News
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Year 11 House Debating Competition – Christianity & Christmas
Our Year 11s were getting into the Christmas spirit this week with a lively debate on the motion, ‘Nowadays, Christmas has nothing to do with Christianity,’ as part of our Meaning of Christmas focus week. All teams put up a good verbal fight, but the judges, Lyse Edwards (school governor), […]
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School Christmas Dinner
Our catering team pulled out all the stops by serving a fantastic Christmas dinner that saw over 800 students and staff tuck into their first Xmas plate of the season in just two half-hour sittings. The Christmas plate includes turkey and all the trimmings, there were desserts, crackers were abound, […]
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Whole-School Show – The Addams Family
Our Autumn Whole-School Show, ‘The Addams Family’, played out to 4 full houses – three evenings and a matinee as audiences were treated to a superb production telling the tale of one of the most iconic famous families for all generations. The grand set – a monster to assemble – […]
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Sixth Form and Rotary Club Shoe Box Appeal
Each year our school co-ordinates a collection for The Rotary Club Shoebox Appeal through our close partnership with Lichfield St Chad Rotary Club. The scheme has been operating for 30 years and aims to deliver gifts for babies, children, teenagers and households in the most deprived communities in Eastern Europe. […]
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Alumni Visit on Higher Level Apprenticeships
As part of our raising aspirations programme, we were joined by one of our incredible Alumni students, former Head Boy, Minhaz Uddin, who visited Year 13 Sixth Form to share information about his journey as an apprentice. Minhaz, who after doing incredibly well in his A-Levels, finished his studies with […]
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Have you bought your ticket…
Thank you to Moon pig for all of the lovely donations towards our Christmas raffle !! Have you bought your ticket yet? Text FRI25 to 70331 or pay cash at reception. £3 per ticket- please do give it a go – the prizes are incredible !
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Year 9 Netball
After much training, preparation and excitement, our Year 9 Girls Netball Team took to the court to play their first competitive games of the season. King Edwards are stiff opposition – with a great tradition in netball and some very talented players – but our Friary girls still managed to […]
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Year 7 & 8 Hockey
A spirited week of hockey for Year 7 & Year 8 – and though it ended in defeat – the team-work, overall play and resilience amongst our developing squad was fantastic. The Year 7 debutants were made up of Billy Jones, Isaac Wilkins, Tommy Luke, Jacob McGrath, Will Gransden and […]
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Reading Support Workshop for Parents
We continually monitor students’ learning progress in order to identify any difficulties and provide support which will allow every student to achieve their best. For many students a barrier to reading greatly impacts their access to learning. Through intervention and Quality First Teaching we encourage students to use strategies specifically […]
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Sixth Form Road Safety Awareness
Sixth Form students were visited by a Road Safety Officer from Staffordshire County Council. Stuart who is an Ex-police officer, delivered an assembly sharing his own knowledge and experience about road safety. The assembly is always engaging and hard hitting for students as they grasp safety information and up to […]
