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Year 7 Bikeability
Bikeability is an excellent cycle training programme which is funded by the Department for Transport and works with children to help them gain practical skills and an understanding of how to cycle on today’s roads. This week – starting on a snowy Monday and ending on a bright Friday – […]
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Y7 Netball Success
The Year 7 netball team played brilliantly in their Cannock and District Netball tournament last night which saw 12 schools from the local area competing against each other. Having sailed through the first round, beating 4 other schools and drawing 1 match, and after a tough semi-final match against Chase […]
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EBacc GCSE French Rewards Hard-Working Students
Many parents will be well aware that the EBacc benchmark for students is an important standard to attain and the Year 10 GCSE French students were rewarded for their hard-work with a French breakfast. The EBacc encourages students, particularly the More Able, to take a suite of the most challenging […]
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Y12 Business Trip to Star City
Year 12 Business students attended a grade booster exam workshop at Star City, Birmingham, run by Tutor2U. The one day workshop is part of their preparation for the Personal and Business Finance exam which they will sit in May 2018. It was a very intense day of study that students […]
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U15 Boys Hockey Overcome the Odds to Defeat Abbotsholme
Following the recent poor weather conditions the boys went into this match with lack of preparation and on paper were not the favourites against a well drilled team who train on a regular basis. However the Friary team immediately put pressure on the opposition winning many short corners but unfortunately […]
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House Debating Competition
Our Fair Trade Fortnight Focus Week saw the latest round of our House Debating Competition and the highly competitive debates saw Darwin House triumph overall. The winning team was made up of Mia Lowe, Millie Horne, Georgia Piper and Isabelle Smith who showed a wealth of supporting evidence on the […]
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Intention to Move to Academy Status
The Friary School would like to inform all stakeholders that we are looking to convert to academy status as part of a new Multi-Academy Trust that is being formed to take our school forward. This project is at the preliminary stages, and still awaiting approval from the Department for Education, […]
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The Friary Shines at Michael Fabricant-Arthur Price of England Schools Speaking Competition
Sixth Formers from The Friary shone in the Michael Fabricant-Arthur Price of England Schools Speaking Competition which took place in Lichfield’s Guildhall. The school was defending champions, so was very much there to be shot at, but, despite King Edwards running out winners, the team performed fantastically well amongst a […]
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Platinum Award for Excellence in Music Provision
The Friary School has once again achieved the top-ranking Platinum Award for Excellence in Music Provision from the North West Midlands Music Education Hub. The award requires the school to consistently hit the highest criteria and includes ensemble coaching, a wide extra-curricular offer, high quality performances in and out of […]
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Lichfield St Chad Rotary Photograph Competition
Again, students from The Friary School shone in the annual Rotary Young Photographer Competition co-ordinated by the Lichfield St Chad Rotary Club. Both Emily Lancaster (Y8) and Isabelle Foster (Y10) won awards and their entries have now gone off to the regional rounds. Our school works closely with Lichfield Sty […]
