Bryan Slater Director of Education	Distribution
	Primary Schools Middle Schools

The attached document is provided for your information:

INFORMATION	Title	SCHOOL DRUGS POLICY AND FUNDING FOR DRUGS EDUCATION
	Summary of contents	Outlines what schools need to do in order to ensure that they have a school drugs policy “in line with government guidelines”. (As outlined in MI 62-04 and recent letter regarding new DfES guidance document). Also gives details of how model policy can be accessed via School Drugs Adviser’s Esinet website
	Associated documents	MI 62/04
	Date	13/04/04
	Effective from	Immediate effect
	LEA Contact	Barry Gibson	(	01603 433276
	E-mail address	barry.gibson@norfolk.gov.uk
	Norfolk Self Review reference	2. How effective is the school in developing pupils’ attitudes, values and personal development? 5. How well does the school care for its pupils? 6. How well does the school work in partnership with parents? 7. How well is the school led and managed?
	Document reference	MI 84/04

Dear Colleague,

Re: School Drug Policies and funding for Drugs Education

You will be aware that it is a government target that all primary schools have a drug policy (which includes procedures for managing any drug related incidents) by April 2004. Since 2001, many primary schools have either attended INSET or had school based advice and support on developing/ reviewing their policy.

The previous DfES model policy, together with 3 recommended appendices have been used in all training and may be accessed at my website (see details below).

On 9^th March 2004, Drugs: Guidance for schools (DfES/0092/2004) was sent to all schools and based on this new document, I advise that you consider the following:

· if you have developed your policy based on any advice or training since 2001 and have adapted the model policy; remove the 3 appendices and replace them with Appendices 8,9 and 11 from the new guidance document

· if you have no policy or one which is not based on the model policy; adopt the model as per my website (see details below)

You may obtain further details and copies of the model policy on my website,

http://www.norfolkesinet.org.uk/pages/viewpage.asp?uniqid=1934

I would also like to make you aware that although Standards Funding for Drugs Education has now ended, my time will continue to be free to schools (whether that is individual advice and support or INSET courses). I would be grateful if you could make your staff aware of this as details in the INSET Opportunities Handbook 2004/5 indicate that there is a charge for Drug Education courses: this is not now the case.

Yours sincerely

Barry Gibson

School Drugs Adviser