Buzz on the Street

BUZZ ON THE STREET: PILOT EVALUATION

GROUP:  P7    

LOCATION:  John Paul Academy Learning Community  

PROGRAMME:  Buzz  on  the  Street  Pilot    

DURATION:  3  weeks    

   

   

PROGRAMME:  RESILIENCE  PILOT  

DURATION:  6  WEEKS    

‘Buzz  on  the  Street’  is  a  3  week  alcohol  and  drug  awareness  intervention  developed  by  Glasgow  Council  on  Alcohol  Prevention  and  Education  Team  (GCA  P  &  E)  aimed  at  P7.  The  initial  pilot  programme  aimed  to  explore  the  issues  of  alcohol  and  drugs,  the  effect  on  the  community  and  to  promote  protective  and  resilience  factors.    The  programme  was  piloted  in  the  John  Paul  Academy  Learning  Community  working  in  partnership  with  four  Primary  Schools  in  the  area:    

• St.  Blanes  Primary  • St.  Mary’s  Primary  • St.  Joseph’s  Primary  • St.  Charles  Primary    

 In  the  pilot  phase  we  engaged  with  eighty-­‐  five  pupils  across  the  Learning  Community  to  provide  a  sound  evaluation  baseline.    

 

BACKGROUND GCA  P  &  E  provide  specialist  Alcohol  and  Drug  Prevention  and  Education  interventions  to  Primary  Schools  and  High  Schools  across  the  city.  All  of  our  interventions  correspond  with  the  experiences  and  outcomes  contained  in  the  Health  and  Well  Being  Organiser  as  part  of  the  Curriculum  for  Excellence  (first  stage  –  fourth  stage)  and  our  High  School  interventions  have  been  ratified  and  are  available  in  the  ‘Substance  Misuse  Toolkit’  which  ensures  that  all  young  people  have  the  opportunity  to  receive  the  same  information  citywide.  We  aim  to  achieve  the  same  with  our  ‘Buzz  on  the  Street’  Programme.    

 In  relation  to  Alcohol  and  Drug  interventions  we  take  a  whole  school  approach;  our  practice  is  coherent  with  the  school’s  curriculum  and  teaching  ethos;  the  interventions  and  inputs  are  evidenced  based  in  terms  of  methods  and  approaches.  

Our  interventions  in  schools  are  planned  in  partnership  with  local  and  city  wide  stakeholders  and  school  health  coordinators  to  ensure  links  to  curricular  learning.  The  school  programme  has  a  progressive  and  planned  approach  providing  a  consistent  age  appropriate  delivery,  with  an  input  for  each  year  to  ensure  consolidation  of  past  learning  and  to  support  young  people  as  they  move  on  from  primary  to  secondary  education.    

PROGRAMME WEEK  1:  INTRODUCTION  TO  ALCOHOL  AWARENESS    This  session  began  by  asking  the  pupils  to  write  down  as  many  alcoholic  drinks  as  possible,  we  then  facilitated  a  discussion  around  this,  ensuring  that  the  children  were  aware  that  alcohol  was  a  drug  and  what  type  of  drug  it  is  and  the  effects  this  has  on  the  body.  Comments  from  the  pupils  included:  'it  makes  people  drunk',  'it  makes  people  fall'  and  'people  get  into  fights'.  This  helped  us  to  create  a  baseline  of  knowledge  of  alcohol  awareness  for  the  pupils.    Using  the  smart  board  we  then  looked  at  how  alcohol  affects  the  brain,  liver,  heart  and  lungs  again,  discussion  was  facilitated  around  this.  In  the  final  part  of  the  session  called  the  'experiment',  the  pupils  listened  to  a  recording  of  actors  pretending  to  be  drunk,  the  pupils  used  their  listening  skills  to  try  and  work  out  which  each  voice  is  saying.  This  was  used  to  show  how  alcohol  affects  the  brain  and  how  it  could  slow  down  how  people  could  speak.  The  children  listened  to  5  adults  speaking  and  wrote  down  what  they  believe  the  person(s)  to  be  saying.  

