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Year 9 Options Evenings – Wednesday 16 & Thursday 17 February 2022

You can download a copy of this letter as a PDF. For information on how to book and attend Options Evening appointments, click here.

  • February 11, 2022

Dear Parent/Carer

Students have received a copy of the option booklet today which can also be accessed via this link and there is now an opportunity to book an appointment with a designated member of the Senior Leadership Team to discuss your subject choices for next year.

The evening will take place remotely using the Internet based booking system School Cloud Online. Using this system, you will be able to book the appointment at a time that suits you best. You can access the system from any internet-connected device and your appointment will take place via a video conferencing link.

Appointments are available between 3.15 pm and 8 pm for either Wednesday, 16 February 2022 or Thursday, 17 February 2022. Individual staff availability will be made available to you through the link provided. Appointments will last 10 minutes. It is advised that you are online and ready for your appointment a few minutes beforehand. At the end of the allocated time slot, the appointment will close. As the appointments are time limited, we would also advise that if you have any specific questions, you prepare these beforehand.

You will be able to book appointments from 7 pm on Friday 11 February 2022.

The closing date for booking appointments will be 7 pm on Tuesday 15 February 2022.

The option selection process will take place on-line this year. Your son/daughter will receive an email sent to their school email address on Monday 14 February containing a unique pin number, student username and their progression route. They will need this to be able to complete the on-line form.

The on-line form will go live on Friday 18 February, 2022, following the two days of option discussions. The closing date for submission is Friday, 4 March 2022.

As well as the option booklet provided there are also a number of subject videos on the school website that will be able to provide your son/daughter with further information that can be accessed via this link.

We look forward to meeting you on either the 16 or 17 February and in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s Head of Year if you have any further questions or queries.

Yours sincerely

Mr J Thomson

Assistant Head

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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.