Schools
Drug education for schools that is practical, current and relevant
Waymark Education provides drug education and risk awareness training for schools that want delivery to feel credible, age-appropriate and genuinely useful in practice.
Sessions are designed for primary, secondary and post-16 settings, with support available for pupils, teachers, pastoral teams, DSLs and wider school staff.
School delivery
Practical, audience-aware sessions for pupils, staff and safeguarding teams.
Support for pupils, staff and safeguarding teams
Drug education in schools needs to do more than raise awareness. It should help young people think clearly, ask better questions and make safer decisions, while also helping staff feel more confident responding to concerns, patterns and emerging issues.
Waymark Education delivers sessions that are evidence-informed, non-alarmist and shaped around the realities schools are dealing with now.
Schools are under pressure to respond to a wide range of issues affecting children and young people, including vaping, substance use, online influence, peer pressure, risk-taking and wider wellbeing concerns. Staff are often expected to address these issues with limited time, mixed confidence and varying levels of specialist knowledge.
What schools often need help with
Waymark Education supports schools with delivery that is clear, calm and audience-aware. This can include pupil sessions linked to PSHE or RSHE, staff CPD, safeguarding briefings and more focused input for pastoral or leadership teams.
- Drug education for pupils
- Vaping and nicotine awareness
- Cannabis, nitrous oxide and emerging trends
- Risk culture and safer decision-making
- Resilience and protective factors
- Staff confidence around conversations and concerns
- Safeguarding and early identification
- DSL and pastoral briefings on current issues
A non-alarmist approach to drug education
Waymark Education does not rely on scare tactics or overstatement. Effective drug education for schools should be current, credible and balanced.
Young people are quick to disengage from messages that feel exaggerated, while staff need content that supports judgement rather than panic.
Sessions are designed to help schools approach drug education in a way that builds understanding, strengthens confidence and supports safer choices. That means practical language, real-world context and delivery that respects the audience in front of it.
Who this is for
- • Primary schools
- • Secondary schools
- • Sixth forms and colleges
- • PSHE and RSHE leads
- • DSLs and deputy DSLs
- • Pastoral staff and heads of year
- • Senior leaders
- • Wider teaching and support staff
Available formats for schools
- • Assemblies
- • Year-group talks
- • Classroom workshops
- • PSHE or RSHE sessions
- • Targeted smaller-group sessions
- • Twilight CPD
- • INSET training
- • Safeguarding briefings
Why schools work with Waymark Education
Waymark Education brings together more than 15 years of frontline-informed experience, practical facilitation shaped by real school contexts, and evidence-informed content on current issues.
The focus is not just on information, but on helping schools respond earlier, talk more confidently and build stronger protective factors around children and young people.
Enquiry
Looking for drug education or staff training for your school?
Whether you need a pupil session, a staff briefing or a more tailored package for your setting, Waymark Education can help shape something practical and relevant.
Planning your training
From your enquiry to a tailored session
Tell us what you need
Share your audience, location, approximate group size, preferred dates and the topics you want to cover.
Agree the right approach
Discuss your priorities, learning needs, accessibility and a suitable session format before confirming the scope and cost.
Put learning into practice
Focus the session on understanding risks, having better conversations and making informed decisions in your setting.
Based in Staffordshire and supporting schools and professional teams across Stoke-on-Trent, the Midlands and the wider UK. Ask about delivery arrangements for your location.
Request a tailored quotePlanning your session
Your commissioning questions
Which ages and staff groups can you support?
Primary, secondary and post-16 sessions can be discussed. Content is agreed for the age group and setting. Pupil workshops, pastoral briefings and staff CPD have different aims and are planned accordingly.
How long are sessions and what do they cost?
Assembly-length briefings, classroom workshops, twilight CPD and INSET input are available to discuss. Pupil sessions start from £250 and staff CPD from £395; the final quote reflects duration, group size, travel and tailoring.
Can you cover vaping and current drug trends?
Yes. Workshops can address vaping, cannabis, alcohol, nitrous oxide, peer influence and safer decision-making. We agree priorities with staff and use age-appropriate, non-alarmist content.
How do you plan safeguarding and outcomes?
We agree learning outcomes and discuss your safeguarding arrangements before delivery. Scenarios encourage risk recognition and proportionate responses. Staff feedback and practical next steps can help you evaluate the session.