Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 117
- March 21, 2025
Freddie's Focus
For Parents & Carers
- Issue 117
- March 21, 2025
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents & Carers,
Last week’s message to parents and carers had very much a Personal Development theme and that theme continues this week, with an emphasis on the careers aspect of our Personal Development programme. Here at Freddie’s, we have a very strong careers programme which aims to engage all of our students in various forms of careers education right through from Year 7 to Year 11. A key part of our programme is to ensure that at key points in their time with us, as many students as possible engage with employers from a range of sectors. This builds aspiration and gives students an insight into what lies beyond Freddie’s. This week is particularly significant for our careers programme as most of Year 10 have been out of school completing their work experience placements. Every day in school we promote the value of good attendance and punctuality; however, we hope that throughout this week, our students have developed a range of other interpersonal and employability skills that will serve them well in their future
Thank-you for your continued support.
Mr Davies.
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents & Carers,
Last week’s message to parents and carers had very much a Personal Development theme and that theme continues this week, with an emphasis on the careers aspect of our Personal Development programme. Here at Freddie’s, we have a very strong careers programme which aims to engage all of our students in various forms of careers education right through from Year 7 to Year 11. A key part of our programme is to ensure that at key points in their time with us, as many students as possible engage with employers from a range of sectors. This builds aspiration and gives students an insight into what lies beyond Freddie’s. This week is particularly significant for our careers programme as most of Year 10 have been out of school completing their work experience placements. Every day in school we promote the value of good attendance and punctuality; however, we hope that throughout this week, our students have developed a range of other interpersonal and employability skills that will serve them well in their future
Thank-you for your continued support.
Mr Davies.
Message from the Headteacher
Dear Parents & Carers,
Last week’s message to parents and carers had very much a Personal Development theme and that theme continues this week, with an emphasis on the careers aspect of our Personal Development programme. Here at Freddie’s, we have a very strong careers programme which aims to engage all of our students in various forms of careers education right through from Year 7 to Year 11. A key part of our programme is to ensure that at key points in their time with us, as many students as possible engage with employers from a range of sectors. This builds aspiration and gives students an insight into what lies beyond Freddie’s. This week is particularly significant for our careers programme as most of Year 10 have been out of school completing their work experience placements. Every day in school we promote the value of good attendance and punctuality; however, we hope that throughout this week, our students have developed a range of other interpersonal and employability skills that will serve them well in their future
Thank-you for your continued support.
Mr Davies.
Things to celebrate
- Last weekend our Brass Band attended the ‘Music for Youth Festival’ in Huddersfield where they performed incredibly.
- Our Year 10 students have completed their Work Experience this week. We are very proud of their conduct and the amount of positive comments that we have received from employers.
- On Monday we celebrated St Patrick’s Day with events in the Library.
- On Tuesday our Year 9 students took part in the National Careers Challenge.
- On Wednesday a group of our Drama students performed their National Theatre Connections piece. Their next performance will take Friday 28th March at the Lowry Theatre.
- On Wednesday a group of our students participated in the Festival of Dance.
Wider cultural experiences at Freddie's
At Freddie’s our staff offer a wide range of clubs, activities, trips and events for our students. Here is a selection of what is on this term, in addition to the range of clubs and activities.
At Freddie’s we offer our students a wide range of other 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 can parents 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 can parents email Mr Gregory with any information so we can share with everyone on Freddie’s Focus – gregoryi@flhs.wigan.sch.uk
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
Self Evaluation Week:
Over the course of the academic Year, we provide an opportunity for our students to reflect on their learning, achievements, and areas for improvement. This is called our ‘Self-Evaluation’, and it takes place during Form time in the week commencing 24th March. We want all of our students to take ownership of their learning journey and to be able to reflect on what is going well and their next steps. We also ask students to consider any pieces of work that they are most proud of in preparation for their end of Year ‘Student-Led Conference’. Please discuss the importance of this week with your child.
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 ‘A’ stands for Area.
Ask your child to consider if the space where they are choosing to complete homework is the most appropriate. Distractions, such as the TV or iPads, won’t help them to focus and really think hard about the work they’re producing. Mobile phones (unless being used for the homework) need to be out of sight to avoid distraction or procrastinating.
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-Thursday in the Library (apart from Monday week B) where support and IT equipment is is available.
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.