News
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Darwin House Hit 4-Figures for Acorns Hospice
The first House Week broke all records by raising £1,080 for their chosen House charity – with Darwin House now sending a cheque off to Acorns Hospice. There were a string of events through the week – ranging from the Santa Mile to Name the Tiger and ParentPay donations to […]
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OFSTED Report 2017
The Friary School was visited by an OFSTED Inspection team on Wednesday 15th November for a 1 day inspection of our provision. The school was judged as ‘Good’ in March 2014 and so the feedback from this ‘new format’ inspection came in the form of a letter to the Headteacher. […]
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Samuel Johnson Museum Trip
Year 7 pupils and student leaders from Johnson House visited the ‘Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum’ as part of an English gifted and talented project. The staff at the museum were fantastic in teaching us all about this inspirational historical figure. It was especially interesting for those pupils in Johnson House […]
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Y13 Psychology Students Go CSI
Y13 Psychology students have benefitted from a visit from Michelle Painter, school governor and the Head of the Forensics Team for West Midlands Police. The visit was designed to support them with their understanding of how and why forensic evidence is collected, including how this is used and presented in […]
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National Anti-Bullying Week
Our Focus Week on National Anti-Bullying Week saw students and staff across the school come together to pledge their support in eradicating bullying. They decorated a tree with their fingerprints in their House colours with a branch for every year group in the school. The message was very much that […]
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Choirs with Purpose
Kaitlin Hodgson, Y11 House Lead for Garrick House, has played a part in the Choirs with Purpose offering this Christmas which seeks to raise funds for a variety of good causes across the UK. The project sees ten from across the UK have joined forces to create the compilation album […]
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National Teacher Shortage Continues – Valuing What We Have
It has just been confirmed that there has been a failure to attract a fifth of trainee teachers that the government says are needed for secondary schools in England. Recent figures from the Department of Education show only 80% of trainees were recruited on to schemes in 2017 and targets […]
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My Fair Lady
Last weeks’ run of ‘My Fair Lady’ received rave reviews and tickets were at a premium as the exceptional cast and orchestra wow-ed audiences each and every night. ‘My Fair Lady’ is based on Gabrial Pascal’s motion picture ‘Pygmalion’ and tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who […]
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West Midlands Air Ambulance Visit Seward House
Katie West from The Midlands Air Ambulance visited speak to Seward House who are raising funds for The Midlands Air Ambulance. Students listened to an emotional, yet inspirational assembly and central to this was ‘Ellie’s story’ the story of an ordinary, everyday teenage girl whose life was dramatically saved by […]
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Darwin House Week
Each of our four Houses have their own special House week – a chance to celebrate the House, explore the shared identity and to raise funds for the House’s chosen charity. Darwin House voted to support Acorns Hospice – http://www.acorns.org.uk– who are locally based and provide palliative care and support […]
