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  • Year 8 visit from the Island Free School

    Published 12/02/26
    It was a pleasure to welcome Year 8 students from The Island Free School this week for a tour of our campus and a workshop with Mr Pearce-Jones and Mr Williams. They explored post-16 education and how the choices we make along our educational journey
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  • Future Creative Careers Week

    Published 11/02/26
    Future Creative Careers Week Future Creative Careers Week is all about opening doors, challenging expectations, and showcasing the many routes into the creative industries. The creative industries are the UK’s fastest-growing sector and acco
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  • Half Term Support Sessions

    Published 09/02/26
    Here are the support sessions running in February 2026 half term.
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  • Young Enterprise Team – Boundless Wight

    Published 04/02/26
    Yesterday, our outstanding Young Enterprise team, Boundless Wight, took centre stage at the Island’s second Dragon’s Den event, pitching for £125 of investment. We are delighted to share that they came out on top, winning first plac
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  • STEM News

    Published 04/02/26
    This week, STEM students investigated the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide using different chemical and biological catalysts. This is the basis behind The elephant's toothpaste experiment! The result is a jet of foam that can be measured to ass
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  • STEM Heart Dessections

    Published 26/01/26

    Students attended STEM to complete a heart dissection. It was great to welcome some non-scientists to the group. Students orientated themselves with the different parts of the heart, looking for the major chamber and valves. The main observation was how small the Artims (the top chamber on each side of the heart, that fills with blood first).

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  • STEM - Cartesian Divers

    Published 20/01/26
    STEM Students made cartesian divers out of glass tubing. This required some sealing and blowing the glass into little bulbs. A new and tricky skill! The Cartesian diver experiment demonstrates gas compressibility and buoyancy using a small, weigh
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  • Degree Apprenticeships Talk with the University of Portsmouth

    Published 08/01/26
    On Thursday morning, a group of 50 Year 12 students attended an informative webinar delivered by the University of Portsmouth, focusing on degree apprenticeships. Marcus from the university explained what degree apprenticeships are, what they involve
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  • GKN Apprenticeship Workshops

    Published 18/12/25
    On Wednesday morning, three representatives from GKN in East Cowes came to deliver a series of workshops to our Year 12 and 13 students about apprenticeship opportunities within the company.  Several groups of students heard about opportuniti
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  • Art Trip to Tate Modern & Theatre Picasso

    Published 18/12/25
    On Tuesday 9 December, our A-Level Art and Foundation students had an early start as they travelled by coach to London to visit Tate Modern and the Theatre Picasso exhibition, supporting their art and design studies. The trip offered students the
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  • Psychology Students Explore the Science of Happiness

    Published 12/12/25
    On Monday 8 December, Island VI Form psychology students welcomed Dr Delphine Nguyen (PhD) and her team from Solent University for an engaging and interactive session on the science behind what makes us happy. Throughout the workshop, students inv
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  • The Island VI Form Careers Fair

    Published 04/12/25
    On 2 December, 22 outside providers came to visit the Island VI Form and take part in a Careers Fair. There were 16 different employers, ranging from smaller Island businesses such as Eldridges Solicitors to large international orga
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