News
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The Friary PTFA Christmas Raffle
The Friary PTFA Christmas Raffles here again and is looking to raise vital funds for our school. If you have been to see a school show this year then the PTFA provided the refurbished theaters… If your child went on a sports fixture this term then the PTFA provided the […]
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Focus Week – Antarctica Day
The 1 December is the annual Antarctica Day, which celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty and the setting aside of nearly 10% of the Earth “forever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes … in the interests of all mankind.” This Focus Week has been part […]
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Health & Social – Work-Based Skills Experience Day
As Year 13 start to finalise personal statements and near the end of the course in Health & Social Care, they were treated to a work experience day at the local nursery Bright Horizons. This experience was organised to give students an insight to future careers within the health & […]
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Staff Charity Elf Day for The Alzheimer’s Society
The staff’s chosen charity for the year – the Alzheimer’s Society – benefited from our fun Elf Day which saw a fund-raisng total of £300 for the organisation. Amidst staff within various degrees of elf-ness on them, there were also a number of prize-winners who contributed donations. Ethan Roberts (8S2) […]
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Friary Christmas Tree at Lichfield Cathedral
The Lichfield Christmas Tree Festival will be running through until the New Year and again our school has sponsored a tree to contributing to the project and to raise funds for the cathedral’s upkeep. Visitors will be able to vote for their favourite tree and all proceeds raised will go […]
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Careers in Construction
As part of our raising aspirations programme today our Sixth Form students were visited by Sonia Short (CIOB) and alumni student Gemma Writer (MCIOB) (photo left with our Careers Co-Ordinator Faye Bullock) to look at careers in the construction industry and break down stereotypical barriers. Gemma who left The Friary […]
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Vote Libbie Joyce (Y11) in International Awards
One of our students – Libbie Joyce (Y11) – is up for an OCR Award and you can vote for one of our city’s own to receive an international awards. Libbie competes in World Obstacle Course Racing competitions across the world. They are really tough endurance events and she is […]
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U15s Girls Football
Our Under 15s girls football team – made up of Year 9s and 10s – played their first league game against Nether Stowe. As it was their first game together, they found it hard to find a rhythm as a team to begin with, but they soon persevered and got […]
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Year 11 Debating Competition – ‘Men Remain The Privileged Gender in British Society’
Our House Debating Competition topics are deliberately set to challenge and generate lots of ideas, and this week’s Year 11 debate was no different. Teams from the four Houses debated the topic, ‘Men remain the privileged gender in British society’, as part of our Focus Week on International Men’s Day. […]
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Year 7 Football – 11-4 Victory over Cardinal Griffin
The match saw a great attacking game with plenty of excellent goals and all students working hard to get through to the next round of the cup. Friary started brightly and quickly took a 4-goal lead after 15 minutes through some well worked team goals. However, Cardinal Griffin reacted well […]
