Vaping is a growing concern for our parents and school communities. The Anti-Vaping Toolkit contains information on strategies to minimise vaping among students and how vaping can be addressed in the curriculum.
There has been growing concern about the harmful effects of e-cigarettes and vaping. Research has found that in WA, 13.5% of secondary students have tried an e-cigarette. Schools play an important role to help prevent students from using e-cigarettes by making sure they know the facts about vaping.
The Anti-Vaping Toolkit is a collection of resources and creative assets designed to raise awareness of the health risks of using electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes, vapes). These resources can be used by schools to inform young people, parents and carers and school staff about vaping. The Anti-Vaping Toolkit aims to:
The Department of Education WA and the WA Department of Health acknowledge NSW Health’s authorship and ownership of these materials.
The curriculum-based activities support schools to deliver vaping prevention education in classrooms. It contains all the videos, posters, fact sheets and templates you will need.
This short video accompanies the E-cigarettes and Vaping Teacher Resource: Year 8, 9 and 10.
This user guide is to be used as an adjunct to the Department of Education WA and Department of Health WA guidelines.
This fact sheet helps school staff know what they can do about e-cigarettes and vaping in the school community.
This fact sheet will help teachers and school staff identify common e-cigarette devices (vapes) their students might have.
This fact sheet will help teachers and other school staff know the facts about e-cigarettes and vaping.
This poster can be displayed in the staff areas at school. It will help teachers and school staff identify common e-cigarette devices (vapes) their students might have.
This table describes the evidence for the statements in the Anti-Vaping Toolkit.
Frequently asked questions for schools about vaping.
This fact sheet will help parents and carers know the facts about e-cigarettes and vaping. School staff can print and distribute this fact sheet to parents or share it through electronic communications.
This fact sheet will help parents and carers identify common e-cigarette devices (vapes) their child might have. School staff can print and distribute this fact sheet to parents or share it through electronic communications.
School staff can use this letter template to communicate to parents and carers about any concerns around e-cigarettes and vaping in the school community.
School staff can use this newsletter content to communicate to parents and carers about any concerns around e-cigarettes and vaping in the school community.
Schools that have experienced volatile substance use by students are recommended to use the 'Do you know what you’re vaping' poster and avoid using the posters and video depicting household products.
This fact sheet will help students know the facts about e-cigarettes and vaping.
You can display this poster around the school grounds.
You can display this poster around the school grounds.
You can display this poster around the school grounds.
You can display this poster around the school grounds.