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3 May 2019

Year 8 show superb self-study skills at Science and Technology Fair

Year 8 have been working hard since Christmas on their self-directed Science Projects. Their aim was to learn about the scientific method through a topic that interested them. Every student was assigned a mentor from the Science Department to provide support.  Part of the challenge was to make a display board to include a description […]

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28 January 2019

Young sustainability architect shares career journey and passion to drive change in construction industry.

Philippa Birch-Wood, of esteemed Architecture firm Chetwoods, visited Ffynone House School as part of our ongoing commitment to providing careers information from professionals active in their chosen fields. Assembly Mrs Birch-Wood’s assembly touched on many important messages for our students.  From a careers point of view, she discussed the importance of work experience in choosing […]

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1 October 2018

MSF Missing Maps Project finds its way to Ffynone House

Ffynone House School is the first school in Wales and only the second in the UK to receive training by The Missing Maps project.  Our ‘Missing Maps Mentor’, Alisha Hemani (pictured above with brother Mohammed and sister Malika), explains what the project is all about: Who runs the Missing Maps project? Missing Maps is a […]

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27 January 2018

RAF Roadshow

Years 8 and 9 gained an insight into the physics of flying when the RAF bought their awe-inspiring S.T.E.M. Roadshow to Ffynone House.  ‘Fun with Flight’ was a fifty-minute jet-fuelled practical presentation.  Students discovered how the physics they study in the classroom is an integral part of the work that engineers undertake in the RAF […]

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21 November 2017

Awareness Raising for Anti-bullying Week

Ffynone House School marked Anti-bullying Week with a varied programme of awareness raising activities.  Students in all year groups had extended PSHE sessions to discuss the issue and the English and ICT departments completed work to underpin the campaign’s messages. On the Friday, students and teachers joined other schools across the country in wearing odd […]

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