News
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Darwin House Present £1,000+ Cheque to Acorns Hospice
The first House Week at our school was wrapped up when Darwin House presented a cheque for £1,050 to Tanya Fellows from Acorns Hospice. Each of our new Houses voted for a local charity to support – not only in terms of raising funds, but also in boosting awareness and […]
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Birthday Celebrations for Anna Seward
Students in Seward House celebrated the 275th birthday of famous poet and ‘Swan of Lichfield’ Anna Seward this morning. All 240 students in Seward House enjoyed a celebratory cake iced in Seward House green. All students then joined in a raucous rendition of Happy Birthday for Anna Seward. Students also […]
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Interact Club – Shoebox Appeal
Being the time of year that brings joy, happiness, and new beginnings to many people, I believed it was important that, as a school, we took the time and effort to appreciate those who will most likely not be experiencing high levels of Christmas spirit this year. Due to this, […]
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Visit of Danny Thompson – Author of ‘The Christmas Tale of Elaine Gale’
On Wednesday 13th December we were delighted to welcome author Danny Thompson to read his book ‘The Christmas Tale of Elaine Gale’ to a captive audience of Y5 pupils from Willows Primary School. The story is Danny’s first book and tells the story of three siblings who build a snow […]
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Disability Awareness Week
The Friary School celebrated national disability awareness week with the rest of the UK last week. We were privileged to have Mike Berry come into assemblies all week as our guest speaker and talk to the students about no matter what barriers life may throw at us, we as people […]
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School Re-Opens – Wednesday 13th December
We are delighted to say that we will be open tomorrow – Wednesday 13th December – at our normal time. The huge amount of work that has gone into the site – and which will continue tomorrow morning – will, alongside the break in the weather, mean that we can […]
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Prize-Giving Evening – Thursday 14th December
We will be staging our annual prize-giving evening between 6.00-7.00pm on Thursday 14th December. The evening will take a different format with awards focusing more on students who are at the school and have shown strong progress through their exams, in their studies and in their wider contribution to school […]
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Snow Closure – Tuesday 12th December
Unfortunately, the school will be closed on Tuesday 12th December – with plans to re-open tomorrow (Wednesday 13th December). We cleared a great deal of the site yesterday but having started again from 6.00am this morning there remain large patches of black ice that we cannot shift in time. Matt […]
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Snow Closure – Monday 11th December
The school will be closed on Monday 11th December and will re-open on Tuesday 12th December. Staff will be on site tomorrow clearing the roads and walkways to ensure it is safe for the following day. Matt Allman, Headteacher, said: “Having walked the site it was immediately clear we were […]
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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 […]
