WELCOME

WELCOME

Our Vision.

Our Arts Faculty Vision is to provide our learners with the opportunity to become lifelong participants and appreciators of Arts and Culture. We aim to achieve this through teaching and learning that focuses on developing skills alongside a sound knowledge of art forms, practitioners and cultural context. Learning across the faculty is real-world inspired and complimented by authentic cultural experiences and opportunities that allow our students to thrive and develop as creators, experts and advocates for the Arts.
Arts

Our Vision.

Our Arts Faculty Vision is to provide our learners with the opportunity to become lifelong participants and appreciators of Arts and Culture. We aim to achieve this through teaching and learning that focuses on developing skills alongside a sound knowledge of art forms, practitioners and cultural context. Learning across the faculty is real-world inspired and complimented by authentic cultural experiences and opportunities that allow our students to thrive and develop as creators, experts and advocates for the Arts.
Arts

Our Vision.

Our Arts Faculty Vision is to provide our learners with the opportunity to become lifelong participants and appreciators of Arts and Culture. We aim to achieve this through teaching and learning that focuses on developing skills alongside a sound knowledge of art forms, practitioners and cultural context. Learning across the faculty is real-world inspired and complimented by authentic cultural experiences and opportunities that allow our students to thrive and develop as creators, experts and advocates for the Arts.

We’re incredibly proud to share that Fred Longworth High School has been awarded the prestigious Platinum Artsmark Award – the highest level of recognition from Artsmark and Arts Council England. For more information, click here.

Qualifications Offered

    • GCSE Art
    • GCSE Photography
    • GCSE Graphic Communication
    • GCSE Music
    • Associated Board Grades ABRSM Grade V
    • RSL Music Performance
    • RSL Music Production
    • GCSE Drama
    • BTEC Performing Arts Drama
    • GCSE Dance
    • BTEC Performing Arts Dance

Career Pathways

Examples of careers from the subjects covered in Arts are: 

Drama
  • Actor
  • Drama Therapist
  • Teacher
  • Sound Designer
  • Set designer
  • Stage manager
  • Makeup artist
  • Content creator
  • Community Arts Outreach
  • Theatre/TV director
  • Screenwriter
  • TV production
  • Casting Agent
  • Theatre Performer
  • Musical Theatre Performer
  • Voice Actor
  • Dancer
  • Presenter
  • Director
  • Lighting Technician
  • Costume Designer
  • Theatre Technician
Music
  • Concert promoter
  • Music producer
  • Background singer
  • Blogger
  • Booking agent
  • Composer
  • DJ
  • Event manager
  • Live sound technician
  • Music PR
  • Music therapist
  • Musical director
  • Musician
  • Private music teacher
  • Radio producer
  • Singer/Songwriter
  • Sound engineer
  • Conductor
  • Session Musician
  • Musical Theatre Performer
  • Recording Technician
  • Audio Engineer
  • Mixing Engineer

Students who studied an Arts subject at Fred Longworth High School have gone on to achieve great things. View our Alumni stories for more information. 

Our Partners

We are nationally renowned for our provision in all of the Arts and have numerous links with a variety of external Arts organisations including the following:

Further Information

Faculty Curriculum Plans

Faculty staff list

Faculty Homework Policy

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.