DrugScope contributes to and provides secretarial support for a number of :
Consultative fora:
Drug Education Practitioners Forum
The purpose of the forum is to enhance and promote quality in drug education through support for the professional development of drug education practitioners working in formal and informal settings. The forum communicates at meetings (three times a year) and via e-mail, as well as using the distribution list to circulate various relevant documents and news.There are currently 60 members. Membership is free and open to all those involved in supporting and providing drug education in formal and informal settings.
The DEPF now has a wiki (a collaborative website) to enable members of the forum to share professional information and network. Using the wiki members can participate in discussions, create a profile page, upload useful documents and browse those uploaded by others, and much more. Please email Carol, carolm@drugscope.org.uk or Jackie, jackieb@drugscope.org.uk if you would like to join.
DEPF wiki guide (PDF 764KB) Find out how to join, edit pages, upload photos, participate in discussions and more with this guide.
Access the DEPF wiki here.
Chair: Jenny McWhirter
Date of next meeting: 24th March 2009
Venue: The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund
Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7PB
Contact: Carol Marsh: carolm@drugscope.org.uk
This meeting is open to members only
Independent review of PSHE - DEPF response On October 23rd Ministers announced their intention to make PSHE education statutory and that an independent review would be launched to investigate how to achieve this. The DEPF was invited to contribute to the process of gathering written evidence to inform the review.
You can read the DEPF response here (PDF 56KB)
Drug Training and Development Forum
This forum is currently under review.
National Needle Exchange Forum
The National Needle Exchange Forum (NNEF) is a group of needle exchange workers from England and Wales that exists to actively promote and support the provision of high quality, comprehensive needle exchange services as a key part of the United Kingdom drugs strategy.
Website: http://www.nnef.org.uk/
Contact: dsnxforum@drugscope.org.uk
