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Email disclaimer

Email messages sent by Fred Longworth High School are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or group to whom they are addressed. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not represent those of the school or Trust. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received the email message in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of the e-mail message is strictly prohibited. Please note that the school and trust may monitor and intercept email communications.

Fred Longworth High School is a Company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales. The registered office for Fred Longworth High School (Company Number 7733109, VAT Number GB 119 1072 40) is Printshop Lane, Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 8JN.

For our ‘Legal Notice’, click here.

For our ‘Privacy Notice’, click here.

Malware and Viruses

All messages are swept for the presence of viruses and other threats. The School and Trust cannot guarantee a 100% detection rate. Good practice is to ensure that you treat all messages and attachments with caution and before use, scan them with your own anti-virus software.

Security and Encryption

Messages of a confidential nature will normally be encrypted using Microsoft Office 365 ‘Rights Management’. You will receive a notification if you have an encrypted message waiting to be retrieved.  A link is provided within the notification to access the encrypted mail.  If you have a compatible mail client and account (in the name of the email to whom it is addressed) you can use that account to decrypt and read the e-mail.  Alternatively, you can request a time limited passcode to be e-mailed to the same address which you can use to read the message.  You must use this passcode within the time specified, if it expires, you must request another passcode following the link in the notification message. You can read more about how to open encrypted email messages here.

Please note encryption is used to secure confidential information and provide a safe mechanism for sending such data via email to comply with GDPR.  We cannot send confidential information without this safeguard.  Dependent on the nature of the communication, apart from encryption, we may further restrict your ability to forward, copy, print or edit the contents thereof.

If you have difficulties reading the encrypted message and are reading this from your workplace or similar environment where a proxy server and/or internet filtering or other system restrictions are in place, you may need to contact your IT Support department for assistance.  There is also a help link on the notification message for instructions from Microsoft.  You can read more about Office 365 Encryption and how it works here.

In some cases we may agree to send you a clear text message together with a secured and encrypted attachment in which the main content of the communication is contained. This will require a passkey (separately agreed between the messaging parties) and software to decrypt. If not already installed on your computer you can obtain the software the sender used at:

http://www.7-zip.org/;[for file extension “.7z or .zip”]

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.