It is that exciting time of year again when we all start thinking about the Summer Show. This will be held on the last day of term, Friday 28th July 2023. All year 7,8,9 and 10 pupils are required to submit at least one entry; they may enter as many classes as they like (only…
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Today 5 pupils from our 3D printing enrichment visited Vestas in Newport for a test of beam designs that the pupils had created in the enrichment. The group had previously visited the site with 6 other schools to get a range of challenges around developing structures used in the wind energy industry. They returned today…
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TIFS Swap Shop will be open next Thursday, 1st June 2023, during Half Term, from 10am – 1pm. Please bring cash to buy used items at reduced cost, or swap small items for larger sizes.
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Last Friday a group of our year 8 gifted, talented and passionate science pupils were invited to take part in the Faraday Challenge at Christ the King College. They competed alongside 5 other school’s groups to create, develop and present a prototype to solve a modern engineering problem, the exact details of which have to…
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On Friday 12th May, a group of year 10 pupils visited Oxford University’s Somerville College. The previous week, the group had attended a talk delivered by Cambridge University focusing on Oxbridge and “Why University?”, so their visit to the historic institution was very fitting for their exploration of higher education. Pupils had a tour of…
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On Wednesday 17th and Friday 19th May, Year 7 and 8 mentor groups were virtually visited by experts from BBC1’s ‘The Repair Shop’ as part of their Communications topic this half term: Consumerism and The Right to Repair. In the first Q&A session, pupils asked Kirsten Ramsey and Brenton West about their careers repairing ceramics…
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