News
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Primary Partnership Work with Primitas Learning Partnership
The close partnership between The Greywood MST and The Primitas Learning Partnership saw The Friary School run a Maths Masterclass for primary schools in the Primitas group. Students from Ridgeway Primary School, Holly Grove Primary School and Highfield Primary School came into the school to work with Maths staff and […]
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Year 10 Ask Apprenticeships Visit
As part of our National Careers Week Focus Week, Ask Apprenticeships came into school to meet with students who have expressed an interest in pursuing this route. This visit involved a lecture for targeted students and an ambassador being accessible to all students during breaks. Faye Banks, Careers & Aspirations […]
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Year 10 Employability Workshops
As part of our Raising Aspirations Programme, our Year 10 students have taken part in a two-day employability programme consisting of a employability workshop and mock interviews. The sessions included information from a professional group of volunteers who visited the school to talk about employability skills, creating a positive first […]
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Careers Project with Balfour Beatty and HS2
As part of our raising aspirations programme, our Sixth Form Students took part in a visit to the Lichfield HS2 development site. The visit was hosted by Balfour Beatty and consisted of a presentation delivered about the UK’s future infrastructure. It aimed to help our students develop an understanding about […]
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Johnson House Week Raised Funds for St Giles Hospice
Last week saw the return of the highly anticipated, Johnson House Week and the House continued to raise money and awareness for St Giles Hospice. The students of Johnson House have already shown their commitment to the charity earlier in the academic year by undertaking the Rudolph Run at Christmas, […]
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Battle of the Bands Show on Youtube…
Our Battle of the Bands Show took on the 2010s and was a brilliant night… but if you missed it you can see it on catch up now. A highlights package has been produced and it is now available on Youtube and some of the acts will be on stage […]
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Curriculum Success through School Gardening Awards
As part of our wide curriculum, the Royal Horticultural Society has awarded us their Level 4 School Gardening Award. This five-level rewards scheme provides achievable goals which will help you turn your garden into a valuable learning resource. Each level is achieved by submitting written reports and photos. The Level […]
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Bikeability 2023
In the week that it snowed in March, we had over 190 students signed up to complete Level 3 Bikeability – the challenge of Lichfield’s road is one thing but freezing temperatures and slippery surfaces only dd to this. The aim of the course is to gain confidence riding along […]
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Hope Mentoring Support for Parents Facing Exam Stress
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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Eco School Status Update
Our student-led Eco Council has already achieved a celebrated Silver Award in terms of Green Flag Eco-School Status and are already looking towards achieving the Gold Award. The Eco School has carried out a whole school audit of reusable water bottle usage and have put together a PowerPoint which has […]
