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Year 11 Debating Competition
The Year 11 debate saw students debate: ‘The British monarchy is obsolete and should be abolished.’ This topic linked to our whole school focus week on UK Parliament Week. During the week students have been learning about the UK parliament system, and welcoming local councillors into school for discussion and […]
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Friary Ski Team Shines in English Outdoor Finals
Hot on the heels of their success in the NSSA Northen Championships, Reece and Finn Pike were joined by the remaining ski team members Noah Bailey and Sean Whillis to compete in the English Outdoor Finals at Swadlincote. All four lads performed to the best of their ability with a […]
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U14 Mixed Hockey
A friendly fixture with King Edwards saw a depleted team perform superbly but suffer eventual defeat in a mixed mini-tournament. Our teams were bare-bones and King Edwards’ extra subs made a difference through the games – though both sides played some superb hockey too. Friary players on the score sheet […]
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Friary Christmas Tree at Lichfield Cathedral
We’d encourage all Friary families to visit the popular Christmas Tree Festival at Lichfield Cathedral which runs between Saturday 27 November to Sunday 2 January. Each year our school enters and decorates a Christmas Tree to this event which raises funds for our city’s cathedral. All in all the cathedral […]
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Y10 Girls Football Victory
Our Under 15s girls football team played against Cheslyn Hay in the second game of the league and came out with a brilliant result – a 5-0 win. Imogen Marchesi scored 4 fantastic goals with Freya Milligan assisting 3 of them. The previous game saw some schoolboy errors in terms of communication; however, the schoolgirls […]
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Double Victory in Y10 Netball
Our Y10 girls netball team saw two victories in a double-header fixture involving The Hart School, Nether Stowe, and ourselves. Starting against Nether Stowe, the girls settled in well and the game was end to end. Lots of interceptions and excellent marking from Abigail Illonzeh saw us keep the score […]
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Domestic Violence Day
Domestic Violence month takes place across October and this is a ‘live’ issue that we deal with as students in our school face this problem in their family. We liaise with various agencies to support our students; whether it be the Pathways Project in Lichfield or Staffordshire Police, or Early […]
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World Cup Fever
Amidst the controversy and excitement of the World Cup we took the opportunity to allow our students the opportunity to watch England’s first match of the tournament against Iran. Similar scenes took place across the nation – most adults will have watched a big match in a large communal arena […]
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Henry Chadwick Primary on Mission to Mars
We were delighted to welcome Year 5 and Year 6 students from Henry Chadwick Primary School in Hill Ridware. As a partner school within the Greywood MST it was great for us to be able to offer an exciting morning of Science to enthuse and engage young minds. During the session […]
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Girls Sports Providing a Broad Diet
The BBC reported recently that the Football Association was criticising the government for the lack of PE in schools for girls and after seeing fantastic women’s performances in the last few months in football, rugby and cricket – sports perhaps traditionally viewed as the preserve of boys – we wanted […]
