News
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Plans for Online Parents Evenings
As ever, we are continuing to learn to adapt to our current situation and the way in which we manage our school through the Covid-19 pandemic. Consequently, this term will see us introduce a new way to hold Parents’ Evenings so that we can keep staff, pupils and parents safe […]
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The Sixth Form Perks Card
We are always looking to improve our Sixth Form offer and we saw an opportunity to support local Lichfield businesses who are keen to engage with Friary students and are having to deal with the challenges of COVID in these tough times. Consequently, we have created a Sixth Form Perks […]
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Support the PTFA & School through Amazon Smile
Certainly, many of us are shopping online more than ever and so we wanted to flag up an easy way you could help us to fund your child’s education through our PTFA and a few simple clicks. Amazon Smile is a slightly different way to access Amazon and within it […]
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Year 7 Flu Vaccination
This year the NHS have extended the flu vaccination to include Year 7 children, not just primary school children. The School Age Immunisation Team will be in school on Friday the 2/10/20 to provide the opportunity for all our year 7 pupils to be vaccinated against the annual flu virus […]
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University Life & COVID
We were delighted to see so many of our students – eventually – get their well-deserved university places but we have become increasingly downcast as we see how the university life we prepared them for does not currently exist. Naturally, COVID is taking a toll on everyone, but for undergraduates […]
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COVID Update – No News is Good News
The following COVID message was sent out to parents on Friday 25 September 2020: We don’t want to disappoint anyone but despite the national changes in COVID rates, etc, we have nothing new to tell you about COVID this week. Face mask usage is steadily increasing, improvements in COVID practice […]
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Virtual Open Evening – Welcoming Year 6s to The Friary School
Information for Y6 parents and students applying for September 2021 Usually at this time of year, we would be opening our doors to you and welcoming you in for an opportunity to see our school, meet our teachers and pupils and experience a little bit of life at The Friary. […]
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Y10 Partnership Evening
Our Y10 Partnership Evening is a chance for parents to drop into school and learn more about their child’s journey as they head towards their GCSE exams and post-school life. The usual event sees a central presentation in the theatre and then break-out sessions with school staff and external organisations […]
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Looking to Oxbridge Unviersities
Starting off the academic year with some inspiration for our Y13 Apollo students, today Dr Charlotte Houldcroft (a past Friary student herself) visited the school to run a brilliant and informative workshop, to explore with them the process of applying to the most prestigious UK universities. Charlotte, who graduated from […]
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Year 10s Caring for Our Community
The Health & Social Care Department have a reputable link with local care homes in Lichfield, in particular The Spires. Following an awful few months in the care home sector due to COVID-19, The Spires asked if we had any volunteers who would like to give something back to the […]
