News
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All Square with King Edward in U18 Hockey
In a nail-biting rematch against King Edwards, the Friary U18’s hockey team delivered an exhilarating performance that kept spectators on the edge of their seats. The game was truly fuelled by the unwavering support of the fans, creating an electric atmosphere on the pitch. Right from the opening whistle, Friary […]
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Netball Star Inspires Next Generation
Over the last month we have had the privilege of a trainee teacher joining the PE Department, who turned out to be Loughborough Lightening Netballer, Beth Cobden. In celebration of this, during Beth’s last week with us, we took the opportunity to host a netball tournament, organised by a selection […]
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Lessons from Auschwitz Talk
To recognise the importance of Holocaust Memorial Day, we welcomed Peter and Moira Hart to speak to our students. Peter and Moira spoke about Kitty’s Moxon-Hart’s experience in Auschwitz and her story of survival. Peter and Moira described the horrors of the Holocaust whilst also educating the students on the […]
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Y7 PSHE Drop-Down Sessions
As part of our extensive PSHE programme our Year 7 students are taking part in Drop-Down lessons where they cover four topics within the scope of our Safer Internet Day Focus Week. All of or PSHE provision is based on the PSHE Association guidance and coves topics as broad as […]
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National Story-Telling Week
As a school we always expound the importance of reading to students and families – not just for exams – but also for opening up the wider world and appreciating everything around us. Consequently, our recent Focus Week based on National Story Telling Week saw a whole host of events […]
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Oxford University Computing Challenge
Last term, our Year 7 students competed in the ‘Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge’. Following their brilliant successes, a select group of our students, achieving scores in the top 10% nationally, were invited to take part in the ‘Oxford University Computing Challenge 2023.’ This invitation-only challenge meant students had to create […]
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AI Training for Staff to Prepare Our Students
With school’s commitment to embrace AI and to ensure that we are ahead of the curve with new technology, we delivered a teaching and learning session for staff on how to use AI technology effectively. We want staff to not only understand AI but also find effective ways to incorporate […]
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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 […]
