In May Olivia from year 7 competed in the ‘Take to The Stage’ dance competition in Bath. The 2 day competition saw great success for Olivia with medals in the following: Jazz solo Jazz group Street group Lyrical duet Lyrical group Ballet solo Lyrical solo Huge congratulations are in order for Olivia with her amazing…
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Year 10 pupils have enjoyed two more visits to local businesses in the past few weeks. The first group visited various National Trust sites and learnt about the vast work the charity does on the island and nationally. Pupils discovered roles in conservation, environment, horticulture, business, tourism and customer service to name just a few.…
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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 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 Friday 21st April four TIFS pupils represented the school at the annual inter schools show jumping competition. Ponies and riders from schools across the island take part in two rounds, with the jumps getting higher in the second round. Combinations completing two clear rounds progress to the ‘jump off’ where riders complete a shorter,…
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Year 10 spent the weekend at Kingswood on a 2-night, 3-day residential. Our pupils were treated to a variety of activities including: aeroball, fire lighting, shelter building, ziplining, leap of faith, problem solving, nightline and orienteering. The TIFS/Kingswood Staff vs. TIFS pupils’ dodgeball match was definitely something to remember! The group also reflected on the…
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Following a successful home performance on Thursday 23rd March, the cast and crew of Innocent Creatures travelled to Chichester Festival Theatre on Saturday 1st April to close the week long National Theatre Connections Festival. The group participated in an engaging workshop and had a Q & A with National Theatre mentor director, Nel Crouch. Our…
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TIFS have won both the U13 Girls and Under 15 Girls Indoor Cricket leagues, making them County Champions! Since February half-term the U13 girls have played their matches individually against other Secondary schools on the Island, winning all of them. The Under 15 Girls played all their matches in an afternoon tournament hosted by Medina…
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Last Friday a record number of 9 pupils from The Island Free School came together with teams from 7 other secondary schools across the island to represent their school in the annual inter school’s dressage competition. Horses and riders performed a set test gaining a mark out of 10 for every movement, combined with collective…
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TIFS entered pupils into 44 different classes for Music at The Isle of Wight Music, Dance and Drama Festival this year and others were entered independently for Dance and Drama competitions too. There were also independent Music entries for pupils who have lessons outside school. Many trophies were won by our pupils, with all competitors…
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