Performing Arts – Festive Staff Dance
The Performing Arts department was so sad to not be able to host its annual festive Winter Gala this year but instead has created a virtual video of our famous staff dance for you to enjoy! The department cannot wait to be able to invite you in as an audience...
Art students develop new skills to distort photographs
Our Year 9 Art students have been exploring artists who manipulate photographic images. These samples have been inspired by the artist Tom Butler and students have been exploring ways of distorting photographs through drawing, weaving, cutting up and re-arranging. They have also worked on portraits of themselves, in which...
World Canteen to feature Greta Thunberg inspired noticeboard
In connection with the Humanities department, Eco Team has been working on a new display in the canteen. In line with Fairfield’s global citizenship, alongside aiming to empower Fairfield students to participate within social action, the Greta Thunberg “You are never too small to make a difference” display board...
Medical Mavericks Human Guinea Pig Show – Careers event
The Science Faculty hosted the Human Guinea Pig Show by Medical Mavericks during our Year 10 science lessons. Tom, a trained Physiologist and toxicologist, showcased a number of NHS careers and the medical equipment involved in their work. Careers highlighted were Vascular Scientist, Cardiac Physiologist, Medical Engineer, Renal &...
Sandwich and Brunch creations
Well done to our Food Technology students for their creativity and vision with some recent tasks. Year 11 GCSE students had just one hour to design, prepare, cook and clean up two meals on the theme of brunch. They researched where and why brunch started and the reasons for its...
Peripatetic Music Lessons
Peripatetic Music Lessons at Fairfield High School – New system for 2020-2021 Fairfield High School would like to offer the exciting opportunity for students to receive peripatetic music lessons. The lessons will now be pre-booked, termly in advance, and are delivered by a visiting professional and fully CRB checked peripatetic...
Science Practical Success
The Science Faculty have worked tirelessly to adapt our delivery of practical based lessons to the covid guidelines and thanks to the work of our Technician Team have been a great success. We have maintained most of our practicals with the supply of extra equipment individually supplied in trays...
Students’ ideas for Colston Statue plinth
Year 8 and 9 Art & Engineering students responded to a Live Brief from The People’s Platform, designing and illustrating who or what they would like to see replace the Colston Statue on the empty plinth. Students were encouraged to submit their own designs and write about themselves and...
Black History Month 2020
More so than any, this seemed the year to celebrate black achievements during Black History Month, as well as continuing our work to ensure that our curriculum resonates with the Fairfield Community. We have chosen as our theme ‘Black History is all our History’ to ensure that we are reminded...