"We did this last year with Year 8 and 10 and was incredibly useful. It is WELL worth doing and so useful to inform PSHE planning. The safeguarding audit team were delighted that we had done it. The findings are so so interesting.
"The findings are really comprehensive and range from what percentage of year 8 have breakfast in the morning to how many have tried this particular drug, to identity, health and sleep patterns, mental health, citizenship issues....
"It's essential for the PSHE and pastoral curriculum."
Q: Does anyone smoke in a car when you are in it too? A: 20% of children said yes #SHEUres
Q: Does anyone smoke in a car when you are in it too? A: 20% of children said yes #SHEUres
According to the BBC, a plan to ban smoking in cars carrying children is due to be put to a vote in the House of Lords today.
Another BBC story quotes James Cant, head of the British Lung Foundation Scotland, pointed to a 2010 NHS study in England which found that about 18% of children aged 11 to 15 were exposed to smoke in cars.
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We thought we'd have a quick check of our own statistics on this issue. Exactly 20% of all pupils in Years 8 and 10 answered yes. |
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It was interesting to note that the figures for boys were lower than given by girls, and Year 8 figures were lower than for Year 10s, so that the figure for Year 10 girls was 24%. |
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29 January 2014 11:32