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Y11 Mock GCSE Exams – February-March 2025
We are running our final set of Mock GCSE Exams straight after the February half-term break between Monday 24 February and Tuesday 4 March. These mocks are designed to help our students to gain experience with their looming GCSE papers and to sport their areas of strengths and weaknesses as […]
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Hong Kong Foundation Day Focus Week KS3 Independent Learning Quiz
Eight KS3 teams (two representing each House) took part in our second Independent Learning Quiz this week. The quiz topic tied-in to our Hong Kong Foundation Day Focus Week. Focus Weeks this year are designed around the principle of ‘who we are’ as a school community, and this week gave […]
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Holocaust Reading in School Library
As part of our Holocaust Beacon School Status we make sure that we remind our students of the lessons learn from the past regarding racism, discrimination and intolerance. We dovetail this with encouraging our students to read widely. All evidence shows that those students who read regularly improve their language, […]
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ChatGPT Parent Advice on GCSE & A-Level Revision
As another tool to think about how we do things in school, we consulted ChatGPT (the AI platform) to find out how children can be supported by their parents with their exam revision. The AI platform made the following suggestions: Understand Their Learning Style: Some teens are visual learners, […]
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The Friary PTFA Quiz Night 2025!
What better way to support our school other than coming along to our ever popular PTFA Quiz Night. On Thursday 30th January we will be opening the doors to our sixth form centre and welcoming in some of the best ‘brains of Lichfield (and Fradley)’. Each year brings in keen […]
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Friary U14 Boys Battle Hard at Hockey Championships
The Friary U14 boys’ hockey team had an unforgettable experience this week as they took on some of the finest private schools in the region at the prestigious championships. Competing against high-calibre opposition, the squad demonstrated resilience, skill, and determination throughout the tournament. While results didn’t go in their favour, […]
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Staff Training on Emotion Coaching
Our staff CPD sessions take place after-school throughout the school year, and last week we were pleased to have the opportunity to offer a taster introduction session on Emotion Coaching, led by our Trust Behaviour Lead, Nathan Smith. Post-Covid, schools and students are faced with new challenges, and our CPD […]
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Sixth Form Charity Match – Year 12s Thrash Year 13s 5-1 in Support of the Pathway Project
The following report was written by our Head Boy, Felix Emanuel. On January 17, 2025, Lichfield City FC yet again became the venue for the highly anticipated Sixth Form charity football match, where the Year 12s triumphed 5-1 over the Year 13s in an exciting and action-packed contest. However, the […]
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Scholastic Book Fair for Students & Parents
Following the success of last year’s Scholastic Book Fair, we are thrilled to confirm that the Book Fair will be returning to the library starting from Friday 7 February. Parents will be welcome to view the titles available on the evening of Tuesday 11 February when the school will be […]
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Year 11 (& Year 10) Parents Chance to Help With GCSE English Literature
Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ is a key text in the GCSE English exams and parents can help their children to do well on it simply by taking them out to the cinema. From Wednesday 5 February, ‘Macbeth’ will be screening at Tamworth’s Odeon Cinema and this extra familiarity with the plot and […]
