Contact Us
Main School Reception
School reception staff Miss Carson (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) and Mrs Wardle (Thursday and Friday) can deal with most general day to day enquiries and are well placed to steer you in the right direction for who may be the most appropriate person to contact.
School Opening Hours:
The school day runs from 8.45am-3.15pm Monday to Friday. This amounts to 32.5 hours in a typical week. Our switchboard is staffed from 8am to 4pm each school day and voicemail messages may be left outside of these hours.
Telephone: 01628 625308
Email: office@furzeplatt.com
Our address is:
Furze Platt Senior School
Furze Platt Road,
Maidenhead,
Berkshire
SL6 7NQ
At Furze Platt Senior School our staff seek to respond to communications within two working days. Should a matter require longer to resolve we will acknowledge your email and reply in more depth thereafter.
Reporting Student Absence or Appointments
Q: What should I do if my child is off sick or has a hospital, dentist or doctor's appointment?
A: For more details on Attendance, Illness or Absence please click here. Please note: students must sign in and out at either Main Reception (Years 7-11) or Sixth Form Reception (Years 12 and 13) when leaving for/returning from appointments.
Medical or Safeguarding issues
If there is a medical or safeguarding issue you would like to discuss other than sickness, you can also email our Attendance Officers attendanceofficers@furzeplatt.net and Safeguarding Mailbox Safeguarding@furzeplatt.net
Q: What if my child requires medication in school?
Please click here to see our Medical Information page.
If your child is taken ill or is involved in an accident during the day, he/she will be cared for by the school nurse or first aid staff until we can contact a parent or guardian.
Child Protection & Safeguarding at Furze Platt Senior School
The wellbeing and safety of our students and staff is our number one priority. As such, we take all safeguarding and child protection issues very seriously.
We are committed to ensuring the welfare of all students and require all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment.
The school will not tolerate any discriminatory, rude, aggressive or threatening behaviour to any staff, students or any member of our wider community.
Prior to employment all staff (paid or voluntary) are DBS checked for their suitability to work with children and young people. For more information on the Disclosure Barring Service click here.
All staff at the school are provided with mandatory ‘initial’ safeguarding training when they join the school. This is then followed up with annual ‘refresher’ training. Both initial and refresher training sessions cover roles and responsibilities of staff, signs to look out for and what to do in the event of a concern. All safeguarding training is led by the Designated Safeguarding Lead or one of the Deputy Headteachers. Staff also complete online 'Safeguarding in Education' every two years.
The school ensures that all staff have read both the DfE’s https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2 guidance and the school’s Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy.
The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is Laura Lewis (Deputy Headteacher)
Contact details: email: laura.lewis@furzeplatt.net tel: 01628 625308
The Senior Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (SDDSL) is:
Rebecca Lake (Deputy Headteacher)
Contact details: email: Rebecca.Lake@furzeplatt.net tel: 01628 625308
The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSL) are:
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Key Stage |
Head of Key Stage |
Year |
Head of Progress |
Pastoral Manager |
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3 |
Andrew Wyles (Assistant Headteacher)
Andrew.Wyles@furzeplatt.net 01628 625308 x492 |
7 |
Charlotte Ridgley charlotte.ridgley@furzeplatt.net 01628 625308 x191 |
Larna Barney larna.barney@furzeplatt.net 01628 625308 x417 |
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8 |
Ben Corbett
01628 625308 x356 |
Maxine Carpenter
maxine.carpenter@furzeplatt.net 01628 625308 x145 |
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9 |
Chris Gill
01628 625308 x235 |
Sasha Gumbs
01628 625308 x151 |
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4 |
James Dollery (Assistant Headteacher)
james.dollery@furzeplatt.net 01628 625308 x133
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10 |
Nic Jones
nicolas.jones@furzeplatt.net 01628 625308 x295 |
Jemma Barney
jemma.barney@furzeplatt.net 01628 625308 x144
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11 |
Chris Djaelani
christopher.djaelani@furzeplatt.net 01628 625308 x187 |
Beth Harper
beth.harper@furzeplatt.net 01628 625308 x164 |
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5 |
Pete Ging (Assistant Headteacher)
01628 625308 x601 |
12 |
Andrew Colmer
01628 625308 x301 |
Mary Pasa
01628 625308 x603 |
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13 |
Kate Kalinowski kate.kalinowski@furzeplatt.net 01628 625308 x361 |
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DDSL for SEND |
Bethan Stiles (Assistant Headteacher)
01628 625308 x 441 |
The Designated Teacher for Looked After Children is Laura Lewis (Deputy Headteacher)
Contact details: email: laura.lewis@furzeplatt.net tel: 01628 625308
Please contact any member of our safeguarding team on 01628 625308 or via email at safeguarding@furzeplatt.net
All visitors to the school are required to sign in at Reception and to read our 'Safeguarding and safety information for all visitors' leaflet.
Please telephone the school for an appointment.
It is essential for the school to have your correct address, telephone number, and any other telephone numbers where you or a relative may be quickly contacted in the event of an emergency. Please make sure that we keep this information updated by informing us of any changes in your circumstances as soon as they occur by recording any changes here: https://www.furzeplatt.com/page/?title=Updating+Student+Details&pid=281
If a decision is taken to close the school because of bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances, information will be posted on the school website in the first instance. Information will also be posted on our Twitter (@furze_platt) and Facebook (@furzeplattsenior) accounts. Various radio stations will broadcast this information to students, staff and parents. The radio stations and the frequencies are as follows:
Heart Thames Valley 97 FM, 102.9 FM
BBC Radio Berkshire 95.4 FM, 94.6 FM, 104.1 FM, 104.4 FM
Useful Telephone Numbers (non-teaching) |
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To contact any of the numbers listed below, call Main Reception on 01628 625308 entered by the option or extension number you wish to contact. Admissions: Years 7-11 only - Ext 131 / Sixth Form - Ext 651Exams: Ext 132Finance: Ext 159Marketing (including clubs and school trips): Ext 136Shine: Ext 440 |
Social Media
Furze Platt Senior School has a number of social media accounts and we encourage parents to follow them as they are updated regularly:
Furze Platt Senior School - Facebook
There are also individual year group Facebook groups which we encourage parents to join.
furze_platt_senior_school - Instagram
Furze Platt Senior School Alumni - Facebook
To join our Alumni or read our Alumni newsletter please click here.
Furze Platt Senior School - X
Furze Platt Senior School - LinkedIn