On Tuesday 13th March 2024, 8 Rubeum visited the IOW College and Ryde Academy Sixth form, as part of their ongoing preparations for GCSE options. In the morning, pupils were given a tour of the IOW College and looked at all of the different courses on offer, including vocational courses, T-levels and apprenticeships. Pupils particularly…
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Thursday 7th March 2024 After a successful World Book Day, our Year 9 Mixed Hockey Team journeyed to Smallbrook Stadium in Ryde for their first ever combined fixture against Ryde School. With many of the pupils from both teams competing together at club level, the chance to play against each other was an exciting prospect.…
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Another Industry Insight visit for our Year 10s, this time to Hovertravel in Ryde. The pupils had an awesome tour of the Hovercraft, spending time in the pilot seat, practicing with the announcement system, and exploring the engine room. They also learnt all about the many job roles that make up the Hovertravel team, and…
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Tuesday 5th March 2024 Six of our pupils who achieved success at the Isle of Wight KS3 Cross-Country event earlier in the year, were invited to participate in the Hampshire Finals event being held at Down Grange Sports complex in Basingstoke. Following an eventful journey (more on that later) we arrived at Basingstoke surrounded by…
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Week 2 of our Industry Insight visits saw pupils visit Vestas. They learnt about the challenges involved in designing and building over 100m wind turbine blades. After a tour of the production area, the group were tasked with generating electricity by building their own blades. All of the teams were successful, and no blades were…
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Yesterday we took our KS3 TIFS athletes to compete in the inter-schools athletics event at Media. Year 7 and Year 8 pupils from all over the Island came together to battle it out in a range of indoor track and field events. Pupils took part in short and long distance running races (including obstacle races!)…
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This week the pupils in Rosea 8 had the opportunity to visit Havant and South Downs College (HSDC). The pupils firstly visited the Havant campus, where the college’s A-Levels programme of study is offered, getting an insight into Business, Economics and Geology A-Levels, as well as being given a tour of the site. They then…
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Today we celebrated World Book Day and pupils and staff came to school dressed as one of their favourite story characters. We saw some amazing costumes across the school and everyone’s efforts were fantastic. The best dressed awards went to: Year 7 – Pixie H Year 8 – Alice J Year 9 – Sam S…
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On Wednesday TIFS Year 7 boys rugby team joined secondary schools from across the island for an action packed afternoon of rugby. In the first game TIFS started with a strong offensive game against the Bay. TIFS dominated the game from the off, playing hard against the try line, however the Bay’s defence stayed strong…
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The U16 girls played in an extremely challenging match on Wednesday 28th of February. Despite the cold, driving winds and relentless rain, the girls turned up to the match with a fantastic attitude. The group showed great team determination, with fantastic communication and willpower. They used the match to their advantage to practice a range…
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