News
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Year 8 House Debating Competition: ‘Men Are The Weaker Sex’
This week’s Focus Week celebrates International Women’s Day and each Year 8 tutor group provided a debating team of four students to participate in the debating competition. Judging the debate were School Librarian Helena Cresswell, School Governor Nina Worrall and Greywood Trustee Gill Stockdale. The students had to open their […]
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Encore – Other Worlds
Our popular ‘Encore’ variety show takes on an ‘Other Worlds’ theme this time and will run on Wednesday 29 March and Thursday 30 March. The show will be supported by our PTFA and will be part of the Sheriff of Lichfield’s fund-raising events too so both the school and the […]
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Royal Navy Catering Service Deliver Masterclass
We have been lucky enough to have had the Royal Navy Catering Service Branch come to school to work with forty-six students who are studying Hospitality & Catering as a vocational qualification. The chefs ran two workshops with a Ready Steady Cook theme: an interactive Master Chef style lesson in […]
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Partial Closure – Wednesday 15 March & Thursday 16 March
Just a reminder to parents that due to national industrial strike action we will only have partial openings on Wednesday 15 March & Thursday 16 March. Only certain Year groups will be in school on these days – see below: Wednesday 15 March In School = Years 7, 11, 12 […]
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Parental Update – W/B 6 March – Strikes, Breaks and Pathways
The following update went out to parents on Friday 10 March: Strike Action Amidst snow closures drama, we can understand why you will be less than thrilled about further school shutdowns – be assured we recognise your frustration. There will be further industrial action in schools on Wednesday 15 March […]
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GE Engineering Experience & Future Student Placements
As part of our raising aspirations programme and to celebrate National Careers Week, today we were joined by an ambassador from GE Engineers who gave an inspiring presentation about careers in engineering and exciting information about an excellent summer engineering experience for students to apply for. This opportunity is open […]
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Snow Closure – Thursday 9 March
Things looked fine at 5.30am this morning on the early site check and the forecast did not suggest the worst either. However, as the day wore on the weather conditions deteriorated and along with many local schools we were forced to make the decision to close the school at 11.45am. […]
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The Friary School Dog
Many of us will remember it was not so long ago that we lost our last school dog, Millie, and many of us miss seeing her around school. Even so, we can confirm that we will be getting a new school dog, a working cocker spaniel, and they are gradually […]
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Year 11 Saturday Schools & Easter Holiday Schools
Our support for our Year 11s continues as they finish their last mocks and head every closer to the final Summer exams. A big part of this is the booster sessions we put in after-school, as well as on Saturdays and through the Eater Break. Saturday Schools These Saturday […]
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Year 11 Basketball
Our Year 11 team travelled to Nether Stowe School on Wednesday to compete in their second basketball game this year. The team played the best they have yet, winning 66-16 with our entire team having an incredible game. Some highlights of the game were Jack Yeomans two amazing three pointers, […]
