News
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Parent Controls for Online Protection via O2 and NSPCC
Staffordshire County Council’s Safeguarding Team have drawn out attention to a project between O2 and the NSPCC to equip parents to check and protect their children online. The advice details that: The NSPCC are currently working closely together with O2 to provide the most up to date and effective advice. […]
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Summer Sizzler
The Summer Sizzler took place on a warm evening just over the Glastonbury weekend, and some of the songs that hit the headlines got an extra airing at our school too. The performance had a tighter edge this year and the weightier ensembles ensure the quality went up too. The […]
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High School Musical
We have only just recovered from the show, though there are still many of the cast still walking around on Cloud 9 after the glowing reaction to this lively and popular show. The audiences through the week were fantastic – only adding to the atmosphere – and you can still […]
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Changes to Show My Homework
Parents will well know that Show My Homework (SMHW) is the key driver for our homework and revision support. The provider is making some changes their end which will be gradually phased in and existing passwords / usernames will switch over. The SMHW team have given us the following information: […]
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Friary U14’s Cricket Team Defeat EDA
The Friary Under 14’s cricket team delivered a bowling masterclass to beat Erasmus Darwin Academy. Winning the toss, Friary captain Jack Turner elected to bat with the team setting a very respectable 115/3 off their 16 overs. Dom Herbert (28) and Turner (25) were pick of the batsman and set […]
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European to World
One of our future September 2019 Year 7s, Libbie Joyce, travelled to Poland to compete in the Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) European Championships. This is the first year they have put a children’s race on alongside the adults. Libbie did the UK proud and came back with a Bronze Medal […]
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Jazz Band on Tour
The Friary School Jazz Band headlined a host of performances from the local community as part of St Chads Church’s Summer Fayre, to help raise money for local charities and the surrounding area. In addition to new members of the group, the band were also joined by the familiar faces […]
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Holocaust Beacon School Status
As part of our Holocaust Beacon School Status, in partnership with UCL, Y12 students Isabella Acton and Grace Kirk took part in the ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’ programme in March 2019. They took part in sessions with holocaust survivors and the Holocaust Educational Trust and then completed a 24 hour visit […]
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Athletics Championships 2019
Over thirty Friary students competed at Aldersley Stadium in Wolverhampton Thursday 20th June in the KS3 Athletics Championships. This is where each school in the Stafford and Cannock District select one pupil from each year group to compete in athletics events. The Friary came back with 22 Bronze / Silver […]
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Why Do We Go On About Attendance?
If there is one issue that can aggravate a parent, it is when we chase up absences and repeat our mantra that every day in school counts. Of course, there are few parents who disagree with this, and if a child is too ill to come in then they are […]