OVERALL  AIM:  • To  explore  the  issues  of  alcohol  and  drugs,  the  effect  on  the  community  and  to  

promote  protective  and  resilience  factors.

OBJECTIVES:  • To  increase  the  knowledge  of  young  people  with  regards  to  alcohol  and  drugs  • To  be  more  aware  of  the  consequences  of  using  alcohol  and  drugs    • To  know  more  and  be  more  aware  of  the  risks  in  relation  to  alcohol  and  drugs    

WEEK  2:  INTRODUCTION  TO  DRUG  AWARENESS    This  session  looked  at  identifying  illegal/  legal  drugs,  different  types  of  drugs  and  their  effects.  Firstly  we  asked  for  the  pupils  to  name  drugs  that  they  knew,  again  this  gave  us  a  good  starting  point  to  find  out  what  they  knew  or  didn't  know  about  drugs.  When  asking  this  question  we  found  that  the  majority  of  the  pupils  could  name  cocaine,  cannabis,  heroin  and  steroids  but  did  not  really  know  much  else  other  than  the  names.  Most  of  the  pupils  had  never  heard  of  Ecstasy  and  had  no  understanding  of  how  it  was  used  or  the  effects.  Then,  working  in  groups  the  pupils  had  to  work  together  to  find  out  the  answers  to  what  each  drug  picture  was  on  the  Smartboard,  some  pupils  knew  the  answer  to  this  and  working  in  groups  helped  them  to  come  up  with  the  correct  answer.  Finally,  the  pupils  explored  the  different  types  of  drugs  through  watching  the  PowerPoint.  The  drugs  were  broken  down  into  four  categories  and  explanation  of  each  given:  depressants,  stimulants,  hallucinogens  and  painkillers.              WEEK  3:  ALCOHOL  AND  DRUG  MISUSE  IN  THE  COMMUNITY    The  final  session  was  to  get  the  pupils  to  describe  what  community  means  to  them,  to  discover  the  consequences  of  drug  and  alcohol  misuse,  discuss  and  illustrate  how  to  keep  safe  within  the  community  and  identify  and  explore  examples  of  peer  pressure  while  consolidating  the  learning  from  the  previous  to  sessions.  By  working  in  groups  we  facilitated  a  discussion  around  how  to  keep  themselves  safe  in  their  communities,  highlighting  that  this  should  be  a  priority  when  out  and  about.  We  then  looked  at  8  different  scenarios  that  pupils  may  face  in  their  local  communities  before  the  pupils  used  their  problem  solving  skills  to  come  up  with  ways  in  which  they  would  keep  themselves  safe  in  each  situation.    

         

EXAMPLE  OF  GOOD  PRACTICE    Throughout  the  programme  we  ensured  that  we  used  different  methods  of  group  work,  engagement  and  experiential  learning  styles  which  were  relevant  to  the  topic  and  age  appropriate,  making  sure  that  all  learning  styles  were  accommodated.  

           

1. Do  you  have  increase  knowledge  in  relation  to  alcohol/  drugs/alcohol  and  drugs  in  the  community?  

2. Do  you  have  increased  thinking  in  relation  to  alcohol/  drugs/alcohol  and  drugs  in  the  community?  

3. Do  you  have  increased  awareness  in  relation  to  alcohol/  drugs/alcohol  and  drugs  in  the  community?  

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knowledge thinking awareness

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Alcohol

Drugs

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       TEACHER  COMMENTS  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS                                                                                                                                                                                                     ‘Well  presented  tasks  –  good  use  of  the  smartboard/practical  tasks’  ‘Pupils  were  impressed  (so  was  teacher)  with  spiders  web  activity’  ‘Enthusiastic  and  clear  in  her  instructions  and  worked  well  in  p6/7’  ‘Children  were  given  the  opportunity  to  share  all  that  they  had  learned  in  a  fun  active  way’  ‘Facilitator  should  be  confident  in  their  approach  with  the  group;  they  look  at  you  for  direction  which  should  be  clear  and  concise  to  avoid  confusion.’  ‘It  is  important  to  give  clear  instructions  in  tasks  and  ensure  that  all  pupils  know  what  is  being  asked  of  them,  otherwise  they  will  be  unsure  which  could  impact  on  their  learning.’        

