Last year as part of her GCSE Spoken English endorsement, Emily D in Year 11 wrote and performed this powerful speech on dementia. With absolute sincerity, clarity and sophistication, Emily explains the struggles faced by those suffering from dementia, as well as their loved ones. She is empathetic and emotional, but her facts and well-detailed…
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As Surfing England have had to restrict numbers on many of their competitions this year, Jago T, Year 8, was unable to compete in the under 12s section. However, because of his brilliant results from last year, he was invited instead to take part in Surfing England’s under 14s English Nationals. This took place at…
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This week years 7 and 8 took part in an inter-house cross country competition. The performance level from all pupils was inspiring and really showed how much they embraced the spirit of an inter-house event. The top 5 pupils from each year group were: Year 7 boys Callum F (Rosea) Milo F (Caesitas) Jenson I…
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Well done to all those who entered the ‘New beginnings’ photo competition. The winners from this half term’s competition have been shared on TIFS Art Instagram page…. Take a look: TIFS Art Instagram Well done to Dylan W, Year 7, for this fabulous close-up. Our next theme is ‘Leading Lines’ , and the deadline for…
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Today marked our first RE and Curriculum Day of the academic year. Pupils enjoyed a variety of sessions to complement their usual academic programme of study. Year 7 Pupils had a fantastic first RE Day looking at the Christian faith. They engaged well in a variety of activities including looking at the Story of the…
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Every year, the University of Southampton’s Mathematics department runs a code-breaking competition for secondary school pupils. There are a total of 9 challenges released over the Autumn term and pupils are able to work independently or in teams to decipher the codes. The competition has thousands of schools enter each year with cash prizes, laptops…
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A huge well done to all the Year 9s for entering the logo competition ‘Dress for Less’ for Sight for Wight. We are delighted to announce that the overall winner was Chloe S in Caesitas! Five other TIFS pupils were also shortlisted, and their designs were awarded ‘highly commended’ – Emily B, Alfie G, Ruby…
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Wednesday 9th September saw the return of The Island Free School’s annual Bonnie Challenge over St. Boniface Down. Year 8 rose to the occasion, having waited in anticipation for the event to take place, having missed out on the chance to take part in July. We had beautiful, sunny conditions for the challenge and everyone…
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We are delighted to welcome Miss Hart to the Year 7 Year Team, and she is looking forward to meeting all of you! Please click here to go back to Year 6 Transition page.
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On Thursday 20th August we welcomed back our 2015 cohort to receive their GCSE results. This year, unlike in previous years, pupils were awarded grades based on their work throughout the three year course and not through end of year exams. We are delighted to report that every single pupil in the year group has…
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