Earlier this half term, 55 students went to The Mayflower Theatre to see Blood Brothers. The play is the GCSE drama set text, so seeing it live was an amazing opportunity to help our students answer questions for the their written exam. The students were exceptionally well behaved throughout the day and thoroughly enjoyed the play. It was lovely to hear so many discussions about particular scenes and characters on the boat on the way home!
We are now about to start the last week of term; please remember that our last day is Thursday 28 March and students return to school on Monday 15 April.
This week we have had some lovely events occurring, including lots of sporting fixtures. We also have had a film crew in school to film our MVP (Mentors in Violence Prevention) students for their national training material. On top of this, Year 11 have completed their practical drama exams – congratulations to all of them.
Information regarding revision sessions that are taking place during the Easter break for Year 11 has been emailed to parents this afternoon and can be found here. Please do encourage students to access this valuable additional support.
Next week, we will be saying goodbye to two members of staff who are sadly leaving us for pastures new. Mrs Peters and Ms Ferguson will be very much missed but we wish them well in their next exciting adventures.
Finally, I would like to congratulate our Hot Chocolate Friday winners: Freddy, Lilly, Lyla, Harrison, Lily-Grace, Mason, Ebony, Daisy, Emily and Izzy. They all won their golden ticket by either having 100% attendance in the last week or were top achievement point winners in their year.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mr Pearce-Jones
Head of School – Medina College
The Isle of Wight Education Federation has been established to harness the very best education practice within two secondary schools and a large A Level sixth-form centre of almost 500 students. The aim is to create a culture of continual improvement with increasingly successful outcomes for young people across the Island.
The Federation comprises of Carisbrooke College, Medina College and The Island VI Form and candidates should, therefore, be prepared to work across the three sites, as necessary.
The Governing Board is seeking to appoint a qualified, enthusiastic and innovative Teacher of English. We are looking for an energetic, high quality NQT, or a more experienced teacher, with commitment and a clear vision that will lead to continued and sustained improvement for our students. The successful candidate will be challenged to deliver a curriculum that inspires students through teaching English across KS3 and KS4.
The Colleges are fast-paced, fun and caring environments in which to work and there are excellent opportunities for personal and professional growth and development. If you feel you have what it takes to be part of our dynamic team, we would be delighted to hear from you.
To apply, please complete the application form below and return it to hr@iwef.org.uk. Please note that we cannot accept applications which are not submitted on the official application forms, and we do not accept CVs under any circumstances.
The Governing Board of the Isle of Wight Education Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
The Governing Board of the Isle of Wight Education Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Please note that the Governing Body of an Aided or a Foundation School is the employer.
Welcome to the blog for this week.
I will start by saying how proud I am of the six year 8 students who attended the Faraday Challenge at Christ the King College this week. The challenge was to create a new device or system to improve road safety. Inspired by island roads, the team came up with a very impressive idea of a device that alerts cars on blind corners that an on-coming car is coming. They impressed the judges with their prototype, organisational skills and confident presentation. They won! By beating teams from Island Free School, Ryde School, Priory and two teams from Christ the King, and have a chance at attending the grand finals at Silverstone this summer. Congratulations to the team and huge thanks to Mr Roux for organising and taking them.
The Student Council voted last week for a colour themed mufti day on Thursday 28 March. The colours are as follows: Year 11 – Black, Year 10 – Blue, Year 9 – Green, Year 8 – tones of Grey/Brown/Beige and Year 7 – colours of the rainbow. It is £1 and payment can be made via Arbor (school shop) or cash on the day, whichever is preferred. The money raised will go to The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust.
Last week we had our monitoring visit by the Hampshire Inspection Advisory Service. Lessons and social times were observed and students and staff invited to discussions. They observed positive behaviour for learning, felt the school was calm and that students were well behaved, polite and able to communicate confidently. We will get a written report in due course.
Parents/carers of Year 10 are now able to book appointments for the face to face Parents’ Evening on Wednesday 17 April using the Arbor App. This is an excellent opportunity to discuss your child’s progress in school and raise any concerns that you may have. If you have any problems with booking appointments, please contact donna.keogh@iwef.org.uk.
