On Thursday 12th March, the emergency services came to the school to deliver a road safety presentation to Year 10, to better inform pupils of the dangers that come with the responsibilities of driving. The first part of the demonstration involved a replication of the aftermath of a fatal car crash that happened on the…
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On Tuesday 10th March, as part of the year 9 careers programme, selected pupils visited the IW College’s fantastic Sports Department. Our pupils were instructed by some of the college’s Level 2 students in the safe use of gym equipment. As part of this, year 9 were shown how to warm up, workout, cool down…
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On Thursday and Friday, Year 8 visited Carisbrooke Castle to help consolidate their knowledge on the English Civil War. Pupils were able to re-enact Charles’ time on the Island and try to plan an escape room for him. The pupils had an amazing time and learnt plenty of facts about the castle’s history.
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Year 7 and 8 were treated to a science spectacular on Monday from the BAE roadshow. The theme of the day was energy and the pupils got to experience energy in all its different forms. There were segways,a bike powering an LED lamp. Pupils were really engaged in the experience, and thoroughly enjoyed it.
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As part of the Year 9 careers programme, pupils visited The Island VI Form in Newport last Tuesday. They were given a guided tour, talk and an English taster session. The tour began in the Science department was very interesting, where they saw some previous TIFS pupils dissecting lungs and hearts, and also observed an…
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During Games on Friday afternoon, as the stormy weather put the school field out of action, the Year 8 girls were treated to a very different (and hugely fun!) session where they were taught how to Salsa dance by Mr Cole and Miss Duxbury! The girls had a fantastic attitude to their dance lesson, experimenting…
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On Friday 28th February, Year 8 Viridis visited CECAMM Engineering College. We started with a classroom-based interactive activity all about the world of engineering. We explored the topic of engineering itself, and looked at the various companies on the island that work within this industry. The pupils then had a tour of classrooms and workshop…
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Before the half term break, Year 10 GCSE Drama pupils headed over to the Kings Theatre in Southsea to watch the UK tour of one of the West End’s longest running plays ‘The Woman in Black’. Pupils were exemplary in their conduct when travelling and in the theatre, and we were proud to have several…
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On Friday 28th February, Paul Buckland (Head of Public Services/Sport & Fitness) from the Isle of Wight College visited Year 9 to present a careers-themed assembly. He presented to the Year group discussing the different paths they could potentially take with their careers and how the IOW College can facilitate these pathways. He spoke about…
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It will soon be time for our Year 8 pupils to consider which subjects they wish to take forward into KS4. To highlight the importance of their decision and show them where success at GCSE could take them, we have been busy visiting both on and off-Island colleges. On 14th February, Year 8 Rosea visited…
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