BBC News - Cut screen time in classrooms to avoid long-term health issues, government urged... Totally obvious... Lower speech / language skills on arrival in primaries... Vital to put down screens and engage children in 1-to-1 conversations... bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq4g…

BBC News - Ofsted faces fresh calls to halt graded school inspections in England... Difficult to see how the right balance will ever be struck for everyone... bbc.com/news/articles/cw1m45…

Lichfield Live - Government approves plans to improve SEND provision across Staffordshire... Good news on extra funding but reform is needed somewhere as the evidence is that demand will just keep growing... lichfieldlive.co.uk/governme…

BBC News - Plan 2: Three friends on a decade of student loans... Interesting case studies on how student loans pan out over the repaying years... Worth a read for anyone who has / will have a child at university... bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9rk…

Students from Queen’s Croft High Schools have partnered with a local business to run a new community café for our city. The students from Queen's Croft High School will take part in the initiative at 55 Wade Street... primitas.co.uk/2026/10/08/qu…

Looking back, the Lichfield Community Safety Partnership's Community Safety Delivery Plan and Community Safety Strategy (2022-2025) identified six key priorities... primitas.co.uk/2026/10/08/do…

Following our recent communication regarding Domestic Abuse Awareness Week, we would like to take this opportunity to remind families that our school is part of Operation Encompass, a national safeguarding initiative... primitas.co.uk/2026/10/08/op…

The Pathway Project is a Staffordshire-based charity that provides specialist support for adults, young people and children affected by domestic and sexual abuse. Based in Lichfield and Tamworth, the organisation... primitas.co.uk/2026/10/08/th…

Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic events across England and Wales. The organisation provides free, confidential support to victims, witnesses, and... primitas.co.uk/2026/10/08/vi…

Domestic Violence Awareness Month takes place every October across the UK and serves as an opportunity raise awareness about domestic violence, share information and support victims and survivors... primitas.co.uk/2026/10/08/do…

Primitas continue to work with Best Practice Network (BPN) to deliver high-quality training to school staff from across our region. BPN is one of the UK's largest education and training providers... primitas.co.uk/2026/10/08/pr…

BBC News - New vocational GCSE subjects to be introduced in schools... As a Trust we hugely value vocational courses - and we do a great job with them - but another round of news courses begins again... bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6re…

The Guardian - Schoolchildren without smartphones penalised with higher bus fares... One that needs sorting - as schools have to pay to lock up phones and discourage use - children can't get home without one... theguardian.com/money/2026/s…

Lichfield Live - Work completed on improvements to cycle and pedestrian safety along stretch of road in Lichfield... We hugely appreciate the work done by Staff County Council on protecting Friary students... @StaffordshireCC lichfieldlive.co.uk/work-com…

Lichfield Live - Praise from councillor for new £12million Lichfield primary school as it welcomes first children... Huge thanks to Councillor Janet Higgins and Karl Hodgkinson for their support in opening our wonderful school... @StaffordshireCC lichfieldlive.co.uk/praise-f…

Lichfield Live - Students to run community cafe as part of school's link-up with local venue... Loving the creativity at Queen's Croft to give our students wonderful opportunities in life... Huge thanks to 55 Wade Street... 55wadestreet.co.uk/ lichfieldlive.co.uk/students…

BBC News - When Parenting Advice Becomes Too Much... Always a balance we have to strike - but a proactive and committed involvement is vital... Parenting and friendship are not always the same thing... ]bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv4g…

Lichfield Live - Free activities initiative for youngsters to run during October half-term for first time in Staffordshire... Great offer from SCC - worth looking into for your child this half-term...@StaffordshireCC lichfieldlive.co.uk/free-act…

Lichfield Live - Shenstone garden centre offering free Christmas trees for local schools and nurseries... Loving Dobbies' (Shenstone) great offer to schools - ours are applying - fingers crossed...@dobbies lichfieldlive.co.uk/shenston…

Funding helping local rock band record new EP... Great to see current and ex-Primitas (Friary) students benefitting from this support... And we well know they can play... 🎶 lichfieldlive.co.uk/funding-…