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Letter from Headteacher – 14/09/21

  • September 14, 2021

September2021

Dear Parent/Carer

As you may be aware, our annual Open Evening for prospective students and their parents takes place on Thursday, 23rd September. This important event is our opportunity to show what the school has to offer. Many of our current students volunteer to be here on the night and we are always delighted that so many of them are willing to give up their time to help out in this way. If your child volunteers to take part, they will either act as a guide to take parents around the school, or will be attached to a Faculty. We will, of course, require your permission and we ask that students who have NOT volunteered do not attend the event without adult supervision.

As in previous years, school will close just after 2.00pm on Thursday, 23rd September to give time for the building to be prepared in time for a 4.30pm start. I am sure that you can understand that we need the time to ensure that the school looks at its absolute best, but please let us know if you wish your child to stay on the premises until 3.00pm and this will be arranged. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Finally, may I remind you that we strongly advise against dropping off or picking up your child at the bottom of Printshop Lane. As you are aware, Printshop Lane is effectively a single track road at the bottom and at the beginning and end of the day it is full of students entering or leaving the site. Whilst we have created a separate path for students, it would be even safer if there were fewer cars in this confined space.

Yours sincerely

Mr P Davies

Headteacher

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.