Whole school approach to vaping in schools

How do we collect CYP voice and empower them to lead activities?

The child and young person (CYP) voice should be at the heart of everything we do and inform any decisions we make about curriculum and provision which aims to prevent CYP from using vapes.

Surveys and other activities should be regularly carried out to find out CYP's thoughts and feelings around vaping, this information can then be used to inform preventative work across your school/setting as well as more bespoke levels of intervention.

Analysis of CYP voice can help to identify areas for development and evidence strengths.

Access guidance on collecting CYP views in this padlet (within the 'CYP voice' section) and information about on the Norfolk Schools and Learning Providers website.

NICE Guidance for Smoking Prevention in Schools found that approaches led by CYP, nominated by the CYP themselves can be most effective at reducing smoking prevalence. See more guidance from Hampshire County Council's Smoke Free Me: Peer Education.

Remember:

Some CYP may not be able to verbalise their thoughts and feelings because of their age, stage, or additional needs. If this is a barrier to finding out how they feel, then other approaches can be used, eg visuals/feelings faces/scaling charts/choice boards etc. Surveys and questionnaires can also be adapted to meet needs.

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