Smoking Cessation and Brief Intervention for Young People

1. Smoking Cessation and Brief Intervention for Young People Howardian Centre ‘Extended Curriculum Programme

2. We work with KS4 young people that have been permanently excluded from mainstream Education. • At Howardian we seek to offer help to educate young people to understand ALL the issues that affect them and their communities, especially tobacco / smoking and its affect on their health. • Smoking is the world’s largest cause of preventable illnesses and death, currently the biggest issue we face on a daily basis at Howardian. • As youth workers or professionals that support young people, we are ideally placed to discuss and tackle issues around smoking with young people in a non judgemental way. Howardian Centre ‘Extended Curriculum Programme

3. We have the opportunity to Educate, Advise and Inform young people, so they can make decisions that affect their lives and future. • (Remember, you might be the first adult to raise the smoking issue directly with a young person and make them think seriously about how it will affect their health). • As Youth workers we try to bridge the gap between friends and adults or authority figures, so this makes for an ideal role model and therefore the perfect setting to address the issues of smoking addiction. Howardian Centre ‘Extended Curriculum Programme

4. We seek to raise each pupil’s self esteem and confidence and develop their life and social skills by providing an organic, safe and stimulating programme and learning environment • All young people have the opportunity to develop their personal knowledge and skills. • We achieve this by having realistic expectations, setting achievable targets through the Young Person’s choice and a planned programme of events based on the individual’s history and needs, . Howardian Centre ‘Extended Curriculum Programme

5. The Facts and Figures • 2011-2012 56 pupils on roll, 79% smoked • 2012- 2013 56 pupils on roll, 68% smoked • 2013- 2014 42 pupils on roll, currently 55% now smoke • 100% reduced their smoking by 1/7th in October due to Stoptober • 4 pupils have now quit… Howardian Centre ‘Extended Curriculum Programme

6. Each of the activities we offer are stand alone and contain smoking prevention and educational activities that can be used with young people in a variety of settings. • In addition to activities, my staff team offer brief intervention, so if needed we can signpost to other services and offer consistent information and advice, throughout our engagement with the young people. Howardian Centre ‘Extended Curriculum Programme

7. What we do:- Film Making Art - Posters Music – write songs / lyrics Effects / Affects Financial implications Alternatives to smoking Race for life How to quit and why Offer support & Advice • Who we work with Howardian Centre ‘Extended Curriculum Programme

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11. Accreditation we offer • Agored Cymru (OCN Credits) • AQA ~PSE level 1 • Asdan Getting connected and PSD • Btech Vocational Studies at Entry & Level 1 • Duke Of Edinburgh Award • Youth Achievement Award • Youth Challenge Award Any kind of session as long as evidenced appropriately, can be mapped to some form of accreditation. Howardian Centre ‘Extended Curriculum Programme

12. In a Nutshell: We offer a smoking Cessation and brief Intervention programme that is: Empowering, Participative, Expressive, Educative, for young people who want to have control of their own future, and not to be manipulated by big businesses, whose concerns are focused on making profit, and not on promoting the health and wellbeing of young people. Howardian Centre ‘Extended Curriculum Programme