Created: Sept 2014
Last reviewed: Jan 2020

BST Drugs Education Policy

The British School in Tokyo
School Policy Document

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BST Drugs Education Policy
Introduction:
BST recognises its responsibility to raise students’ awareness of the presence of safe and dangerous drugs
within communities around the world.
Aims:
Through high-quality learning and teaching, BST aims to equip students with the information, skills
and attitudes which will enable them to make informed, healthy choices to prevent or reduce theharmful consequences of drug misuse. BST will: Provide accurate information to students and parents about drugs, the law related to them and
BST’s school rules Increase understanding about the implications and consequences of the use and misuse of drugs
 Provide opportunities to examine attitudes to drug use
 Promote the development of personal and social skills relating to healthy behaviours and provide
opportunities to practice them
 Enable students to identify appropriate sources of personal support
Organisation and planning:
In the Primary School
Drug education is planned and taught within the curriculum area of PSHE (Personal, Social, Health andEmotional Studies). Age-appropriate activities which cover this area of study are included in the following
year group units of work:
Year group
Reception

Unit of work
It’s Good to Be Me

Year 1

Keeping Healthy

Year 2

Medicines
and Drugs

Year 4

Healthy Lifestyles

Year 6

Drugs Education

Unit overview
A unit which promotes individual self-esteem and the importance of making
healthy choices
A unit which promotes individual self-esteem and the importance of making
healthy choices
A unit which develops an understanding of the difference between medicines anddrugs which keep us healthy and those which can damage our health (egcigarettes and alcohol)
A unit which includes the importance of choosing a holistic healthy lifestyle
A unit which develops a deeper understanding of the drugs which can damage
our healthYear 6 parents are invited to a session in Term 2, which explains the content of the Drugs Education unit.
In the Secondary School
Drug education is planned and taught within the curriculum areas of PSHCE (Personal, Social, Health,Citizenship and Emotional Studies) and Science. It is delivered by tutors and specialist teachers, with theaid of the school nurses. Age-appropriate units of work are planned for the following year groups:
Year group
Year 8SubjectScienceUnit overview
A unit which develops a deeper understanding of the difference between legal
and illegal drugs, their physical effects and how to make best choices about theirusage

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Year 8PSHCE

Year 9Science

Year 9PSHCE

Year 11Science

Year 11PSHCE

A unit which develops a further understanding of the effect of alcohol, cigarettes
and tobacco and how they can damage our healthA unit which develops an awareness of the psychological and physical effects ofdrug abuse and the use of illegal drugs
A unit which explores current issues related to drug use in society, particularly in
relation to laws and regulations in a range of countries
A unit which investigates the chemical properties of various drugs, and current
developments within the pharmaceutical industry and related ethical issues
A unit which further develops an awareness of the use and misuse of illegal andlegal drugs; the health risks and consequences related to their misuse

Monitoring and review:
The Primary PHSE co-ordinator, Secondary Phase Leaders and the Head of Science are responsible for theimplementation, coordination, delivery and monitoring of the Drug Education programme.

Paul ToughPrincipal

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