On Thursday 27th July, the whole of Year 7 competed in the annual TIFS Bonnie Challenge; a difficult yet fun and energetic race to the top of St Boniface Down! Our older year groups cheered on the runners, waved flags and encouraged them by running alongside for the final stretch. All runners took on the…
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Yesterday afternoon, TIFS pupils, staff and family wowed the Chale Show judges at this year’s annual Summer Show. With a total of 1200 entries, including a record amount in the produce section, our show is now officially the second largest show on the Island. There were also new classes such as the ‘flower arrangement in…
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Yesterday, in glorious sunshine, pupils, staff, friends and families gathered on our Rew Valley field for the annual presentation of TIFS awards. Firstly, there were awards for each subject, presented by each Head of Department. After a delightful musical interlude from our Brass and Jazz bands, Mr Peace, Mrs Steele and Mrs Breach each announced…
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Yesterday, 74 pupils took part in the second annual TIFS Wimbledon event, kindly hosted by Ventnor Tennis Club. The display of tennis throughout the day was of exceptional quality, and pupils demonstrated great sportsmanship throughout; cheering each other on, being respectful in both victory and defeat and being excellent ballboys/girls. The event took a mirrored…
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On Tuesday 18th July, TIFS hosted ‘Identities’; an evening of performances at the Ventnor Winter Gardens. The event was the result of collaboration between the Year 9 GCSE Dance and Music pupils, with additional performances from various musical ensembles. Choreographers commissioned musicians to create original compositions for their chosen theme idea and thus a series…
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Last week, a group of pupils, staff and governors were lucky enough to attend the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on two days. The first group of Tennis Ambassadors had the opportunity to attend the iconic event for the Men’s Quarter Finals. Highlights included getting to meet Novak Djokovic, getting their tickets signed by him and watching…
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The Island Free School is delighted to announce that our Ofsted report has been released and is available to view and download. The staff, governors, parents and pupils of The Island Free School are delighted to report that following a two day Ofsted inspection, the school has been graded good with many outstanding features. Inspectors…
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U13 Girls finish 2nd in Chance to Shine Regional Cricket Final Last Tuesday, the U13 girls’ cricket team travelled to Swindon to represent Hampshire & IOW in the South West of England Regional Final. Despite damp weather, TIFS took on Builth Wells High School (Wales) for their initial match. TIFS opted to bat first, and…
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From 3rd to 5th July, fifteen Year 7 pupils visited Platform One College of Music in Newport. The pupils had an amazing three days rehearsing, performing, composing and recording music. The staff at Platform One were really impressed with the standard of our musicians at TIFS and complimented the pupils on their outstanding behaviour. Pupils…
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Last week, our English Gifted, Talented and Passionate pupils, were joined by local storyteller Sue Bailey for a storytelling workshop. Sue engaged the pupils through traditional folk tales as well as more modern (and amusing) stories. During the workshop, pupils participated in a range of different activities that allowed them to develop their memory skills,…
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