feed back to you when the unit is completed. Once again, thank you and keep up the good work.”

“Dudley PCT are looking to order some of the leaflets on alcohol for parents, could you tell me if I can order the ones you have on the website.”

“Many thanks for sending the booklet – it is really impressive and has lots of information in it.Your website is really useful and seems really young people friendly, I have attached it to the relevant pages on our website.”

“I have received your letter and leaflets-which look fantastic. I would like to order some of these- I have also had a look at the website and will definitely use and recommend it to others.”

“We gave your leaflets to all our year 9 and 10 parents who attended our ‘Meet the Tutor ‘evenings. We also had them available for parents on our Year 11 Parents Evening. I also gave a copy of the student leaflet to every girl in Years 9, 10 and 11.We put a copy of the DVD and the leaflets on our VLE , which can be accessed by all our parents, and we sent out a letter to parents of our year 9-11 students to make them aware that this was available.I am really grateful for your support and we may be able to make further use of your help in the future.”

“A fantastic website and set of resources.”

“Re workbook and DVD and booklets – All received and looking really useful – in fact I’ve just changed my plans for year 11 next lesson after looking at the teacher book 🙂.”

“I have just received the FREE Alcohol Teacher resource pack. It is EXCELLENT. If you have not ordered yours yet please contact Kate ASAP.”

“Thank you so much Jane for the resources. The section on units will be a great help for my students. In fact the whole book is fantastic.”

“I am massively grateful to have had the opportunity to attend the conference and workshop. It has given me inspiration and renewed energy to shake up ‘the dreaded’ PSHE/ Life Skills lessons.”

“On a personal note I have always found Helena and her colleagues to be extremely approachable, reliable and supportive : any request for speakers or resources is always met with a positive and enthusiastic response. It is also reassuring that we are always asked for feedback and evaluation of anything new, so that we feel very much partners in the development of the work and so that we are able to ensure collectively that the approach is based on a clear evidence base.”

“I just wanted to thank you for all the hard work and commitment you have given us to ensure that our schools here in Cheshire have the access to the help and support the trust offer.

I have been very fortunate to secure funding so that a full resource pack is available  free of charge to all our high schools including PRU and SEN.

As you know I attended one of your training sessions and as an officer who knows quite a lot around this field I was most pleasantly delighted to find the training not only informative but delivered in such a way that it was engaging and very practical  to understand.

The feedback from the teachers was very positive and as a result I am very confident in that this resource and knowledge will be transferred to both the Young People and the adults within their establishments.

The pack itself is full of ideas and tips on how to deliver and ensure that it is understood.  There are so many resources out there that I know just sit on shelves once people have attended training sessions but this one will is different.   It will become a very important part of the toolkit when the teachers are delivering this topic.

So once again thank you and I look forward to developing our partnership further”

“Helena, Thanks for coming up to Shrewsbury to deliver the training, I thought that the session (as always) was great.”

“Helena, Thank you for taking the time to visit us. We all gained a great deal of very valuable knowledge from your session. I hope you have a relaxing weekend. It’s very well deserved 🙂.”

“The Alcohol Education trust have delivered training in school both to our staff and to our parents and we have used their educational materials within our PSHE lessons.We have found the student materials to be entirely suitable, well thought out and accessible, giving opportunities for discussion and reflection. The parent session was delivered at a Pastoral Evening and was very well received by parents who were both challenged in their assumptions and behaviours but equally supported in their situation of dealing with teenage behaviours. The staff training was both interesting and thought provoking as well, delivered on a TD Day. I also find access to the newsletters to be very valuable and a link to them is about to go live on a new pastoral support section of the school website for access by staff and students.I am sure that any grant that you were able to give would be used wisely to the benefit of young people in this, most important aspect of their lives.”

“The Alcohol Education Trust has played a valuable role in providing our team with high quality training to support schools across Kent to enable them to deliver evidence based alcohol education through a quality assured resource. The training has supported our team to organise several Drugs and Alcohol Education forums to launch the resource across the county and received positive feedback from approx. 20 schools represented at the events. The evidence based lesson plans and interactive web-based activities devised by AET are our primary resources with regards to promoting alcohol education in the secondary school setting. This is promoted and disseminated to our Kent wide contacts as part of our core focus to deliver best practice PSHE.”

