News
-
European Week of Languages
This annual event is celebrated across Europe on 26th September and flags up the importance of learning a foreign language and communicating effectively across national boundaries. Our Focus Week saw a fantastic range of events take place throughout the week – with assemblies, quizzes, European flag face-painting and competitions taking […]
-
U14 Girls Defeated by Denstone College
As a warm up in preparation for their tournament next week the U14 girls team pencilled in a friendly against their local rivals Denstone College. Initially the girls had an established and strong team but unfortunately a number of last minute drop outs saw the team depleted. Denstone, who turned […]
-
Mercia Juniors Football Club
We are pleased to announce that we are working with Mercia Juniors Football Club to provide a firm bases for their club but also to improve school facilities as we work in partnership over (at least) the next year. The football club are now based in our pavilion, have helped […]
-
CSE Awareness – ‘The Warning Signs Were There’
The next phase of the regional child sexual exploitation (CSE) awareness campaign ‘See Me, Hear Me’ has been launched and contains the hard-hitting messages that teenagers and parents need to be all too aware of. The full scheme can be looked at via the website: www.seeme-hearme.org.uk The campaign includes the […]
-
Y11 Debating Competition – Gender Equality
As part of our Equality Week, Year 11 students took on the topic of ‘Gender Equality’ – a very hot topic in the #MeToo climate – in the most recent House Debating Competition and excelled with what was a difficult but extremely relevant competition. A range of points were made […]
-
Equalities Week
Our Equality week took place last week and was an important celebration of our own diversity. Everyone explored the many great and important contributions to the world made by all of its countries. We learnt about the fascinating history of our family names and the great people who have given […]
-
The Red Box Project – Sanitary Product Support for Girls
We are pleased to announce we are involved with The Red Box Project which is a nationwide, community funded initiative to ensure that no young woman misses school because she has her period and lacks access to sanitary products. The Red Box Project encourages individuals in the local community to […]
-
Y12 Raising Aspirations Evening
Our Y12 Raising Aspirations Evening saw students and parents drop into a series of sessions which shed light on the journey ahead as our Sixth Formers move into Higher Apprenticeships and university places. The guest speakers – sessions included: Applying to Oxbridge & Russell Group Universities – Zoe Torsney, University […]
-
Safety Awareness as Sixth Formers Look to the Road
This week we welcomed the Staffordshire County Council Road Safety Unit in to the Sixth Form to talk to our students about driving safely. Year 12 students were shown the ‘COW’ film which re-enacts a true story focusing on educating students about the importance of driving safely. This included topics like […]
-
Message from Harry Barton – Sixth Form Charities Co-Ordinator
The Friary Interact Club have kick-started the new school year confirming three charities to support and plotting our plans alongside the fantastic team from Lichfield St Chad Rotary Club. As President of the Interact Club, I am delighted with the support for the upcoming charity events we have planned since […]
