DARE+Programme

This term the Year 6 Students have been involved in the Dare Programme which is run jointly by the class teachers and the local Police educators. The main purpose of the programme is to teach students to resist any pressure to try drugs and alcohol. They have discussed the effects of these substances on their bodies, safe use of home medicines and done role plays of how to say No when offered drugs or alcohol. The class enjoyed the programme, partiularly when they had the chance to ask the Police Officers lots of questions about their jobs including how many people they had arrested and had they ever had to use their pepper spray, batons and guns! Below are some videos of some of the role plays the children made up. They were given a scenario and had to role play both succumbing to peer pressure and then being able to say 'No'. The main techniques they learnt were - ignore and walk away, distract them and to make an excuse to leave the situation. media type="file" key="Want a drink?.3gp" media type="file" key="Just say No.3gp"