What did it involve? Pupils helped teachers to create a resource pack and activities booklet about drugs awareness. Young people were consulted about how to raise awareness about drugs and it was their choice to create a cartoon.
Why did they do it? The project was organised by Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council's Youth Service and Health Schools Team to make young people aware of the dangers of drugs and give them advice on what to do if they found drugs in their home.
What happened next? The project won third prize in the stakeholder category in the Frank Awards, the Home Office's national drug campaign award scheme. Graham Wright, Knowsley council's cabinet member for children and family services, says: "Consulting with pupils and using their ideas on how to deliver the message to other children their age is a great idea."
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