“Loved the accessible resources and the age range they were pitched to.  Also the mix of facts/ figures and the hands on activities.  Really enjoyed the training” “As a head of year I would feel confident leading a year assembly on alcohol – resources really good for this.” “Very valuable resource which will be used in our college.”

“You covered everything I can think of! I’m further informed about alcohol and the law and about activities that allow alcohol awareness learning to be fun’. ‘Very informative The information pack and interaction (using games) made it easier to follow and understand. Very good course”

“I think everything was covered – very informative. Interactive, informative, lots of good resources to take back, variety of materials. Catered for SEN pupils as well, fun activities for the kids. I think everything was perfect. Very happy I was able to come.”

“Really excellent session and looking forward to implementing the resources into school – thank you!’ ‘It makes me more enthusiastic to work with young people – excellent session.”

“The training our staff undertook with Kathryn was great.  She was very knowledgeable and was able to field any questions we had throughout.  The resources provided will allow our staff to educate the young people we work with every day on a very important subject.”

“The workshop was hugely insightful and definitely something we can do with our young students.”

“Opened my eyes!”

“Really useful. Brilliant session, thank you”

“Thank you so much for the training you carried out last week, it was extremely informative and many staff have fed back that they now feel much better prepared for delivering SMSC around the topic of alcohol and its misuse. Despite it being a twilight session after a hard day’s work, your interactive style and delivery certainly engaged staff, which really was much appreciated. It was especially useful the way you took us through the exceptional resources, which really has equipped us for future delivery of the topic ourselves. I also commend you and your colleagues for the intention of upgrading resources as necessary, instead of witnessing the birth of yet another dodo!”

“Leweston School have been using AET resources in our PSHE lessons for a number of years. They are extremely accessible; very little preparation is needed in advance of a lesson.  There are numerous age appropriate activities with clear progression.  Students enjoy the various activities and tasks. The supplementary short video clips add more interest, and reinforce the message of the lesson. I would highly recommend AET to all schools.”

“AET provide invaluable INSET and informative presentations for parents struggling to find strategies to cope with their teenage children experimenting with alcohol.”

“Eye-opening.”

“Well-delivered and easy to understand.”

“Really found the session useful and it will have impact on the lessons delivered.”

“My confidence in discussing alcohol has increased- I’m more aware of the importance of initiating conversation.”

“Finding out about units of alcohol and putting them into a real context was very useful. A clear and well-presented session.”

“Kathryn delivered training in our Local Authority to teaching staff, Early Hep Team and YMCA Youth Staff. The training and resources were great quality , the session was interactive and role modelled the delivery of the content in the resource packs.”

“Feedback was positive from all who attended and I am aware that the resources have been used since in one to one, group work, classrooms and with families. Thanks you for your delivery.”

“It is thanks to Karen and the AET that across all areas within Derbyshire we now have knowledgeable trained professionals, volunteers and community groups who are ready to engage and support young people and the wider communities with much needed and up to date resources that meet their needs.”

“We feel the work of Karen and the AET team are doing is exceptional and much needed. We hope to link in with their offer in the future!”

“Helena gave a presentation on Talk about Alcohol to the UCL postgraduate students undertaking Health and Wellbeing Behaviour Change.  The students enjoyed learning about the evidence-based intervention and her presentation was dynamic and engaging.  Helena is an inspiring person who makes a positive impact both personally and professionally.”

“Thanks for all your and Helena’s organising. It was a very successful evening – we had 45 in the audience and they were highly complimentary.”

“Helena, Thank-you so much for last night…. Parents were very appreciative and I think we can build on this for the future…. Once again many thanks for an informative and useful talk.”

“I was delighted with your presentation this evening, you made a very good impression on all the parents I spoke to. Furthermore, both Jo and I thought you had been of great service to the school, and we all learnt something new. Even though we are the ‘experts’, that could be applied to us too, thank you.”

