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 …
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 …
