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Year 7 Dedication Service
On Tuesday 19 October we held our annual Y7 Dedication Service at Lichfield Cathedral. All of our Year pupils spent the afternoon in the splendid surroundings of our city’s famous landmark as we formally welcomed them to The Friary School. During the service, we heard readings from new Year 7 […]
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New School Website Address – www.friaryschool.co.uk
Unfortunately, we have had an issue with our school website domain which links back to historic issues with how the school IT network was organised. We anticipated this might happen so took on a similar domain name ourselves just in case and recently we have had to make this switch. […]
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Student Panel for Senior Staff Interview
Our recent interviews for two new Assistant Headteachers to join our senior team saw a glut of strong applications but the ten who made the two-day interview process were met with a tough panel in the shape of our Sixth Form’s Senior Six. The panel was made up of (left […]
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UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge
Following on from the huge success of the Junior Maths Challenge last year, our Year 9 and 10 Maths enthusiasts have begun preparations for the Intermediate Maths Challenge in February 2022. The Maths Challenge promotes lateral thinking skills to enable pupils to solve difficult mathematical problems. Not only will […]
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Y12 Employability Workshops
We were delighted to once again have the opportunity to hold our Employability Workshop for Year 12 students, as part of The Friary’s Raising Aspirations Programme, which aims to ensure all students take part in occasions that help to prepare them for life beyond school. Led by Rick Hill, a […]
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House Debating Competition
Our House Debating Competition rolls through the year and see each Year group have a House battle on a debate related to a respective Focus Week curriculum. This half-term saw Year 13 debate on whether the #MeToo movement has gone past its sell-by-date and the following scores were achieved: Seward […]
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Bus Service Between School & Rugeley
There have been some changes to the bus service between our school and Rugeley which in the early weeks of term caused a few problems. However, things appear to have settled and we have sought guidance from Midland Classic about how children can make sure they get home on public […]
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World Food Day Brings ‘Food , Glorious Food ‘!
World Food Day was the subject of the week’s Focus Week, and it has been fantastic to see pupils showing off their culinary skills in a number of different ways. Many pupils have sent in pictures of their homemade bakes or meals and, judging by the quality, we definitely have […]
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Seward House Week
Seward House have enjoyed another hugely successful House Week raising awareness and much needed funds for The Midlands Air Ambulance. The 2021/22 Seward Student Leadership Team played a key role in the vision and organisation of this year’s event, opting for an early Halloween theme. Students in all Years then […]
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Busy Saturday Schools
Our Year 11 students well appreciate the importance of their Mock Exam after half-term and many have been working hard to make sure they deliver in these vital practise papers. Over 100 students attended our recent Saturday School focusing on Science and this only maintained the high levels of attendance […]
