On Tuesday 8th March, 12 pupils ventured to Basingstoke to represent the Isle of Wight in the Hampshire Schools’ U12/U13/U14 Cross-Country Championships. All pupils demonstrated phenomenal spirit in supporting not only their own team, but all runners participating in the event. Out of hundreds of pupils taking part, only the top 16 runners from each…
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The Year 7 girls’ hockey team travelled to King Edward’s School in Southampton to play in a triangular fixture along with Farnborough Hill School. In the first game, the girls played King Ed’s who were a strong and experienced team. The TIFS team played superbly well and were only 1-0 down at half-time. In the…
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On Saturday 5th March 2022 TIFS year 10 boys played hockey against Ryde School at their Smallbrook astroturf. The First half was very tight with both schools playing some great hockey. TIFS went ahead 1-0 following a sustained period of pressure ending in a great team goal. The second half saw a lot more space…
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We had some fantastic efforts with today’s World Book Day costumes. The pupils who were voted best dressed by staff through the “Golden Ticket” system were: Izzy S year 11, Darcy H year 10, Jackson B year 9, Selena A and Katie B year 8 and Sam S year 7. Also very well done to…
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On Wednesday 2nd March, a group of Year 10 pupils were invited to attend a series of TED Talks in an event which was the first of its kind for the Isle of Wight. TED dates back to 1984 and is now a global organisation, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a…
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On Thursday, 8 Caesitas took a trip to the Isle of Wight College as part of their programme of visits to post-16 providers to support their decision in choosing GCSE options. This was an incredibly valuable experience for pupils as they gained a lot of knowledge about what options are available to them in the…
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Today, Wednesday 23rd February, Year 10 attended a Careers and Apprenticeships Fair hosted by Island Futures, at the IW College. Pupils had the opportunity to speak to a variety of training providers and employers, who spoke about the range of apprenticeship levels available, and progression routes. Several island sixth forms were also in attendance, to…
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It may have been half term, but there was still lots going on in the TIFS community last week. On 12th February, four of our Year 11 pupils participated in the Model United Nations at Ryde School. The pupils took part in different councils debating important global issues of the moment. The pupils were eloquent…
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On 8th February The Island Free School took a team to the Lego League Portsmouth and Gosport Regional Tournament, to compete with other schools from the area. The pupils put up a brave fight and scored better than their practice sessions suggested they might. This was mainly due to focus and determination from the team,…
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On Saturday, the U13’s boys hockey team and girls netball team headed for Lord Wandsworth College, near Basingstoke, to play in the annual spring invitational festival. Despite the bright sun and blue skies, conditions were cold as the boys played four matches against various clubs and schools from Hampshire. The boys’ had a successful day…
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