On Friday 9th September, Year 11 pupils took part in Mock Interviews with 19 local employers and professionals from a range of industries. Although many were nervous beforehand, they soon settled in really well and highly enjoyed the experience. We were overjoyed with the positive feedback from our guests, who were incredibly impressed with the…
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Commonwealth Games – England v India Hockey Match, 2nd August 2022 As you may know Hockey is a sport we are very passionate about here at TIFS. During the Summer a handful of our enthusiastic pupils who regularly represent our school in Hockey matches had the opportunity to watch the England v India Hockey Match…
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This morning, Thursday 25th August, we welcomed our 2017 cohort back to The Island Free School for their GCSE Results Day, marking the culmination of a huge effort and exceptional hard work from both our staff and pupils. It is with great pride that we are able to share a set of results that underline…
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This year’s Bonnie Challenge and Sports Day took place on Wednesday, to try and avoid any overheating in the year’s hottest week so far. Our youngest pupils set the tempo of the day by completing The Bonnie Challenge – our traditional 1km run up St Boniface Downs which our year 7’s complete each year. Some…
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Last week Geography pupils from TIFS had the opportunity to visit local beaches. As part of GCSE Geography, pupils are required to undertake fieldwork outside of the school grounds. On Monday, Year 10 pupils went down to Ventnor to study the coastal defences and carry out beach profiles. It was very busy on the beach…
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Last week, 3 of our year 10 pupils, Luc G, Fraser L and Alfie D represented the Isle of Wight and England at the Madjer Youth Beach Football tournament in Portugal. Overall the team placed 5th, competing against teams from all over the world. Considering the squad can only train during the summer months, this…
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Huge congratulations are in order for Louis S and Carter H, both in year 9, for competing in the British Rowing Junior Championship at the weekend. There they represented Shanklin & Sandown Rowing Club in the Men’s Junior Under 14 Double Sculls. They raced against 26 other crews from across the country, achieving the fastest…
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Last week, year 10 GCSE Historians had an action packed History Week as part of the whole cohort Humanities Week. Visits included Hever Castle, Reading and Southampton Universities and a trip to the Winter Gardens in Ventnor to participate in a ‘Medicine in WWI’ workshop. Pupils’ attitude and behaviour were exemplary and many of the…
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For the last RE and Curriculum day of the academic year, year 7, 8 and 9 TIFS pupils were off timetable learning various topics in depth. Year 7 spent their last RE day of the year revisiting Judaism. This time they continued to find out about the ten plagues and delivered a radio broadcast about…
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This term pupils from the Tie-Dye enrichment have been working very hard to dye and decorate an array of multi-coloured hats for year 7 and 8 pupils to wear on Sports Day, adding even more colour when representing their Houses. These hats will be on sale Tuesday during KS3 break time in the canteen at…
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