Useful resources for education
There is a wealth of online material available to help teachers deliver engaging lessons that focus on smoking prevention. Almost all of these are aimed at school age children but could be adapted for use in college.
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Hampshire County Council’s Smokefree Me website |
Contains lesson plans for primary and secondary education specifically on smoking. Includes ten free lesson plans and resources on the different aspects of smoking, including vaping, media and health. |
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PSHE Association |
Contains lesson plans which feature tobacco along with drugs and alcohol education. |
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Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) |
A wide variety of information, including fact sheets, on smoking and young people. |
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Twinkl |
A selection of free resources and lesson plans on smoking. |
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PHE Campaign resource centre |
Free online resources to help deliver campaigns. |
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Hampshire County Council |
This Hampshire County Council video is an engaging way of explaining to students what is in cigarettes. |
Useful apps
There are some apps available that can be useful to engage young people:
| App name | Description |
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Ageing Booth |
Free app that can age your face. Useful for demonstrating the effects of smoking to young people. |
Smokerface |
As above, but specifically shows the difference between smokers and non-smokers. |