News
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Dyslexia Friendly Status
This week we received confirmation that we are a ‘Dyslexia Friendly’ school. The British Dyslexia Association “Dyslexia Friendly” Quality Mark provides a framework for schools to improve their understanding of dyslexia and to develop the strategies we put in place to support the achievement and engagement of dyslexic learners. The […]
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Attendance Celebration
Our regular attendance rewards scheme saw hundreds of students get a breakfast treat of bagels and hot chocolates (with cream and marshmallows). All evidence shows that attendance at school is the number one factor behind good exam results and this means that we place a high emphasis on attendance. Those […]
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Henry Chadwick Primary School Visit DT Department
Year 5 & 6 students from Henry Chadwick Primary School visited our DT Department to use the workshop facilities in the spirit of Christmas. The students spent a morning making Christmas Tree decorations – right from designing on the computer and using the laser printer, before going on to use […]
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Shoe Box Appeal via Interact Club
Our Sixth Form Interact Club is a fund-raising club, working in partnership with Lichfield St Chad Rotary Cub, and through each school year the student leaders support and facilitate the raising of funds and contributing to project which serve our local community. The most recent project was our Shoebox Appeal […]
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Parental Update – W/B 12 December 2022 – It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
The following message went out to parents on Monday 12 December 2022: I have not contacted you for a while – which is normally a good thing because it means things are ticking along but as we approach the end of term I wanted to get in touch so put […]
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School Show – Grimms Tales
Our school show saw four performance of ‘Collected Grimms Tales’ across three days – three evening performances and a matinee – and students from Year 7-13 played their part in creating a memorable sequence of shows which inspired a full range of emotions, whether it be fear, anticipation or laughter. […]
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National Tree Week
As part of our commitment to celebrating and informing our student about the environment around them, we celebrated National Tree Week to reflect on the impact of trees both locally and globally. There were special assemblies and tutor time activities to address the week and students entered competitions which asked […]
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Christmas Carol Service at Lichfield Cathedral
Our school carol concert saw plenty of students, parents and wider families celebrating the festive period alongside the Mayor of Lichfield, Jamie Checkland. The service included all the classic Christmas carols – from ‘Hark the Herald Angels’ to ‘Once in Royal David’s City’ – but the real show-stealers were the […]
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Educational Partnership Work with Kurdistan
We were recently visited by officials from the Kurdistan region of Iraq in order to share good practice and to swap ideas on how to raise standards of education in young people. The team have recently introduced a system for the external evaluation of every school in the region which […]
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Year 10 Boys Football Victory
A great performance from the Year 10 boys football team saw them run out 3-0 winners against Lichfield Cathedral school. Brendan Atkinson scored a great header just outside the 6 yard box to get us off the mark in the game following a few good chances. Another opportunity came for […]
