Congratulations to the following pupils who have successfully completed all four aspects of their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. All of these pupils have given up their own time over the past year, requiring them to have volunteered in the community, learnt a new skill, and participated in a physical activity. They have also had…
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On 13th February 2019 nine pupils from Year 8, 9 and 11 participated in the annual Rotary Club Youth Speaks event at the Riverside Centre Newport. This is a prestigious event that enables young people to practise the art of speaking in public and pupils are judged against a rigorous criteria. Our pupils spoke about…
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Autumn Photo Competition! We had an amazing response and loads of fantastic photographs for the Autumn Competition. Year 7 1st place – Frida H 2nd place – Taylor B-H 3rd Place Fionn B Commendations Jodi L-M and Summer B Year 8 1st Place Jess 2nd Place Ruby B 3rd place Courtney P Commendations Freya L…
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The sun was shining for this year’s IOW Schools Cross Country Championships for Year 7 and 8. It was held at Christ The King and the course was a demanding 1800m for the Year 7 runners and a huge 2700m for the Year 8 competitors. All the TIFS pupils ran incredibly well and were a…
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TIFS SUMMER SHOW 2019 The Island Free School’s Summer Show is returning in July, so it is time to get growing, and begin practising your bakes! Pupils, family members and staff can now look at the 2019 schedule of classes and begin preparing entries for judging. All pupils in years 7, 8, 9 and 10…
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In November last year, The Island Free School took part in the Shakespeare Schools Festival, where they performed their interpretation of Anthony and Cleopatra to a packed out Medina Theatre. The staff and pupils did exceptionally well, and received amazing responses and reviews. We have received a brilliant appraisal from Ben Vardy of the Shakespeare…
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The Year 7 and 8 ethos trip took place on Thursday 13th December where they visited Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park. As a part of their prize, pupils experienced The Big Wheel, Zippo’s Circus and The Magical Ice Kingdom. The Big Wheel was a hit with pupils where they were able to order their hot…
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IW Athletics held their annual awards evening on 30th November 2018. It was a brilliant night of celebration, with several TIFS pupils winning trophies! Award winning TIFS pupils: Jack L – 2km Park Runner of the Year and Achievement Award Maisey K – U13 Endurance Runner Award and also recognised for breaking a club record…
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The U13 TIFS Girls Hockey team were up early on Saturday 26th November to travel to the mainland to play the school’s first ever fixture against Portsmouth Grammar School. Renowned for their hockey, PGS regularly field 45 teams, so this was always going to be a stern test for the TIFS teams. The girls played…
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TIFS traveled to Southampton on Tuesday 20th November to play in this year’s County Competition alongside the best school teams in Hampshire. With fifteen schools in 3 groups, and only the winner of the group progressing to the semi-final, it was always going to be a difficult day. This pressure wasn’t helped by the wind,…
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