--- title: "Policies" url: "https://hopehighschool.co.uk/key-information/policies" school: "Hope High School" --- [![Hope High School](https://files.schudio.com/hope-high-school/images/logo/logo_250b.png)![](https://files.schudio.com/hope-high-school/images/logo/logo_250b.png)](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/) - [ Our Community](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/our-community) - [ Key Information](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/key-information) - [ Curriculum](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/curriculum) - [ Term Dates \| School Day](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/termdates) - [ Personal Development ](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/personal-development) - [ Contact Us](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/contact) # Policies ## School Policies and Documents (Printed/Copies of documents available on request from the office). (Not all Staff Policies are published on the website below. Internal only policies are available via the LCC schools Portal and/or the Staff File). [Accessibility Plan](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/6-accessibility-plan/4e74f2be-3c8c-4bd0-8038-1b46f01f21e6/104872) [Administering Medication Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/42-administering-medication-policy/7a7fad0c-72dc-42df-bca7-f040901234b0/120952) [Admissions Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/7-admissions-policy/f691a0f9-62a5-41b7-a4c8-14ec2749a2ed/104858) [Allegations of Abuse Against Staff Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/allegations-of-abuse-against-staff-policy/9cc54fa1-2c4a-40f1-87d1-94bd2d2dbb22/104870) [Allergen and Anaphylaxis Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/28c-allergen-and-anaphylaxis-policy/d8bfc0b3-4686-41e8-805c-52753cd5c996/124736) [Anti-bullying Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/44-antibullying-policy/a4d1aeba-c23c-4db8-a711-7c6066cb727b/120956) [Appraisal Policy - Support Staff](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/31b-appraisal-policy--support-staff/6bfc4856-0264-4b57-81ea-ca21806a62c2/122911) [Appraisal Policy - Teachers](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/30b-appraisal-policy--teachers/e7a94dc8-27fd-4cbe-bfde-7234ca89a615/122909) [Attendance Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/8-attendance-policy/90965666-1174-4c16-b392-fd50e3d3386d/104881) [Asthma Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/28a-asthma-policy/a4280d7a-3d4a-4bee-8840-b87192a42ba4/124547) [Asthma - Department of Health Guidance on the Use of Emergency Salbutamol Inhalers in Schools](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/28b-asthma--guidance-on-the-use-of-emergency-salbutamol-inhalers/2df1bfcc-76e5-4f80-969f-9126ae23bf8b/124550) [Behaviour Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/2-behaviour-policy/58c5a605-bd75-4f9c-99c3-0387f8853f5f/104852) [Behaviour Principles Written Statement](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/3-behaviour-principles-written-statement/9f75efcd-e16c-49fc-9519-8bc12665d259/104859) [Bullying and Harassment Policy (Staff)](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/68-bullying-and-harassment-policy/0ff82cd0-c978-4828-93c1-2cca3a35666d/130585) [Bullying and Harassment Procedure (Staff)](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/68b-bullying-and-harassment-procedure/75d480e0-464b-4990-a01d-cd89648d3eb1/130588) [Capability Policy - Support Staff](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/31a-capability-policysupportstaff/14c45447-9c8d-4d12-aa1e-ea47d8ebd618/122906) [Capability Policy - Teachers](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/30a-capability-policyteachers/4867c94a-b07b-41c1-bab0-345641925d6f/104850) [Careers Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/careers-programme/98a021e1-c5a1-402a-b8d5-1a45bde1a4fc/104882) [Charging and Remissions Policy](https://nationalcollege.com/hope-high-school/policies/1a6f65f4-8b1f-4a75-8504-6d21f54f43b6) [Complaints - Model Complaints Procedure](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/4-complaints-procedures-policy/44663bb1-5aec-4d2d-a981-8cb606be4a6a/104861) [Code of Conduct for School Governing Bodies (2024)](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/code-of-conduct-for-school-governing-bodies-2024/9082c6a6-4aa0-4713-85c9-2f3fd839bcea/120964) [Curriculum and Alternative Provision Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/47-curriculum-and-alternative-provision-policy/aa42f7a0-ec17-4d72-91dc-62792e744e6a/120966) [Data Protection Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/data-protection-policy/619fd1c7-2be4-4496-ba60-746b62143d20/104856) [Disciplinary Policy and Procedure - Support Staff](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/5a-disciplinary-policy-and-procedure--support-staff/3844a2ea-79be-4569-abb0-1a9020b263d9/104867) [Disciplinary Policy and Procedure - Teaching Staff](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/5b-disciplinary-policy-and-procedure--teaching-staff/686b103b-ac89-47a5-b10a-e6b3044e16c5/110623) [Drug, Smoking and Alcohol Policy (Pupils)](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/48-drug-smoking-and-alcohol-policy-pupils/4a5f5e27-0c22-41d0-86aa-fb63116be82b/120970) [Dynamic Curriculum](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/59-dynamic-curriculum/391f77e9-254f-49b2-9c33-39aefc80099c/122679) [Early Career Teacher (ECT) Induction Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/early-career-teacher-ect-induction-policy/3fa0c671-a38e-4dcb-b7ae-81f289100fa1/104879) [Educational Off Site Visits Policy and Guidelines](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/educational-off-site-visits-policy-and-guidlines/b053d7ca-e0f8-4e02-ad40-c6a2a5020d4e/120971) [Equalities Statement & Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/14-equalities-statement--policy/919f567b-a3f6-4550-a82f-510f6560e820/104864) [Exam Access Arrangement Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/60k-exam-access-arrangement-policy/075c9b93-48e2-40d9-8ccc-40df3e0b0e31/123493) [Exam