As a school, we celebrate the achievements of students in and outside of school. I am delighted to share the success of one of our year 9 students. Summer competed in her first archery competition last weekend, competing in three competitions against juniors from the island and the mainland. She won all three of her competitions achieving personal bests and has achieved a Hampshire County record. She went on to receive the tournament championship trophy over the whole competition which included the adults as well as the juniors. Well done Summer, you should be so proud of yourself, as are your parents and the Carisbrooke community.
Can I please remind parents/carers of the importance of using the Arbor App. This is how we communicate with you and where you can see a breakdown down of your child’s time in school including attendance, behaviour and achievement points, detentions, timetables etc. It is also where you book parents’ evening appointments. If you have not already downloaded the app, please contact donna.keogh@iwef.org.uk for login details.
Congratulations to our top achievement winners from last week. Year 7 joint winners – Evie, Lexi and Shayna, Year 8 – Riley, Year 9 joint winners – Logan and Zach, Year 10 – Deacon and Year 11 – Harriet. Well done to you all.
Finally, information regarding revision sessions that are taking place during the Easter break for Year 11 has been emailed to parents this afternoon and can be found here. Please do encourage students to access this valuable additional support.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Begley
Head of School – Carisbrooke College
Dear students, Parents & Carers,
Just four school days until the Arts based exams start and 28 school days until study leave for the Year 13 students begins – 20 May. Some exams will be before that date and BTEC/Vocational students are in school and working until they have finished their unit work. Individual examination timetables will be shared when we return after the Easter break.
Thank you for your understanding during the finance talk that didn’t go to plan due to technical issues at Solent University. We are re-organising this and will record it if you are unable to attend.
Year 12 should be researching University courses and going on Open day visits. We will let you know when you can start to register with UCAS to start the formal application process.
Year 13 students should be firming up their offers from Universities. Make sure that you accept offers before the deadline. Deadlines will depend on the date of your offer. Student Services, mentors and your teachers are all available to give advice if needed. There is also a UCAS helpline for students should you need it: 03714 680468.
UCAS ‘Clearing’ will start to come online soon, where Universities advertise unfilled places for people who are unhappy with their offers or fail to get the grades required. We will be providing advice on this next term.
Hard work pays off – stick to your revision timetable and remember to take time out to relax as well. Have a good weekend.
Mr Mumford
Head of School – The Island VI Form
Welcome to the blog for this week.
Year 11 has seven weeks until their first written exam. Information will be coming out next week about revision opportunities available over the Easter holidays. They need to make sure that they use their time wisely – the hard work they put in now will be reflected in their final grades.
On Tuesday we had 81 year 10 students on a trip to see a performance of Macbeth in Southsea. The students were a credit to Carisbrooke College and I’d like to thank them and the staff involved – an excellent opportunity for the year 10s to see a play they are studying for their English GCSE. The students’ feedback about the performance was excellent.
Thank you to the year 9 students for submitting their options forms for year 10. During the process the students have been extremely mature and have asked lots of questions to assist them in their decision making. If you have forgotten to hand it in, please do so by Monday 18 March.
Attendance has dropped the last couple of weeks, especially in year 8. Lower attendance clearly has an effect upon the academic progress of students. Studies show that a student with 92% attendance or lower will, on average, achieve GCSE results that are one grade lower than their peers. In addition to this, absence from school can cause pastoral issues such as feeling lonely or isolated at school. If you have concerns about your child’s school attendance or punctuality please contact the school, through your child’s tutor in the first instance. I would like to thank you for your support in this matter and making sure your child is attending school regularly and are therefore benefiting fully from their educational opportunity.
Congratulations to our highest achievement point winners for last week, Riley year 7, Summer and Jack year 8, Maddie year 9, Archie year 10 and Hollie year 11. Well done to you all.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Begley
Head of School – Carisbrooke College
This week has seen some excellent successes for our students with the U15 girls football team winning the 6-a-side spring tournament and being runners up in the overall league. In basketball our boys Year 10 team won 5 out of 5 games with the basketball tournament at Medina on Tuesday, well done to Jordi who was named player of the tournament.
Our box of dreams winners this week in Year 11 were Ella and Jason, congratulations to you on some excellent revision in lessons.
We have noticed over the last couple of weeks that there has been an increase in students coming into school either wearing leggings or a hoodie. Neither of these items are permitted under our school uniform expectations. It is either school trousers or a school skirt. In terms of jumper it is a school jumper and blazer. If there are financial considerations to be taken into account, please can we ensure that parents contact the year offices to discuss.