Helena Conibear has spoken to staff and parents about alcohol on three separate occasions in the past two academic years. We, and parents, have been so impressed with the quality of the information, advice and resources provided by the AET that we have already booked them in for the coming academic year.The talks are always well received as Helena has both a very relaxed yet confident presentation style and quite obviously knows the information and latest facts. This is especially clear in the question and answer part of her sessions where I have only seen calm and informed answers to whatever is thrown at her! Exceptionally helpfully for us, she is also very flexible and will adapt her presentations to suit our needs and requirements. I have also used many of the AET resources when planning the alcohol education module of our PSHE course as the AET’s vision for young people to enter adulthood having a healthy relationship with alcohol ensures that its resources engages pupils allowing them to build the necessary resilience from a position of informed choice

“Thank you for an informative evening with useful facts and tips.”

“A brilliant video. Thank you for sharing. So enlightening and very well presented… very factual, unemotional and non-ideological, and lots of good content. Very impressed with it.”

“Thank you once again for your superb presentation. I have received nothing but great feedback from parents.”

“A fabulous resource, well put together and useable.”

“The resources are extremely useful, they give us up-to-date accurate information and excellent ideas in a clear format. Thank you so much. Your hard work will enable us to have a positive impact on our young people’s lives. Currently we have used the SEN lesson plans from the back of the folder and the relevant resources as part of our Living Skills programme. Yr 10 students study the effects of drugs and alcohol, your resources have been a great help giving us clear focussed activities and specific, accurate information. We haven’t explored the interactive activities yet. So far we have only trialled this within the main school which mainly caters for students with learning difficulties. As the Trust expands we plan to also use it within our school which caters for students with autism and another with social, emotional and behaviour difficulties.”

“This is going to be a really useful resource for years to come & will hopefully benefit young people in many different ways. They can say what is happening & will read different things into all parts. I hope it is going to make appositive difference. Thank you for the brilliant presentation & for providing this great pack.”

“A engaging and interactive resource which supports a differentiated approach according to your age group. Highly recommended to support PSHE lessons and the Youth Health Champions program.”

“AET provide excellent resources that are well thought out and designed so that they are accessible to all students of varying abilities and backgrounds. The pack is comprehensive and easy to understand which enables a quick and smooth implementation into any alcohol awareness scheme of work.”

“A comprehensive and progressive resource.”

“The resources are extremely useful, they give us up-to-date accurate information and excellent ideas in a clear format.

Thank you so much. Your hard work will enable us to have a positive impact on our young peoples lives.”

“The resource book used in three Essex children support centres (formerly known as Pupil Referral Units) has contributed to the centres achieving outstanding Ofsted reports in January 2014. The resource helpfully provided a structured way of evidencing activities the staff have been involved in and the progress made by the student.”

“We need resources that can address important and sensitive issues to make them accessible for pupils with range of abilities and needs. This innovative resource has good ideas, useful activities, relevant stories and case studies and clear images. This resource will enable teachers to choose relevant elements to support them to deliver alcohol education for their pupils in ways that pupils will understand.”

“There are key topics that provide a strong foundation for pupils’ learning plus techniques that facilitate gradual development of skills and knowledge in ways that will ensure pupil’s’ understanding. Often resources for mainstream pupils do not work with pupils with special educational needs and disabilities and teachers have to adapt them or cannot use them. This resource has everything a teacher needs in order to get across key messages.”

“The resources from AET have been hugely appreciated, they have enabled our pupils to review their thoughts and misconceptions around alcohol in an interactive and engaging way that has fuelled positive and reflective discussions.  Pupils have been able to access the resources independently to support them come to their own answers on how they could better lead healthier lifestyles and make more informed choices around the use of alcohol.”

“As PSHE coordinator, I have been aware of the ‘Talk About Alcohol’ site and the excellent range of teacher resources available from your organisation. I use these in my lessons at year 7, 9 and 10. I discovered the ‘Talk About Alcohol’ site over a year ago, and have since recommended it to other PSHE leads in surrounding schools. I found that your resources are so well thought through, and excellent for engaging students in the topic of Alcohol Education.”

“I have just come across your contact details on www.talkaboutalcohol.com and I would just like to say what an amazing website. I have found it really useful and will be using it to teach alcohol to my students.”

“The AET’s Talk About Alcohol project equips schools with the resources and training staff need to be able to offer a comprehensive alcohol education curriculum to their pupils. In addition this supports a Public Health priority to see a reduction in the number of young people drinking alcohol and ensuring they have the skills and guidance to make informed choices.”

