The art department arranged for our 2023 cohort to visit Ventnor seafront in their mentor groups, as a part of this term’s seascape project. Pupils have been learning about compositional guidelines and took the opportunity to try them when taking their seascape photographs, which they will use when they sit their end of year assessment.…
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On Wednesday 15th May the Year 10 GCSE Drama class took a trip to the Mayflower Theatre to see the award winning production of the Life of Pi. The group were very lucky to have fantastic seats with an excellent view of the actors, innovative set and beautiful puppets. After a discussion with the pupils…
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Our Year 10s have started to explore higher education options, and last week a group were lucky enough to visit Somerville College, at Oxford University. The visit started with a workshop on university education – why people might choose to do it, and why they might choose to study at Oxford University in particular. They…
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Our latest Industry Insight visit saw our Year 10s ‘take to the airwaves’ with a visit to Isle of Wight Radio, one of the last remaining independent local radio stations in England. It was fascinating to see how it all works behind the scenes. Pupils worked with the advertising team to create their own catchy…
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Last week, KS3 & KS4 TIFS athletes showcased their prowess at the Island Athletics Competition held at Bay Secondary School. With a thrilling display of talent in various field and track events, our students went head-to-head with secondary schools across the Isle of Wight, leaving their mark with remarkable performances. A huge round of applause…
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On Tuesday 7th May, a hardworking team of year 7 pupils presented their performance of the well-known Michael Morpurgo story, Kensuke’s Kingdom. The cast used a range of techniques to bring the story to life including acting, dance, physical theatre, drumming and puppetry. Director Miss Elliott shared that ‘ They were a really sweet cast…
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The Under 15 Girls team were lucky enough to play at the National finals last May as U13 winners. They travelled to Bristol as Island Champions, knowing they had a tough task ahead, as they had now moved up an age group. The first two matches went to plan as our team comprehensively beat the…
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On Thursday, Year 10 Biology pupils visited the Isle of Wight Deer Farm with Mr Gove and Miss Fraser. They met three different species of Deer, and had a tour and talk on biodiversity, sustainability, and regenerative farming. The pupils were polite, respectful, and asked great questions of our knowledgeable guide. Well done all.
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Our most recent Industry Insight visit took place last week, with our next Year 10 group visiting Teemill. They were given a tour around the factory in Cowes by Sam, Lead for Community Experience at the company. Pupils were shown various processes and work roles, from printing and pressing, to packaging and designing. Pupils were…
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Having convincingly won the Isle of Wight Schools competition on the last day of last term, the Under 13 girls travelled to The University of the West of England to play in the South West Regional Finals. The standard of cricket at such an event is always going to be very high, mainly because all…
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