As part of our lockdown reading initiative, staff and pupils at TIFS have been working hard to create a digitally accessibly magazine that is formatted to be dyslexia friendly and viewable on any device. The idea being that, over time, we could amass a store of reading material written by pupils for pupils which could…
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‘Express Yourself’ with TIFS Happy Place! There has been some wonderful photos and thoughts shared to the TIFS Happy Place Google Classroom this week, from staff and pupils. As part of Children’s Mental Health Week, pupils have been encouraged to think about and share what makes them happy. We look forward to more virtual activities…
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Last week, Year 7 were learning about storytelling through shadow puppetry in their Drama lessons. We received some beautiful work and we would like to share it with you. A big well done from Team Drama!
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Last summer one of our Year 8 pupils, Lola P, had the opportunity to look after a hedgehog in her own and neighbour’s garden. Determined to help further, Lola was inspired to make a series of paintings which were kindly printed by a local printer, to raise money for the Save the Hedgehogs charity on…
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One of the quotes we have up around the school building is by Maya Angelou, who says: “You can’t use up creativity, the more you use the more you have.” The Drama department have been so impressed with the work of Year 8 over the last couple of weeks and they have certainly risen to…
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Mrs Walker and Miss Mackett would like to share some fantastic work from Year 8 currently looking into the Weather and Climate. So far this term they have looked at the water cycle and clouds. Here are a few models of the water cycle and cross sections of the sky showing where different clouds appear…
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We have had some great results from recent piano exams across year groups. Well done to Constance L (Year 8), Alfie G (Year 8), Frida H (Year 9), Ruby B (Year 10) and Josie F (Year 10) who all received merits or distinctions in their latest exams. Many thanks to their piano teachers, Penny Carter…
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Friday 11th December 2020 The last day of term saw pupils and staff arrive wearing their festive jumpers, ready to celebrate in traditional TIFS style. After a morning of usual lessons, pupils returned to their mentor rooms for games and then came together in year groups to enjoy our annual festive lunch. Whilst Key Stage…
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We are incredibly proud to share that Cameron, a former pupil from the class of 2019, has been awarded a prestigious place to study Jazz at The Guildhall School of Music from next September. The competition for places is very tough, so this is a fantastic achievement for him! Cameron said “The Music Department at…
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Our Year 11 GCSE Drama classes have worked incredibly this term to build on the work they began during lockdown. We cannot wait to see their Devising Drama examinations in two weeks. Well done Year 11, keep up the good work!
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