News
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Darwin House Week for The Max & George Dogs Trust
Darwin House hosted an incredible Charity Week that brought our school together for a meaningful cause, and the House Team are beyond proud of the students who contributed to its success. The goal of the week was to raise money for Max & George’s Dogs Trust, a charity that does […]
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Pushing Apprenticeships
As a school we are always very vocal at pushing apprenticeships – whether it be direct with students, via student / business group meetings, via Careers Week and similar promotions, at Partnership and Pathways Evenings, or via our website. At the moment on the GOV.UK website there are: 44 apprenticeships […]
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Year 8 House Debating Competition
Our Year 8 House Debate Competition took place this week, with teams debating this issue: ‘The NHS offers too much and should be scaled back’ as part of the focus week on World Health Day. The debate was judged by school librarian, Helena Cresswell, and school governors, Natasha Johnson and […]
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Year 11 Trip to ‘An Inspector Calls’
Our Year 11 students enjoyed an explosive performance of ‘An Inspector Calls’ at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham. Director Stephen Daldry’s production is on tour from London’s National Theatre, and we were fortunate enough to be able to take the students for a performance masterclass, just a few weeks away […]
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Extra-Curricular Activities – Summer 2025
This term’s Extra-Curricular Programme offers a wide range of free activities throughout the week for all age groups. The programme is as follows: Furthermore, there will be rehearsals for the KS3 Show – ‘Bugsy Malone’ – and the Summer Sizzler for the many bands who perform through the evening. Elsewhere, […]
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Huge Thanks to M6toll
We just wanted to flag up our gratitude to the M6toll team who give us free access to our two school minibuses on the M6 toll for schools trips, events and experiences. Whizzing literally thousands of children around each year means our minibuses take on a lot of work but […]
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PTFA Night Comedy Promotion Video
Friday night is the night that you can save your child’s educational future, their dreams and aspirations, and their hopes for a long and healthy life – all by turning up, enjoying and supporting the PTFA Comedy Night at our school. Our host for the evening – Chris Purchase – […]
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Example of Year 12 Careers Guidance
We work hard to support all of our students in plotting forward their career route and wanted to share an example of the work that goes on to enable students to plan and facilitate their aspirations becoming a reality. The following email was sent to a Year 12 student looking […]
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Year 12 Oxbridge Talk
As part of the raising aspirations programme, a representative and graduate from Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, visited The Friary School to talk to aspiring Year 12 students and potential applicants. Layo who graduated from University of Cambridge, work in the role of Schools Liaison Officer at Sidney Sussex […]
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National Pet Month
Students and staff celebrated all things animal-related, with our annual Pet Week Focus Week. Always a highlight on the school calendar, the week saw the usual menagerie of animals gracing the school buildings – much to the chagrin of Sadie, our resident Hub dog, and Jinx, our canine attendance assistant. […]
