Its that wonderful time again when we celebrate all things book/reading related! Pupils are completing literature tasks , making bookmarks, comic strips, mini sagas, script writing and stop motion filming, creating theme tunes and film trailers. There is a fantastic atmosphere in the building with pupils and staff alike dressed as their favourite book characters.…
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On Thursday 9th February, The Island Free School hosted our first ever careers fair, which Year 10 were delighted to attend as part of their careers programme. We welcomed a range of exhibitors to the event; from further and higher education providers to representatives from the world of engineering, manufacturing, equestrian, medical, and many more!…
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On Tuesday 7th February the U13 boys hockey team travelled to Southampton for the Hampshire hockey festival. In a strong group of 5, TIFS made a positive start to the tournament with a convincing 2-0 win over Ballard school. They continued to stamp their dominance with a great 4-0 win over Portsmouth Grammar School, with…
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On Friday 3rd February, we visited Teemill in Freshwater with a group of Year 11 pupils for the second Industry Insight trip of the term. The team at Teemill introduced the values behind the business, and demonstrated how sustainability and green manufacturing play a major role in this global brand. Pupils spoke to colleagues in…
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On 8th February 2023 TIFS Mental Health Ambassadors held a bake sale and raffle that raised an incredible £255 for the children’s mental health charity, Place2Be. This was to raise not only funds for charity, but also awareness of Children’s mental health week. We were so impressed and humbled by the number and variety of…
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TIFS Swap Shop will be open next Wednesday, during Half Term, from 10am – 2pm. Please bring cash to buy used items at reduced cost, or swap small items for larger sizes.
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Since the start of term Year 7 and 8 Communications classes have been exploring the issues and arguments around keeping animals in captivity. All 250 pupils have researched the arguments for and against zoos; holding debates, creating campaign posters, recording vox pops, writing short articles and creating powerpoints. Pupils then used their newfound knowledge to…
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On Saturday 4th February, the Year 8 Girls’ Netball Team and Year 8 Boys’ Hockey Team took part in a festival at Lord Wandsworth College, Hook. Pupils had an early start, meeting at 5.30am, but were excited for their fixtures. Both the Netball and Hockey teams took part in a round robin tournament against an…
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On a beautiful sunny Monday afternoon TIFS took 30 intrepid runners to compete in the annual Year 7 and 8 Cross Country Championships held at CTK in Newport. With the Year 7 pupils running 2 laps and the Year 8 3 laps, the going was tough – but not as muddy as previous years! Every…
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On 26th January two pairs of year 8 and year 10 pupils competed in the group stage tournament for the Island Badminton Finals. A girls pair from both Year 8 and Year 10 played well and managed to win 4 out of 4 games whilst Jack M and Joe M in Year 10 won their…
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