On Thursday 1st April, budding Year 9 journalists took part in BBC Young Reporters Day. This is the BBC’s journalism & media project encouraging young people aged 11-18 to share their stories and get their voices heard. To read the news stories written, filmed and edited by our pupils, please visit our BBC Young Reporters…
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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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On Friday 12th February, Years 7, 8 & 9 took part in an “Unplugged Day”. Pupils were not set lessons but had the chance to get involved in activities away from their computer screens. The theme for the day was ‘Express Yourself’ and pupils were asked to engage in creative activities in line with this…
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This year, The Island Free School is proud to be marking Neurodiversity Celebration week, from the 15th-21st March 2021. Did you know: it is estimated that 1 in 7 people are neurodivergent, meaning that the brain functions, learns and processes information differently? That’s more than 15% of the UK population. As a school we are…
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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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