“The talkaboutalcohol website was very good too and easy to navigate – it had lots of additional items and activities and my students particularly like the real life stories of young people who had been affected by alcohol. Myself and students really enjoyed playing the 24 hour alcohol clock game that showed how long it takes to get one unit of alcohol out of your system and it certainly has had an impact on me as I now will not drive the day after having a ‘big night out’ as I know that I will still be over the limit. The resources have had a big impact on my students too and they are respectful and have learnt a lot about the power and dangers of alcohol. A lot of them have shared what they’ve learnt with parents/carers too.”

“Can I take this opportunity to thank you and to say what a well put together web-site “Talk About Alcohol” is? We have begun using this resource with our year 8 and 9 students. While we have always run what we hope has been a relevant, balanced and engaging alcohol awareness programme, I have been delighted by the impact the addition of the Talk About Alcohol web-site has made to our students’ experience. The web-site has allowed me as the teacher to deliver aspects collaboratively with the whole class while also giving students autonomy to explore issues that engage them most. They have particularly enjoyed the games, and despite my concerns to the contrary, they have not enjoyed the games in isolation but have genuinely remembered and understood the facts, figures and information that run alongside them. For my part, can I say that the most potent element of learning for the students has been the opportunity for students to ‘walk through’ a night out and explore the impact alternative choices would have on their experience? This has been extremely powerful and their work on this has stimulated really useful discussion as a class. While real life examples through videos and visits are impactful I believe the autonomy to make decisions provides students with a safe environment in which to explore potential scenarios. The independent nature of working by themselves or in pairs with a device also allows the students to explore this without judgement as they can choose to keep their choices, ideas and discoveries private if they don’t wish to discuss them. Many students have accessed the site out of lesson time. This can only be testament to the ability of the web-site to capture their interest and imagination. They now know too where to go for contacts, help and advice – a one stop shop for alcohol support that is far more accessible to them than traditional posters and the like in this digital age! I am looking forward to embedding our use of the web-site further and rolling it other year groups.”

“A particular AET resource that I have used regularly with young people in the class is the www.talkaboutalcohol.com. Every part of this resource has been carefully considered and planned to ensure an engaging, informative, easy to use website has been created that student enjoy using. The use of quizzes and games really enhances this innovative website and the experiential qualities of allowing students to make choices and be actively involved in decision making for a safe night out has a more positive impact than students simply be told the risks. All students within year 9 are given access to talkaboutalcohol and are given ample time to read, play, explore and learn from it during their timetabled PSHCE sessions. Students really enjoy the time they spend on this.”

“The three year grant from Stonewater enabling the Alcohol Education Trust to develop a programme on alcohol and cannabis awareness and safer choices for the most vulnerable 16 – 25 year olds across England has been truly transformative. Not only have we been able to support young people across Stonewater residences over the last two years, but vulnerable young adults in all settings. We have been able to build the knowledge and skills around drugs and alcohol among the wonderful staff working with them and strengthened their ability to support young people day to day too. We’re also thrilled with the lasting legacy of the on line advice hub covering all aspects of wellbeing, www.life-stuff.org that we have been able to build as a result of The Longleigh Foundation grant.”

“Having the opportunity to work so closely with the Alcohol Education Trust over the last two years, has allowed us to co-produce bespoke alcohol and cannabis awareness training for our young residents in a truly flexible way that has been led by the evolving needs of the young people we support. We have been able to address the really serious issues of alcohol use and cannabis use, the risks and dangers in a really age appropriate, engaging way with the team at AET who are true experts in their fields, but have the added ability of being able to engage young people in a way that is impactful and inclusive. The AET’s approach around making informed choices, really complements our way of working and has provided our young people and our onsite colleagues with skills, knowledge and tools to use again and again.”

“I received the alcohol and cannabis workshop tool kit after the workshop and took it straight into work the next day to show relevant staff. This will be a valuable tool in Personal Development session within our college. Thank you. Any future relevant training and resources would be greatly received.”

“The pack contains everything needed for lessons or small groups, there was no need to adapt anything.”

“AET provide excellent resources that are well thought out and designed so that they are accessible to all students of varying abilities and backgrounds. The pack is comprehensive and easy to understand which enables a quick and smooth implementation into any alcohol awareness scheme of work.”

“An engaging and interactive resources which supports a differentiated approach according to your age group.”

