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Freddie's Focus

For Parents & Carers

  • Issue 11
  • May 20, 2022

Freddie's Focus

For Parents & Carers

  • Issue 11
  • May 20, 2022

Things to celebrate

  • This week, our Year 11 students began their GCSE examinations. We are so proud of their maturity, resilience and determination. Good luck Year 11!

  • Despite defeat, our Year 11 football team demonstrated fantastic teamwork and maturity representing Freddie’s at the Greater Manchester Schools County Cup Final.

  • It has been lovely to see so many of our younger students supporting during our in school Parents’ Evenings; they are excellent representatives of Freddie’s.

  • The amount of students taking part in the extra-curricular activities available to them is wonderful to see.  We would like to encourage all of our students to get involved with as many of these opportunities as possible during their time at Freddie’s.

School Reminders

  • School Access

    Due to the current building work, we ask parents not to drive down Printshop Lane with the only exception being those who need to drop off or pick up disabled students or those with medical needs.

  • BEST Award and Self-Evaluation week

    Next week is our BEST Award and Self-Evaluation week. Please talk to your child about the importance of reflecting on their learning journey, strengths and areas for improvement.

  • Half Term

    We break up for May half term on Friday 27th May and return Monday 6th June.

  • General Reminder

    Please remind your child of the importance of having all of their equipment for every lesson so that they are ready to learn. Your child requires a pen, green pen, ruler, highlighter, earphones and calculator. These are available to purchase in school.

For further details on our uniform policy, click here.

For more information on school events and term dates, click here.

School Reminders

  • School Access

    Due to the current building work, we ask parents not to drive down Printshop Lane with the only exception being those who need to drop off or pick up disabled students or those with medical needs.

  • BEST Award and Self-Evaluation week

    Next week is our BEST Award and Self-Evaluation week. Please talk to your child about the importance of reflecting on their learning journey, strengths and areas for improvement.

  • Half Term

    We break up for May half term on Friday 27th May and return Monday 6th June.

  • General Reminder

    Please remind your child of the importance of having all of their equipment for every lesson so that they are ready to learn. Your child requires a pen, green pen, ruler, highlighter, earphones and calculator. These are available to purchase in school.

For further details on our uniform policy, click here.

For more information on school events and term dates, click here.

Homework and Self-directed study

The importance of Proofreading:

Staff are continually encouraging our students to take pride in the quality of their written work. To help, we have introduced the new Freddie’s Proofreading Guidance. Please encourage your child to check all of their work, avoiding more basic errors by proofreading carefully.

Homework Club

Please remind your child that homework club is available to all students Monday-Thursday where they can complete work in a quiet environment with staff on hand to support them.

Personal Development

Over the next few weeks as part of our work on developing character we will be focusing on being tolerant. If students are tolerant of others, they will accept other students’ differences, develop a healthy respect for one another and learn to live in a rich and diverse community. We also want all students to feel that this is their school and they belong here.

Please access this link for key information on being tolerant and tips for developing this aspect of your child’s character.

Personal Development

Over the next few weeks as part of our work on developing character we will be focusing on being tolerant. If students are tolerant of others, they will accept other students’ differences, develop a healthy respect for one another and learn to live in a rich and diverse community. We also want all students to feel that this is their school and they belong here.

Please access this link for key information on being tolerant and tips for developing this aspect of your child’s character.

Message from the Headteacher

This week, our Year 11 football team played in the Greater Manchester School’s Cup Final. Unfortunately, they were beaten by Wright Robinson College; nevertheless, getting to the final was a significant achievement for the team as it was the first time a Freddie’s team has managed this. The team have been coached and managed by Mr Rigby.

Sadly, Mr Rigby will be leaving Freddie’s this half term to take up a position at Swinton High School. Mr Rigby has been with our school for 24 years and has made a huge contribution to the life of our school. I know the result on Wednesday was not quite the swan song that Mr Rigby would have liked as he bows out from Freddie’s, but we wish him all the very best of luck and thank him for the contribution he has made to our school over the years.

At the end of this half term, we also say farewell to our Careers Advisor Mrs Russell. In recent years, Mrs Russell has helped to transform our careers provision. As a result of her work, and working with Mr Nuttall, the school has been nominated for an Excellence in Careers Education. We wish her all the very best for the future.

Mr Davies.

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.