The Island VI Form Parent Portal - Weekly Updates from The Island VI Form

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25 July 2025

Weekly Updates from The Island VI Form

We have now reached the end of the academic year! I would like to thank you all for making this another excellent year at the Island VI Form.

I really hope you all get some well-earned rest and are ready to come back in September refreshed and ready to take on a new year.

Term starts for Year 13 on Thursday 4 September at 8.45am with an assembly in the hall to begin. Year 12 start the day before on Wednesday 3 September.

Over the summer holidays, please stay safe and we look forward to welcoming you back in September.

Phil Pearce-Jones
Head of School

Work Shadowing Placement

Congratulations to Year 12 student, Brianna, who has been successfully selected to attend a Chemistry or Chemical Engineering Work-Shadowing event at the University of Southampton. She will spend the day working alongside an active researcher, giving her valuable insights into the work undertaken within their research facility. She will also experience first-hand what working within a research environment entails. We can't wait to hear all about it!

196 million year old fossil found in the car park!

You may have noticed some builders in the car park recently, working on the 150 year old wall which had collapsed. Well, to Ms Lowthion's delight, an archaeologist visited last week and found this amazing fossil in the wall!

Jack Wonfor of Wight Coast Fossils - and previous Island VI Form student - has identified the fossil for us as from Lyme Regis way. He says "the cross section through it has the classic Jurassic Coast 'Dog's tooth Calcite', the colouration of the rock also fits. I'm sure this is a Metaphioceras Ammonite from Monmouth beach just West of Lyme Regis. It'll be early Jurassic, probably looking 196 million years old." How amazing! Thanks, Jack!

Summer Fayre

A massive thank you to everyone who supported the Summer Fayre. It was a really fun afternoon. The target game, human fruit machine and tombola were particular favourites, along with the raffle.

We raised a grand total of £334.35. The piggy is now named 'pickle' and there were 852 jelly beans in the Jar. The funds raised will go towards the costs of the trip next year to Eswatini and Mozambique. Well done and thanks to all involved!