Drugs and Trafficking Lesson

A ready to use lesson (from KS3 upwards) to meet the PSHE/SRE Statutory Curriculum. Editable Powerpoint with 60 minutes worth of material.

Learning Intentions:
• I can classify drugs by group and effect
• I can examine reasons why people misuse drugs
• I can widely evaluate the impact of drugs

The Lesson includes:
 PowerPoint- 12 slides
 Resources – Drug Classification Table (made on PPT), Circles of Impact Worksheet and brain Reflection icons for plenary task ( both made on Publisher)

The lesson teaches students the difference between a prescribed drug and an illegal drug. It shows students how to categorise and classify dugs based on their effect and grouping. Students learn about stimulants, analgesics, hallucinogens, and depressants. Students examine reasons why people take drugs and then are challenged to evaluate why they misuse them. Students are also introduced to County Lines and are asked why children are used to traffic drugs in many cases. Students also have to consider the wider impact of drug use that extends beyond the individual user.

PowerPoint and resources are in comic sans, with size 14 font and slides have a yellow background to ensure that it is SEN inclusive. The lesson includes differentiated learning tasks that challenge students to be critical thinkers. The lesson includes assessment for learning opportunities and develops wider literacy skills.
The PowerPoint has teacher notes with suggested teaching ideas and questioning, as well as suggested timings. The Lesson and resources are non-specialist friendly.
Tried and tested lesson used by both specialist and non-specialist staff across inner city schools in the Northwest.
If you want to save time and want all your resources in one place, why not download the Student Workpack for this lesson, which has everything included which can also be used to ‘catch-up’ absent students and support lower ability students.
Other lessons in this SRE series that can be downloaded and found at the ‘Empowered Learning’ shop on Tes are:
 Alcohol
 Smoking & Vaping
 Gambling and Debt

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