On 17th December, the UK government announced plans for Covid-19 testing to be carried out in secondary schools from the start of the Spring term for staff and pupils. The objective of this testing is to minimise time lost in school due to isolation from close contact infection and to protect staff and pupils from…
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Friday 11th December 2020 The last day of term saw pupils and staff arrive wearing their festive jumpers, ready to celebrate in traditional TIFS style. After a morning of usual lessons, pupils returned to their mentor rooms for games and then came together in year groups to enjoy our annual festive lunch. Whilst Key Stage…
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We are incredibly proud to share that Cameron, a former pupil from the class of 2019, has been awarded a prestigious place to study Jazz at The Guildhall School of Music from next September. The competition for places is very tough, so this is a fantastic achievement for him! Cameron said “The Music Department at…
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On Monday 7th December, all pupils were off timetable in order to take part in a variety of themed activities. Year 7 learned about Christianity, focusing on Christmas. Pupils watched a film that told the story of the Nativity which led to class discussion and making a storyboard. In another session they worked in teams…
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Our Year 11 GCSE Drama classes have worked incredibly this term to build on the work they began during lockdown. We cannot wait to see their Devising Drama examinations in two weeks. Well done Year 11, keep up the good work!
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For the first time this term, talented musicians from years 7 and 8 were able to come together to create a socially distant band, which they’ve named: “Eighth Wonder”‘. Our pupils began their practice on Monday, performing an original composition created by our very own Alfie G from year 8, along with the Christmas piece…
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During lockdown, we asked pupils and staff to create work in English and Art entitled: ‘Life on an Island’, so that we could publish our very own TIFS book. We were simply blown away by the amount of work submitted and the commitment our TIFS community demonstrated to this. Pupils and staff produced some beautiful…
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At 11am this morning, the whole school community stopped to observe two minutes of silence to remember those who fell in World War 1. The final minute of this silence was broken only by our three musicians, Gracie B, Nathan S-B and Mr. Balch, who played ‘The Last Post’, in unison, on their trumpet and…
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Following Year 7’s fantastic efforts on RE day as part of their study of the Harvest Festival, The Island Free School were able to donate 93.54kg of food to the Isle of Wight Foodbank. The Foodbank continues to make a big difference to people in need on the Island, and has supported a total of…
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During the weeks before and after half term, a range of post-16 education and training providers delivered a series of virtual presentations to Year 11. As the year group begin to explore their options for when they leave TIFS, every pupil had the opportunity to engage with guest speakers from the establishments to which they…
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