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Letter from the Headteacher – 21/05/21

  • May 21, 2021

Dear Parents and Carers,

As you are aware we were putting tentative plans to hold a leavers’ event in school on Friday 9th July; however, we received the following statement from Wigan Council and the Director of Public Health.

We acknowledge the importance of these events for many young people, both as a celebration of their achievements in the previous academic year and during their time at a school, as well as the positive emotional and mental health and wellbeing benefits of these events. However, given the prevailing circumstances, we are advising schools that proms and other similar events should not go ahead under the current circumstances.

There is obviously a great deal of concern regarding the new variants of Covid in our region. These circumstances make it very difficult for us to plan anything effectively. Given the uncertainty, we have taken the difficult decision not to go ahead with the event on the 9th July.  At this point it is too early to determine if we will be able to arrange an alternative event at a later date and, we certainly would not want to raise expectations and risk further disappointment. 

We appreciate how disappointing this news will be for the students in Year 11 and it is with a heavy heart that we have to bid the students farewell in these circumstances.  In spite of the constraints, we hope that our students can make the most out of their last day on Wednesday 26th May. Mrs Hyslop has communicated with you about the dress code for the occasion. In order to reiterate her message, the emphasis is on dressing appropriately for such a nice occasion to celebrate their final day, say farewell to staff and have their pictures taken. We want to see all our invited Year 11s there.

Regards

Mr P Davies

Headteacher

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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.