News
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International Students Talk Living Overseas
We are very proud of our International Placement Scheme at our school which sees Sixth Formers from overseas come and spend a year at the school and set up home with local families. This year were have Tatiana Mochi and Maggie Giambenedetti from Italy and Anna Ekman from Sweden and […]
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Garrick’s Got Talent
As part of Garrick House Week, the lunchtime Garrick’s Got Talent Competition has seen some great performances – Mr Hood and Mr Cain also performed a Red Hot Chilli Peppers number too. The heats through the week saw two finalists come to the fore: singing team Emma Brooke and Isabelle […]
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Friary U15 Girls Football Team Storm into Quarters of the Nationals
Friary 7 vs 0 Lymm High School Friary Under 15’s national cup team dominated Lymm High School in the last 16 of the national cup at Lichfield City’s McDonalds Community Stadium and ran out comprehensive 7-0 winners. The girls started the game like a train, scoring an early goal through […]
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County Council Plans to Block Parent Drop-Offs on Eastern Avenue
We have been made aware that Staffordshire County Council is proposing the setting up of a ‘No Waiting At Any Time Restriction’ on Eastern Avenue between Monday-Friday outside The Friary School and with the consultation being run over the Christmas period we would urge parents to get involved and oppose […]
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PTA Raffle Prizes
The PTA Christmas Raffle was drawn just before the Xmas break and the following prizes were handed out: Christmas Hamper (Clayton Holdings) – S Bridge Segway – C Shearman Arthur Price 58 piece cutlery set – P Harrigan Hoar Cross Hall Spa Vouchers – K Delaney Firefly family portrait – R Beddow Snow Dome […]
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Prize-Giving Evening
The last week of term saw the re-arranged Prize-Giving Evening staged to celebrate the achievements of students in subjects across the curriculum and wider school life both in the summer exams and over the last term. The prizes were awarded as follows: Key Stage Three: English – Ellen Richardson Maths – […]
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Staff Choir Impress Students over Lunch
The staff choir gathered in the canteen today to give wonderful renditions of a selection of festive songs. There was an eclectic mix ranging from traditional carols to more up-tempo numbers including a gangsta rap version of “God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman”, a trip hop rendition of “Do They Know […]
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Michael Fabricant Visits The Friary
Icy roads and cars slipping along the car-park did not stop Michael Fabricant MP being welcomed to The Friary and he added a great deal to a hectic last day of term. Initial meetings showed our MP had a great knowledge of the school and Lichfield community and he offered […]
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Manga Art Club
The Manga Art Club regularly gets up to 25 students coming together to develop their art skills and to share creative ideas. Manga art comes from Japanese comic books and is a clear and well-known style. The word ‘manga’ can be translated as “humorous pictures” and it has very much moved […]
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E-Safety Mark
The Friary School has successfully achieved the Quality Assurance Mark for E-Safety from 360 Degree Safe (https://360safe.org.uk). This is a tough external assessment of the school’s safeguarding and online systems and sets the school up as a strong practitioner at a national level. Even more, the school has been marked […]