EVALUATION

Each  session  was  evaluated  by  pupils  and  teachers.  We  used  written  evaluations  and  continually  evaluated  through  the  pupils  learning  in  the  sessions.  Within  the  written  evaluation  section  of  the  programme,  participants  were  asked  to  report  back  on  the  following  questions  in  relation  to  each  session  topic,  the  results  and  questions  are  as  follows:    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS AND MOVING FORWARD After  the  initial  pilot  evaluation  we  decided  to  update  ‘Buzz  on  the  Street’  as  we  ensure  that  all  of  our  interventions  use  methods  that  are  interactive,  current,  and  engaging.  We  have  also  ensured  that  the  programme  corresponds  with  the  experiences  and  outcomes  contained  in  the  Health  and  Well  Being  Organiser  as  part  of  the  Curriculum  for  Excellence.  The  programme  has  now  been  updated  with  the  following  aims:    WEEK1: ALCOHOL AWARENESS LESSON Lesson  Aims:  1.   I  will  know  that  alcohol  is  a  drug  and  I  will  identify  what  type  of  drug  it  is.  2.   I  will  know  the  effects  alcohol  can  have  on  the  body.  3.   I  will  explore  my  attitudes  and  values  and  understand  how  these  can  influence                              how  I  fell  about  substance  use.                    WEEK  2:  DRUG  AWARENESS  LESSON  Lesson  Aims:  1.   I  will  know  the  effects  different  drugs  can  have  on  the  body.  2.   I  will  identify  drugs  by  their  name  and  appearance.                            

Curriculum  for  Excellence    HWB  2-­‐38a  I  understand  the  effect  that  a  range  of  substances  including  tobacco  and  alcohol  can  have  on  the  body.  HWB  2-­‐39a  I  know  that  popular  culture,  the  media  and  peer  groups  as  well  as  my  own  attitudes  and  values  can  influence  how  I  feel  about  substance  use  and  recognise  the  impact  this  may  have  on  my  actions.  

Curriculum  for  Excellence    HWB  2-­‐38a  I  understand  the  effect  that  a  range  of  substances  including  tobacco  and  alcohol  can  have  on  the  body.  

WEEK  3:  ALCOHOL  AND  THE  COMMUNITY    Lesson  Aims:  

1. I  will  understand  the  effect  substance  misuse  has  on  a  person’s  family  and  friends.  2. I  Will  describe  what  a  community  means  to  me.  3. I  will  understand  the  effect  substance  misuse  has  on  the  local  community.  4. Link  in  with  P5  Health  Summit  Days  and  consultation.  

           WEEK  4a:  PEER  PRESSURE  Lesson  Aims:  1.   Pupils  will  explore  how  external  influences,  including  popular  culture,  the  media  and  peer  groups  can  influence  peer  pressure.  2.   Pupils  will  discuss  and  show  how  peer  pressure  can  impact  on  their  actions.                4b:  EMERGENCY  SITUATION:  ROLE  PLAY    Lesson  Aims:  1.   I  will  know  of  actions  I  can  take  to  help  someone  in  a  substance  related  emergency.    

Curriculum  for  Excellence    2-­‐43a  I  understand  the  impact  that  misuse  of  substances  can  have  on  individuals,  their  families  and  friends.  

Curriculum  for  Excellence    HWB2-­‐41a  I  can  identify  the  different  kinds  of  risk  associated  with  the  use  and  misuse  of  a  range  of  substances.  HWB2-­‐42a  I  know  of  actions  I  can  take  to  help  someone  in  an  emergency      

Curriculum  for  Excellence    HWB  2-­‐39a  I  know  that  popular  culture,  the  media  and  peer  groups  as  well  as  my  own  attitudes  and  values  can  influence  how  I  feel  about  substance  use  and  recognise  the  impact  this  may  have  on  my  actions.