PSHE/PSD/PSE is an ideal context for teaching young people about the issues involved in drinking alcohol. Encouraging students to consider the causes and consequences of behaviour, and to understand what laws exist and why they are in place, will help them to make informed decisions. The worksheets found in the PSHE Classroom are intended for a specific project about alcohol but can be adapted easily for work in related topics (such as Crime, Drug Misuse and Sex Education).
50% of 15 and 16 year olds in the UK have been drunk at least twice during the last 12 months.
Sources: NHS confederation briefing 2010 and NHS statistics on England 09 and DCSF Children, Young People and Alcohol consultation 2009
