Supporting New Zealand schools to take a whole school approach to student wellbeing that prepares students for a world where drugs and alcohol exist.
What you can access here
The resources on this site can help you give the best
opportunities to your students. You can:
Download resources to use in schools
Download resources to use in schools, Including teaching and assessment resources for English, Mathematics and Geography classes
Step-by-step approach
Find out how to take a step-by-step approach to implement Tuturu in your school
Online modules
Complete our online training for service providers to learn how to support school students
Did You Know
Want to know more about how to talk to young people about alcohol and other drugs? Check out the Did You Know series
Build your understanding of whole school approaches
Build your understanding of whole school approaches
Tūturu is grounded in evidence
Tūturu began its development in 2016, working together with schools and service providers across Aotearoa. Through this thorough process we formed a strong understanding of what would help to keep students engaged in education and improve their wellbeing.
This image shows who has been involved in developing Tūturu.
Start building on your school's approach today
We are preparing our students to live in a world where alcohol and other drugs exist. The good news is that what is already working well for other wellbeing areas can work for alcohol and other drugs too.
We know that these things make a difference:
- Having a positive school environment, where students feel like they belong and that their wellbeing is important.
- Having a lot of opportunities to engage in outside of class activities throughout the year.
- Having opportunities to develop skills in critical thinking, especially about what the social norms in their community are.
- Identifying students with slipping attendance or achievement, and getting them support as early as possible.
How we respond to a student’s substance use has more of an impact on their education than the use itself. The earlier we provide support and re-engage students in learning and extracurricular activities, the better their chances of success at school.
Our pilot schools have taken a step-by-step approach to implementing Tūturu
Each school took these four steps to implement Tūturu.
Identified that they wanted to improve student wellbeing
Identified the staff who would work with their local Tūturu supporter
(CAYAD Auckland, Youth Odyssey, Youth INtact, Sorted, Mirror HQ)
Completed the reflection tool and prioritised actions into a plan
Identified which Tūturu resources would help
We are working with each school to continue creating helpful resources. Once we have completed the pilot, we will be able to support other schools to implement Tūturu.