Highway Hope is committed to providing a welcoming environment where everyone is respected and valued, and can feel safe and secure. This includes beneficiaries/students, staff and individual visitors who access its facilities and services.
You can download our current safeguarding policy here.
Highway Hope strives to provide a safe, well-equipped and inspiring classroom environment that supports every child in their learner journey.
Every child is responsible for contributing to a positive classroom experience. To this end, we ask each child to follow our nine simple rules.
Should any pupil fail to uphold our nine simple rules, they will be responded to in line with the consequences outlined below.
Highway Hope has a zero tolerance towards bullying. Here is an overview of our current anti-bullying policy. Please familiarise yourself with it.
If you suspect that your child is being bullied or is bullying another child then please contact the us immediately.
“Bullying has been around since time began. It equips kids to deal with life. Why do we need advice to deal with it?”
Fortunately, the attitude of this person is not shared by the majority of adults. In fact most adults, especially parents and carers, are concerned to stop bullying and want practical ideas on how to cope and deal with it. Children who see their friends being bullied have a hard time concentrating on learning.
No child deserves to be bullied. As well as dealing with the victims of bullying we also have a responsibility to help the bullies – we do bullies no favours by ignoring their behaviour. Our aim is to change the attitudes which allow bullying and to actively seek ways of stopping bullying.
Families who feel that their concerns are not being addressed appropriately by the school, might like to consider the following steps:
First of all discourage your child from using bullying behaviour at home or elsewhere. Show them how to resolve difficult situations without using violence or aggression.
Sometimes children bully others because:
Parents and families are often the first to detect that a problem exists. Don’t dismiss it.
Contact the school immediately if you are worried. Your child may indicate signs or behaviours that he or she is being bullied.
If you are concerned and become aware of any of the following, you may wish to contact the school.
Your child may:
Parents and families are often the first to detect that a problem exists. Don’t dismiss it. Contact the school immediately if you are worried.
Your child may indicate signs or behaviours that he or she is being bullied. If you are concerned and become aware of any of the following, you may wish to contact the school.
Your child may: