News
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Looking Forward to National Careers Week
To celebrate national careers week and as part of our raising aspiration programme, next week (21-25 March) we are welcoming guests from the below organisations into school to provide students with valuable employer encounters and receive information on careers and apprenticeships. There is a busy programme of events that provides […]
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Year 11 GCSE Booster Sessions
A key part of our support for our Year 11 students facing Summer exams is our after-school booster programme which runs throughout the weeks. There are always sessions coming up on a needs-basis from across the curriculum so this list 9s not inclusive and other session do come up and […]
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Lichfield St Chads Rotary Club Support World Challenge Students
Our Interact Club sees our Sixth Formers work closely with Lichfield St Chads Rotary Club to raise funds for local charitable organisations. This develops a whole host of skills in our students – which they can take into post-school life – and makes a real difference in our local community. […]
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Free ‘Learn to Row’ Lessons with Trent Rowing Club
Trent Rowing Club will be running free ‘Learn to Row’ courses from Saturday 19 March (8.00am-12.30pm) to give anyone a taster session in the sport. Rowing is great exercise and will help anyone who commits to it both physically and mentally . The main reason rowing workouts are effective is […]
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World Book Day Theme Week
Last week, the English department were proud to lead several literacy-themed events across the school to celebrate World Book Day. Firstly, students contributed to a collaborative display by adorning leaves with their favourite novels. The leaves were collated and formed The Friary ‘Literature tree’, now on display outside the library. […]
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Schools Speaking Competition
The annual Schools Speaking Competition, orchestrated by local Rotary Club, Michael Fabricant MP, and sponsored by Arthur Price of England, roared back on Friday night after COVID scuppered the last two years competitions. This year’s debating topic was connected to the pros and cons of social media and the competition […]
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Year 7 Bikeability
Approaching 200 Year 7 students have taken part in our Bikeability programme which helps develop road safety and awareness for young people. Bikeability is the Department for Transport’s flagship national cycle training programme for schoolchildren in England. The programme provides practical training and life skills for schoolchildren that enable them […]
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KS3 Football Tournament
Year 7 and 8 mixed girls teams took part in a 7-a-side Football competition amongst 11 other schools from the local area. We entered 2 teams into the competition and didn’t concede a single goal throughout the entire tournament. The girls played the ball around the pitch brilliantly and took advantage […]
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Review of UCAS 2022 by The Senior 6
As many of us look ahead to the next few months awaiting offers and confirming places at out chosen Universities, we have taken the time to reflect on the process so far and the support we have received. The UCAS process begins early in Year 12 and supports all students […]
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National Careers Week
This week marks National Careers Week. To support students’ understanding of the career opportunities available to them, students have been sent links to the virtual careers fairs that are taking place this week. Students in Year 9 upwards also have access to Unifrog which is an online platform which brings […]
