FHS students enter prestigious Anthea Bell Translation Prize
Students at FHS recently took part in the prestigious Anthea Bell Translation Prize, a UK-wide creative translation competition for students aged 11–18. The prize honours the legacy of Anthea Bell OBE (1936–2018), one of the most celebrated and influential literary translators of the 20th and 21st centuries. She is best known...
‘Soundtrack your story’: a storytelling project with Jeffrey Boakye
The English department joined a fun, interactive storytelling workshop for National Storytelling Week with author and broadcaster Jeffrey Boakye (pictured below), for students in Years 8 and 9. Jeffrey Boakye is the author of 'Musical Truth,' one of our Y8 tutor reading books. Based on the theme ‘Soundtrack your story’,...
Bringing joy to the winter term with Broadway and Beyond
The Performing Arts department was thrilled to present a concert of 'Broadway and Beyond' - songs and dances to bring some joy to January! We were so proud of the incredible talent, dedication and hard work of our students who really entertained and impressed the audiences over two fantastic nights. As...
Languages Week: Culture, Communication & Global Futures
Languages Week was a vibrant celebration of culture, communication and global opportunities across the school. We were delighted to welcome Bristol University, who delivered inspiring workshops to our Year 9 and Year 11 students, showing how studying languages can open doors to a wide range of careers and future pathways. Throughout...
Congratulations to our Term 2 Humanities Stars of the Term!
A huge congratulations to our Term 2 Humanities stars of the Term. This celebrates those students who have excellent attitude to learning, who arrive ready to learn. and who going above and beyond with their contributions.
Year 10s explore bold, physical theatre with Artaudian performances
Our Year 10 students have been working incredibly hard this term, developing powerful and imaginative Artaudian performances inspired by the children’s nursery rhyme “Hickory Dickory Dock.” They have found this work hugely engaging, relishing the opportunity to push creative boundaries and explore theatre in a way that feels bold, physical...
Exploring immersive theatre & discovering how performances can put the audience at the centre of the action
Our Year 9 students have spent this term diving into the exciting world of Immersive Theatre, exploring performance that places the audience at the heart of the action. Working within a thrilling narrative centred on a missing child, students have stepped into the role of a specialist detective squad led...
Bringing Greek myths to life: Students take part in Classics competition
The English Faculty took part again in Bristol Classics Hub’s Ovid in the Westcountry competition. Students were read Greek myths during library lessons, then completed creative responses to the stories. On Tuesday 2nd December, Fairfield’s three finalists were invited to the finals held in the Wills Memorial building at Bristol...
Bringing Shakespeare to life: Y9 explore The Tempest with Bright Torches
On Friday 28th November the English department was very pleased to have Tom Davey from Bright Torches run a workshop on Shakespeare and acting. Tom Davey ran two workshops for some Year 9 students to support their understanding of ‘The Tempest’ which they are studying in English. The session focused...