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      <copyright>Copyright: (C) St Francis Xavier School 2026</copyright>
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        <title>A clean sweep in the local community</title>
        <description><![CDATA[We were saddened to see our common place covered in litter from the strong winds last night. Demonstrating our school value of Stewardship, students from Years 8 and 9 went into the local community to pick up this litter.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Students joined the climate change event in York.</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students from SFX joined others at the one-day event, Don&#39;t Just Pray, Do Something for God&#39;s Sake in York.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>The SVP team go litter picking!</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The SVP team and volunteers from students in year groups 7-10 took part in litter pick around the school grounds.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Student Leadership in Science Week</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Science Week was celebrated in school through a range of activities led by the school&#39;s science student leaders.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>A Week of Remembrance</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students took time to reflect on and give thanks for the sacrifices made by our armed forces during a week of Remembrance.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Restart a Heart Day</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Year 8 Students were taught the life-saving skills of CPR and using defibrillators this month.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Putting Theory into Practice</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Year 8 spent a day in the Yorkshire Dales, as part of their Rivers Study.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>STEM Careers Visit</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A group of Year 11 students visited Cummins Engineering Plant, as part of National Manufacturing Week.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Relics of St. Bernadette Visit</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students joined other schools in the Diocese to see the relics of St. Bernadette as part of their preparation for their Lourdes pilgrimage later this year.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Relics-of-St-Bernadette-Visit</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>European Languages Day 2022</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students across the school were encouraged to celebrate the languages they learn, and to consider why it remains so important to study different languages.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/European-Languages-Day-2022</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Football Champions</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Years 10 and 11 Girls&#39; Football Team become Area Champions.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Exceptional GCSE results</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Pupils at St Francis Xavier School have produced an exceptional set of results.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Exceptional-GCSE-results</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Grassroots Girls&#39; Rugby Experience</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students had the opportunity to train with a Women&#39;s Premiership and England Rugby player this week.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Celebrating Success and the School Ethos</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The achievements of students this year were celebrated on Wednesday evening.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Putting Geography Theory into Practice</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Year Nine and Ten Students have had the opportunities to carry out field work in a variety of locations this half term.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Shot Put Success for Year 9 Student</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A Year 9 Student has been crowned Northern Counties Champion Shot Putter, despite only recently discovering the sport.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Silver DofE Expedition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Year 10 students have successfully completed their Silver DofE Expedition.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Students Gain Insights into Careers Options for the Future</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students in Years 9 and 10 have had a variety of opportunities this term to consider the world of work and their next steps.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Amazing Athletics Results</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students across all year groups achieved individual and team success at the Area Athletics Championships this week.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Students Represent School in Public Speaking Competition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Two students represented the school remarkably well in a regional public speaking competition.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Students-Represent-School-in-Public-Speaking-Compe</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Wear A Hat Day!</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students raised over £500 for Brain Tumour Research on Friday.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Sporting Young Leaders</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A group of Year 10 students have achieved their young leader awards in rugby or badminton.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Sporting-Young-Leaders</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>New Enterprise Advisor for SFX School</title>
        <description><![CDATA[SFX School is delighted to welcome Richard Vart as the new enterprise advisor.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/New-Enterprise-Advisor-for-SFX-School</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>New Podcast Series for Military Children</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A new eight-episode podcast has been produced which explores life for military children.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/New-Podcast-Series-for-Military-Children</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Small Changes Can Make a Huge Difference</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students at the school continue to take every opportunity to make changes to improve the local - and global - environment.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Small-Changes-Can-Make-a-Huge-Difference</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Remembrance Day: Students Pay Tribute</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Head Boy Sam and Head Girl Evie layed a wreath as part of the Remembrance Sunday events which marked the end of a week of activities at the school where the community thanked the Armed Services for their service and sacrifice.