News
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U13s Girls Hockey
Following a number of training sessions, the U13’s girls finally established their hockey team and took on Lichfield Cathedral School in their very first hockey tournament at the Friary. The excitable side couldn’t wait to get started and from the first whistle charged for the ball making some fantastic runs […]
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Year 7 & 8 Mixed Hockey
A fanstastic first for some players with this tournament and even newcomers got themselevs on the score sheet – big shout out to Ollie Anderson (Y7). The Friary played against both A & B teams and even battled each other in a Friary v Friary showdown with the A team […]
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Year 12 Employability Workshop & Mock Interviews
As part of our Raising Aspirations Programme, today Year 12 students took part in an Employability and Mock Interview Workshop. The employability workshop provided information to our students on employability skills, making a positive first impression, using effective communication skills and how to perform in an interview setting. The mock […]
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Year 9 Enterprise Club
Our Year 9 Enterprise Club are getting a taste of business world by brainstorming potential business ideas, thinking like entrepreneurs and getting ready to take risks in preparation to launch their small businesses. The club is connected to the Y9 Pathways process so student can get a flavour of the […]
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Year 8 & 9 Netball
Year 8 and Year 9 Netball teams travelled over to Cannock Chase High School for our league fixture. Year 8 played first and being their first game of the year, gave us the game time we needed to put practice into play. The game was even throughout, with possession being […]
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Year 8 Partnership Evening
Our Year 8 Partnership Evening saw parents come into school to receive an outline of the year ahead, the key milestones that were coming beyond that, and then the chance to dive into four topics which were most relevant to their child. The initial presentation was led by the Headteacher […]
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Ditch The Blade – Anti-Knife Awareness
We have been approached by Staffordshire Police and Staffordshire County Council to increase awareness of the dangers and risks of carrying a knife. There work is part of the #DitchTheBlade multi-agency campaign which encourages everyone to talk about this topic to show that it’s not socially acceptable to carry a […]
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RE Department Wins Funding Grant
Our RE department successfully bid to The Jerusalem Trust for some funding to buy some text-book resources on Christianity and Biblical Literacy The Jerusalem Trust is a charitable organisation which seeks to advance the Christian religion and promote Christian organisations and the charitable purposes and institutions they support. It also […]
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Careers Advice – Comparing Salaries
We offer students a great deal of Careers Advice and our programme stretches all the way down to Year 7 before peaking in Year 11 and Year 13 as students make their final steps beyond school. Our careers package is inspected by The Careers & Enterprise Company as part of […]
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Hope Mentoring Support for Parents
As a school, we use the HOPE mentoring approach to assist our students who need support, guidance and assistance in negotiating the challenges and complexities of teenage life. We have a specialist lead in this approach in Fiona Evans, Student Support, though all of this team are well-trained in this […]
