Curriculum Awards

The Friary School works hard to maintain a lively, engaging and systematic curriculum which is attractive to our students and staff, and meets all of the statutory requirements expected of today’s schools.

Consequently, as part of our self-evaluation prices and drive for improvement, we have attained, or are working towards, a series of Curriculum Awards which acts as benchmarks for high standards of provision.

During 2022-2023 we are working to complete:

Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark

We are working towards the Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark as we achieve excellent SEND outcomes but recognise that our provision can always improve and this benchmark allows us to be clear on what we need to do to improve.

This award will be added to the following national awards and accreditations:

Online Safety Mark

We hold the Online Safety Mark which demonstrates the high priority and high standards we place on educating our students to act safely and responsibly online. We hold the highest level and share our expertise with other schools and settings, as well as speaking at national conferences.

Holocaust Beacon School Status

We hold Holocaust Beacon School Status which reflects our commitment for on-going quality of provision for and innovation in teaching and learning about the Holocaust. This focus is addressed through subject teaching and our Focus Weeks which has hosted speakers connected to the Nazi Holocaust, as well as more recent events, such as the Rwandan genocide.

Eco-School Status

Our Student Council was keen to have an environmental impact in their school and community so chose to take on this Eco-School Status benchmark to ensure they deliver on their goal. They have already reached the Bronze and Silver Award and will pursue the Gold Award from Autumn 2022.

SMSC Quality Mark

We place a great emphasis on ensuing our curriculum goes far beyond exam courses by developing a wider awareness of the world around us. This led to us being accredited with top-rated Gold Standard of the SMSC Quality Mark which investigates our teaching of Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural themes and the review acts as a tool to gauge and further improve our practice.

Artsmark Status

We have a long history in this area, stretching back to our former Specialist Status in Sports & Performing Arts, and have been accredited with Artsmark status for our exemplary provision. The review critiques provision of drama, music, dance and more besides and our success with this award only reflects the exceptional talents of our students in this area.

For more information about how the school’s curriculum is developing, please contact Sam Sullivan, Assistant Headteacher, via office@friary.greywoodmst.co.uk.