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Remembrance-Day-Students-Pay-Tribute</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Remarkable Rugby Achievement</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Three Year 10 students have been awarded professional Rugby League contracts.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Remarkable-Rugby-Achievement</link>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Year 7 Residential Trip</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Year 7 demonstrated their courage to shine in their residential.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Year-7-Residential-Trip</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Rugby Tournament Triumph</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Key Stage 4 boys triumph in Area rugby tournament.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Rugby-Tournament-Triumph</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Poet Laureate Visits School</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Poet Laureate Simon Armitage spent the afternoon at our school as part of his visit to Richmond.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Poet-Laureate-Visits-School</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Year 8 Learn to Restart a Heart</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Year 8 took part in vital CPR training on Friday.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Year-8-Learn-to-Restart-a-Heart</link>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>God and the Big Bang</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Year 10 spent last Thursday being challenged to discover, discuss and debate the compatibility of science and faith.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/God-and-the-Big-Bang</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Guidance, Support and Inspiration as Year 11 Look to the Future</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Year 11 considered their next steps during a Careers Day, and then were joined by parents for a Revision Evening designed to help every student reach their full potential.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Guidance-Support-and-Inspiration-as-Year-11-Look-t</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>GCSE PE Students&#39; Residential</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Year 10 and 11 GCSE PE students demonstrated courage to shine with new skills developed on their residential.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/GCSE-PE-Students-Residential</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Students Bake for Charity</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students raised hundreds of pounds for Macmillan in a cake sale on Friday.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Students-Bake-for-Charity</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Area Tournament Champions</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Our Year 11 football team beat all local competition to win an area tournament last week.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Sporting Success for SFX Students</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students have celebrated sporting successes this month.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Sporting-Success-for-SFX-Students</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>School Welcomes Year 7</title>
        <description><![CDATA[St Francis Xavier School welcomed its new Year 7 students this week.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Students Celebrate Outstanding Results</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students celebrated outstanding GCSE achievements when they received their results this morning.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Students-Celebrate-Outstanding-Results</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Courage to Shine in Sports Day</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students braved soaring temperatures to excel in this year&#39;s sports day.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Courage-to-Shine-in-Sports-Day</link>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Virtual Celebration of Student Achievement</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The hard work and achievements of students were celebrated last week in a virtual awards ceremony.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Virtual-Celebration-of-Student-Achievement</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Expedition Success</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Year Nine students completed their DofE Bronze Expedition, despite typical Yorkshire summer weather!]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Expedition-Success</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Eco Poster Success</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Posters containing the artwork of SFX students have been released, offering people the chance to sponsor a tree in a newly-formed woodland in Richmond as part of the town&#39;s 950th birthday celebrations.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Eco-Poster-Success</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>A Fond Farewell</title>
        <description><![CDATA[This week, we said a sad but fond farewell to the school&#39;s chaplaincy coordinator Mrs Rachel Ross Russell.
Mrs Ross Russell has been a member of the school community for many years: first as a parent and governor and for the last seven years as our chaplaincy coordinator  a role she virtually built from scratch, and which has become central to our school&#39;s ethos.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Year 11 prom update</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Dear Parents/Carers]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Student Success in National Competition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Pupils from St. Francis Xavier School in Richmond have overcome stiff competition to win one of the top prizes in a blog competition.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Eco Boost for the Library</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Some wonderful books have been donated to the school to improve our collection on the environment.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Eco-Boost-for-the-Library</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Year 9 Duke of Edinburgh Training Weekend</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Year 9 students take part in a training weekend for DofE Award]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Year-9-Duke-of-Edinburgh-Training-Weekend</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Climate logo competition</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Design a logo for the new Richmondshire Climate Action Partnership that embodies their vision for effective action against climate change.]]></description>
        <link>http://sfxschool.greenhousecms.co.uk/News/Climate-logo-competition</link>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Faith in Action Through Fasting</title>
