We are thrilled to support the Wessex Rotary Shoebox Appeal again this year. Our mentor groups generously donated items for their group boxes, which will go to disadvantaged and displaced children across central and eastern Europe. The boxes were collected earlier this week and we wanted to say a huge thank you to all families…
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As part of the Isle of Wight Literary Festival, we were delighted to welcome three fantastic authors to inspire our pupils last week. Ben Mercer was first to visit, speaking to our Year 10s about his experiences as a professional rugby player, navigating expectations and change, and developing his love of literature. He shared how…
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The new autumn term has seen all of our girls’ hockey teams in action. The U15 girls played against Portsmouth High School in their first fixture and came home with a 2-0 victory! The following week, they made the long journey down to Bryanston School in Dorset for a fiercely competitive fixture that ended in…
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The opportunity Teacher of History The governors and staff of the Island Free School seek to appoint a Teacher of History.Successful candidates will be given the opportunity to play a central support role in the development of our vision for an outstanding secondary school. For the right candidate Head of Department opportunities may be available.…
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We have had a fantastic day welcoming prospective pupils and their families to our wonderful school. There were lots of activities on offer for visitors to participate in, alongside speaking to our expert staff and enthusiatic pupils. Guests were also able to listen to Mr Boyd speak about our expectations and what families can expect…
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A group of our Year 10 pupils were fortunate to attend an inspiring talk from Somerville College, our link college at Oxford University. The session explored why students might choose to attend university and what makes Oxford such a unique and special place to study. It was a fantastic opportunity to broaden their horizons and…
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We were delighted to welcome back alumnus Alfie G at the end of September, who joined us to speak to our Year 9 and 10 pupils about engineering and his journey since leaving TIFS. In an inspiring session, Alfie shared his experiences of progressing from TIFS to the University of Cambridge along with some valuable…
Read article The opportunity Teacher of Music The governors and staff of the Island Free School seek to appoint a Teacher of Music.Successful candidates will be given the opportunity to play a central support role in the development of our vision for an outstanding secondary school. Click here to view and download the Letter from the Headmaster.…
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We have had the usual busy start to the new academic year, which has seen us welcome pupils – both exisiting and new. Our year 7 pupils have settled in and had a really positive start to their time at our school. With this in mind, we celebrate their first school event – the Year…
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Huge congratulations to the TIFS 2021 cohort. They are rightly celebrating a fantastic set of exam results with 75% of pupils passing both Maths and English. In the same measure almost a quarter of the student body achieved a grade 7 in both these core subjects. Of particular note this year are the outstanding Maths,…
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