Complaints Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/60d-exam-complaints-policy/e5a3b320-ec38-4996-9046-2598900427c9/123508) [Exam Controlled Assessment and None-Examination Assessment Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/45-controlled-assessment-and-noneexamination-assessment-policy/fa861aad-7a2f-4b74-8297-b5b425db247c/120965) [Exam Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/60a-exam-policy/286943d2-47d6-4185-8e86-89b6a93400b1/123494) [First Aid Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/15-first-aid-policy/b3c87a8b-9953-4460-9a42-51a344102d31/104877) [Forest School Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/forest-school-policy/0cecb5ff-10ca-4cd5-8504-1b712c99fa19/110650) [Freedom of Information Publication Scheme](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/freedom-of-information-publication-scheme/1b776f9c-ab78-44ad-aff0-5ada6c8dcf3c/104862) [Governors' Allowance Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/17-governors-allowance-policy/894fbbe5-0166-4fe5-b3f1-17205f97f3ac/104863) [Governor Induction booklet](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/governor-induction-booklet/d4fcf08a-6cab-473c-870d-6e47b3462b28/122077) [Grievance Procedure & Policy (Support Staff)](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/grievance-procedure--policy-support-staff/f528a7aa-64a6-4214-bada-8594c8b7e275/104876) [Grievance Procedure & Policy (Teachers)](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/18b-grievance-procedure--policy-teachers/fff3c2e0-38bb-439d-bef5-288e0f786ffa/121437) [Health and Safety Policy LCC](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/19a-health-and-safety-policy-lcc/6547c889-54d6-4088-98ac-6135325d34c2/121438) [Health and Safety Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/19b-health-and-safety-policy/0d12f832-6560-4b06-b4e2-6ea07d5601d2/104857) [Instrument of Government](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/23-instrument-of-government/d679fe71-98b3-410c-9b97-1362962d9600/104884) [Leave of Absence Policy + appendices (Staff)](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/32-staff-leave-of-absence-policy--appendices/23aab555-835e-4e5a-93d0-5dd62185edf6/124554) [Letting Policy](https://nationalcollege.com/hope-high-school/policies/019bfa6e-fee0-712b-868b-9d1f66b8d075) [Local Offer](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/56-local-offer/df8c7d67-b88c-41a4-925d-6e26431dccef/122079) [Lone Worker Policy](https://nationalcollege.com/hope-high-school/policies/9f5b00f7-cc6c-4bb3-a929-cc46cf4338cb) [Menopause Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/67-menopause-policy/996efa78-67fe-4c1e-9af9-5c62aad86120/127543) [Online Safety Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/online-safety-policy/2d035fa2-4c01-4532-9195-5fe97d56a751/120994) [Pay Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/pay-policy/d5d2bf0f-5a3f-4d97-a004-b957b839b6dc/104855) [Premises Management Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/20-premises-management-policy/6e694f2c-6a44-4dcf-83c1-3e68c65884ab/104873) [Protection of Biometric Information](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/24-protection-of-biometric-information/9a254f0a-a553-4d79-a6a7-9328378d1108/104880) [Provider Access Policy Statement](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/24-protection-of-biometric-information/9a254f0a-a553-4d79-a6a7-9328378d1108/104880) [Pupil Premium Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/57-pupil-premium-policy/13cc72d1-b3af-42bc-95a3-5b33bf2455d2/122675) [Record of Business Interests](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/22-record-of-business-interests/996eeecb-dc27-4265-accb-2c1eb53366c5/104866) [Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE) Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/26-relationships-sex-and-health-education-rshe-policy/195215b5-d0ec-42f3-be92-91ab9af6ef9b/104875) [SEN Report](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/27-sen-information-report/01896040-f8b7-4979-86bb-601401993d2e/104854) [School Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/1-child-protection-and-safeguarding-policy/2ded24cd-c5d8-4a65-8f8b-e3f876f79b70/104868) [Social Networking Sites and Social Media policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/41-social-networking-sites-and-social-media-policy/2babdc28-9b6c-44bb-8902-7eb3c98a0abf/118536) [Smoke and Vape free Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/70-smoke-and-vape-free-policy/6c27f908-bef6-4eed-84e1-1dabd3da918a/130596) [Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/27-special-educational-needs-and-disabilities-send-policy/712f2313-3be6-499d-bc82-10ec0994f4f1/104886) [Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/28-supporting-pupils-with-medical-conditions-policy/cae3d5e4-fc98-4ad2-bf02-4b043768646b/104871) [Suspension and Exclusion Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/29-suspension-and-exclusion-policy/0ed08c9c-2447-415c-b5d1-03e79792ae11/104878) [Teaching and Learning Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/52-teaching-and-learning-policy/ce0dbcc4-2ecd-4e9a-a4a7-62d886baadc7/121439) [Whistleblowing Policy](https://www.schoolbus.co.uk/compliancemanager/public/40-whistleblowing-policy/f805d3db-084f-4e4b-8785-52852b4b1297/117620) ### Key Information - [Admissions](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/key-information/admissions) - [Careers](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/key-information/careers) - [Complaints procedure](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/key-information/complaints-procedure) - [Exam & Assessment Results](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/key-information/exam-assessment-results) - [Financial Information](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/key-information/financial-information) - [Hope High Leavers destinations](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/key-information/hope-high-leavers-destinations) - [Mental Health](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/key-information/mental-health) - [Ofsted Report](https://hopehighschool.co.uk/key-information/ofsted-report) - 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