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Vysions Winter Programme – Free Xmas Holiday Activities & Food
The Winter HAF Programme is rolling out where children aged 11-16 can get free breakfast, lunch and dinner between 9.00am-6.00pm over the Xmas periods. Those children who qualify for HAF get it free, but anyone else can access the provision for just £7 per day. There will also be a […]
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Y12 House Debating Competition – ‘Domestic violence is accepted as the norm in the UK’
As part of our focus week on Action Against Domestic Violence, our Y12 students engaged in a lively debate addressing the motion: ‘Domestic violence is accepted as the norm in the UK’. During the debate, the teams explored a variety of arguments including the representation of domestic violence in films […]
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Friary Student Wins Regional Christmas Card Design Competition
Cameron Woodley (Year 7) has been crowned Joint Winner of the Mayor and Sheriff’s Christmas Card Competition 2024 with his entry being selected out of a mountain of card designs. Harriet Chatwin, Civic Officer for Lichfield City Council, contacted us to say: “A big thank you to you and all […]
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School Supports Lichfield Cathedral Christmas Tree Festival
Each year our school supports Lichfield Cathedral Christmas Tree Festival by setting up a tree and contributing to the fund-raising that supports local charities. Our school tree – see photo – is decorated with items made by our students and they chose to go with a natural theme as promotion […]
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Friary School Easy Fund-Raising
As we head into the Christmas spending spree we wanted to push the easy option of supporting your child’s school, as well as purchasing those Xmas gifts for family and friends. Our school has an Easyfundraising page which can be access here. It is really easy to sign up, takes […]
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New Effort Grades on Student Reports
We are getting to the season when our end-of-term reports are sent out via EduLInk and having reviewed their make-up we have decided to simplify the effort grade system for subjects. The effort grades are given alongside your child’s target grade and their current flightpath grade. Their flightpath grade refers […]
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Snow Closure Reminder
The small smattering of snow last week – which even got us our first parental call saying it was too dangerous to come in and their child would be kept safe at home – has reminded us that it would be helpful to flag up our snow closure procedures to […]
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Year 10 Engineering Trip to IPL Plastics
Year 10 Engineering students got the opportunity to visit IPL Plastics in Tamworth – the very company which manufactures the majority of chairs our students sit on during their school day! The visit started with the students having a presentation which included information on oil extraction, plastic production, the injection […]
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Sixth Form Support For The Pathway Project
As part of our Action Against Domestic Violence Focus Week students in Year 12 had an assembly led by Djemillah Mourade Peerbux from The Pathway Project in Lichfield. The Pathway Project is a Staffordshire-based domestic abuse organisation supporting young people and adults experiencing or affected by domestic abuse. The assembly […]
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Sixth Form Senior 7
Our Sixth Form Senior 7 are responsible for supporting school events and leading Sixth Form initiatives; whether it be speaking at the Year 7 Dedication Service, raising funds via charity community football matches, leading a school Focus Week, or supporting more junior students with their progress and development. The Sixth […]
