White Ribbon Day raises awareness to end violence against women and girls
Team Fairfield wore white ribbons to raise awareness to end violence against women and girls. A huge well done to Feminist Society for making 1,200 white ribbons, so that every student and staff member could show their support. The society also: Created different sets of slides for all year groups to...
Black Joy Event at the Watershed
As part of Black History Month this year, Fairfield High School worked in collaboration with ‘We Are Parable’ at The Watershed to showcase three short films to 100 students across five different Bristol Schools. These films focused on exploring intersectional issues regarding race, ableism, and homophobia. Fairfield’s amazing Miss Cashan Campbell...
‘Life in secondary school’ from new Year 7 students
‘We’ve been really, really happy and feel a lot of confidence in Fairfield. The school is on it.’ –Arthur’s mum, Inga Dinham So how’s life at secondary school? Judging by their smiles and positive responses, it’s hard to imagine Arthur and Zena (in photo) have given transition a second thought. They both share...
FHS students launch children’s book “If Racism Vanished for a Day…”
Congratulations to Year 7 students at Fairfield High School (FHS) for their contribution towards the highly moving children’s book ‘If Racism Vanished for a Day’, which was researched whilst in their latter years at May Park Primary School. Researchers at the University of the West of England (UWE) worked with...
Anti-Bullying Week encourages everyone to Reach Out
An important event in the Fairfield calendar is Anti-Bullying Week, and this year was no different as the school embraced this national initiative by holding special activities, competitions and events. Anti-Bullying Alliance’s theme ‘Reach Out’, was chosen to empower individuals to do something positive to counter the harmful effects of...
Winter Gala – new date – stalls available
We are delighted to announce that our Winter Gala will be held on Wednesday 14th December. This special event showcases the fantastic work of our students and promises to be a wonderful celebration bringing the local community together with stalls, music and festive food. Stallholders welcome. Just £10, available first...
Date for the diaries – FHS Community Iftar
We are pleased to be launching our first ever FHS Community Iftar at school on Tuesday 28th March from 6.30-8.30pm. This event was postponed in the past due to covid restrictions. Muslims fast every year from sunrise to sunset in the month of Ramadan (Islamic Calendar month) and next year it...
Behaviour reminder – ‘No hands’ focus
Intent: We are launching a clear ‘no hands’ expectation for all students. This will ensure that all staff, whilst on duty or maneuvering around the building are using clear and concise language. Therefore, students cannot misunderstand or not be sure what the expectation is. Implementation: If students are touching i.e., play fighting, gripping, grabbing or...
Black History Month celebrations
We have had a busy few weeks celebrating Black History Month. As always, Team Fairfield has put a huge amount of work into ensuring this important topic is embedded in as many lessons as possible. The theme ‘Shine a light’ recognises just this - excellence within our subjects and enriching...