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Athletics Star onto National Performance Academy Programme
After successful competitions in steeplechase and cross country, Lewis Duval (Y12) has been awarded a place on the Athletics Academy in Sporting Excellence (AASE) which is a key part of the British Athletics Performance Pathway for young athletes aged between 16-18. This is a fantastic achievement as only athletes who […]
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Saturday School Adds Up
We are very proud of our Saturday School and the last few weeks have seen a series of days where Year 11s have come in to prep, revise and check up on their subject knowledge before their mock exams. The students have come in largely numbers – last weekend’s Maths […]
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Friary supports Anti-Bullying
November brought National Anti-Bullying Week into focus at the Friary as staff and students took part in a variety of activities to underline the importance of ‘Choosing Respect’, which was this year’s theme. Assemblies throughout the week were student-led, with 10D2, 9G1, 9J2 & 10S1 each doing a brilliant job in highlighting the cost […]
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Hard-Working Students Rewarded
Over a hundred students received a complimentary ice cream last Friday, as a reward for their hard work, excellent attitude and good behaviour. Students in the Top 20 for the most House Points received in their year group were eligible for the reward. The Top 20 Post-16 students were also awarded the treats. Students were also given a congratulatory […]
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Praise from Lichfield Foodbank
Lichfield Foodbank has issued high praise to Friary students for their collections as part of our World Food Day Focus Week which saw donations for the Foodbank brought in from students and staff across the school. The amount raised was the equivalent of 880 full meals and the Foodbank team […]
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End of ‘Your Staffordshire’ Card Will Increase Transport Costs
Staffordshire County Council are phasing out the ‘Your Staffordshire’ Card due to financial pressures The card, which allows subsidised bus travel for young people, will be honoured up till August 31 2019 but not afterwards. The County Council have suggested people contact their bus companies to see what alternatives are available, and […]
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DT Department’s Homage to ‘Thank You’ Poppy Campaign
The DT Department have enlisted the support of students across the school creating a hugely imaginative poppy display at the front of the school. The poppies have been made using the bottom of plastic bottles which have been individually designed and spray painted to produce a cascading poppy display running out […]
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National Caribbean War Monument
The Friary School’s support of the National Caribbean Monument has stretched back over the last couple of years to cover special assemblies, letters to parliamentarians and fund-raising. The National Caribbean Monument Charity is working to raise £500,000 for a monument which will stand within the grounds of the National Memorial […]
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Remembrance Week
Remembrance is a theme we re-visit every year but, with 2018 being 100 years since the end of the First Word War, things really resonate this time. This week saw poppies on sale and work connected to the British Legion’s ‘Thank You’ campaign. All students also had the chance to […]
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Sixth Formers Lay Wreath at National Arboretum
Senior students, Harry Barton and Izzy Duignan, represented our school in our annual laying of a Remembrance wreath at the National Arboretum this year. They chose to lay their wreath for KJ Hill and BD Boardley. who National Arboretum staff said were often forgotten during ‘remembrance’ as they died during […]