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Welcome from our Headteacher, Mr Davies.

Open Evening 2023

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Headteacher's Welcome

Welcome from our Headteacher, Mr Davies.

Open Evening 2023

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Headteacher's Welcome

Welcome from our Headteacher, Mr Davies.

As you are probably aware, over the last 18 months Fred Longworth High School has been in the process of being rebuilt and on 31st October 2023, the school will finally move into its brand new £24 million-pound state of the art building.

As we approach the final stages of the project, there are still a number of logistical challenges that the school must contend with. Most significantly, whilst additional groundwork is completed in September and October, we temporarily lose a significant amount of space on our site. This would normally be used for student social times and for additional parking which is required for important events such as Open Evening where we can normally expect around 600 people on site.

We have also commenced the removal of some equipment and displays from around school due to the challenging two-week decant window in October. This means that the school does not look the way it would normally do, and we are very much ‘living out of boxes’ as we prepare for the move.

As a result of these restrictions, we will not be able to organise a meaningful and enjoyable Open Evening this year. We appreciate how disappointing this will be for many prospective parents, as it is for us. We also fully understand how important Open Evenings are in helping parents make decisions about the school they choose for their child. To compensate for this there will be a number of alternatives in place.

  • We will still be able to run our Year 6 taster days in September and all local primary schools will be contacted about these in the new school year.
  • We have created this designated section of our website with information for prospective parents and students including:
  • We will also be providing the opportunity for parents with specific questions to contact us directly and where required, we will be arranging a very limited number of tours during the school day. Please send your questions to the email address questions@flhs.wigan.sch.uk and a member of our team will be in touch. For any parents who do have a tour of the school, we would ask that you bear with us as we prepare to move. Classrooms and corridors are starting to look quite sparce as we remove non-essential displays and equipment.

As frustrating as this is, it is only short term and from November we will have moved into our brand-new building. For all prospective parents, we will finally be able to invite you into the new building in July 2024 for our Year 6 Transition Evening.

Yours sincerely

Mr P Davies
Headteacher

As you are probably aware, over the last 18 months Fred Longworth High School has been in the process of being rebuilt and on 31st October 2023, the school will finally move into its brand new £24 million-pound state of the art building.

As we approach the final stages of the project, there are still a number of logistical challenges that the school must contend with. Most significantly, whilst additional groundwork is completed in September and October, we temporarily lose a significant amount of space on our site. This would normally be used for student social times and for additional parking which is required for important events such as Open Evening where we can normally expect around 600 people on site.

We have also commenced the removal of some equipment and displays from around school due to the challenging two-week decant window in October. This means that the school does not look the way it would normally do, and we are very much ‘living out of boxes’ as we prepare for the move.

As a result of these restrictions, we will not be able to organise a meaningful and enjoyable Open Evening this year. We appreciate how disappointing this will be for many prospective parents, as it is for us. We also fully understand how important Open Evenings are in helping parents make decisions about the school they choose for their child. To compensate for this there will be a number of alternatives in place.

  • We will still be able to run our Year 6 taster days in September and all local primary schools will be contacted about these in the new school year.
  • We have created this designated section of our website with information for prospective parents and students including:
  • We will also be providing the opportunity for parents with specific questions to contact us directly and where required, we will be arranging a very limited number of tours during the school day. Please send your questions to the email address questions@flhs.wigan.sch.uk and a member of our team will be in touch. For any parents who do have a tour of the school, we would ask that you bear with us as we prepare to move. Classrooms and corridors are starting to look quite sparce as we remove non-essential displays and equipment.

As frustrating as this is, it is only short term and from November we will have moved into our brand-new building. For all prospective parents, we will finally be able to invite you into the new building in July 2024 for our Year 6 Transition Evening.

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.