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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LORDS CRICKET GROUND, LONDON Having won their County round (IOW) and their Regional round (South West England) the TIFS Year 8 girls travelled to play in the National finals hosted at the “Home of Cricket”, Lords, in north west London! Out of nearly 900 schools across England and Wales, the top five (including TIFS) played…
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The following pupils have worked hard this term to gain a new instrument grade, Mrs Kelly and the Music Dept are incredibly proud of their achievements. ABRSM Alfie Gu Saxophone grade 6 Alfie Gl Saxophone Grade 4 & Grade 5 this week TRINITY Elizabeth W Clarinet Grade 7 Alice H Clarinet Grade 7 Lauren K…
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On Thursday 11th May, the first Year 10 Industry Insight trip took place; the aim of these visits being to introduce pupils to a variety of Island businesses. Pupils visited AJ Wells, a longstanding island company which manufactures and distributes stoves and enamel signage products. After a short presentation from Guy Wells, one of the…
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On the 16th May our Year 7 and Year 8 athletes took part in the KS3 Isle of Wight Schools Athletics Championships. It was a busy afternoon in the sunshine at The Ray Scovell Athletics Track in Sandown with all schools from around the Island competing in track and field events. TIFS had a range…
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Recently, Carter and Louis, both from year 10, travelled to Nottingham to represent the Wessex region at the Junior Inter Regional Regatta in the J15 Double Sculls. Competing against 11 other regions from across England and Wales, they progressed through the heats ultimately achieving a gold medal in the final, crossing the finish line 3…
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On Monday 24th April, the Year 7 Netball Team took part in the U12 Hampshire School Games Final at Southampton Sports Centre. Our pupils made a fantastic start to the tournament in their opening games, building upon movement into space, varying the feed into the circle and ensuring they were defending all the way down…
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Girls and Boys U14 State Schools 7-a-side Competition 2023 Thursday 4 th May Tier 1 Highfields Hockey Centre, Nottingham. The Island Free School took a Girls and Boys team up to Nottingham to compete in this inaugural competition. The teams travelled up on Wednesday and stayed overnight so that they were prepared for their big…
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