Drugs policies: guidance and examples
Find support with writing or reviewing your school’s drugs policy, with guidance from the DfE on what to include and examples of policies from schools.
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Read DfE advice on writing a drugs policy
The Department for Education (DfE) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) have jointly published non-statutory drugs advice for schools.
Annex A contains a suggested framework for a drugs policy. It lists areas that a drugs policy may cover, including:
- The policy’s development process
- The context of the policy and its relationship to other policies
- Where and to whom the policy applies
- Definitions and terminology
- Management of drugs at school and on school trips
- Police involvement
- Information sharing
- The role of governors
See primary school examples
Community school in Stockton-on-Tees
Tilery Primary School has a drugs and alcohol policy (find this under 'Safeguarding') that includes:
- A definition of a 'drug'
- The roles and responsibilities of staff members
- Details of the school's approach to drugs education
Community school in Coventry
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