News
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Shout Out to Parents – PTFA Comedy Night
Our PTFA Comedy Night sees 3 professional comedians and a superb Lichfield compere arrive in our school on Friday 10 May. The annual event raises funds for the PTFA which in turn goes to fund school projects which would otherwise flounder. In recent years school minibuses, computer suites, lighting in […]
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Financially Motivated Sexual Extortion – Information for Parents.
Globally, there has been a large increase in reports of children and young people being forced into paying money or meeting another financial demand (such as purchasing a pre-paid gift card) after an offender has threatened to release nudes or semi-nudes of them. This is financially motivated sexual extortion, a […]
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OFSTED Parent Survey
As part of our recent OFSTED Inspection (March 2024), OFSTED do a parent survey whereby parents can express their views on the school. This survey covers all aspects of school life and plays an important part in forming the judgement on the school. We got 273 responses following our shout […]
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Guest Speakers in RE
Year 8 RE students have had the opportunity to ‘Grill a Christian’ today when three guest speakers from Wade Street Church in Lichfield, The Youth Net in Stafford and The Lichfield Christian Schools Work Trust came into school. During the sessions students were able to ask questions to the speakers. […]
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National Vegetarian Week
Looking forward we will be celebrating National Vegetarian Week in W/B 13 May as part of raising our students awareness of healthy eating, experiencing new things and also thinking about their impact on their plant. We also includes vegetarian options on our daily menus – as well as supporting those […]
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Year 11 Leavers Events At A Glance
There is always much excitement amongst Year 11 students as they head towards their final days in school and so here is the headline events to look out for: ‘Last Day of School’ – Tuesday 21 May There are no GCSE exams on this day so students will have Periods […]
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Duke of Edinburgh Award Courses Everywhere
This year sees us running Duke of Edinburgh Award programmes across the board – Bronze, Silver and Gold – and staff generously giving up their weekend to enable students t0 take the courses have busy weeks stretching into the distance. Making an early start to the DofE season we had […]
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Supporting Apprenticeship Applications
We are very much a school that focuses on apprenticeships opportunities as much as university applications – both offer wonderful opportunities. All students in our school take part in an annual careers and aspirations survey by seeking levels of interest, examining preferred career routes, and comparing targets and current grades, […]
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National Bucket List Day
Our recent Focus Week celebrated National Bucket List Day – which takes place every 24 April – and we sought to remind everyone that it is never too late to set new goals, go on a dream vacation, and inspire people around you to enjoy life to the fullest. By […]
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Oxbridge Universities Talk
As part of the raising aspirations programme, a representative from Cambridge University graduate (Maria) once again visited The Friary School to talk to aspiring Year 12 students who are interested in information about Oxbridge universities. Maria, who graduated from Cambridge University, now works as a Schools Liaison Officer at Sidney […]
