Everyone in our school has a role to play in educating students about vaping and the Department for Education, Children and Young People’s (DECYP) is committed to prioritising the health and safety of all children and young people.

DECYP recently worked with the Department of Health to develop an online vaping teaching package.

Teachers, support staff and school health nurses can now access additional online training, classroom resources and lesson plans about the risks of vaping, what the law and regulations are, and how to support someone in quitting.

At our school, we will continue to support your children on by giving them factual information about the impacts of vaping.  With these new resources, we will be able to build on this message so students can make informed decisions about their health.

This may lead to more discussions about vaping at home. You might like to have a conversation with your child to help reinforce what they’ve been learning at school. 

There are some useful vaping resources and fact sheets available on DECYP’s website aimed at supporting families.  The Department of Health’s website is also a good source of health-related information.

Please contact me if you have any questions about this.