News
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Prestigious ISM Music Award for The Friary School
Our school has been awarded the ISM Gold Certificate in Music for 2018 by the Incorporated Society of Musicians who celebration excellence in schools across England. The Incorporated Society of Musicians is a subject association for music educators and a professional body for musicians. They look after 9,000 members who […]
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Year 11 & Year 13 – Remaining Saturday & May School Slots
Our popular Saturday and Holiday Schools continue to run right through the exam period and we urge all Year 11s and Year 13s to attend the sessions planned in for them. The following sessions should be added to your revision timetables: Saturday School – 19th May: GCSE English – Mrs […]
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National Pet Week
As part of National Pet Month, we had a focus week dedicated to all things pet-related during the week beginning 30th April. It is the second time that we have run this event at The Friary and it was bigger and better than ever before. With over 30 staff bringing […]
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Parental Advice – Understanding & Preparing for GCSEs
There is so much talk in the media about the stress on young people that exams cause that we half wonder if it is this publicity partly causes the problem in the first place, but regardless of the causes ‘exams stress’ is real, it does exist, and it needs to […]
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Success With National Youth Orchestra
Aimee Hanson (Y11) has taken part in the National Youth Orchestra’s project entitled ‘Tuning into Change’ and played her in contributing to the ‘Tuning into Change Manifesto’ which is a timely, passionate statement about the essential role of the arts in transforming society. The orchestra performed at the Barbican in […]
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Temporary Changes to Bus Routes
There will be a series of temporary bus route changes over the next few weeks as local roadworks impact on the journey to and from school. Midland Classic 819 Handsacre to Lichfield Bus Service: Due to roadworks in Handsacre from 8th to the 16th of May inclusive, the 819 Midland […]
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PTA Dates For Your Diary
The Friary School’s PTA has proved a great fund-raiser to the school in recent years and the on-going refurbishments to the canteen reflect the amazing work of this fantastic group of parents. The next few weeks see some key dates for your diary and we would urge all parents to […]
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National Music for Youth Festival
Wildfire Folk, a youth folk band from Lichfield, have been selected to take part in the National Music for Youth Festival, having performed at the Staffordshire and Stoke Regional Festival in March. The National MFY Festival takes place in Birmingham 6th-8th July 2018. Wildfire Folk have been invited to perform […]
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Placement Teachers from the University of Wuppertal
With all the news about Brexit, it is sometimes difficult to see the positive experiences that come out of Europe for our city but our relationship with the University of Wuppertal is definitely one worth shouting about. The University of Wuppertal is located in Wuppertal, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany and is […]
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Temporary Change to Midland Classic Fradley Bus Arrangements – 30th April to 2nd May
On the Monday 30th April to end of Wednesday 2nd May 2018 there is a road closure Long Lane in Fradley which will affect the 810 and 811 Midland Classic Bus services. The buses will have to access the village via Fradley Lane from the A38 and therefore the bus […]
