Training to Deliver Life Skills Education Programmes

We offer a range of training sessions to help you deliver Life Skills Education courses. In order to teach Life Skills Primary you will need to have some knowledge of how young people learn together with an understanding of a variety of teaching methods – all of this can be included in the training if needed.

Available Training to Deliver Life Skills Education Courses

Life Skills Primary

Key Stage 2

A full or half day training session for teachers who want to deliver to their year 5 or 6 students.

Details

Our training to deliver Life Skills Education courses will give you the knowledge that you need in order to deliver our courses with confidence. We will give you an understanding of the programme requirements together with up to date information on drugs and alcohol. Once you have completed your training support is available from our Training Manager on any aspect of the programme or delivery, should you need it.

The length of any training to deliver Life Skills Education courses will depend on your individual requirements, but for individuals with teaching/training knowledge and experience this would be between 3 and 7 hours. We are able to travel to you to deliver training if required; for teaching staff planning to teach the Life Skills Primary programme, you have the opportunity to join the first day of our annual DAaRT Officer training course.

Training for Teachers

Full or Half Day

Half day – £27.50 / Full day – £55

We offer a half day ‘conversion training’ course for those teachers who have taught DAaRT in the past. For those that haven’t we have the full day training schedule.

Either way we aim to fully equip teachers and schools in the delivery of our Primary programme.

What will you Learn

At the end of the day you will

Be conversant with the content of the curriculum and the learning outcomes for each session.
Identify what amounts to effective drug education
Possess and source adequate knowledge of drug facts and information to meet the needs of the curriculum.

Courses Available

Teachers can get training on

Life Skills Primary

Full day training courses include all printed materials, lunch and refreshments.

Training to Deliver Life Skills Courses for Other Organisations

We offer training courses to support those organisations with officers and / or staff already involved in enforcement, training, teaching, coaching and mentoring young people in schools and the community. This can be to deliver any of our primary or secondary programmes.

The courses accommodate a maximum of 15 students and are scheduled for dates agreed in advance. The length of the course will range from 5 to 10 days dependent upon the number, experience and qualifications of those attending and will be negotiated with the commissioning organisation.

If you are looking to deliver any of our programmes and would like to know more about the training involved please get in touch with us on 0300 111 3273.

Frequently Asked Question’s

Do I need to have your training to deliver Life Skills Education courses?

No. But whilst we don’t make it mandatory for anyone to undertake one of our training courses to deliver our programmes we try to make them as accessible as possible to ensure that every child receives the same, quality assured material in the same way. Independent evaluation shows that when delivered as per our prescribed methods our programmes are effective.

Where are your training days located?

We do not have set locations for our training days although they are more commonly held in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. We are also happy to come out to individual schools and provide on site training. We usually request that at least 2 staff are trainined in this situation.

Do you provide lunch?

Yes. We provide all refreshments and food on our full day courses. Half day courses include all refreshments.

Do you provide training to Military staff?

We have trained MoD staff in the UK and abroad. If you are a member of the armed forces and would like to be trained to deliver a DAaRT programme then please get in touch with head office on 0300 111 3273 to discuss your requirements.

Do you train Police or Fire Service Personnel?

Yes. We work closely with both organisations to help them in their work within schools. We can train officers to deliver Life Skills Education programmes to help them facilitate sessions alongside teachers. If you would like to discuss this further then please call us on 0300 111 3273.

I volunteer in a community group, can I get trained?

Our facilitator led community products are currently being updated, however there is no training required to facilitate the Life Skills Game, which comes with full lesson guides and fact sheets.

What are the expected outcomes of you training?

Be conversant with the content of the curricula and the learning outcomes for each session.
Demonstrate practical skills and theoretical knowledge of a variety of teaching methods to meet the needs of different learning styles and situations.
Possess and source adequate knowledge of drug facts and information to meet the needs of the curricula.