News
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Voluntary Work Experience at The Birmingham Mail
As part of our recent Focus Week on Careers and Volunteering, we have been celebrating the experiences of so many of our students who fill their time through volunteering. One such student has been Penny Hurst (Y12) who has been carrying out voluntary work experience with The Birmingham Mail and […]
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The Impact of Voluntary Work for Students
Our recent Careers & Voluntary Work Fair was designed to give students an insight into building up the skills and experience to improve them as individuals for future applications and interviews. We are proud to have a good number of students who volunteer for a range of local organisations and […]
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Year 11 Revision Programme
Notwithstanding potential changes due the government’s response to the coronavirus, the Y11 revision programme moves into new phase next week as we head towards the all-important Summer exams. Firstly, there will be a series of focused assemblies covering revision, exam preparation, stress-busting, etc. Secondly, each Year 11 tutor group will […]
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Year 11 Boys Football Team March on in the Cup
There was an excellent turn-out at school to watch Year 11’s victory against King Edwards 1-0 A cagey first-half saw the score 0-0 at half-time though there was some great play from both teams. Second-half saw the Friary boys have the better of the match – with some good play […]
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Parent Governor Election – Deadline Extension
We have extended the deadline for Parent Governor nominations to Friday 13 March. There is a vacancy for a parent governor at the school and you are invited to stand for election. In the school we have provision for two parent governors and there is currently one vacancy. Parent governors […]
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Year 9 Launch of Unifrog
This week has also seen the launch of Unifrog with our Year 9 students. Now students and parents can access this one-stop online destinations platform to help them research post-16 and post-18 options. All students in Year 9 had an assembly explaining how to use Unifrog and took part in […]
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Student Volunteering & Careers Fair
On Friday 6th March 2020, students in Years 10 to 13 had the opportunity to visit a Student Volunteering / Careers Fair. Twenty-four organisations visited the school – including the COOP, Morrisons, Curborough Community Centre and the Fun Club – to discuss with students the importance of volunteering and possible […]
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National Careers Week
Last week we celebrated National Careers Week. The main purpose was to equip all students with the knowledge they need to go on to successful destinations. Every day has been busy with a range of activities, visits from external speakers, Careers Fairs and Unifrog workshops. We were delighted to welcome local businessman […]
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Mental Health Support – Living Your Best Life
Sixth Form students attended a voluntary workshop which focused specifically upon the psychology of a positive mind-set and how to use this as a tool to achieve your very best in life. Students worked with Clinical Nurse Specialist and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Elise Wild, to learn about and explore key […]
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Y8 Girls Netball Success
Our Year 8 girls played two league matches against Codsall and EDA. The girls played brilliantly in both games and continued their improvement through the year. The team was strengthened by the recent arrival of Issy Hobson, who played fantastically well on her debut, and the narrow defeat and victory […]
