On Thursday, 8 Caesitas took a trip to the Isle of Wight College as part of their programme of visits to post-16 providers to support their decision in choosing GCSE options. This was an incredibly valuable experience for pupils as they gained a lot of knowledge about what options are available to them in the…
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Today, Wednesday 23rd February, Year 10 attended a Careers and Apprenticeships Fair hosted by Island Futures, at the IW College. Pupils had the opportunity to speak to a variety of training providers and employers, who spoke about the range of apprenticeship levels available, and progression routes. Several island sixth forms were also in attendance, to…
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It may have been half term, but there was still lots going on in the TIFS community last week. On 12th February, four of our Year 11 pupils participated in the Model United Nations at Ryde School. The pupils took part in different councils debating important global issues of the moment. The pupils were eloquent…
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On 8th February The Island Free School took a team to the Lego League Portsmouth and Gosport Regional Tournament, to compete with other schools from the area. The pupils put up a brave fight and scored better than their practice sessions suggested they might. This was mainly due to focus and determination from the team,…
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On Saturday, the U13’s boys hockey team and girls netball team headed for Lord Wandsworth College, near Basingstoke, to play in the annual spring invitational festival. Despite the bright sun and blue skies, conditions were cold as the boys played four matches against various clubs and schools from Hampshire. The boys’ had a successful day…
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We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has donated yarn and needles to the knitting enrichment groups, this has given a lot of joy to both pupils and staff involved. We have two knitting groups with 45 pupils, many are beginners but some have been knitting for some time. The…
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Today, all TIFS Pupils have been off timetable for the first RE and Curriculum day of the year. Year 7 spent the day learning about the Islamic religion and participated in a variety of sessions. Flavi 7 were lucky enough to visit and tour the mosque in Newport this morning, whilst other classes stayed on…
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