News
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Illegal Drugs & Vapes
A case has hit the headlines where a Headteacher from the north-west has warned that illegal vaping could kill a child, after the collapse of a 12-year-old pupil who had used a vape containing spice – an illegal synthetic drug. High levels of psychoactive cannabis oil and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) have […]
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Under 18s Hockey
For the first time ever, the Friary U18’s, challenged King Edwards Sixth Form Team to a U18s hockey match – which was a first for them playing together in more recent times. In the first half, Friary unfortunately could not get into the game and failed to apply pressure and […]
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Parent/Carer Virtual Apprenticeship Information Evenings
The ASK Programme and Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Careers Hub are working in partnership to deliver a series of free webinars, aimed at parents and carers in order to broaden apprenticeship awareness, and eliminate misconceptions. Please secure your free tickets using the below links. Sales open on Friday 20th October 5pm […]
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Focus Week on Remembrance
We very much encourage our students to reflect on their journey through life by looking back at the journey that others have trod – whether it be comparing the experiences of Years 7s and Year 13s at our Year 7 Dedication Service bringing back ex-students to talk through their university […]
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Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Awards
Following the COVID pandemic we went flat out to re-introduce our Duke of Edinburgh programme and took on greater numbers than ever before so that all those who had missed out on such life experiences could grab back what had been previously lost. As part of this, we entered a […]
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House Current Affairs Competition
Our weekly current affairs quiz has been running through which looks at the newsworthy events in the world around us and then drills down into our Focus Week in school; whether that be Sexual Heath Week or Black History Month. There are twenty questions each week and the responses are […]
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Year 7 Design & Technology Halloween Enrichment
Year 7 students got into the Halloween spirit with a Design & Technology Halloween enrichment session. Students stopped after school to look at aper engineering, CAD, moulding and manufacturing techniques which included vacuum forming and die cutting. Alison Cartwright, Head of DT & Art, said: “The designs were fantastic – […]
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Peer Support in GCSE French
Our Year 12 students are keen to support the next generation coming through and so Abi Butler, Milly Colloff and Poppy Grimshaw have set-up a GCS French Speaking Exam Booster to support those students facing their oral exams this summer. The sessions are already popular and are encouraging Year 11 […]
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Y12 Partnership Evening
Our Partnership Evening season included a Year 12 event which looked at the progression routes for Year 12 students amidst a national picture of grade changes, university challenges and battles for limited apprenticeship opportunities. Our Year 12 cohort performed superbly in Summer 2023 and, though the step up into Sixth […]
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Y9 Partnership Evening
Our Y9 Partnership Evening was well attended as parents sought out all of the information they could get as their child heads towards Pathways Evening in March and then the GCSE-level courses of Year 10. There is no doubt that knowledge is power and those parents who make themselves fully […]
