On Thursday our year 10s started their Industry Insight visits, giving them the opportunity to visit a local business to learn about what they do, the kinds of jobs that exist within the business and what working there looks like. These visits form an important part of our Futures and Careers Programme, and we are…
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On Thursday last week, some of our Year 10 Art and Textiles pupils were lucky enough to be given a tour of the P1 Wadhams Building in Newport, home to Platform One’s new Sustainable Fashion degree and BTEC. The group were shown around the newly converted building, and given a number of briefs to follow,…
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On Thursday Year 9 took part in the National Careers Challenge, where they were tasked with creating a new business idea for the Isle of Wight. Groups created advertising campaigns, designed logos and presented their ideas to a panel of judges. The winning group created an idea called Youth Pop, which is a pop up…
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Last Thursday some of our pupils had the opportunity to attend the I-Construct event at Fareham College, a construction industry event designed to inspire the next generation of tradespeople and engineers. Pupils worked in groups to interview one of the industry exhibitors. Our TIFS pupils really impressed with their mature attitudes and questioning, finding out…
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Year 10 pupils have enjoyed two more visits to local businesses in the past few weeks. The first group visited various National Trust sites and learnt about the vast work the charity does on the island and nationally. Pupils discovered roles in conservation, environment, horticulture, business, tourism and customer service to name just a few.…
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On Friday 12th May, a group of year 10 pupils visited Oxford University’s Somerville College. The previous week, the group had attended a talk delivered by Cambridge University focusing on Oxbridge and “Why University?”, so their visit to the historic institution was very fitting for their exploration of higher education. Pupils had a tour of…
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On Thursday 11th May, the first Year 10 Industry Insight trip took place; the aim of these visits being to introduce pupils to a variety of Island businesses. Pupils visited AJ Wells, a longstanding island company which manufactures and distributes stoves and enamel signage products. After a short presentation from Guy Wells, one of the…
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On Monday 13th March, pupils in year 8 Rosea visited Havant and South Downs Campuses to find out about further education in the local area, and how their GCSE choices might impact their future pathways. Pupils experienced a tour of both the sixth form and vocational Campuses, and listened to a talk about what it…
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On Thursday 9th March, we were pleased to welcome serving members of the British Army to TIFS for an Elite Skills and Careers Day. Pupils in Year 10 had a careers presentation delivered by CPL Jallow which they found interesting and engaging. They were surprised by the range of roles in the Army, from logistics…
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On Monday 20th March, year 8 Flavi visited City of Portsmouth College for the day for an insight into further education and how their GCSE options can support their future study plans. First, pupils had a tour of the Tangier Road Sixth Form campus, where they were surprised by the broad range of A level…
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