News
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All You Need Is Love!
Love was well and truly in the air when we celebrated St Valentine’s Day throughout the last week of the half term. All of us broke up with a warm glow in our hearts after taking time to celebrate our friendships and the people we care about most. Themed assemblies taught […]
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Spring Menus in the School Canteen
The school canteen continues to be busy and the menus have been re-jigged for the Spring Term as we add more to the menu as we move away from the COVID emphasis on ‘grab-and-go’. The new menus see more full meals – including Katsu Chicken, Cottage Pie, Chilli & Rice, […]
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Y11 Mocks / PPEs (Pre-Public Exams) – February-March 2022
Our Year 11s are due to sit their final mock exams after the half-term break and they form a critical component of the preparation needed to get students through their final exams in Summer 2022. The exam timetable is as follows: Monday 28 February AM – GCSE Biology – Triple […]
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Love is in the air
The health & social care department have a reputable link with local care homes in Lichfield, in particular The Spires. Following an awful few months in the care home sector due to Covid 19, the health & social care students volunteered to give something back to the residents who had […]
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International Success for Friary Student
Libbie Joyce (Year 9) has been rewarded for her successes in Obstacle Course Racing by taking two awards in the event’s international award ceremony. Libbie took the award for ‘Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Obstacle Racing’ for her successes in events against adult competitors. Additionally, she gained the Runner-Up […]
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House Debating Competition
The most recent round of the House Debating Competition saw Year 10s debate around the topic of Internet Safety Week with the argument surrounding: ‘All internet usage should be monitored by the government…’ Seward House were victories in this round with 45 points, follow by Johnson 38 points, Garrick 34 […]
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U15 Boys hockey V Lichfield Cathedral School
The U15 Friary boy’s hockey team played against Lichfield Cathedral School last night in very cold conditions. They went into this match slightly apprehensive as the opposition are a well drilled and well trained team. However, the Friary immediately applied the pressure, winning many short corners but unfortunately missed […]
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Fish in School Hero Programme
Each year the Hospitality & Catering teachers sign up to a range of initiatives to give the pupils an experience of foods they may not have prepared, cooked, and enjoyed; for example, in 2019 we were lucky enough to successful apply for free game for schools. This year we had […]
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Mathletics Competition
The first semi-final of the Mathletics competition took place today, which pitted Darwin against Garrick. Each team consisted of one house member from each of Year 7, 8, 9 and 10. After an initial early surge from team Darwin, team Garrick clawed their way back into the competition and emerged […]
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Year 13 Virtual Tour of Amazon’s Fulfilment Centres
Our Year 13 geographers had a ‘virtual’ tour of the Amazon Fulfilment Centres in Rugeley, London and Doncaster this week. The group are studying Trans-National Companies (TNCs) as part of their Geography A-Level and, as they were unable to visit the Rugeley Fulfilment Centre in person due to COVID restrictions, […]
