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Year 10 Mock Exams
Year 10 Mock Exams Year 10 mock examinations will take place between Tuesday 20 June to Friday 23 June. Year 10 students will be taking mock exams in the following subjects: English, Maths and Science. Students will have an English Literature and English Language exam, a Maths calculator and Maths […]
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Year 7 & 9 Student Shine at Aldersley Stadium
As part of our annual athletics season, our Year 7s and 9s attended Aldersley Stadium in Wolverhampton for their regional competition and there were even more stand-out performances. On a beautiful afternoon for the weather it was a new experience for our Year 7s but the Year 9s took them […]
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Hospitality & Catering Partnership with Tom Shepherd
Our Head Girl, Grace Williams, accompanied by DT staff dropped in to meet with To Shephard, of ‘Upstairs by Tom Shepherd’ fame in Lichfield, the city’s only One Michelin star restaurant, to interview him as part of a profiles of chef programme that we are building up that will support […]
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More Regional Athletic Success Stories
Following last week’s athletics achievements and results showing The Friary at the top of the table, we arrived in high spirits at Aldersley Stadium to succeed again. Two pupils from each Year group took part in the track and field events across the afternoon, with some even trying new events […]
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KS3 House Independent Learning Competition
Our final round of our KS3 (Years 7-9) Independent Learning Quiz was based on the life of Mary Seacole as a British Heroine. The competition sees students given a set top to research in advance of our Focus Week and then battle commences on the school library. There were 10 […]
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Sixth Form Work Experience Tales
As a school we work hard on our careers and aspirations work and have now been identified as a lead school in Staffordshire by the Careers & Enterprise Council (CEC). As well as out school model, we also seek to sue the business partnerships we have made to arrange individual […]
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PTFA Comedy Night
The PTFA Comedy Night was a rip-roaring success with as parents and friends of the school had an evening of laughter in the school theatre. The event was again run in conjunction with local comedian Chris Purchase, from Laughter House Comedy, and saw Chris compere the show and introduce three […]
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Online Guidance – The Risks of the Wizz Networking App
Wizz is a networking app which allows users to connect and chat. It works very similar way to a dating app. Every user shares personal information and can be contacted by literally anyone. In itself it may not sound like no problem but there are serious issues to be aware […]
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Nomination for Community Award at the British Dyslexia Association
We are delighted to report that our school has been nominated for the Community Award at the British Dyslexia Association. The nomination stems from our award-winning work with our dyslexic students and families and builds on the Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark that our school recently achieved. This Quality Mark is […]
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Athletics Success in First Regional Tournament of Summer
Our Year 8 & 10 students participated at in a regional athletics meet at the renowned Aldersley Stadium and there were a string of fine performances. Sadly, the rain did put a stop to the jumps and hurdles, but this didn’t dampen spirits of the other events. The afternoon produced […]
