Preparatory
Fighter pilot visits CCF
LIEUTENANT Colonel Phil Kelly of the Royal Marines came to TS recently to talk about his career as a Military Pilot. Phil Kelly has enjoyed a varied and exciting time…
The RAF fly in for STEM morning
OUR Year 8 pupils started the final half of the Summer term with an energetic and exciting show from the RAF STEM presentation team. The theme was ‘The Theory…
Year 4 take a walk on the wild side
ON the Tuesday before the half-term holiday, the Year 4 children set off on an adventure to Bristol Zoo to link in with their cross-curricular topic this term, the Rainforest….
Shield maidens and warriors bring viking history to life in Year 3
LAST week, Year 3 enjoyed a Viking morning, where the day began with Mr McCarthy creating a Shieldwall (using rugby tackle bags!) for the ‘Battle of Ethandon’ re-enactment, where King…
Empowering students at Taunton School to have a voice
AFTER seeing the headlines about sexual harassment in schools, Ed Burnett, Deputy Headmaster-Pastoral wrote the following for the Independent Schools Council’s blog declaring teachers must listen to the voices of their pupils…
Mr Fil Came demonstrates the challenges children can face to learn
A large group of people including parents, teachers throughout the whole school and the heads attended a PTA meeting in the Old Library to hear a talk on educating children…
Rebels, brandy and fossils
ON the best day of the Spring to date, Year 6 enjoyed a combined History and Geography trip to Lyme Regis. Putting classroom theory into practice pupils learned about the…
Year 3 Day Out
YEAR 3 enjoyed a day out of the classroom where they were able to see some of their learning in ‘real life!’ In Science, the children have been studying ‘Plants…
TSLDSC brave the Black Waters of Clevedon
PUPILS from Taunton School Long Distance Swimming Club took to the cold water at Clevedon Marine Lake for their inaugural sea swim of the new season. The ensemble were split…
PTA join forces for Summer Fair
AS I write this everyone at the PTA has their fingers crossed for good weather on Thursday, May 26th, the day of the Summer Fair. This year’s summer fair promises…