News
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Seward House Week
Aside from all the other activities going on this week, Seward House continues to raise money for Midlands Air Ambulance and our house week has certainly highlighted the generosity of our students here at The Friary. Our fundraising activities were very popular and we appreciate the donations from students and […]
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KS3 House Independent Learning Competition on Charles Dickens
This term’s KS3 independent learning competition saw teams of students researching information about Charles Dickens to tie-in with the British Heroes Focus Week. Year 8 students had a head start on this topic having studied works by Charles Dickens, including ‘Great Expectations’ or ‘Oliver Twist’, in their English lessons in […]
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Year 11 Raising Aspirations Programme – Rodbaston College
As part of our raising aspirations programme, today a group of Year 11 students visited South Staffordshire College Rodbaston Campus to spend time on site and look at what’s on offer for further education in great detail. Students that had expressed interest in courses on offer at Rodbaston College were […]
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Higher Degree Level Apprenticeships
Our continued working relationship with Ask Apprenticeships, ensures that our students are given the most up-to-date information about the many exciting apprenticeship route options. Ask Apprenticeships visited our Year 12 Sixth Form students, this highlighted the many great career pathways through higher degree level apprenticeships that many are leaning towards […]
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Y10 H&SC Visit to The Spires Care Home
Our Year 10 Health & Social Care students are undertaking placements at The Spires Care Home as part of the vocational course. The Spires Care Home are fantastic support to our school and have been inspiring students in their work for several years now. The sessions roll over the next […]
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U15 Boys Hockey V Lichfield Cathedral
Following the recent poor weather conditions, and cancelled training sessions, the boys went into this match with a lack of preparation and on paper were not the favourites against a well drilled team who train on a regular basis. However, the Friary team immediately put pressure on the opposition winning […]
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Battle of the Bands
Our annual gig night saw acts from Year 7- Year 13 battle to win the coveted ‘Battle of the Bands’ title and to get a slot at the Lichfield Fuse Festival this summer and the singers, musicians and back-stage crew again did a stunning job. The fantastic hosts (Lila Boxall […]
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U13 Boys Mini Hockey Tournament
The boys triumphed with goals galore in a hockey tournament against Lichfield Cathedral School. The Friary played against both A & B teams, across two separate pools, and even battled each other in a Friary V Friary showdown with the Y8s coming runners up. The tournament saw an amazing 17 […]
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PTFA Funds Boosted by Lichfield Round Table
Our PTFA collected a £300 cheque from Lichfield Round Table following our participation in the Santa Run which whizzes through the local streets spreading Xmas cheer and collecting donations for different local charities each evening. Having been drawn in the Xmas Holidays and on the night of the World Cup […]
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Formal Consultation on Changes to the School Day
We are writing to you as part of our consultation process in relation to extending the school day. Recently, the Department for Education set the expectation that all state-funded mainstream schools must deliver a minimum length of school week of 32½ hours from September 2023 and this directive necessitates this […]