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        <title>Climate action partnership launched in Richmondshire</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A new partnership set up to respond to the climate and environmental emergency has been launched in Richmondshire.]]></description>
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        <title>Lateral flow testing update</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Following the success of the asymptomatic testing programme on the return to school, it is vital to keep testing at home throughout the Easter holidays and into the summer term.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Students Escape Lockdown Through Books</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>St Francis Xavier School Welcomes Back All of its Learners</title>
        <description><![CDATA[It has been wonderful have been able to welcome back learners in all year groups this week. Thanks to a hard-working and efficient team of Covid-19 testers and its supporting admin staff, we were able to open our doors to all students by Tuesday morning.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Careers opportunity</title>
        <description><![CDATA[GSK have an exclusive online event taking place on the 4th March, 4:30pm - 5:30 pm &amp;nbsp;with a focus on their&amp;nbsp;Engineering and STEM based roles.&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Love in the community</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A kind-hearted student from St Francis Xavier committed her half term to supporting her local community and living out our school ethos.Isobel who is in Year 8 worked with her local church youth group on a project focused on &#39;Love of God, love of neighbour&#39; to show how everyone is loved. Parishioners knitted hearts and Isobel wrote messages of love and support on these and hid them around our local village for residents to find.She painted stones for a trail for the children in the village to follow as a half term activity.She also led an online youth service for the parish where she talked about &#39;Love of God and Love of neighbour&#39;. She decided after lots of thought that she most liked the idea of God&#39;s love being like an umbrella that protects us from the storms that affect so many at the moment.Isobel said, When my local youth leader told me, we were going to a February of Love, I was super excited! It is so very hard for so many of us to feel mot]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Home learning success</title>
        <description><![CDATA[After 6 weeks, 30 days and 3711 live lessons students at St Francis Xavier had a lot to celebrate. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Virtual careers and skills fair</title>
        <description><![CDATA[The York and North Yorkshire Careers and Skills Event will take place on the Learn Live platform for parents and carers to access. The event will:]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Yorkshire &#39;Greta&#39; calls on her MP Rishi Sunak to support school&#39;s journey to zero carbon</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Let&#39;s Go Zero</title>
        <description><![CDATA[St. Francis Xavier School in Richmond has joined schools across the UK to get behind a national Let&#39;s Go Zero schools campaign declaring its aim to become zero carbon by 2030.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>CONTINUED ECO SUCCESS</title>
        <description><![CDATA[A 14-year old student, Mathilde, from St Francis Xavier School in Richmond, North Yorkshire, has written to her MP, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to ask him to visit the school and help her and fellow students progress their plans to be a zero carbon school (see her full letter below).She asks him to help the school increase biodiversity through more flower beds in and near the school, and by helping the school get hybrid or fully electric school buses.Mathilde, who is in Year 9 and part of the school’s Eco Team, is very passionate about the need to make changes at school in order to reduce the UK’s climate emissions. She’s been involved in eliminating single use plastics in the school, litter picking and bulb planting, and is a key Eco Team speaker at school and in the community.Rishi Sunak visited the school in 2019, the year the school won the 2019 Education Estates Award for Sustainability.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Remembrance Day</title>
        <description><![CDATA[This morning Year 8 had their Anglican Eucharist, which was led by Rev’d Martin.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>CREATIVE FUNDRAISING</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>CORONA VIRUS GOVERNMENT UPDATE</title>
        <description><![CDATA[This is your daily email to keep you updated on the government’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19).]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>APPETITE FOR EDUCATION</title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Virtual information evening success</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Following the success of our virtual open evening which can still be accessed via our school website, over 200 parents joined us on Monday evening for a virtual information session.Headteacher, Stuart McGhee led the sessions which were well received by prospective parents and students. School leaders were on hand to answer questions and experiences of previous year 7 students were shared. Mr McGhee... “Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.&quot; The feedback from the evening has been very positive. The sessions were “enjoyed” by many and children left feeling &amp;ld]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>A taste of University</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Flag flying half mast</title>
        <description><![CDATA[We are deeply saddened to learn of the untimely death of Dave Clark, one of the Deputy Headteachers at Richmond School and Sixth Form College. ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>SUNSHINE &amp; SMILES ON GCSE RESULTS DAY</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Students receiving their GCSE results at St Francis Xavier School experienced a socially distanced yet convivial welcome to the school. &amp;nbsp;]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>SCHOOL CYCLIST RAISES FUNDS FOR PPE</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>SCHOOL PRODUCES LIFESAVING PPE</title>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>WORLD BOOK DAY</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>NCS GOLD AWARD</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>A DETAIL OF HISTORY</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>CHRISTMAS LUNCH</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Christmas Lunch]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>TURNING A PROFIT FOR CHARITY</title>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>THE CHRISTMAS FAIR</title>
        <description><![CDATA[All the Fun of the Christmas fair]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[Fundraiser welcomes new equipment]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>DfE AWARD WINNERS</title>
        <description><![CDATA[Winners of the DfE Sustainability Award]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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