News
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Pancake Day at The Spires Care Home
Our Year 10 Health & Social Care students volunteered at The Spires Care Home as part of engaging with residents through a range of Pancake Day themed activities. Our students and residents could not actually make pancakes but we had a decorating competition instead. There were lots of interesting and […]
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Focus Week – British Heroes – Charles Dickens
Our Focus Week on British Heroes took in the British literary icon, Charles Dickens, and celebrated the literary and philanthropic contribution he made to national life. Activities included tutor time tasks exploring the relevance of his work in a modern setting, an assembly looking into Dickens’ background and the significance […]
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Parental Update – W/B 27 February – School Closure
The following message went out to parents on Wednesday 22 February: We are contacting you about the strike action which will be taking place during March 2023. Our school managed to avoid a closure on the strike day on Wednesday 1 February – despite all other local secondary schools closing […]
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Year 11 Mock Exam Schedule (27 February – 7 March)
Our final series of Mock Exams for Year 11s runs between 27 February – 7 March as we build on the exam technique and spot the final gaps as we head into the final exams in Summer 2023. Certainly, with plenty of revision support in assemblies and lessons, revision materials […]
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Lesson from Auschwitz
As part of our Holocaust Beacon School, we place a high priority on communicating the lessons from the Holocaust and making sure our students are aware of yesterday’s and todays inequalities and discrimination so they are equipped to raise their voices against such actions in their current and future lives. […]
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Holocaust Memorial Week – Survivor Testimony from Mindu Hornick
The survivor testimony was made possible through the support from the Holocaust Educational Trust. At the Holocaust Educational Trust, they work to ensure that people from every background are educated about the Holocaust and the important lessons to be learned for today. They offer the opportunity to apply for an […]
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Seward House Week
Aside from all the other activities going on this week, Seward House continues to raise money for Midlands Air Ambulance and our house week has certainly highlighted the generosity of our students here at The Friary. Our fundraising activities were very popular and we appreciate the donations from students and […]
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KS3 House Independent Learning Competition on Charles Dickens
This term’s KS3 independent learning competition saw teams of students researching information about Charles Dickens to tie-in with the British Heroes Focus Week. Year 8 students had a head start on this topic having studied works by Charles Dickens, including ‘Great Expectations’ or ‘Oliver Twist’, in their English lessons in […]
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Year 11 Raising Aspirations Programme – Rodbaston College
As part of our raising aspirations programme, today a group of Year 11 students visited South Staffordshire College Rodbaston Campus to spend time on site and look at what’s on offer for further education in great detail. Students that had expressed interest in courses on offer at Rodbaston College were […]
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Higher Degree Level Apprenticeships
Our continued working relationship with Ask Apprenticeships, ensures that our students are given the most up-to-date information about the many exciting apprenticeship route options. Ask Apprenticeships visited our Year 12 Sixth Form students, this highlighted the many great career pathways through higher degree level apprenticeships that many are leaning towards […]
