Fairfield News

Donation of Norfolk pines to benefit generations of students

Fairfield High School is very grateful to independent shop and botanical expert Wild Leaf in Gloucester Road, Bristol for its donation of three Norfolk Pine trees, with their estimated 150 year life span estimated to be enjoyed by many generations of students to come. Wild Leaf responded to a plea made...

Free self-defence & fitness classes for the FHS LGBTQ+ community

The LGBTQ+ club at Fairfield High School were treated to a special virtual speaker, Millie Morfitt, who shared her experiences and gave details of free self defence and fitness classes for the body and mind, exclusively for FHS students. As a personal trainer specialising in supporting the LGBTQ+ community and allies...

Y7 Poetry Competition – winner revealed

We ran a poetry competition with Year 7 students around how they would change Fairfield. We had some really brilliant, creative entries and choosing a winner proved a difficult task. Congratulations to Aaliyah in 7N for her vision on 'Outdoor Lessons' and how they could benefit all students across all subjects. Well...

Overwhelming response to Food Bank Appeal

Congratulations to everyone who donated to this year’s Food Bank shoebox appeal for families in need. The support was overwhelming and a BIG thank you to the many student helpers for collecting/delivering donations and for packing these into the minibus for taking to the local South and East Bristol Food...

Black History 365 – what did it mean to students?

The theme for Black History Month (BHM) in Fairfield High School was 'Be Inspired' so we wanted to gather as many people as possible to come and inspire our students. Lucy Turner, editor of Rife Magazine was one of our speakers. Within Lucy's talk to year groups across Key Stage 3...

Fairfield’s BSL Club sees a huge surge of numbers

Fairfield has set up a club in response to the increasing student appetite to learn British Sign Language (BSL). This mirrors the natural trend and Rose’s success in Strictly Come Dancing, as searching for the phrase ‘sign language’ has increased by a staggering 488%. In conjunction with Elmfield School for...

Fairfield chosen as Anti-Bullying advocates in national video

Students at Fairfield High School (FHS) were once again chosen to take part in a special video to mark Anti-Bullying Week, entitled ‘One Kind Word’, with the theme being the importance of kindness and the positive difference just one kind word can make to someone’s day. As in previous years,...