News
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Holocaust Beacon School Status
The 27 January sees Holocaust Memorial Day and is a focal point for our school and our partnership with University College London in holding Holocaust Beacon School Status. This reflects our nationally-recognised commitment to on-going high-quality provision of and innovation in teaching and learning about the Holocaust. This curriculum award […]
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PTFA Update – Back Us So We Can Back Your Child
Our PTA team make an amazing contribution raising £1,000 for the education of every child in our building. Our recent PTFA meeting saw the team reviewing recent events and plotting out the plans for the term or so ahead. The team recounted the funds raised through the bars at the […]
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Stepping Up to Leadership
This week has seen both staff and Sixth Forms students basking in the success of the Sixth Form Charity Football Match which took place at Lichfield City FC last Friday and raised well over £1,000 for mental health charities. Helen Barratt, Assistant Headteacher, said: “We have been working hard to […]
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Sixth Form Score Success in Fund-Raiser
Raising over £1,300, and having an attendance of over 170, The Friary Sixth Form Charity Football Match in aid of The Movember Foundation was a resounding success. A 100% Sixth Form student organised event, the match began simply as a ‘flash in the pan’ idea amongst a group of Sixth […]
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Skeleton Simon Joins The Friary
We have been delighted to welcome the donation of a human skeleton – named ‘Simon’- into our school after being contacted by Dr Graham Johnson, a senior consultant from Royal Derby Hospital and Honorary Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham, who offered to let […]
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Year 11 Mock Exam Schedule – February 2024
The final round of Year 11 GCSE Mock Examinations will take place during the W/B 19 February, which is immediately after the half-term break, and will continue until Tuesday 27 February. Year 11 students will be taking mock exams in the following GCSE subjects: English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, French […]
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The Sound of Music Withdrawal Symptoms
We have had so much positive feedback on our Autumn Term whole-school show – ‘The Sound of Music’ – that we wanted to share many of the photos and performances that were so very well-received by packed audience. First, we can offer a series of slides showing off the cast […]
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National Story Telling Week – 100 Greatest Children’s Books
As part of our National Story-Telling Week celebrations we have produced an easy video preview of each of the books listed in the recent BBC article on ‘The 100 Greats Children’s Books’. There is no doubt that reading is a massive factor in students doing well in all subjects – […]
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Professional Career Pathways Talk – Criminology
Students were visited by a guest speaker to talk about their own professional career pathway, careers and higher educational routes within the field of criminology. As part of our raising aspirations programme students that attended had previously either expressed an interest in this subject or are looking to further their […]
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U18 Hockey v EDA
After two frustrating cancellations before Christmas due to the weather, the Friary U18’s finally had their long-awaited clash against rivals Erasmus Darwin in a mixed team showdown. The icy conditions from the first whistle added an extra layer of challenge to the game, testing the players’ skills and resilience. The […]
