This Wednesday pupils took part in our first whole school event of the week, Sports Day. In their house groups, pupils participated in each event to gain points for their house. Points were added up at the end of the day and the House Trophy presented to the winning house. The overall results this year…
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Today saw our annual right of passage event for our year 7 pupils. On this glorious sunny afternoon, the year group run up St Boniface Down in their house groups, to try to complete the challenge and possibly get a spot on our Bonnie Challenge honours board. Our year 8, 9 and 10 pupils lined…
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Following the last whole year group exam on Friday 14th June, we said goodbye to our 2019 cohort. The year group assembled in the main hall, played in by the jazz band. First, Head of Year Mrs Boyd, spoke to the pupils, congratulating them on their resilience throughout (and after) lockdown. She reminded them of…
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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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