News
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Letter to Parents / Carers in Darwin House – Mia Lowe (Y10) Darwin House Charity Captain
Dear Parents/Carers, This academic year Darwin House Council voted to continue to support Acorns Children’s Hospice as our House charity. Last year we managed to raise over £1,200 for our charity and we would like to contribute further this year. For those of you who don’t know, Acorns is a […]
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Revision PIXL Pamphlets
This is the time of year that the word ‘revision’ is probably the most common sound around the school building and, though many of our students have already been putting in plenty of effort, it is always important to flag up new ideas and approaches that might just work. The […]
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World Book Day – Classics as Comics Competition
To coincide with World Book Day earlier this month, our librarian, Mrs Cresswell, ran a competition called ‘Classics as Comics’ where students were asked to re-tell a classic tale in a comic format. Students were given a week to complete their art work and some top quality entries were handed […]
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Y12 English Literature Trip
On Thursday 21st March, all Y12 English Literature students went on a trip to the Guildhall in Lichfield to attend a workshop run in partnership with the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum and the University of Keele. Lecturer, Dr Nick Seager, led the two-hour workshop looking at the evolution of print […]
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Oxbridge Student Conference
As our Y12 students begin to consider their options beyond Sixth Form, preparations for potential university applications kick started this week with our annual visit to the Oxford and Cambridge Student Conference. Taking over Edgbaston Cricket Ground for the day, this roadshow style event gave students the chance to talk […]
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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 […]
