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,...
Remembrance Day at FHS
Former and current students at Fairfield High School (FHS) were proud and privileged to come together at 11am on 11th November to mark Armistice Day. Members of the active Old Fairfieldian’s Society attended the Remembrance ceremony at the school in Allfoxton Road, to meet students and, in some cases, surprise...
Fairfield’s celebrations finish Black History Month in style
Fairfield High School (FHS) students were treated to a special visitor to mark the end of Black History Month. Dionne Draper, a writer, actor, singer and producer spoke to students about their identity and what it meant to them, plus shared details of her own background and struggles due to...
CBBC star visits Fairfield for Black History Month
As part of Black History Month, we were privileged to welcome the inspirational and charismatic Shanequa Paris from BBC Newsround who talked to our students about their heritage and background, black icons and the reasons they’re proud to be black. Our students, as always, were amazing ambassadors for Fairfield and the...
Celebrating Black History Month
We have had a busy time celebrating Black History Month. The authenticity of the work being done at Fairfield has been exceptional and the level of representation vast. The theme this year is Local Luminaries, so we have been focusing on a number of role models who have had a huge...
FHS Recipe Book
Last year, Fairfield students, staff and the community have submitted their favourite recipes to celebrate the wonderful cultural diversity of our school. The recipes have been created into a book where you can find recipes from Barbados to Denmark, from Staffordshire to Saudi Arabia! You can purchase your own copy...
Attendance Update: Term 1
Term 1 attendance has been positive. As a school we have been consistently in line with the city average or above. However, there will be a real concentration on punctuality from Term 2 onwards. It is vital that students are on time to school and their lessons to have the most...