WELCOME

WELCOME

The Expressive Arts Faculty prides itself on the creative opportunities that we offer to our students. As well as developing the talent and skills within each of our subject areas, we also encourage students to immerse themselves fully in their chosen artforms and develop a passion, appreciation and understanding that goes way beyond their time at school. Studying our subjects at Key Stage 4 gives students the chance to do just that – to study styles, movements, and artists in greater depth and in doing so, enabling our students to become lifelong creators and artists themselves. Opting for one or more of our subjects at Key Stage 4 is a brilliant way to enjoy a rounded and balanced curriculum where students can develop not just as artists, but as collaborators, creative thinkers, problem solvers and confident orators.

Art & Design

The GCSE Art & Design curriculum offers three separate specification choices allowing you to focus on your preferred way of working in Art. 

Art, Craft & Design, the general Art & Design course that lets you explore a wide range of processes, Photography, a mainly digital course that helps you to explore creativity with a camera and Graphic Communication helps you to explore how design is used to communicate in many ways.

Information about all three choices is in the video and questions can be directed to your Art & Design teacher.

Dance

If you love performing and want to learn how to choreograph your own work then our KS4 Dance courses are for you. They combine practical lessons where you will develop your dance technique in a range of styles with the theory behind the practise. You will also study a selection of professional works and learn to analyse your own progress along the way. Don’t hesitate to pay us a visit if you have any questions!

Drama

Whether you are a keen performer, budding director or aspiring theatre designer, there is something on offer for everyone on one of our two fantastic Key Stage 4 Drama courses. Both the GCSE and the BTEC routes give students fantastic opportunities to progress creatively and academically as well as develop confidence and transferable communicative and collaborative skills. Watch the videos to find out more!

Music

The Music curriculum offers two separate specification choices. GCSE Music offers a broad curriculum that includes performance, composition and listening skills. 
BTEC Music allows you to focus on your instrument and the skill of performance. You will complete three units of work and the last one will include a gig in front of a live audience. Full information about the music options is in the video and questions can be directed to your Music teacher.

Faculty Information

Faculty Curriculum Plans

Faculty staff list

Faculty Homework Policy

The Expressive Arts Faculty prides itself on the creative opportunities that we offer to our students. As well as developing the talent and skills within each of our subject areas, we also encourage students to immerse themselves fully in their chosen artforms and develop a passion, appreciation and understanding that goes way beyond their time at school. Studying our subjects at Key Stage 4 gives students the chance to do just that – to study styles, movements, and artists in greater depth and in doing so, enabling our students to become lifelong creators and artists themselves. Opting for one or more of our subjects at Key Stage 4 is a brilliant way to enjoy a rounded and balanced curriculum where students can develop not just as artists, but as collaborators, creative thinkers, problem solvers and confident orators.

Art & Design

The GCSE Art & Design curriculum offers three separate specification choices allowing you to focus on your preferred way of working in Art. 

Art, Craft & Design, the general Art & Design course that lets you explore a wide range of processes, Photography, a mainly digital course that helps you to explore creativity with a camera and Graphic Communication helps you to explore how design is used to communicate in many ways.

Information about all three choices is in the video and questions can be directed to your Art & Design teacher.

Dance

If you love performing and want to learn how to choreograph your own work then our KS4 Dance courses are for you. They combine practical lessons where you will develop your dance technique in a range of styles with the theory behind the practise. You will also study a selection of professional works and learn to analyse your own progress along the way. Don’t hesitate to pay us a visit if you have any questions!

Drama

Whether you are a keen performer, budding director or aspiring theatre designer, there is something on offer for everyone on one of our two fantastic Key Stage 4 Drama courses. Both the GCSE and the BTEC routes give students fantastic opportunities to progress creatively and academically as well as develop confidence and transferable communicative and collaborative skills. Watch the videos to find out more!

Music

The Music curriculum offers two separate specification choices. GCSE Music offers a broad curriculum that includes performance, composition and listening skills. 
RSL Music allows you to focus on your instrument and the skill of performance. You will complete three units of work and the last one will include a gig in front of a live audience. Full information about the music options is in the video and questions can be directed to your Music teacher.

Faculty Information

Faculty Curriculum Plans

Faculty staff list

Faculty Homework Policy

The Expressive Arts Faculty prides itself on the creative opportunities that we offer to our students. As well as developing the talent and skills within each of our subject areas, we also encourage students to immerse themselves fully in their chosen artforms and develop a passion, appreciation and understanding that goes way beyond their time at school. Studying our subjects at Key Stage 4 gives students the chance to do just that – to study styles, movements, and artists in greater depth and in doing so, enabling our students to become lifelong creators and artists themselves. Opting for one or more of our subjects at Key Stage 4 is a brilliant way to enjoy a rounded and balanced curriculum where students can develop not just as artists, but as collaborators, creative thinkers, problem solvers and confident orators.

Art & Design

The GCSE Art & Design curriculum offers three separate specification choices allowing you to focus on your preferred way of working in Art. 

Art, Craft & Design, the general Art & Design course that lets you explore a wide range of processes, Photography, a mainly digital course that helps you to explore creativity with a camera and Graphic Communication helps you to explore how design is used to communicate in many ways.

Information about all three choices is in the video and questions can be directed to your Art & Design teacher.

Dance

If you love performing and want to learn how to choreograph your own work then our KS4 Dance courses are for you. They combine practical lessons where you will develop your dance technique in a range of styles with the theory behind the practise. You will also study a selection of professional works and learn to analyse your own progress along the way. Don’t hesitate to pay us a visit if you have any questions!

Drama

Whether you are a keen performer, budding director or aspiring theatre designer, there is something on offer for everyone on one of our two fantastic Key Stage 4 Drama courses. Both the GCSE and the BTEC routes give students fantastic opportunities to progress creatively and academically as well as develop confidence and transferable communicative and collaborative skills. Watch the videos to find out more!

Music

The Music curriculum offers two separate specification choices. GCSE Music offers a broad curriculum that includes performance, composition and listening skills. 
RSL Music allows you to focus on your instrument and the skill of performance. You will complete three units of work and the last one will include a gig in front of a live audience. Full information about the music options is in the video and questions can be directed to your Music teacher.

Faculty Information

Faculty Curriculum Plans

Faculty staff list

Faculty Homework Policy

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.