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DRUG EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, 2002/2003

TABLE 1: SCHOOLS WHICH PROVIDE DRUG EDUCATION AND THE TYPES OF DRUG EDUCATION INVOLVED, 2002/03

Sector/type of school	Percentage of schools which provide drug education ¹	*Of those schools which provide drug education, the percentage of schools where¹*
		This drug education covers					Each pupil will receive drug education⁴	Each pupil will receive drug educ.which provides progression and continuity⁵	This drug education is in line with current national advice⁶


		Safe Use of Medicine	Alcohol	Tobacco	Solvents	Controlled Drugs
		Safe Use of Medicine	Alcohol	Tobacco	Solvents	Controlled Drugs
2002/03
Local authority schools
Primary	100	99	100	100	99	99	98	97	95
Secondary	100	95	100	100	99	100	100	99	94
Special	96	100	99	98	98	97	95	94	93
Total	*100*	99	*100*	*100*	99	99	98	97	95
All other schools^2,3
Primary	95	97	100	100	95	93	92	86	75
Secondary	98	93	100	98	98	100	96	91	82
Special	97	87	97	97	97	97	87	90	77
Total	97	93	99	99	97	97	92	89	78
All schools³
Primary	99	99	100	100	99	99	98	96	95
Secondary	100	95	100	100	99	100	99	98	93
Special	96	97	98	98	98	97	93	93	89
Total	99	99	*100*	*100*	99	99	98	97	94
2001/02
All schools³	98	98	99	99	98	98	97	94	91

1. Figures are rounded - 100% may be displayed in some cases where the actual figure is greater than or equal to 99.5%.
2. Covers independent schools and a small number of grant-aided and opted-out schools.
3. Schools which have both primary and secondary departments are counted under both categories.
4. A school is defined as providing drug education to each pupil if every pupil who stays at that school 'from start to finish' will receive drug education at some point.
5. A school is defined as providing drug education to each pupil which provides 'progression and continuity in their learning as they move through the school' if every pupil would receive drug education at several stages during their time at a particular school.
6. A school which provides drug education in line with current national advice must cover all of the criteria (where appropriate) listed in the table. The methodology has changed for this question since 2001/02 (see Notes for details). Using last year's methodology, 95% of all schools had drug education in line with national advice.

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