Drug training for schools • Substance use training • Staff CPD
Drug training for schools and colleges
Waymark Education provides practical, evidence-informed drug training for schools, including pupil sessions, staff CPD, DSL briefings and substance use training shaped around your setting.
Sessions are current, grounded and non-alarmist — supporting pupils and staff to understand substance use, vaping, safeguarding, vulnerability and risk in a way that feels proportionate and useful.
Pupil sessions and staff CPD
Drug awareness training and substance use education shaped for the age, stage and needs of the school community.
Pupil sessions
Assemblies, workshops and targeted group delivery
Staff CPD
Training for teachers, pastoral teams and leaders
DSL briefings
Safeguarding-focused input for school teams
Tailored
Adapted by age, setting, need and local context
For schools
Substance use training for pupils, staff and safeguarding teams
Schools often need drug training that is clear, relevant and carefully pitched. Waymark supports school communities with direct pupil education, practical staff training and safeguarding-focused briefings.
Drug awareness and substance use
Age-appropriate education around drugs, substance use, risk, safer choices and the realities young people may be navigating.
Vaping and nicotine use
Current, practical input around vaping, nicotine, peer influence, school concerns and proportionate responses.
Cannabis, alcohol and nitrous oxide
Balanced education around common substances, patterns of concern, decision-making, harm and support.
Safeguarding and vulnerability
Training connects substance use with vulnerability, exploitation, peer pressure, contextual safeguarding and wider risk.
Staff confidence and response
CPD helps staff recognise concerns, respond proportionately and have better conversations with pupils and families.
Prevention and resilience
Sessions support prevention, early identification, critical thinking, resilience and safer decision-making.
Delivery formats
Drug awareness training shaped around your school
Training can be delivered as one-off sessions, staff briefings, assemblies, CPD input or a more tailored programme across year groups or staff teams.
Pupil sessions
Assemblies, classroom workshops, year-group talks, drop-down days and targeted group sessions.
Staff CPD
Twilight training, INSET input, safeguarding updates and practical staff briefings.
DSL and pastoral briefings
Focused sessions for DSLs, pastoral teams, tutors, senior leaders and safeguarding staff.
Tailored school support
Training shaped around your pupils, setting, local concerns, year groups and staff priorities.
Calm, credible and non-alarmist
Drug training that avoids scare tactics
Effective drug education for schools needs to feel credible to both pupils and staff. Waymark avoids sensationalism and focuses on understanding, safeguarding, decision-making, confidence and proportionate response.
Evidence-informed
Age-appropriate
Safeguarding-aware
Practical for staff
Relevant to pupils
Tailored to context
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Drug training for schools questions
Do you provide drug training for schools?
Yes. Waymark provides drug training for schools and colleges, including pupil sessions, assemblies, staff CPD, DSL briefings and tailored support.
Is this also substance use training for schools?
Yes. The training can be described as drug training, substance use training, drug awareness training or substance misuse training. Waymark uses clear, practical language while keeping the content evidence-informed and non-alarmist.
Can pupils and staff both receive training?
Yes. Sessions can be delivered directly to pupils and young people, or as staff CPD for teachers, pastoral teams, DSLs, tutors and senior leaders.
Can training cover vaping?
Yes. Vaping, nicotine use, cannabis, alcohol, nitrous oxide and wider substance-related concerns can be included depending on the school’s priorities.
Is the training suitable for primary schools?
Yes. Content can be adapted for age, stage and setting. Primary delivery focuses on safety, decision-making, trusted adults, peer influence and age-appropriate prevention.
Can sessions be tailored to our school?
Yes. Training can be shaped around year group, school context, local concerns, safeguarding priorities, session length and audience need.
Enquiry
Planning drug training for your school?
Whether you need a pupil session, staff CPD, a DSL briefing or a tailored substance use training offer, Waymark can help shape something practical, current and audience-aware.