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'In-Year' - Year 7 to Year 11

Information for parents and carers of secondary school aged students wishing to transfer school. 

ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS

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'In-Year' - Year 7 to Year 11

Information for parents and carers of secondary school aged students wishing to transfer school. 

ADMISSIONS ARRANGEMENTS

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'In-Year' - Year 7 to Year 11

Information for parents and carers of secondary school aged students wishing to transfer school. 

Rationale

Fred Longworth High School manages its own In-Year admissions (IYAs) in close partnership with the Local Authority (LA) who run our main intake admissions for Year 6 to Year 7 transfers and our admission appeals. We will manage these admissions in line with the School Admissions Code 2014 and we will ensure that our policy and processes are fair and transparent. This policy outlines how we deal with In Year Admissions when the school has a place within a particular year group and also when no places are available.

  1. We will publish and update our current school numbers and our Pupil Admission Number (PAN) on a regular basis, via the school website. Parents will be made aware of their options if a place is not available.
  2. Parents wishing to gain a place at the school for their child will be directed to the website where clear instructions will be given to them regarding how to apply.
  3. The Fred Longworth High School admissions form will be available for parents online and paper versions will be available at school reception.
  4. Parents will complete the admissions form in full and return it to school for the attention of the Admissions Administrator.

Where a place is available:

  • The school will contact the applicant’s previous school to gather information on the student.
  • The school will convene an admissions committee meeting to discuss new applications for places, provided that spaces are available. The admissions committee will meet every three weeks if necessary. The panel will consist of:
    • Pastoral Deputy Head
    • Admissions Administrator
    • Two school governors
  • Where a place is granted the school will contact the parent via telephone to invite the parent to an enrolment meeting to discuss the application and arrange a start date.
  • All applications will be recorded in order to ascertain the time and date of receipt. Applications where a space is available will be dealt with on a ‘first come first served’ basis.
  • If the school refuses a school place, the parent will be informed by letter and the school will contact the LA regarding this decision and the underlying reasons. The parent will be informed of their Right of Appeal (ROA).

Where a place is not available due to the Pupil Admission Number (PAN) being reached for a particular year group:

  • The parent will already have completed the application form and returned it to the school. This needs to completed even if, at the time of application, the school does not have any places in the year group applied for.
  • The school will write to the parent to inform the parent that there are no places available as the year group is full. The school will inform the parents of their ROA, and the school will inform the LA that a place has been refused due to no places being available.
  • If the parent decides to proceed to an appeal hearing they will contact the LA to gain information on how to arrange this.
  • Our policy is to defend our admission numbers at appeal hearings, as going above our PAN affects the quality of education that we can provide. This is outlined in detail at appeal hearings where the school’s statement of case is presented.

The school will not hold ‘waiting lists’ or ‘live applicant lists’. We will keep a record of all applications made and these will be held in a confidential file for one academic year. After one year the applications will be discarded.

For further details see the section ‘In-Year Admissions’ (you will also find an application form on this page which you can use if you think you meet the criteria).

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.