News
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Y11 Prom Update
The following message from Lottie Hearn (Assistant Headteacher) has been sent out to all Y11 parents whose child is due to attend the School Prom: “I am writing to update you on where we are with this year’s Year 11 Prom. I can still hardly believe that we will not […]
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Year 6 ‘Transition Times’ Edition 2
Our second ‘Transition Times’ is now available to Year 6 students and parents as we head towards the hopeful September start. This second edition can be viewed here and included an interview with Mrs Plested, Head of Johnson House, details on the school library, and a message for Mille the […]
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Providing Food through Lockdown
Our school was delighted to support Staffordshire County Council by handing over our facilities to support a food provision programme for vulnerable families and individuals living in our local area. During the lockdown, we opened up our Sports Hall for food storage, packing chains, and then welcomed delivery vehicles on […]
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Arriva Buses – Student Tickets
We have been contacted by Arriva Bus Company who want to flag up to parents their ticketing offer for students so that you are best placed to get as good a deal as possible for your child. Arriva have a number of options available for ticketing for parents/students. There are […]
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Free Finance Course for Students & Parents
The Open University has joined forces with MoneySavingExpert (MSE) to produce this new free course to give you the skills and knowledge to master your finances. The course was written by The OU, with MSE providing support and guidance. You can access the course here. The programme is packed with […]
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Y10s & Y12s – CAMHS Video for Returning to School
Your school and our local CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) teams recognise that coming back to school is going to be a mix of excitement and worry. You can watch a ‘Back to School’ advice video from one of our local CAMHS Youth Workers that will help you […]
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Higher Education: An Introduction to Future Destinations
As you may be aware, we ordinarily hold careers workshops at this point in the academic year for our Year 12 cohort. In addition, we normally hold a ‘Higher Education’ evening to which you and your children are invited to attend, to learn more about the opportunities available to students […]
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The PTFA Zoom On
The Friary School’s PTFA have continued to be active through the shutdown and the recent Zoom Meeting was a buzz of great ideas, futures plans and unwavering support. There were a wide range of items discussed including the lead roles in the group, virtual fund-raising, long-term plans for comedy and […]
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Year 6 ‘Transition Times’ Edition 1
As part of our Year 6 Transition Programme we are producing a weekly newsletter which maps out information for Year 6s due to join us in September. This first edition can be viewed here and includes an overview of the Houses, also The Friary Ethic and an in-depth interview with Mr […]
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Reducing Risk for Re-Opening School
We have worked very hard to ensure that we minimise the risks for every student returning to school. Of course, you can never eliminate all risk, but we are confident we have put in the necessary arrangements to protect everyone as well as we can. The newspapers are full of […]
