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Safer Internet Week

Safer Internet Week

During Safer Internet Week, we like to educate and inform our community in unconventional ways. This year, we looked at fake news and scams, with phishing emails a particular

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National Apprenticeship Week

National Apprenticeship Week

As part of our raising aspirations programme and to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2025, organisations and local employers visited The Friary School to provide inspirational

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Y8 Geography Trip to Mount Cook

Y8 Geography Trip to Mount Cook

Year 8 ventured out on an exciting trip to Mount Cook in Matlock as part of our Geography work on environment and habitat. During the day students took part in an orienteering

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US Girls Project

US Girls Project

Recently, we had the opportunity to host the latest training for Lichfield District Council’s ‘US Girls’ Project, which Isabella Lydall, Emily White, Grace Burton, Jessica Greaves

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Y7 Netballers Defeat Nether Stowe

Y7 Netballers Defeat Nether Stowe

Our Year 7 Netball team faced Nether Stowe in our latest fixture and having won the toss and got the game under way with a goal off the first centre. The game continued will the

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Battle of the Bands

Battle of the Bands

Our annual Battle of the Bands saw students taking on arguably one of the greatest era’s for popular music – the 1960’s. This year’s judging panel saw the welcome return

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Mental Health Support in School

Mental Health Support in School

Mental health and wellbeing remain a priority at our school. Through PSHE and Focus Weeks we regularly raise the profile of how to understand and look after our mental health

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PTFA Quiz Night

PTFA Quiz Night

Our PTFA Quiz Night saw a full house of parents, staff and friends battle it out to take the plaudits and with so many in attendance there were lots of ways to raise funds for

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Friary U16s Battle Hard to Secure Third Place at Championships

Friary U16s Battle Hard to Secure Third Place at Championships

Our Friary’s U16 hockey boys took on some of the top hockey schools at the championships. After watching the U14s compete earlier in the week, the team knew this was going to

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Year 10 House Debating Competition

Year 10 House Debating Competition

This week, our Year 10 students took part in the debate competition arguing for and against the notion that, ‘AI is only going to make our world and lives better’

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