News
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Y7 Rounders v Nether Stowe
Following the success of our cricket match with Nether Stowe, we were delighted to work with them again to run our Year 7 Rounders team which represented the Year 7 girls first chance of the year to get involved in representing our school on the sporting field. We had a […]
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Year 6/7 Transition Days
The Year 6 Transition Days were under tremendous pressure due to the COVID situation, but they successfully ran through and saw Year 6 students get a reduced but valuable experience of Friary life in readiness for September 2021. Both days saw bubbled or distanced sessions including a tour of the […]
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Confirmation of Term Dates 2021-2022
The term dates for 2021-2022 have been confirmed and are laid out as follows: Autumn Term 2021 1st Autumn Half-Term: Thursday 2 September – Friday 22 October Half-Term: Monday 25 October – Friday 29 October 2nd Autumn Half-Term: Monday 1 November – Friday 17 December Xmas Holiday: Monday 20 December […]
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Y6 ‘Virtual’ Transition Evening
This Thursday evening we will be holding a virtual transition evening for Y6 parents and carers. In normal circumstances we would invite you in to meet your tutors and Heads of House. This year we will be sharing with you a welcome video from each Head of House and a […]
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Year 12 Oxbridge & Medical Research Talk
This week, the Year 12 Geography and Biology groups enjoyed a visit from ex-Friary student Holly Eggington. Since leaving The Friary, Holly has achieved a first class honours degree in Medical Sciences at the University of Oxford. She is now a Cancer Science DPhil student, a medical student and a […]
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Raising Aspirations – The Mercian Regiment
As part of our Raising Aspirations Programme, today we were delighted to welcome The British Army into school. The careers talk delivered in partnership with the Mercian Regiment explained about careers in the armed forces. The soldiers delivered factual, educational information including their own personal career pathways and the many […]
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Year 8 Employability Workshop
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) delivered the first of a series of workshops to a group of Year 8 boys in school on 17th June. These interactive workshops are designed to develop employability skills. They focus on areas such as: wellbeing and confidence, debunking terminology, team working, active […]
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Free School Meals Support over Summer 2021
The government has launched a Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme enabling local authorities in England to deliver inclusive activities including a hot meal over the school holidays. It’s free for children and young people aged 5-16 years who receive benefit related free school meals. Staffordshire County Council are writing […]
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Y11 Duke of Edinburgh Award Expedition
After starting the scheme in September 2019 and battling through multiple COVID-related delays, we were delighted to see our Year 11 students head off to complete their expedition for their Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. The group of ten who stuck with it took on two full days in the […]
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Y8 Cricket – Friary v Nether Stowe
The return of some normality for sports teams at school and our Year 8 Friary boys played this evening in a trial cricket fixture. Friary batted first and saw captain Matthew Allen and Josh Douglas-Boisson take to the crease, both started positively and kept rotating the strike well. Josh fell […]
