Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 155
- March 13, 2026
Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 155
- March 13, 2026
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents & Carers,
When a student is absent from school, it is very important that they take the time to catch up on any missed work as soon as possible. Each lesson builds on previous learning, and missing even a short period of instruction can make it more difficult for students to fully understand new topics.
Catching up on missed work helps students stay on track with their learning, maintain confidence in the classroom, and avoid falling behind their peers. It also allows teachers to ensure that all students have the knowledge and skills needed for future lessons and assessments.
We kindly ask that you support your child by encouraging them to check what work was missed, complete it promptly, and speak with their teacher if they need help or clarification. Your support plays an important role in helping students stay organised and successful in their studies. To help with this, Mr Taylor will also send a weekly reminder on Satchel One. We do recognise that for some students there will be a particular set of circumstances that mean they will not always be able to catch up on missed work.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mr Davies
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents & Carers,
When a student is absent from school, it is very important that they take the time to catch up on any missed work as soon as possible. Each lesson builds on previous learning, and missing even a short period of instruction can make it more difficult for students to fully understand new topics.
Catching up on missed work helps students stay on track with their learning, maintain confidence in the classroom, and avoid falling behind their peers. It also allows teachers to ensure that all students have the knowledge and skills needed for future lessons and assessments.
We kindly ask that you support your child by encouraging them to check what work was missed, complete it promptly, and speak with their teacher if they need help or clarification. Your support plays an important role in helping students stay organised and successful in their studies. To help with this, Mr Taylor will also send a weekly reminder on Satchel One. We do recognise that for some students there will be a particular set of circumstances that mean they will not always be able to catch up on missed work.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mr Davies
Things to celebrate
- Last week we celebrated our ‘FF Stars’. This takes place fortnightly at Freddie’s and celebrates the work of our students who have excelled in a subject or Year team over the previous two weeks.
- On Wednesday our Year 9 students took part in the National Careers Conference which we hosted in school.
- Sporting Success this week
It has been an outstanding week of sporting success across multiple year groups, with our students demonstrating superb skill, teamwork and determination.
- Y7 Boys – GOLD
- Y8 Boys – BRONZE
Both teams were fantastic, competing with energy, focus and real determination. The standard on show was outstanding and reflects a very promising outlook ahead of the summer term athletics events
We are always excited to learn of any sporting successes outside of school so we can celebrate the student’s achievements. Please email Mr Gregory with any information so we can share with everyone on Freddie’s Focus – gregoryi@flhs.wigan.sch.uk
Sporting Success this week
It has been an outstanding week of sporting success across multiple year groups, with our students demonstrating superb skill, teamwork and determination.
- Y7 Boys – GOLD
- Y8 Boys – BRONZE
Both teams were fantastic, competing with energy, focus and real determination. The standard on show was outstanding and reflects a very promising outlook ahead of the summer term athletics events
We are always excited to learn of any sporting successes outside of school so we can celebrate the student’s achievements. Please email Mr Gregory with any information so we can share with everyone on Freddie’s Focus – gregoryi@flhs.wigan.sch.uk
Information for parents of SEND students
The following link provides a useful gateway to all services that support children in the Wigan area. This page is regularly updated so it is worthwhile frequently checking-in for current information and updates.
https://padlet.com/WiganCAMHS/wigan-mhst-info-board-nu69chp8ifamla8q
We can also recommend this website as a source of useful information for the parents of neurodiverse children and teens.
https://www.healthforteens.co.uk/health/neurodiversity/
After the Easter Holiday the Neurodiversity in Schools Project Team will be offering additional Parent workshops. The details of each session will be confirmed as soon as possible.
What we do at Freddie's and why we do it
At Freddie’s, we encourage our students to use their manners at all times. This is a way of explicitly teaching what good manners look and sound like. It is also something which we feel contributes to a positive school environment and the Freddie’s community. ‘STEPS’ is used as a reminder in all classrooms and around school. Where we see students exhibiting good manners, we praise and reward them. If students forget to use their manners or need to be supported to correct their behaviour, ‘STEPS’ is something we would refer them to.
Year 7 to Year 10
100 HoY Mug/Earphones/Water Bottle/Skip the queue pass
175 MTA Power Bank/Skip the queue pass/Calculator/£5 Amazon voucher
250 MTA £10 Amazon voucher/Skip the queue pass
350 PDA £15 Amazon voucher/Skip the queue pass
Year 11
100 HoY £5 Amazon voucher/£5 off Prom
150 MTA £10 Amazon voucher/£10 off Prom
200 PDA £15 Amazon voucher/£15 off Prom
Homework and Independent Learning
Below are some of our study skills strategies which we encourage students to use as a method of helping them to retain information in the long-term memory. Actively doing something with the information that they have been taught is a really useful way of learning and remembering:
Applications that we use for learning
The following applications are used by our students during their time at FLHS to aid their learning. You can learn more about them below.
Microsoft Office
Did you know that your child can access Microsoft Office at home for free? As a student at Fred Longworth High School, your child is allowed to download a fully working free copy of Microsoft Office 365 to use on their computer, smartphone and tablet whilst they are a student at our school. Click on the button below to learn more.
Satchel:One
Satchel:One is the school online learning platform for students and is the parental portal for all information related to your child’s overall progress within school. You can keep track of your child’s homework using Satchel:One. It is advisable to remind your child to get into the habit of checking their homework on Satchel:One regularly. Relying upon notifications is not the right approach and we advise students to turn off notifications so that they are not disturbed by them.
GCSEPod
GCSEPod is an online study platform and is the perfect resource to help your child learn, retain and recall all the information they need to achieve their GCSE goals. GCSEPod provides 3-5 minute bursts of audio-visual, teacher written learning which can help to reinforce and consolidate key GCSE topics covered in lessons. Experts read and explain everything clearly including all the right facts, quotes, keywords, dates and diagrams on screen. GCSEPod is only available to students in Year 10 and Year 11.
Homework Club
Please remind your child that homework club is available to all students Monday to Thursday where they can complete work in a quiet environment with staff on hand to support them, and computers for online quizzes and research.
Attendance
We want to do all we can to support your child to be in school every day and ask that you support this important message from home, encouraging your child to avoid missing curriculum content through absence. Here is a breakdown of the absences for the following attendance percentages:
Thank you for your continued support with attendance.
Please encourage your child to be in school every day.
Can we please remind all our parents and carers to use the correct channels of communication should they wish to raise a concern or question. Your continued support is invaluable to us.
Belonging, Engaging, Succeeding Together.
Can we please remind all our parents and carers to use the correct channels of communication should they wish to raise a concern or question. Your continued support is invaluable to us.