Successful Climate Justice workshop for Y9 Citizenship students
Year 9 Citizenship students have been participating in research, led by the University of York, about Climate Justice. Students took part in a session focussed on how a Citizens’ Council could address the challenges of climate change while considering the needs of many different groups in society. Students used their advocacy...
Unknown Soldier Dance Workshop
Last term, following on from Black History month, the Dance Department was very excited to offer a professional dance workshop with dancer and choreographer Theo Alade, who was working with the Alison Ray Dance Company. The workshop was based on the lindy hop style of dance featured in the dance...
Congratulations to our basketball & football stars
Huge congratulations to our amazing Year 11 Basketball team for becoming Bristol champions in their final year after six convincing wins this season! This is a tremendous achievement for the team and Fairfield. This season they have recorded wins over St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School, Bristol Brunel Academy, Bristol Met,...
Bright Torches’ creative workshop supports understanding of ‘The Tempest’
On Friday 22nd November Tom Davey from Bright Torches ran a creative workshop for some Year 9 students to support their understand of ‘The Tempest’ which they are studying in English. The session focused on drama based activities to explore the emotions and impact of lines and phrases in the...
Celebrating Languages Day
Years 7, 8 and 9 were invited to celebrate Languages Day with an assembly created by Year 11 students about why we should learn languages. There were also fun lunchtime activities including a Japanese and Portuguese taster session run by students, French and Spanish cartoons and an Afro dance session.
Student Voice – Jai gives a lowdown on the trip to Barcelona
A big thank you to Jai for giving the lowdown on the trip to Barcelona We left for the airport after lunch and once everyone had gone through security went to get on our plane. When we landed it was dark outside already, so we got straight on our coach and...
Exploring Theatre of Cruelty with Artaud-inspired Puppetry
Our GCSE Drama students have been delving into the world of experimental theatre, starting with the revolutionary ideas of Antonin Artaud and his Theatre of Cruelty. This approach challenges both performers and audiences to move beyond traditional storytelling, instead embracing raw emotion, physicality, and symbolic expression. As part of this exploration,...
Year 7s shine in Greek myths creativity project
FHS English department took part in the ‘Ovid in the West Country’ competition again this year. The competition is funded and run by Classics for All and the Bristol University Classics Hub. Fairfield Key Stage 3 students were firstly read Greek myths during library lessons, before being tasked to complete...
Student Voice – Ysee shares Eden Project highlights
A big thank you to Ysee for sharing her experiences following a trip to The Eden Project For the Eden Project trip, we arrived at school in the morning, and went into a coach, from which we could watch the sunrise. Upon arrival at the Eden Project, we were split into...