The American Exchange trip took place in October with students and staff travelling to Philadelphia. Students get to stay with an American family and attend Radnor High School with their host. During the week of activities the students attend the school PEP rally and celebrate the forthcoming soccer game with Lower Merion High School. As …
Hot on the heels Friesland School’s Careers event, Year 11 and Sixth Form students attended the Young Professionals Conference at Pride Park on the 20 th November. During the event our students listened to a keynote talk from Experian and were then able to access workshops from a wide range of sectors: Accounting Banking IT …
The A Level English Literature students went to see an exciting and engaging production of Shakespeare's 'Othello' at Cast Theatre in Doncaster. As the main set text for the A Level course, students need to have a thorough understanding of the narrative, characters and tragic elements present in the play. They enjoyed watching the production …
Year 12 have wasted little time in embarking upon higher education and careers preparation, with trips to the Universities of Nottingham and Derby and a week of work experience. During the last week of term, year 12 also benefited from the presence of representatives from Nottingham Trent, Lincoln and Derby Universities who have visited Friesland to outline …
Year 12 marked the end of their trial exams, with a day trip to Blackpool. The weather was superb and the Pleasure Beach delightfully queue free. It was just a shame that the tide times didn’t allow Mr Hull and Mr Puddy the opportunity to beat every challenger in the anticipated beach games. Buckets and …
With the very demanding exam period finally over, Year 13 enjoyed a relaxing and fun filled evening at ‘The Castle’ celebrating the end of their time at Friesland. Speeches were made, awards given and with dubious dancing and stylish outfits on show, students and staff enjoyed the occasion without a mention of revision. The photo …
Friesland School is once again celebrating outstanding A-Level results today, in fact the best results in the illustrious history of the 6th form. Headteacher Peter Monk commented: ‘Our students have performed incredibly well this year, every year we seem to celebrate our ‘best results ever’ and 2018 is no exception, which is particularly pleasing in …
On the 16th February, a group of Friesland students set off on a trip to Corpus Christi College at Oxford University. Mr Puddy and Mrs Pitman accompanied us for the whole day, much to everyone’s delight! When we arrived at the University, we were immediately immersed into activities. First, we learned about the different types …
Inspired by the culinary skills of Mrs Tideswell and Mrs Carr and ably assisted by Chairperson George Richards, the Sixth Form displayed an admirable commitment to eating pancakes whilst raising funds for the student committee enterprises. A range of appetising flavours were on offer and lured members of staff who are rarely seen in our …
Last week, a group of us (14 first year A-level PE students) went to Loughborough university to experience the facilities and study the opportunity’s available to us. We got a brief insight into university life and the courses available. The trip was a success and we as students learnt a great deal about the prospects …
