Table 7 Advantages of using teachers to deliver SFS
Strength of teachers | Quote |
|---|---|
Children’s perspectives | |
Respected | “Teachers, because they can get our attention easily and we have to listen”. (Boy, school 38 (gp 2), focus group data) |
Knowledge of smoking issues | “They understand it [smoking issues] more”. (Girl, school 18, focus group data) |
Experience of working with children | “Because they’re trained to be with children and teach children”. (Boy, school 18 (gp 2), focus group data) |
Relationship with teacher | “We all know the teacher and trust the teachers more”. (Boy, school 8 (gp 1), focus group data) |
Teachers’ perspectives | |
Relationship with child | “I know the kids so I can look ahead and see which activities they might struggle with”. (Teacher, school 13, interview data) |
Coaches’ perspectives | |
Relationship with child | “Obviously they work with those children everyday so obviously they know what makes the kids click”. (Coach 4, interview data) |
Time to follow-up messages | “If they get into it they can deliver these messages constantly, you know five days a week with the kids”. (Coach 1, interview data) |