News
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Life After The Friary – Nottingham University
Katie Hayward left The Friary Sixth Form last summer and is now studying Mathematics at Nottingham University. She has taken the time to let us know how she is getting on: “Since leaving the Friary School, I have gone on to study Mathematics at the University of Nottingham (UCAS Code […]
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Seward House Charity Week
Seward House recently enjoyed another hugely successful House Week in support of our long standing charity partner The Midlands Air Ambulance. Seward House came together magnificently during difficult times to put on a real show and raise vital funds for charity. Highlights of the week included Mr Havill’s 100 laps […]
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Year 7 Reading Award Winners
We place a huge emphasis on reading at our school and the English Department have been incentivising reading through their rewards programme. Almost 100 students signed up for the scheme and simply log their reading minutes on the scheme’s app as they go before claiming reading rewards as they log […]
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Top Online Safety Accreditation of School
We are once again extremely proud to have been awarded the South West Grid for Learning’s Online Safety Award, which puts us in the top tier nationally for online safety. We also retain our ‘Beacon School’ status, whereby we act as a source of information, guidance and encouragement for other […]
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Prize-Giving Event – Autumn 2020
Last academic year was a year like no other, the like of which we all hope will not be seen again, but we still wanted to acknowledge all of those students who stood out for their attitude, intelligence and commitment. Despite the trials of lockdown and the uncertainty for most […]
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The Friary School PTFA Christmas Raffle
It’s that time of year when we launch our Friary PTFA Christmas Raffle and try to raise extra funds for school projects to be launched over the next year. In previous years we have issued each child with two books of raffle tickets to sell, this year however, we are […]
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Year 11 Mock Exams
Earlier in the term, Year 11 pupils at The Friary undertook their first experience of mock examinations. Having missed the opportunity for their end of Year 10 exams, there was all the more excitement and anxiety than usual in the run-up to this first series. Despite the additional Covid procedures, […]
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Non-Uniform Day – Friday 4 December
Non-Uniform Day – Friday 4 December We will be holding our termly Non-Uniform Day on Friday 4 December and will be asking for £1 donations from students – payable on the day or via Parent Pay. All monies raised will be split between our PTFA and our House charities which […]
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Eco-School Award for School
We are pleased to announce that thanks to the efforts of students at The Friary we have been awarded our first Eco-School Award. The school can now proudly say that we are an Eco School having been awarded the Bronze Award. To achieve this award Year 8 students have formed […]
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Seward Triumph in Year 9 Eco-debate
Year 9 look part in the third of a series of debates running across the year and involving students of all ages. The Year 9 debate, which coincided with Eco-Schools Week, asked whether HS2 was going to be an environmental disaster. Seward (53 points) took first place, narrowly holding off […]
