Keep up to date with all the news happening in school at the moment.

• Information Films for Parents/carers

  Wed 15 Nov 2023 Mr. Gorman

  Please use the below link to access a range of short information films on Child Mental Health and Neurodivergent Conditions. 

   

  https://nipinthebud.org/films-for-parents-carers/

   

• HEARTs project has been named as a finalist for a Pearson Award

  Wed 19 Apr 2023 Martin Gorman

  At Hope school Attachment and trauma approach is at the heart of everything we do. We share this fantastic practice with a range of settings across the country and... The HEARTs project has been nominated for an award. More information will be given soon but in the mean time please read one of the many positive feedback responses to the sessions:

   

  Being part of the HEARTS project has been truly transformational for XXXXXXXXXX. Post covid and with growing pupil numbers, we were exploring different ways of future-proofing our culture so that the support that pupils get at our school and their subsequent positive outcomes could be secured for every child. We also wanted to ensure that our families felt part of their child's journey and were able to work with us to navigate the often difficult teenage years. HEARTS enabled us to work with other secondary schools but also primary schools to reflect the fact that education is a life long journey and not something that can be carved up into neat periods of time. It made us think about a child's experience at different parts of its life and particularly at the crucial primary / secondary transition phase.

  It is essential that everyone working at a school understands the impact that early years experience can have on a child's behaviours. So many of our children also experience ACEs and trauma that we also need to understand the real impact that this can have on brain development and so on behaviour. This does not excuse behaviours, there still need to be consequences,  but it explains and helps those of us in schools as well as families to find a way to help a child to feel safe and to regulate. In this way, we can not only change educational outcomes; but can really change lives.

  The work that we are doing in school as part of the HEARTS project is not easy; it takes a lot of explanation and discussion with staff, pupils and families, but we are already seeing real results. Our school is calmer and our most dysregulated children and their families are more able to work with us as they increasingly feel that they belong to our community.

• WEBSITE UPDATE

  Fri 10 Mar 2023 Mr. Gorman

  IMPORTANT UPDATE

   

  Our website is undergoing significant improvements. We aim for this to be complete before the end of this next half-term (Summer 1).

   

  If there is something specific you are looking for, but cannot find it, please contact the school office. Thank you for your patience!

   

• Hope School rated Outstanding again

  Fri 26 Apr 2019 M O'Neill

   

  Ofsted Piccadilly Gate Store Street Manchester M1 2WD T 0300 123 4234 www.gov.uk/ofsted

  25 April 2019 Mr Rohit Naik

  Headteacher

  Hope School

  251 Hartsbourne Avenue

  Liverpool

  Merseyside

  L25 2RY

  Dear Mr Naik Short inspection of Hope School Following my visit to the school on 2 April 2019 with Cole Andrew, Ofsted Inspector, I write on behalf of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills to report the inspection findings. The visit was the first short inspection carried out since the school was judged to be outstanding in November 2014.

  This school continues to be outstanding. The leadership team has maintained the outstanding quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You are an inspirational school leader. You are passionate about the importance of understanding pupils’ behaviour. After the last inspection you reflected on how well your school provides pupils with lifelong skills. You analysed how successful your pupils were after leaving Hope School. You knew that pupils could control their behaviour in school, but your analysis showed that they did not have the same level of control away from school. You realised that difficulties forming emotional attachments lay at the heart of the challenges your pupils faced. This led you to take the decision to completely change the management of pupils’ behaviour in your school. Based on academic research you have developed a school that is sensitive to supporting pupils with attachment and complex trauma histories. This new approach removed reliance on external sanctions and rewards to control behaviour. The emphasis changed to understanding the internal reasons for behaviour. This approach empowers pupils to control their own behaviour without external controls. Extensive training and support from external specialists helped staff develop new skills. Training and support were also provided to families. This helped parents to continue to develop pupils’ understanding of behaviour at home. The impact of this new approach has been the creation of a school focused on understanding why pupils struggle to control their behaviour. With support from expert staff, pupils develop strategies for controlling their behaviour. Pupils also understand the

• Newspaper Article

  Mon 31 Oct 2016 Dr J Nock

  Follow the link to read about our school in the SEN Magazine!

  https://senmagazine.co.uk/home/articles/senarticles-2/in-a-class-of-their-own