News
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Stitching Together the Friary Character
Our central mural – just outside Student Support – sees a bi-annual comment to developing our students which each of them sign up to. The new mural sees a commitment to ‘Stitching Together The Friary Character which ties in with our Friary Ethic which demands a focus on what we […]
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Staffordshire Police on Safety for Girls in our Community
As part of our Focus Week on International Women’s Day we were visited by Staffordshire Police who talked tom girls about community safety. With domestic abuse and violence against women and girls two of the big community priorities for Lichfield District Council, we are very proactive in preparing our girls […]
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Domestic Abuse & Mental Health
During our Focus Week on International Women’s Day we have put a spotlight on Domestic Abuse which is a significant problem in our local area. Domestic abuse can have an enormous effect on your mental health. It is well accepted that abuse (both in childhood and in adult life) is […]
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Impact of Brexit on Partnership with the University of Wuppertal
We have worked in partnership with the University of Wuppertal, Germany, since 2016 and have benefited from their trainee teachers coming over to our school each year. These teachers assist in lessons, take part in endless activities, add to the cultural range of the school, and are simply fantastic professionals […]
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Year 8 House Debating Competition: ‘Men Are The Weaker Sex’
This week’s Focus Week celebrates International Women’s Day and each Year 8 tutor group provided a debating team of four students to participate in the debating competition. Judging the debate were School Librarian Helena Cresswell, School Governor Nina Worrall and Greywood Trustee Gill Stockdale. The students had to open their […]
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Encore – Other Worlds
Our popular ‘Encore’ variety show takes on an ‘Other Worlds’ theme this time and will run on Wednesday 29 March and Thursday 30 March. The show will be supported by our PTFA and will be part of the Sheriff of Lichfield’s fund-raising events too so both the school and the […]
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Royal Navy Catering Service Deliver Masterclass
We have been lucky enough to have had the Royal Navy Catering Service Branch come to school to work with forty-six students who are studying Hospitality & Catering as a vocational qualification. The chefs ran two workshops with a Ready Steady Cook theme: an interactive Master Chef style lesson in […]
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Partial Closure – Wednesday 15 March & Thursday 16 March
Just a reminder to parents that due to national industrial strike action we will only have partial openings on Wednesday 15 March & Thursday 16 March. Only certain Year groups will be in school on these days – see below: Wednesday 15 March In School = Years 7, 11, 12 […]
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Parental Update – W/B 6 March – Strikes, Breaks and Pathways
The following update went out to parents on Friday 10 March: Strike Action Amidst snow closures drama, we can understand why you will be less than thrilled about further school shutdowns – be assured we recognise your frustration. There will be further industrial action in schools on Wednesday 15 March […]
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GE Engineering Experience & Future Student Placements
As part of our raising aspirations programme and to celebrate National Careers Week, today we were joined by an ambassador from GE Engineers who gave an inspiring presentation about careers in engineering and exciting information about an excellent summer engineering experience for students to apply for. This opportunity is open […]
