The Sixth form did us proud with an impressive display of cakes, biscuits and other goodies to see for MacMillan on 27 th September. It was great to see both years together and enjoying a morning chat indulging in some yummy, if not your usual, breakfast feasting. We raised nearly £110 which was added into …
Friesland School is once again celebrating outstanding A-Level results today, in fact the best results in the long history of the 6th form.
by Rhea Stacey, Year 12 The Sutton Trust is a charity that helps create and fund universities to set up summer schools for children living in areas where university rates are low. After learning about the opportunity through Sixth Form, I decided to apply for one and eventually ended up on a nerve wracking but …
On the 12th February 2019 we were given the fantastic opportunity to visit Corpus Christi College in the beautiful city of Oxford. Corpus Christi is world renowned for the first class education it offers, and Oxford continually ranks as one of the world’s top universities to study at. We arrived at school early that morning …
Information Evening for students and parents in the Common Room at Friesland Sixth Form on Thursday May 2nd at 6.30pm. There will be the opportunity to discuss both the DCCT course and wider A Level options. Please confirm attendance to Karen Tideswell –KTideswell@friesland.derbyshire.sch.uk
Friesland Sixth Form students held their annual Christmas Party for Ladycross Infants, providing a feast of fun and festive spirit. Party games and festive food kept the children entertained, under the enthusiastic and watchful eye of our year 12 volunteers. A special thanks goes to Mrs Carr for her organisation of this fixture in the …
Year 11 students from Friesland and a range of other schools were given the opportunity to sample taster lessons in a range of subjects to help make decisions about their next steps. Sixth Form isn’t all about studying so the event also focussed upon the vast array of extra curricular opportunities that are on offer …
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 …
