educari is an independent consultancy widely concerned with young people, drugs, education and health. Our work includes: publications; website design and development; research, evaluation, policy analysis; consultancy and training; and international work.

For details of educari's publications & resources, use the links in the red panel on the left.

Paper publications

We publish books to support PSHE & C - and in particular, drug education - in primary, secondary and special schools and in informal settings.
We especially recommend to DATs our booklet, Let's Find Out About Drugs Together, which is designed to help parents and KS2-aged children to talk together about drugs issues. This booklet is available in bulk for distribution through schools, parents' organisations, etc.

The booklet, Let's Find Out About Drugs Together, was developed from a similar booklet produced in one local area. There are many such examples of good material developed in one locality that do not get national recognition. We are therefore keen to assist in adapting locally-developed materials and helping to make them available nationally.

We have also worked with other organisations in developing material appropriate to their needs. For example, we wrote the training package for DrugScope's series of Governor Conferences, and for the drugs agency, AddAction, we created a booklet for parents about drugs. If you have a need for locally developed material, contact us.

Electronic publications

More and more material will be published in electronic form - on the web and on CD-ROM - giving teachers, drugs workers and other professionals, and young people and their parents easier access to specialist resources. Electronic media also provide excellent opportunities for innovative material that is appealing to young people.

However, electronic media are under-exploited in providing drug information and education. Where electronic media have been used, the results are generally disappointing. But using leading-edge techniques, new methods of education are possible. Just see Xoteric; our new CD-ROM on drugs! It's out now, and features an interactive game-like environment where young people learn about drugs and explore the reasons why people might use them, and the possible consequences if they do.

We are also producing an innovative trigger video for use with groups of young people. This will feature our character, 'EeeZee', who has a history of drug misuse.
The video; In Too Deep (I2D) is set on a TV chat show and demonstrates our current capacity for producing broadcast-quality media with excellent educational content .
This video will be excellent for use with young people's groups, and we can work with local agencies in setting up a context for showing it and maximising its educational potential.

See also our website work.

We would be happy to discuss any questions or ideas you have, please contact educari's managing Partner; Richard Ives or call him on 01328 878 790