Quick Links Search for: Home About Us Parents, Carers & Learners Safeguarding Staff Statutory Info Contact Us Learner mobile phones Mobile phones are not allowed on the primary site in Whelley. Secondary-aged learners attending the Hindley Campus or vocational learning placements usually travel to school independently therefore we recognise that parents/carers will feel that they are safer if they carry their phones to and from school. We also know that learning is significantly affected by the constant distraction of a mobile phone and we recognise that social networking during the school day can be harmful and/or distressing. This raises safeguarding issues. We are also concerned that learners may video, photograph or record adults and/or learners without permission. The publication of such media online is illegal. Our procedure is easy to understand. On arrival: Learners must put their phones into their locker where it can be stored securely until the end of the school day, or until the learner leaves. Learners do not take any personal items to off-site activities where they return to school at the end of the day. If they are not returning (eg an all day trip) the lead member of staff will look after their items and distribute them as they disembark. Learners may choose to deny they have a phone with them. Learners who are found to have a phone (or any other electronic device) on them at any time during the school day will be asked to hand it over and it will be stored as above. The incident will be recorded on the behaviour log. If learners persistently deny having a phone and are later found with one, there will usually be a consequence (eg removal of privilege such as reward trips). If the learner refuses to hand in their mobile phone, the incident will be recorded on the behaviour log as a serious incident, and the learner may: have the phone confiscated for the rest of the day the parent/carer may be asked to come and pick it up be refused entry be asked to leave the site In exceptional circumstances, if a learner has significant issues outside of school, we may make arrangements for them to be able to check their phone at suitable intervals. However, we would prefer that news which may distress learners is broken by members of staff who are then able to support the learner in dealing with the news. This is best achieved by contacting the school office and asking to speaker to a member of staff to give them the details to be shared with the learner. Selecteer een taal Nederlands Afrikaans Albanees Amharisch Arabisch Armeens Azerbeidzjaans Baskisch Bengaals Birmaans Bosnisch Bulgaars Catalaans Cebuano Chichewa Chinees (traditioneel) Chinees (vereenvoudigd) Corsicaans Deens Duits Esperanto Ests Fins Frans Fries Galicisch Georgisch Grieks Gujarati Haïtiaans Creools Hausa Hawaïaans Hebreeuws Hindi Hmong Hongaars Iers Igbo IJslands Indonesisch Italiaans Japans Javaans Jiddisch Kannada Kazachs Khmer Kinyarwanda Kirgizisch Koerdisch Koreaans Kroatisch Lao Latijn Lets Litouws Luxemburgs Macedonisch Malagasi Malayalam Maleis Maltees Maori Marathi Mongools Nepalees Noors Odia (Oriya) Oeigoers Oekraïens Oezbeeks Pashto Perzisch Pools Portugees Punjabi Roemeens Russisch Samoaans Schots Keltisch Servisch Sesotho Shona Sindhi Sinhala Slovaaks Sloveens Soendanees Somalisch Spaans Swahili Tadzjieks Tagalog Tamil Tataars Telugu Thai Tsjechisch Turkmeens Turks Urdu Vietnamees Wels Wit-Russisch Xhosa Yoruba Zoeloe Zweeds Mogelijk gemaakt door Translate @ThreeTowersAPA TTAPAFollow TTAPA2 Dec Congratulations to Mrs Banks and Miss Taylor - officially Thrive Practitioners. Well Done ! #TeamThrive @ThriveApproach Reply on Twitter 1466416895645601795 Retweet on Twitter 1466416895645601795 3 Like on Twitter 1466416895645601795 10 Twitter 1466416895645601795 TTAPA2 Dec Future Skills at Media City UK Open Event 'FutureSkills at MediaCityUK is a centre of excellence for creative and digital courses.' Open Evening tonight, 5-7pm Dakota Avenue, Salford, M50 2PU https://www.salfordcc.ac.uk/futureskills-mediacityuk/ Reply on Twitter 1466335148643913729 Retweet on Twitter 1466335148643913729 Like on Twitter 1466335148643913729 Twitter 1466335148643913729 Load More... Hindley Campus, Leyland Park House, Park Road, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX | T: 01942 932760 | E: hindleyoffice@ttapa.netWhelley Campus, 28 Hieland Road, Wigan, WN1 3UR | T: 01942 932760 | E: whelleyoffice@ttapa.net Three Towers is a member of the Rowan Learning Trust. Company No. 8010464, Reg. Office: Hawkley Hall High School, Carr Lane, Wigan. Copyright © 2018 Three Towers Alternative Provision Academy