“Thank you for providing this resources, it has been a great help in the delivery of my curriculum.”

“Thank you very much for this pack. It has made our lessons on alcohol really interesting.”

“Fantastic resource for teenagers”

“I like that the activity box is varied and all the materials and resources can be used in different ways with different ages and abilities”.

“A great comprehensive resource to use when discussing alcohol awareness with young people.”

“Really useful resource which I will be using again and again”

“Many of my team have used the packs in Carlisle and again in Workington. They are a fantastic guide with some simple but very effective classes that  help the young people to engage in the scenarios. The visual impact of some exercises such as the how many units games is astonishing, really opening the eyes of the young people to how much they are drinking and the longer term effects of this. I have pushed the training o be used by my team and will continue to do so, that experience seeing young people engaged and wanting to learn cannot be understated.”

The resources are extremely useful, they give us up-to-date accurate information and excellent ideas in a clear format. Thank you so much. Your hard work will enable us to have a positive impact on our young people’s lives.

A fabulous resource, well put together and useable

We need resources that can address important and sensitive issues to make them accessible for pupils with range of abilities and needs. This innovative resource has good ideas, useful activities, relevant stories and case studies and clear images. This resource will enable teachers to choose relevant elements to support them to deliver alcohol education for their pupils in ways that pupils will understand.

The resource book used in three Essex children support centres (formerly known as Pupil Referral Units) has contributed to the centres achieving outstanding Ofsted reports. The resource helpfully provided a structured way of evidencing activities the staff have been involved in and the progress made by the student.

The resources from AET have been hugely appreciated, they have enabled our pupils to review their thoughts and misconceptions around alcohol in an interactive and engaging way that has fuelled positive and reflective discussions.  Pupils have been able to access the resources independently to support them come to their own answers on how they could better lead healthier lifestyles and make more informed choices around the use of alcohol.

“I used the AET Teacher Workbook for lesson plans and materials for the LEAF Alcohol Programme last year. I used this resource with all of Year 8 over the period of four lessons and with Year 9 over two lessons.”

“I found the resource easy to use. The layout is clear and there is an option to use the worksheets as they stand or to adapt them to meet the needs of your class. The suggested activities also have scope to fit in with the needs of your class and can easily be changed as questions and issues arise. I liked the flexibility of this.”

“The resource allowed me to feel confident when delivering these lessons as it is backed up with evidence and statistics. I found my students liked having the facts. It also used language that my students understood and allowed me to feel sure that I was giving the correct information.”

“The links to the website mean that the resource is ‘live’ and can be kept current. This is essential for any PSHE resource. I would recommend this resource to other teachers.”

“I used (and am continuing to use) the AET Teacher Workbook with my Year 8 SMC classes, with follow up classes when students get to Year 9. I found the resources very easy to use and like the fact that the Workbook contained useful worksheets that were easy to photocopy and distribute to students.”

“The AET workbook is the basis for alcohol education for many schools in Staffordshire as they acknowledge this is a quality resource.”

“We have worked closely over the last 6 years with Helena and colleagues at the Alcohol Education Trust and I am delighted to be asked to write to endorse their work. The AET has supported us enormously in terms of our drug education work and I have outlined just a few examples below :- – Attendance at both our PSHE Leads meetings and our Young People’s Substance Misuse Meeting to showcase the excellent AET materials to which we signpost all of our secondary schools and other young people’s settings. – Delivery of alcohol awareness sessions for parents at local schools, which are always pitched at exactly the right level and are extremely well received. – Practical, sensible and helpful advice for parents on the AET website – we send this link out to all parents’ groups as a matter of course at Christmas time and before the school holidays. We have received lots of positive feedback from parents about how useful this is. – Most of all the excellent interactive resources on the website which are very clear and which have everything a teacher needs to deliver the sessions. We especially like the set of films with accompanying activities which are great for promoting harm reduction messages. On a personal note I have always found Helena and her colleagues to be extremely approachable, reliable and supportive : any request for speakers or resources is always met with a positive and enthusiastic response . It is also reassuring that we are always asked for feedback and evaluation of anything new, so that we feel very much partners in the development of the work and so that we are able to ensure collectively that the approach is based on a clear evidence base .I look forward to a successful continued partnership with the AET.”