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Year 11 evening for parents – Supporting your child through exams

  • February 8, 2023

9th February Supporting Your Child Through Exams

Dear Parent/Carer,

At Fred Longworth High School we are committed to your child achieving their full potential.  As we enter the last few months of Year 11, we want to ensure that we are supporting your child’s mental health and wellbeing throughout the exam season.

We work closely with our Mental Health Support Team (MHST) who support many students in school.  On Thursday 9th of February at 3.10pm – 4pm we are offering a session for any Year 11 student who would like some top tips about managing stress and anxiety.  We know it is a challenging time, and we want our students to be able to use strategies to cope with the exams.

In the evening 6-7pm we are holding a parent only event with MHST.  The aims of the session are:

  • To develop an understanding of exam stress and anxiety
  • To support you to identify signs and symptoms of exam stress and anxiety
  • To provide an overview of healthy habits which can support your child’s mental health and wellbeing during the remainder of Y11.
  • To provide you with resources and practical tips to support yourself and your child during the exam season.
  • To inform you of the support available through the exam season.

Following the presentation there will be an opportunity to speak with the MHST team if you wish.

If you would like to attend, please click the following link to confirm your attendance.

https://forms.office.com/e/5Dp4MsxA1u

Please comment if there is anything in particular that you want to know about.

Working together, we hope to ensure that your child feels confident, informed, and supported to achieve the best possible outcomes at school. 

Kind regards,

Donna Waring

Director of Inclusion

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.