News
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Website Development
Our school website is an important part of our communication of school news and we continually review it to ensure it is updated and refreshed so it is relevant and covering all bases. Having reviewed the website, and having spoken to parents, we are updating our pages so that they […]
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Online Safety Measures in School
As part of our Safer Internet Day celebrations, and our top-ranked 360 Online Safety Curriculum Award, we are flagging up the wide-ranging methods we use to protect our students online and to educate them so that they can take on the personal responsibility of online safety when they are at […]
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Safer Internet Day
As a proud holder of the top award for the 360 Online Safety Curriculum Accreditation, our Safer Internet Day (7 February) celebrations are a big deal in our curriculum and for our school. In a globally connected world the ability to keep oneself safe and happy online is a crucial […]
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Promoting Second Languages
A recent survey by Rosetta Stone discovered that although 72% of Brits believe learning another language would be good for them, only 23% have successfully done so. Britain is also by far the worst performer in Europe on measures of second language proficiency. As a school, we have very high […]
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Friary PTFA Quiz Night
We had not far off 100 quizzers at The Friary PTFA Quiz at the school – all using their brains in the spirit of raising crucial funds for school computers and wider facilities. The competition saw round on King Charles, UK Roads, General Knowledge, Music, and more besides. In addition, […]
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House Debating Competition
Our House Debating Competition runs through the school year and sees each Year group represent their House in a debate against rival Houses on a topic associated with the particular Focus Week. The most recent debate saw Year 9 students debate in front of Governors And Trustees on the theme […]
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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 […]
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Y8 Netball Victory
The Year 8 Netball team were set to play against Cannock Chase away at their school. The girls were all excited but quite nervous as we had not won a single match yet. We began the first quarter on a downhill as we trailed 3-0. However, we did not stop […]
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Year 9 House Debating Competition
As part of the Focus Week ‘Respect for All’, the Year 9 debaters had to argue for and against the motion ‘British society is tolerant and respectful to all people.’ Judging the debate this time were School Librarian Helena Cresswell, School Governor Nina Worrall, and Greywood Trustee Gill Stockdale. Yet […]
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Scholastic Book Fair
As part of our upcoming English theme week, we are very excited to welcome the Scholastic Book Fair to The Friary School. The Book Fair will run in the library from Monday 13th February to Friday 17th February and there will be over 200 titles to choose from, with the […]
