Thank you to all the Year 6 students and their families who attended our Open Day on Saturday 18th October – we were delighted to see so many of you there, enjoying the activities and talking to the staff, governors and pupils. If you were unable to attend, and would like to look around our…
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The Island’s MP, Andrew Turner, has written a letter to The Island Free School, wishing us ‘every success’ for the future. In the correspondence to Headmaster Mr Boyd, he says that he is “looking forward to seeing Island youngsters benefitting from the unique learning environment that you offer.” The letter in full is published below.
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Back row (left to right): Richard Peace (Head of Year), Sean Little (Site Manager), Warren Riches (Chair of Governors), Mark Williams (Head of Mathematics). Front row: Nigel Malkin (Head of PE), Steph Boyd (Headmaster) Our average age was significantly higher than our average run rate. Rudyard Kipling once wrote, “If you can force your heart…
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“This was a monumental and rather moving occasion.” Mr Boyd, Headmaster Headmaster Mr Steph Boyd was invited to a very special reception at the House of Lords on Wednesday 9 July. The event was to mark the official launch of a number of new Free Schools – including The Island Free School – and was…
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“This was such an historic, thrilling time for us all.” Mr Boyd, Headmaster On 3 and 4 July, The Island Free School held two hugely successful Transition Days, giving new students and staff the opportunity to meet up in the beautiful stone school in Ventnor where we will be initially based. Transition Days are held…
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The Isle of Wight’s new secondary school, The Island Free School, has invited staff and pupils to come together for a very special day of activities led by ultra-cool choristers, Sense of Sound. The innovative group of vocalists and beat-boxers – who recently worked with choir master Gareth Malone on BBC2’s The Choir – will…
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The Island Free School is delighted to announce that we have secured the future of Rew Valley Sports Centre – an outstanding sports facility in Upper Ventnor, which was earmarked by the Council for closure in September 2014. We have signed an agreement to take over the running of this centre, which is currently used…
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The Island Free School is delighted to announce that we have secured sponsorship for all 12 of our music scholars, thanks to generous support from local businesses, individuals and organisations. Each sponsor has committed to paying £400, which covers one student’s musical tuition for a whole year. The sponsors include Mark King from Level 42,…
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You can apply to go onto the waiting list for a Year 7 place at The Island Free School. If a place does become available, we will use our admissions criteria to rank applicants. If your child meets the criteria better than the other applicants do, then you will be offered the place. Steph Boyd,…
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> Please click here to download the uniform guide now. We have been working with a designer to create a uniform for the students that is practical, hard wearing and smart – without being stuffy. The colours for our school are dark blue and sky blue. The girls’ blazer, shown above left, has attractive piping;…
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