News
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My Work Experience at the IPI Conference in Las Vegas – Jacob Gray (Y12)
On March 1st, 2019 I travelled to Las Vegas, Nevada, to attend the IPIC conference. On the first day in Vegas, we were advised to visit the famous Las Vegas strip and take some photos for the IPI Member social media pages. Here are some of the pictures I took […]
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Looking to Uniform Changes for September 2019
We are currently looking at making some changes to the school uniform as part of our continuous pursuit of higher standards and to further develop a professional culture for our students to take forward into formal interviews and the workplace. There is a mix of evidence related to the importance […]
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U13 Girls Hockey Success
The U13 girls fought their way through ‘Storm Gareth’ last week and took on King Edwards in a friendly 7-aside match fielding two teams due to such high interest in girl’s hockey at The Friary. Both teams saw winning results with Elena Hill and Isobel Allman scoring the goals for […]
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St Stephen’s Head to Mars
St Stephens Primary School dropped in this week to work with the Science Department to support their transition to secondary school and to experience working in a science laboratory. The students worked on a ‘Mission to Mars’ project that involved them working in pairs and teams to make mini mars […]
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Rotary Club Success in Regional Musician Competition
After her clarinet performance in the Lichfield Music Festival in November, Sixth Former Katie Edwards was chosen to represent Lichfield St Chad in the Rotary Club Young Musician District Competition held in Stourbridge. Katie performed all three movements of Arnold Clark’s Sonatina, competing against the Rotary Clubs of Stourbridge, Solihull and […]
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Sixth Form Study Leave – Summer 2019
Our Sixth Form Study Leave arrangements are now in place and will see both Year 12 and Year 13 have formal time to revise and prepare for their exams. Year 12 – Summer Mock Exams: Year 12 students will have study leave from Tuesday 30th April to Friday 3rd May. Lessons will resume on Tuesday 7th May. Year […]
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House Points Earn Students Tasty Reward
Over a hundred Friary students received a free ice cream on 15th March for their hard work and achievement during the last half-term. Many of the students were from Seward House, who led the way in House Points in the half-term from January. Lucy Richardson, in Year 8, said: “It’s nice to have […]
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Friary Beat Bogey Team Erasmus Darwin Academy
The Year 8 Friary football team showed tremendous fight and determination to run out 5-2 winners against a strong EDA side last night. It was a stop-start game with the wind and a bobbly pitch putting a stop to any football played. In the first half, Friary soaked up a […]
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Geography Department Leads Environmental Charge
The Geography Department have paired up with the Burton based charity, ‘Humanity Unites’, who provide support for homeless people and families. They have taken an environmental approach as the charity is collecting crisps packets which can be recycled and raise money of the project. Matt Allman, Headteacher, said: “Our students […]
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World Book Day 2019
World Book Day is the world’s biggest campaign to provide every child and young person in the country with a book of their own and is a celebration of the books and stories that inspire and engage children across the world. This year at the Friary School the School Librarian, […]
