Our Smokebusters campaign is an exclusive club for
9-11 year olds.
It aims to provide children with facts about smoking -
supplying them with information, attitudes and skills to
resist pressures
to experiment with cigarettes.
Smokebusters intervenes when children are at a
vulnerable age, approaching the transition between
primary and secondary school.
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Cookstown PS
Primary 6 pupils: Rebecca Curry Nathan Mc Connell
P7 Teacher: Mrs Campbell
‘The Smokebusters project is a very fun and innovative approach to educating children on the health risks of smoking which coincides with our healthy lifestyle within the school. The project also meets the guidelines of the revised curriculum in particular ‘Personal Development and Mutual Understanding’.
Recarson PS Omagh
Primary 6 pupils: Elisha Duddy Jacob Curry
Primary 7 pupils: Eoin Teague Carla Mc Elroy
P7 Teacher: Mrs Austin:
‘I feel Smokebusters is a very fun and innovative project which we use in class talking about the harmful effects of smoking and coping with peer pressures also linking well with the revised curriculum in particular PDMU section. The children love to receive the Smokebusters newsletters, membership cards and stickers.’
Sion Mills PS
Primary 7 pupils: (girl)Jordan & Donovan (boy)
P6 Teacher: Mrs Campbell
The Smokebusters project is a great health promotion initiative, which educates children on the effects of smoking and also helps them to cope with peer pressures. The project is very relevant to the revised curriculum in particular ‘The world around us’ and PDMU.’
St Therese’s PS Derry:
Primary 6 pupils: Jamie Hargin Naomi Hargin
Primary 7 pupils: Noel Barrow Aine Walker
P6 Teacher Mrs Donaghey:
‘The Smokebusters project is a successful health promotion initiative which has been delivered to schools for many years. The reasons for its success are due to the fun and creative approach used to educate children on the difficult issues surrounding smoking. The project coincides with the revised curriculum in particular the topic of the ‘The world around us’ and ‘PDMU’. It helps pupils understand the risks to health in a child friendly and age appropriate way. It encourages skills around sensible decision making in terms of peer pressure.’
