Introduction

Scene by Us is a toolkit designed to support secondary school pupils film, produce and distribute a DVD about their school and the choices that young people attending secondary school make everyday.

The idea behind the project is to use the knowledge, ideas and experiences of young people who have recently begun secondary school to support those who are about to start.

Scene by Us was first developed to focus on choices that affect dental health so the key topic areas covered are:

You may find that the young people involved in the production and design of the DVD in your school will identify other topic areas or health issues that they think might be helpful to highlight to new pupils, in these instances it is important to thoroughly check the information sources and be confident the messages beign given are accurate.

Toolkit Downloads

Support and Advice

For further support and advice regarding the implementation and production of the DVD in your school or if you have any questions about any aspect of the toolkit, please contact - Tina Everington or  Fiona Macfarlane, Oral / Dental Health Promotion team.

Local Contact Information

For additional support in the development of your transition DVD project involve your Public Health Nurse, Active Schools Co-ordinators, Community Dietitians, Health Promotion Specialists and / or other health professionals.

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Equipment Hire

If your school does not have access to basic filming equipment i.e. Digital Video Recorder, Tripod, Microphone etc there is one set available to borrow from the Oral Health Promotion team, please visit Team Contacts for further information.