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    The Friary School is a thriving 11-18 school of over 1,250 students and is a member of The Primitas Learning Partnership MAT.

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    House Debating Competition on The Role of Fathers – https://friaryschool.co.uk/2025/06/18/house-debating-competition-on-the-role-of-fathers/

    As part of our Father’s Day Focus Week, the Year 7s were challenged to debate the motion, …“The role of the father is less important than…



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    Heatwave Brings Summer Uniform – https://friaryschool.co.uk/2025/06/18/heatwave-brings-summer-uniform/

    On Thursday we will be hitting the Met Offices definition of a heatwave in Lichfield so we will be encouraging our students to come …into school wearing the…



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    BBC News – How do heat and cold health alerts work ?
    PE kits allowed form Thurs to Tuesday as we hit the Met Office heatwave definition…
    Extra water facilities in the canteen… Send your child with a bottle though as they’ll need to be    … organised…

    Y12 University of Birmingham Visit – https://friaryschool.co.uk/2025/06/17/y12-university-of-birmingham-visit-2/

    Our Sixth Form team took Year 12 to the University of Birmingham for a personalised campus visit.

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    Year 12 students visiting the University of Birmingham as part of our Raising Aspirations work



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    The Guardian – ‘They are making young people ill’: is it time to scrap GCSEs?…
    Exams should have rigour but English, Maths, Science, History, Geography and French = 23 in 4 weeks…
    Never mind other subjects as well…
    Sound     …reasonable to you ?

    BBC News – Social media time limits for children considered by government…
    Government can always act but parents the key on this…

    Friary Victorious in Regional Athletics Finals – https://friaryschool.co.uk/2025/06/09/friary-victorious-in-regional-athletics-finals/

    Year 7-9 students joined a whole host of talented athletes in the Cannock & District Athletics …Championships at Aldersley Stadium and manag…



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    Lichfield Live – Lichfield school welcomes delegates from across the UK for education conference…
    Delighted to play our part in our Trust’s first conference – hopefully more of the same to come…

    The Guardian – Almost half of young people would prefer a world without internet, UK study finds…
    Our job as parents and teachers to show the world can be explored for real – it doesn’t have to be through a phone…

    Year 12 UCAS Evening – https://friaryschool.co.uk/2025/06/06/year-12-ucas-evening-2/

    Our Year 12 parents were welcomed into school to talk through post-18 destinations as their children gear up for their final year with us.

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    BBC News – What is an apprenticeship and how do you get one ?
    Lots of interest at our UCAS Evening what with university costs… The key thing is it is not just a case of saying I’ll get one – a lot of work, planning and effort is     …required…

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    Staffordshire
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