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Cycling to School Policy

School Policy for cycling to and from school.

Cycling to School Policy

School Policy for cycling to and from school.

Cycling to School Policy

School Policy for cycling to and from school.

Introduction

Fred Longworth High School is keen to encourage cycling and walking to school to promote healthy and environmentally friendly lifestyles and to help to reduce congestion at busy times before and after school. However cycling to school is potentially very dangerous and as a school we want to ensure that we are doing all that we can to promote safe cycling and to minimise the associated risks with cycling to school. We need the support of parents in implementing this policy; parents play a key role in ensuring that their sons and daughters cooperate with the school’s policy on cycling to school.

In order to minimise risks to our students we have a policy which is based around safe cycling.

Cycling to School Contract

  1. All bicycles must be roadworthy and appropriate for the age of the student in terms of frame size and seat height. All bikes must have brakes that work safely. Parents will ensure that their child’s bike is safe and roadworthy.

  2. Students are not permitted to travel to school on e-bikes or e-scooters.

  3. We strongly advise students to wear a helmet when cycling to and from school. The school will provide an area to store helmets during lesson times.

  4. When students are on school site, they must dismount their bike and walk the bike to the cycle storage area.

  5. Students will ensure that they provide a lock for their bike to be secured on school grounds in the bike storage areas.

  6. During the winter months when cycling to and from school in the dark, parents will ensure that students’ bikes have front and rear lights.

  7. All students will cycle in a safe manner and take into account pedestrians and other school children.

  8. All students will refrain from listening to music through earphones whilst cycling to school.

  9. Students who are found to be cycling dangerously will be spoken to about their unsafe cycling and permission to cycle to school may be withdrawn.

  10. If a student continues to bring their bike to school despite being banned, we will lock the student’s bike up, and parents will be required to attend a meeting in school.

  11. Parents who need to discuss issues with cycling to school will contact the relevant Head of Year or Mr Fallows, Pastoral Leader.

You can download a copy of our Cycling to School Policy by clicking on the link below.

The file above is provided in PDF format and will open on most computers, tablets and smartphones without the need for additional software, but if you need to download a reader follow this link (computers only) or on tablets and smartphones use the Apple iTunes or Google Play stores.

How Yondr Works

Frequently Asked Questions

We want our students to be engaged in their learning. A child at high school should not really have a reason to contact a parent during the day; however, if there is a genuine reason e.g. they have forgotten their packed lunch, a phone call can be made home from the school office. If a parent needs to contact their child in an emergency, they should contact the school office. If you need to contact your child during the school day, contact the main office on 01942 883796.

In case of a school emergency, we direct our students to safety first, following our school emergency procedures.

 

Students are in possession of their phone - in their Yondr pouch - for the entire school day. We will advise students to store the pouch safely in their school bag or blazer pockets.

If a student damages their Pouch or is caught on their phone, we will confiscate the phone and issue a sanction which is likely to be a suspension.

Note: Damage consists of any signs that the physical integrity of the pouch has been compromised, whether intentional or unintentional, as determined by the school or Yondr staff.

Damaged pouches will be charged to parents at a cost of £20.

They will be searched and wanded with a handheld scanner by a member of SLT. If they are found to have their phone on their person they will be expected to place it in their pouch. Refusal will be met with suspension.

If a student forgets their Pouch, their phone will be confiscated.

As per our previous mobile phone policy;

  • Confiscated phones will be taken to reception where the phone will be secured in the school safe.
  • Parents will be alerted to the phone confiscation via the school office.

Parents will have the option to collect the phone at the end of the day. If parents do not collect the phone, the phone will remain in school until the end of the week or until the student has their pouch.

In Yondr’s experience, this almost never happens. All students funnel past the unlocking stations at the exits, they want their phones back and don’t forget to unlock their pouches. If they do arrive home with a phone in a pouch, they can either come back to school to unlock it, or have a phone free evening!

The unlocking process is quick and takes under a second per student. 

As a privilege, Year 11 will be able to unlock their phones as they go off site at lunchtime; however, they will be expected to put their phones back into their pouches when they return to school for period 5.

Yes. There is an adapted version of the pouch which uses a Velcro fastener instead of a magnetic lock. This means the student still follows the policy, but the adapted pouch gives them easy access to their phone when required. If the student abuses this, they will face a sanction. We are already aware of these students.

Your Office 365 account username is your school network account username followed by @flhs.wigan.sch.uk 
The password is the same password that you use in school to access computers.