Month: March 2022

TED Talks Inspires Young Minds

Written by Gemma Long on March 4, 2022. Posted in News - CC, News - MC, Uncategorized.

TED Talks Inspires Young Minds

Mart Drake-Knight

A group of KS4 students had the privilege of attending a TEDx Talks event on Wednesday 2nd March which was hosted at Quay Arts and The Riverside Centre. The students joined other pupils from secondary schools across the island to listen to presenters from a diverse and varied background sharing their ideas on how to boost productivity and become the most successful version of ‘you’ that is possible.

The theme for the talks was, ‘If not now, when?’ and the guests explored how they can connect the island with the wider global audience in ways never conducted before.

The programme consisted of Isle of Wight based speakers such as Mart Drake-Knight, owner and co-founder of Rapanui Clothing,

as well as international names such as Kim Davis, who talked about her experiences working with A-list celebrities such as Beyonce, Andre Agassi and Marc Jacobs.

The students were enthralled by the words of wisdom from Tim Sissions and were encouraged to ‘Be on a 10’ by this industry-leading specialist in the design, implementation and delivery of exceptional Motivational Leadership.

The students left feeling revitalised and that anything is possible if you just give it a go.

Kim Davis

Tim Sissons

World Book Day

Written by Gemma Long on March 4, 2022. Posted in Medina College, News - MC.

World Book Day

Thursday marked the 25th World Book Day. The aim of the day is to celebrate and encourage a love of reading for pleasure and to encourage opportunities for all children to have a book of their own that they love.

“Spending just 10 minutes a day reading and sharing stories with children can make a crucial difference to their future success and it’s fun for all involved.” – World Book Day founder, Baroness Gail Rebuck.

We celebrated this event at Medina College all day with a reading takeover! Every lesson began with a section of the story – The Case of Four and Twenty Blackbirds.

Throughout the day, murders were revealed, suspects interviews and, eventually, a resolution achieved. There was a real buzz around the school as the story unfolded and both staff and students really enjoyed it!

Here are some quotes from staff and students:

“LOVING THIS! Can we do it every week?”

“Going really well so far!! Loving it. But have no idea who dunnit…”

“Love it – they are enthralled”

World Book Day

Written by Gemma Long on March 4, 2022. Posted in Carisbrooke College, News - CC.

World Book Day

We celebrated this event at Carisbrooke College all day with a reading takeover! Every lesson began with a section of the story – The Case of Four and Twenty Blackbirds.

Here are some quotes from staff and students:

“LOVING THIS! Can we do it every week?”

“Going really well so far!! Loving it. But have no idea who dunnit…”

“Love it – they are enthralled”

Rowing Championships

Written by Gemma Long on March 3, 2022. Posted in Medina College, News - MC.

Rowing Championships

The Thursday before Half Term, we took a team to the Isle of Wight Indoor Rowing Championships. The team performed admirably throughout the competition with everyone giving their best and also showing great teamwork and sportsmanship. We ended up coming 5th overall. Big shout out to Aaron G in year 8 for winning both of his individual races! Full results are below.

TEDx Lukely Brook

Written by Gemma Long on March 3, 2022. Posted in News - VI, The Island VI Form.

TED x Lukely Brook

A group of students from The Island VI Form were fortunate to be able to attend the TED x Lukely Brook watch party event which was held at the Riverside Centre this week.

The theme of the event was “If not now, when?” and featured a number of inspirational speakers who spoke with the aim of motivating people to take positive action.

Students found the event enjoyable and rewarding, as well as being a great experience to add to their personal statements.

Anyone who did not attend can still watch the talks at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj3a8NFqpLU&t=432s

Thank you to Year 12 student, Nicole, for her fantastic summary of the speakers and her report of the event, which you can read below.

Treasure Island Tickets

Written by Gemma Long on March 3, 2022. Posted in Carisbrooke College, News - CC.

Treasure Island Tickets

We are excited to announce that our performance of Treasure Island has been rescheduled to take place on Tuesday 29 March 2022. Don’t miss out, purchase your tickets on School Gateway from Monday 7 March! Tickets are priced at £5 per person.

Treasure Island Tickets

Written by Gemma Long on March 3, 2022. Posted in Medina College, News - MC.

Treasure Island Tickets

We are excited to announce that our performance of Treasure Island has been rescheduled to take place on Thursday 31 March 2022. Don’t miss out, purchase your tickets on School Gateway from Monday 7 March! Tickets are priced at £5 per person.

Welcome to our new Parent Governor

Written by Gemma Long on March 3, 2022. Posted in News - CC, News - MC, News - VI, Uncategorized.

Welcome to our new Parent Governor

Welcome on Board!

Following the invitation to parents to make nominations for the Governing Board, we are pleased to let you know that Dr Huw Morgan-Davies has been elected to the post of Parent Governor. There was one nomination made for the vacancy, so a ballot was not required.

Huw has experience as Chair of Governors for one of the most remote UK primary schools in the world, on the island of Borneo and is a qualified safeguarding lead.

A copy of the Federation’s governor recruitment information can be found on the Governor Recruitment page of the website. This includes more information about the work of the Governing Board, who can be a governor and what to expect. Applications are always welcome and there are currently vacancies for Partnership Governors. Partnership Governors are nominated by parents but are not themselves parents of Federation students. If you or someone you know would like to talk to a governor before applying please contact the clerk at: emma.shambrook@iwef.org.uk

Please note, that for the protection of children, all governor appointments are subject to an identity check.