News
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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 […]
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Year 11 Leavers Assembly
We were thrilled to welcome back our Year 11s to celebrate their end of compulsory schooling in our Leavers Assembly – there are so many of them that we are incredibly proud of so seeing them was a real boost for everyone. The assembly included a series of embarrassing photos, […]
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Healthy Eating Week
Last week saw our Healthy Eating Week as we tied into the British Nutrition Foundation’s national Healthy Eating Week dedicated to encourage organisations across the UK (including workplaces, universities, and schools) to focus on healthy eating and drinking, and physical activity, and celebrate healthy living. The week saw special tutor […]
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Y6 Transition Days
The Friary School was a buzz of excitement last week when we were invaded by 216 Year 6s who are soon to be our Year 7s. The Year 6s had a fun-packed two days designed to get them used to the school, used to their peers and used to learning […]
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Careers with Geography
Jo Ward, Principle Transport Planner at Waterman in Nottingham, visited school to talk to the year 12 Geographers. She explained how her job considers questions like how do people get to the places they need to get to, why do we always divert back to cars and how can we […]
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Our School Dog
Friary students well know that animals play a big part in school life with our annual Pet Week very much a highlight and the last three years have ranged from ferrets to snakes, tortoises to horses, kestrels to meerkats. The message has been very much about care, responsibility and respect. […]
