Happy Year of the Rabbit as Fairfield celebrates Lunar New Year
Happy Year of the Rabbit! Staff and students gathered to celebrate Lunar New Year with well-attended events in late January. Hot and cold Asian food were served while students enjoyed watching traditional lion dance competitions and listening to celebration songs. Some students had a go at making paper dragons and lanterns...
Wellbeing & key school information for parents/carers
VitaMinds VitaMinds provide the NHS Talking Therapies Service in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. This service provides free and confidential therapeutic support for anyone 16 and over who is feeling anxious, low, or depressed. We have a range of treatments available, including group work, 1:1, online programmes and telephone support. As...
FHS celebrates World Hijab Day 2023
Fairfield High School has celebrated its 2nd annual World Hijab Day, where the school community were invited to wear a scarf around their necks in solidarity with women who wear hijabs across the globe. This year was extra special because it was student led. The inspirational young people created a...
Reminders: Online and general safety
Please see below the following tips for keeping young people safe online: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/social-media/chat-apps/ https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/talking-child-online-safety/ https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/parental-controls/ Can we also remind students consider the following simple strategies to ensure their safety to and from school. Try to travel with others or in a group Try to stick to main routes which are usually...
Scholars Programme gives students university-style experience
We were fortunate enough to have sent some of our Year 10 and 11 Fairfield students on the brilliant Club Scholars Programme, where they had the opportunity to experience university-style learning. The report of this programme has been released; this shows that the students made fantastic progress and overall a...
Team Fairfield raise over £500 for Children in Need
Well done to Team Fairfield for raising a fantastic £547.28 for Children in Need. This includes the staff auction, sponge the teacher and face painting, plus the non-school uniform day and the house competition for the bake sale. A huge achievement!
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...