News
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Sixth Form Interact Club Fund-Raising Quiz
Following the success of our Sixth Form-led football fundraiser win partnership with Lichfield Football Club, our Sixth Form student leaders staged a Sixth Form quiz after school to raise funds for their Interact Club charities. There were 80 Sixth Formers into around 15 teams and the rounds ranged from current […]
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Spiritual Garden Taking Shape
As a school we place a big emphasis on the SMSC (Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural) provision in our school and we are delighted to hold the top-rated SMSC Quality Mark after an external assessment of our curriculum. One of our areas for further development this year is the creation […]
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Ex-Friary Student Raising Funds for Muscular Dystrophy UK
There is lots going on in the community with ex-Friary students making a big difference and we wanted to share one example with you. Tom Adams (1999-2004), a former Friary student, and former Lichfield RFC player, will be embarking on what is a truly inspirational challenge on behalf of Muscular […]
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Dementia Friends
As part of the Year 11 Health & Social care course, students need to understand and learn about the illness and disease dementia. The classes made posters and fact sheets before the session to make sure they had some knowledge beforehand. The group also met with a representative from Dementia […]
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Promoting Girls in Football
We are hosting AFC Fradley in our school theatre on Monday 11 March as they hold a public event to promote ‘More Girls & Women in Football’. Doors open at 6.30pm and the evening rolls through from 7.00-9.00pm. There are a series of high profile speakers including Olivia Fergusson from […]
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Regional Schools Debating Competition
Debating plays an important part in our House system with teams competing throughout the school year across all Year groups. These competitions build up to our Sixth Formers representing our school in the Sir Michael Fabricant & Arthur Price Regional Debating Competition in Lichfield’s Guildhall. This year’s debate was based […]
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Y8 Trip to The High Peak Trail
Our Year 8s travelled to Mount Cook Adventure Centre, Matlock, to master orienteering skills on the High Peak Trail as part of our Geography curriculum. The students practised identifying landforms, orientating maps, pacing distances and leading the group by navigating the group to checkpoints. The groups then tested their resilience […]
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Battle of the Bands Montages
We have had lots of contact about how enjoyable our ‘Battle of the Bands’ Show was – with a face off between Rock Anthems and Britpop. Consequently, we have produced a photo montage of the evening to enjoy and we are also playing it in school so those students who […]
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Year 9 Pop Art Portraits
Our Art Department teaches a wide range of artistic styles and practices in order to ensure that our students get an excellent grounding in all areas before deciding whether to pursue the subject at GCSE and beyond. The students also develop a range of skills over time which build on […]
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Y10 House Debating Competition
As part of the Crime Awareness Focus Week, our Year 10 students participated in a debate entitled, ‘Young people who get involved in crime should be locked up.’ The debates were judged by our School Librarian Helena Cresswell, and School Governors Nina Worrall and Jane Mackenzie. There were some strong […]
