News
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Y13 Debating Competition
Year 13 look part in the first of a series of debates running across the year and involving students of all ages. The first debate, which coincided with World Teachers’ Day, dealt with an educator’s role in a world increasingly attuned to remote and online learning. The statement up for […]
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KS3 Enrichment Sessions
Naturally, in COVID times, there is a huge focus on the students facing their final exams in the summer and trying to elicit the crucial catch-up that they need to move onto their next steps. Even so, we have retained our Key Stage Three (Years 7-9) academic enrichment students that […]
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Counselling Provision – Sarah Terry
All of us are well aware how trying times are at the moment and it only reminds us that the priority we place on mentoring, counselling and support is the right one for our students. We have a wide range of counselling provision in school, whether it be internal via […]
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COVID Update – All Quiet on the COVID Front
The following COVID message was composed for parents on Friday 2 October 2020 but was not sent as to not clutter up inboxes with unnecessary emails: We just dropping you a quick email to say we again have no significant news on COVID this week – the local and national […]
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Year 9 Dr Frost Maths Competition
Dr Frost is our online maths learning package – all students have access and they can hone their skills, check their answers, and revise topics when they are unsure. It is additional to our lessons and homework, is suitable for all ages, and is a great way to improve your […]
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Year 7 Reading Awards
Our Year 7s are already busy taking part in our Reading Rewards Scheme led by our English Department. The students complete an online reading log – accessible through laptops, tablets and phones – and record their reading in a league table against other students. There are blogs to contribute too […]
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Learning to Lead at The Friary – NPQML with Greywood
A cohort of Friary school staff are working with colleagues from across the Greywood Multi-School Trust towards their National Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership (NPQML). The group of eight leaders received their virtual induction in July. Training begins in October and runs throughout the year. NPQs are high-quality professional qualifications […]
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COVID Tracker for Schools
One of the teaching unions has created a COVID tracker which is based on schools so you can be clear on wat the R rate is in our specific area. You can access the tracker at: https://schoolcovidmap.org.uk/schools?id=WP013766 Matt Allman, Headteacher, said: “This is a useful way of checking how our […]
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Making Lichfield’s Streets Safe
Kevin Wilcox, Road Safety Officer from Staffordshire County Council, visited Sixth Formers to deliver a session educating them about the importance of being safe and aware as a driver. The session included coverage of real life events, whereby drivers who had lacked road awareness had suffered on dangerous consequences. Students […]
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PHSE – National Sexual Health Week
This week in school we will be recognising National Sexual Health Week by conducting a series of age appropriate assemblies and tutor activities for students in Y7-11. We will also be collapsing the timetable for Y10, for two lessons, so that students can attend a carousel of four sex and […]
