News
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Y10 PSHE assembly – Forced marriage, honour killing and FGM
This week, Y10 students have had an assembly to educate them on the issues of forced marriage, honour killing and female genital mutilation. These topics have been approached from the angle of human rights and the law. Helen Barratt, Head of Faculty, said: “Though honour-based abuse, forced marriage and FGM […]
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Face Mask Changes at School
The face mask rules at our school have changed in light of Boris Johnson’s sudden announcement last week that face-masks were not required in classrooms from Thursday 20 January. Consequently, face-masks are now only required in corridors and communal areas. Moving forward, the government have now directed that face-masks will […]
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Twittering on About Geography
As a school we are always looking for new angles to get information to students – whether it be traditional lessons, after-school boosters or evening Saturday morning in school. Of course, nowadays we also have online provision and there are many websites that help out when it comes to learning […]
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Blue Monday Focus Week
Blue Monday is typically the third Monday of the month of January. It is characterised as the most depressing day of the year. However, this is not the case at the Friary! Students have been learning in tutor time and during assemblies how to look after their emotional, mental and […]
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This week’s Y7 – Building self-esteem and resilience
Y7 students will be working on building their self-esteem and resilience in tutor time this week. Activities will ensure that all students understand what resilience is and how to be resilient. They will also examine strategies to cope with negative judgements and opinions and evaluate their own personal qualities to […]
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PTFA Quiz Night Thursday 3rd February
On Thursday 3rd February, we will be holding our extremely popular PTFA Quiz Night. Each year, the brainiest brains in Lichfield get together to pit their wits against each other and battle it out for the Friary PTFA Quizmasters trophy. Teams of 4-6 people are invited to join us for a […]
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OFSTED & CQC Inspection of SCC Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Services
We have been asked to send on the following message by Tim Moss, Assistant Director for Education Strategy and Improvement, from Staffordshire County Council: OFSTED and the Care Quality Commission are re-visiting Staffordshire to review our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Services between 18 – 20 January 2022. The visit […]
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Extra-Curricular Activities – Spring Term
The Spring Term’s extra-curricular activities see a wide range of after-school clubs and activities that give every student the chance to get involved: Day After-School MONDAY * Homework Club – All Years – Library – 3.05 – 4.30pm * Football – Year 7 – Field – 3.10 – 4.10pm * […]
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Proposed Y9 French Trip for Summer 2022
We are looking to run our Year 9 French Trip – which in normal times would go to Normandy – to the YHA Edale Centre in the Peak District. This opportunity seeks to provide them with increased confidence in the lead up to the start of their GCSE journey. It […]
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Independent Learning Competition
Seward House won the KS3 House Independent Learning Competition in convincing style courtesy of 9S1. The winning team consisted of Charlotte Jones and Matthew Allen, who answered every question correctly, earning themselves some valuable house points. 7D1 were in second place, with 8J2 and 8D1 tied for third position. Students […]
