Month: March 2019
Creative Costumes for World Book Day
It has been lovely to be back at TPS today after two days in Middlesex inspecting another school for the Independent Schools Inspectorate. I do this once or twice a…
Dr. John Rae: Who Exactly Was He?
Taunton School’s John Rae Society – which recently hosted RAF fighter pilot Mandy Hickson as a guest speaker – is named after a former headmaster and prominent educationist of…
Reaching for the Skies: Mandy Hickson Talk
On Monday evening, we were treated to an uplifting and also very humorous talk by one of the first female RAF fighter pilots in the UK, Flight Lt Mandy Hickson….
Wonderful Costumes for World Book Day
Another busy week, starting with our version of a ‘German Karneval.’ This is a German celebration that has traditionally taken place as an opportunity for residents in the Rhineland to…
Wellbeing: Why We Must All Embrace Disappointment
Growing up in the 1980s was not easy and there were certainly parallels to today. As Frankie Goes to Hollywood belted our ‘Two Tribes’, nuclear apocalypse seemed inevitable either at…
New Assistant Headmistress Appointment
I hope that you and your families were all able to enjoy the half term break and that all batteries have been recharged for an exciting and rewarding second half…
