News
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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 […]
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National Citizenship Service (NCS): Year 11 Students
The NCS visited school this week to meet Year 11 students and to invite them to join this summer’s NCS programme. The programme lasts for 2 weeks and starts after the exams finish. The programme includes outward bounds activities, employability skills, group and team building work and contributing towards a […]
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Future PTFA Events
Our PTFA meeting on Monday 10 January mapped out the events on the horizon and served to highlight the fantastic group of parents who are making such a difference in our school. There are a number of events which parents are welcome to attend including: PTFA Quiz Night – Thursday […]
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Parent Guide to Sexual Harassment
Since March 2020, thousands of young women have been sharing their experiences of sexual harassment through the ‘Everyone’s Invited’ project. This is an online platform where girls ‑ who are still mostly in school – have described growing up in a world where harassment, including sexualised comments, slut‑shaming and the […]
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Saturday Schools for the Easter Term
With final exams coming up in many of the vocational courses, and Pre-Public Exams (Mocks 2) after February half-term, were are making sure our Year 11 students have a series of Saturday Schools designed to help them to perform at their best. Of course, though it looks like exams will […]
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School Update – New Year, Familiar Story
The following message went out to parents on Wednesday 5 January 2022: We start another new term, and with the latest COVID twists and turns, I wanted to give you an update on school’s approaches over the next few weeks. The wider picture in education is likely to be […]
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‘Chicago’ Takes The Plaudits
Our whole-school show, ‘Chicago’, won widespread acclaim form three packed nights and a busy matinee as the satire on corruption in the criminal justice system and the concept of ‘celebrity criminal’ were given the full Friary treatment. The excellent cast showed off their full repertoire of singing and acting with […]
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PTFA Raffle Helps School Funding
Our PTFA team did an amazing job with the PTFA Raffle in collecting an amazing list of prizes ranging from X-Box Series 3, an Arthur Price cutlery set, a create of wine, £250 worth of kitchenware, and much more besides from local businesses and parents. The raffle eventually raised £1,560 […]
