Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 127
- June 20, 2025
Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 127
- June 20, 2025
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents & Carers,
On Thursday we gave a fond farewell to the Class of 2025 in what was a very heartwarming and special Leavers’ Assembly. The Class of 2025 were unable to enjoy their Year 6 Leavers’ Celebrations due to Covid and their first year here at Freddie’s was marred by the impact of the pandemic. We hope yesterday made up for this. It makes me shudder to think back on all the restrictions – year group bubbles, masks and zones – that impacted on them in their first year here. However, with the support of a fantastic Year Team, led by Mrs Turner, the students have come through and we wish them all the very best for their future.
Dreams
Langston Hughes
1901 – 1967
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Thank-you for your continued support.
Mr Davies
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents & Carers,
On Thursday we gave a fond farewell to the Class of 2025 in what was a very heartwarming and special Leavers’ Assembly. The Class of 2025 were unable to enjoy their Year 6 Leavers’ Celebrations due to Covid and their first year here at Freddie’s was marred by the impact of the pandemic. We hope yesterday made up for this. It makes me shudder to think back on all the restrictions – year group bubbles, masks and zones – that impacted on them in their first year here. However, with the support of a fantastic Year Team, led by Mrs Turner, the students have come through and we wish them all the very best for their future.
Dreams
Langston Hughes
1901 – 1967
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Thank-you for your continued support.
Mr Davies
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents & Carers,
On Thursday we gave a fond farewell to the Class of 2025 in what was a very heartwarming and special Leavers’ Assembly. The Class of 2025 were unable to enjoy their Year 6 Leavers’ Celebrations due to Covid and their first year here at Freddie’s was marred by the impact of the pandemic. We hope yesterday made up for this. It makes me shudder to think back on all the restrictions – year group bubbles, masks and zones – that impacted on them in their first year here. However, with the support of a fantastic Year Team, led by Mrs Turner, the students have come through and we wish them all the very best for their future.
Dreams
Langston Hughes
1901 – 1967
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Thank-you for your continued support.
Mr Davies
Things to celebrate
- On Wednesday a group of our Year 7 and 8 students attended ‘The Big Bang’ fair in Birmingham as part of their STEM studies. A wonderful time was had by all.
- On Wednesday evening a team of our dancers performed at the Salford Dance Explosion. These students gave an incredible performance and well and truly represented Freddie’s at its best.
- On Thursday we held our Year 11 Leavers’ Assembly to say farewell to Year 11. This was a superb event and ended with a guard of honour held by all Year 10 students.
- Our annual Year 7 French trip left earlier this week. We hope that our students are having a wonderful time.
- Year 10 have continued to sit their mock exams. Their conduct has again been excellent.
- An increase in our attendance last week was testament to the support that parents and carers give in ensuring that their child does not take unnecessary time off school.
Wider cultural experiences at Freddie's
At Freddie’s we offer our students a wide range of extra-curricular activities. For further details, click here.
- Sporting Success this week
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
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
Apprenticeship Information and Support
As a parent or carer, you want to be able to guide and advise your child towards the best opportunity for them. One of the options available is apprenticeships, and you can find lots of useful information via the link below.
School Reminders
Did you know that you can read previous editions of Freddie’s Focus from this Academic Year? To do so, click here.
School Reminders
Did you know that you can read previous editions of Freddie’s Focus from this Academic Year? To do so, click here.
What we do at Freddie's and why we do it
‘Habits accelerate learning’
During lessons we use the ‘Learning behaviour wheel’ to ensure that all talk in lessons is purposeful and enhances your child’s learning experience. We want our students to be excellent orators and communicators which is why partner and group work is an aspect of our teaching that we encourage where appropriate.
‘Independent silent study’ is a vital part of your child’s learning experience. At key points in lessons teachers will use this for a period of time to allow students to fully focus and apply their understanding to a specific task without any distractions. This is a valuable opportunity for teachers to then circulate and see how well students have understood the work and offer support where necessary
At Freddie’s, celebration, praise and reward are at the heart of all that we do. We want all of our students to strive for excellence.
Year 7 to Year 10
100 HoY Mug/Earphones/Water Bottle/Skip the queue pass
175 JWY Power Bank/Skip the queue pass/Calculator/£5 Amazon voucher
250 JWY £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 JWY £10 Amazon voucher/£10 off Prom
200 PDA £15 Amazon voucher/£15 off Prom
Homework and Independent Learning
The OSCAR model is something that we are promoting at Freddie’s in order to support your child with independent/self-directed study at home.
The ‘O’ stands for organisation. To support your child with this important skill, the following questions and prompts may be useful:
- Start by checking your satchel on ‘Satchel One’ to see what homework has been set and what your priority homework is tonight.
- Prepare your resources and equipment so that you have everything to hand before you start your homework.
- Decide on your outcome: What are you aiming to know or have practised in this time?
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.