Alcohol misuse: tackling the UK epidemic - London
Alcohol misuse: tackling the UK epidemic - London
Alcohol misuse: tackling the UK epidemic - London
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Appendix 4<br />
School-based alcohol education in <strong>the</strong> <strong>UK</strong><br />
In England and Wales, alcohol education is a statutory requirement of <strong>the</strong> National Curriculum<br />
Science Order 1991, and schools are expected to use <strong>the</strong> non-statutory framework for personal,<br />
social and health education (PSHE) as <strong>the</strong> basis for extending <strong>the</strong>ir provision in this area. <strong>Alcohol</strong><br />
education also features as one of <strong>the</strong> 10 <strong>the</strong>mes of <strong>the</strong> National Healthy School Standard (NHSS).<br />
In Scotland, alcohol education is included in <strong>the</strong> ages five to 14 Health Education National<br />
Guidelines and NHS Health Scotland distributes teaching resources to schools, Drink talking and<br />
<strong>Alcohol</strong>: what every parent should know, that contain information on <strong>the</strong> effects of alcohol on <strong>the</strong><br />
body and <strong>the</strong> health of unborn children. The current statutory curricular arrangements in Nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
Ireland include a cross-curricular health education programme for young people aged between<br />
four and 16 years. Specifically, alcohol education is included within <strong>the</strong> Programmes of Study for<br />
Science and Technology (Key Stages 2-4).<br />
<strong>Alcohol</strong> <strong>misuse</strong>: <strong>tackling</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>UK</strong> <strong>epidemic</strong>
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