Yateley School – innovative work on Smoking Prevention

YATELEY School has shown an innovative approach in encouraging young people not to start smoking and aims to persuade young smokers to quit before they become addicted.

This year Year 8 pupils have been involved in an IT Web site competition on Smoking Prevention. HMV vouchers were awarded to the pupils who designed the best web site during a presentation at the school.

The winning web site, ysdsiaj.hampshire.org.uk stands for Yateley School don’t smoke it’s a joke and will be hosted by Hampshire County Council free of charge. Photographs of the presentation will be forwarded shortly.

Four of the staff from the school including Grant Donohoe ( lead for PHSE),  Karen Stephens ( school nurse) , Lynne Grisdale and  Leah German  ( Assistant Head s of House) have attended a further refresher course to the  two day course hosted by the Quit 4 life Service on how to support people wanting to quit . In addition parents have been encouraged to participate in local NHS Quit4life quit smoking clinics.  A drop in session is held locally at Yateley Medical Centre on Thursday evenings.

Mr Mark Jackman Head teacher at Yateley School commented: “We hope this proactive approach will encourage a reduction in the number of young people taking up smoking “.

For further advice on Quit 4 Life Smoking Services contact:

www.quit4life.nhs.uk
Tel 0845 602 4663
Text QUIT to 60123

For further information on the project: contact:
Virginia Taylor, on behalf of Environmental Services Hart District Council virginia.taylor@dsl.pipex.com or tel  07887 856242

For more information on under age sales text 60003 start message HANTS UNDERAGE or visit  http://www3.hants.gov.uk/underagesales.htm