News
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CAT Testing for Year 7s
An important part of our school’s provision is that we seek out all we can possibly know about every child so that we are always getting better placed to support them in being happy and successful. One of the ways we do this is by running Cogitative Ability Testing (CATs) […]
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Garrick House – Student Announcement
We are celebrating Garrick House Week between 3-7 October and as part of this week we are raising money and taking in food donations for our House charity: The Lichfield Foodbank. Throughout the week, Garrick students will hold a chocolate tombola, cake sales, a sponsored walk, a talent show, a […]
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Y13 Debating Competition – World Teachers’ Day
The first debate of the year saw Year 13 debate: ‘British society values the contribution of teachers.’ This theme was part of our World Teachers’ Day which encouraged students to reflect on the important of education, learning and the people who are there to help them move forward in life. […]
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818 & 819 Update
The School Transport Team from Staffordshire County Council, who are responsible for the issues we have all been having with the 818 and 819 school buses, have relayed the following messages as they work towards a solution: 818 Morning Service: This service will depart 10 minutes early from all points […]
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Years 7-11 Badminton
Tuesdays see the time for one of our most popular indoor clubs – badminton. Students from Years 7-11 have the opportunity to come and play competitive matches against friends whilst also improving their technique and tactical awareness. Sam Foster, Head of Performance & technologies, said: “We have seen a big […]
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Leicester Tiger Coach in for Girls Rugby
We welcomed in Amanda Jones, a coach from Leicester Tigers RUFC, to lead training sessions with Years 7, 9 and 10m girls. She introduced rugby skills leading to game play. The sessions have built up knowledge of how to correctly pass a rugby ball, developing agility with and without the […]
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School Update – Sixth Form Parents – Near, Far & Further
The following message was sent out to parents via email, and via the website, Facebook and Twitter on 16 September 2022: All, Your children have had a good few weeks settling back into Sixth Form life and, after a more cautious year last year due to COVID, there are various […]
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Press Release – 819 Service to The Friary School – Transport Team – Staffordshire County Council
The following press release has been provided by the School Transport Team at Staffordshire County Council: Dear Parent/Carer Further to our recent emails, regarding the earlier operation of Service 819, we can now confirm that the changes to the timetable will be made permanent. From Monday 26th September the morning […]
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Urgent Announcement – 819 Bus – Friday 23 September
The following message was distributed to children catching the 819 bus on Thursday 22 September: The 819 and 818 buses are run by Staffordshire County Council’s School Transport Team. Unfortunately, we as a school have no say in how they are run – if we did I hope you’d think […]
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Extra-Curricular Programme for Autumn 2022
As a school we well know the importance of extra-curricular activities in giving our students new experiences, new friendships and new skills and so we run a busy programme. The full programme can be seen here and this page on our website is updated every term. Of course, there are […]
