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Libby Curran

Engineer, Motorsport Team Manager and former student of Fred Longworth High School.

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Libby Curran

Engineer, Motorsport Team Manager and former student of Fred Longworth High School.

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Libby Curran

Engineer, Motorsport Team Manager and former student of Fred Longworth High School.

Former student Libby Curran is an engineering professional and motorsport mechanic based in the UK. She balances a career in structural engineering with hands-on technical management in competitive racing.

In this article Libby talks about her memories of her time at Fred Longworth High School.

I’d say the careers fairs, talks, and events I attended throughout high school had a big impact on me — particularly the introduction to the army during the fairs, which first sparked my interest in engineering. That initial inspiration led me to pursue an apprenticeship in civil engineering, where I specialised as a structural technician. Over time, this evolved into a full-time role as a packaging designer, where I get to bring both technical knowledge and creativity into my work every day.

Alongside my full-time job, I also manage and work as a mechanic for PowerDrive Racing — a motorsport team I helped to found. My role as Team Manager/Mechanic involves overseeing the preparation and running of our race cars, managing logistics, and supporting drivers trackside during race weekends. It’s a demanding but rewarding role that keeps me hands-on and constantly learning — and one that I wouldn’t have found without the early encouragement to explore engineering paths.

Freddies played a big part in nurturing the creative side of my career, and I genuinely appreciate the opportunities it opened up for me.

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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.