STEM Experience Day ignited curiosity & creativity
Year 7 students had the incredible opportunity to attend a STEM Experience Day at the University of the West of England (UWE). The event was organised in partnership with Creative Tuition Collectives and was packed with exciting, hands-on STEM activities that ignited curiosity and creativity. Throughout the day, students took part in a range...
Account of Maths Competition Final in Ormskirk by student Toby
Noah, Toby and Abdul recently spent the day visiting Edge Hill University (near Liverpool) for the Maths Challenge Grand Final. Isaac was also a member of the team but was unable to make the trip. More than 150 schools from around the country entered the first stage of the competition...
EAL students enjoy trip to the Bristol Museum
We had a wonderful trip to the Bristol Museum with our EAL (English as an Additional Language) students. The students explored the Ancient Egypt gallery, where they saw real mummies, old objects, and learned about life in Egypt a long time ago. They also visited the wildlife section, where they found...
Fairfield welcomes local poet and rapper Danny Carlo, aka Craft-D
Students from Years 7, 8 and 9 and the FHS Creative Writing Club, took part in a third poetry workshop on Thursday 26th June run by local poet and rapper Danny Carlo, aka Craft-D. The project is run in collaboration with The Poetry Society, poets, schools and educational charity Steph’s Poetry...
Fairfield shines in Bristol Y7 Spelling Bee
The English department was delighted to attend the third annual final of the Bristol Year 7 Spelling Bee - a nail-biting event. Eight schools sent competitors to take part in the city-wide competition on the 20th June. Students spent time getting to know each other during an ice-breaker game, allowing...
UWE Unlock Cyber Taster Day
14 of our Year 8 students had the exciting opportunity to attend the Unlock Cyber Taster Day at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol. The event took place at UWE’s School of Engineering and gave students a unique chance to dive into the world of cybersecurity...
Health & Social Care and Child Development students take part in careers session with Paramedics and Midwives
Year 10 GCSE Health & Social Care and Child Development students were visited by Paramedics, a Doctor and Midwives who delivered a session on their role within the healthcare sector. During the Paramedic session, students were able to take each other’s blood pressure using a blood pressure monitor and discussed the...
Year 9s attend Crown Court Trip
40 Year 9 students attended Bristol Crown Court where they met with a Judge and sat in on some live court cases. The students spent an hour with a judge, court clerk and court usher, understanding each of their roles and how they are important to ensure a court room...
Engineering and Art students’ sustainability workshop
We were fortunate to host a visit from Lia and Brandon from the company Max Fordham who came to do a workshop with some of our Year 10 Engineering and Art pupils to speak about their roles as engineers at a national company that specialises in sustainability. Pupils worked in teams...