We heard some excellent extra curricular news over the weekend, Megan in Year 7 competed in the Hampshire Country Grades for Gymnastics and placed first overall and now holds the title of Hampshire County Champion; well done Megan! It is lovely to be able to celebrate such success.
Well done also to our Year 11 students who completed their food tech practical exams this week and good look to our drama students for next Tuesday. We are busily compiling an offer of revision sessions over the Easter Holidays, so information will come out about this shortly.
A reminder that Year 9 pathways forms were due today. If these have not been returned, can they come in by Monday at the latest please.
Finally, I would like to congratulate our Hot Chocolate Friday winners: Cameron, Darryl, Charlie, Jacob, Finley, Ethan, Ryan, Sinan, Bailey and Sebastian. All achieved a golden ticket because they had 100% attendance in the last week or were the top achievement points holders in their year for the same period.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mr Pearce-Jones
Head of School – Medina College
Island SACRE Event Promotes Environmental Stewardship and Interfaith Dialogue
Island SACRE hosted their first ever Youth Voice event on the Isle of Wight on Friday 1 March, at The Bay CE School. The aim was uniting schools in a shared exploration of environmental stewardship and spirituality. The pupils participated in workshops led by PeaceJam, Hampshire Child Services and staff from Island schools.
Students delved into the question: “Do you have to be religious to be a good steward?”
The event saw enthusiastic participation from students who were a credit to their schools.
Students enjoyed fostering collaboration and insightful discussions across schools. They also benefited by gaining knowledge, critical and deeper thinking skills, and also a deeper sense of responsibility towards the world around them. The students were a credit to Carisbrooke College as they engaged with the activities and peers from other Island schools.
Dear Students, Parents and Carers
We are now down to single figures for the number of school days until the creative exams start; 9 days, with the main exams starting in 29 school days. Students need to be working at peak capacity and have clear expectations about what to revise and when revision note creation should be completed, to allow for revising them over them again and again. If you are not sure, please ask for help from your teachers.
Revision sessions will be taking place during the Easter break and we advise that you take up these opportunities to further support your examination preparation. The timetable can be found below.
Congratulations to all of the Year 13 EPQ students who presented their projects in the hall this week. It was great to see some amazing work and even better to listen to students explaining their work and findings. I now know more than I did at the beginning of the week, congratulations again. EPQ will be fully launched to Year 12 Students after Easter.
On Tuesday, we will be holding a virtual assembly for Year 13 Students who are planning to attend University in September. This will have a focus on Student Finance and will be delivered for us by Solent University. The session will be recorded and a link to view will be shared with parents directly. If you have any questions in advance for the presenter, please email to Student Services on: vi-student-services@iwef.org.uk.
Finally, just a quick reminder about the Year 12 Parents’ Evening on Thursday 21 March. This is a virtual event. If you are having any difficulties booking your appointments, please contact: viform@iwef.org.uk.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mr Mumford
Head of School – The Island VI Form
The Governing Board of the Isle of Wight Education Federation is seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of the class teacher under the guidance of teaching / senior staff and within an agreed system of supervision, including implementing work programmes, managing pupil behaviour and assisting pupils in relevant activities in line with the Federation’s policies and procedures.
The Isle of Wight Education Federation has been established to harness the very best education practice within two secondary schools and a large A Level sixth-form centre of almost 500 students. The aim is to create a culture of continual improvement with increasingly successful outcomes for young people across the Island.
The Federation comprises of Carisbrooke College, Medina College and The Island VI Form and candidates should, therefore, be prepared to work on any of the three sites, as necessary.
The Colleges are fast-paced, fun and caring environments in which to work and there are excellent opportunities for personal and professional growth and development. If you feel you have what it takes to be part of our dynamic team, we would be delighted to hear from you.
To apply, please complete the application fom below and return it to hr@iwef.org.uk. Please note that we cannot accept applications which are not submitted on the official application forms, and we do not accept CVs under any circumstances.
The Governing Board of the Isle of Wight Education Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
The Governing Board of the Isle of Wight Education Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Please note that the Governing Body of an Aided or a Foundation School is the employer.
