Senior

Over the course of the week I have been recording screencasts for each year group about how to keep themselves safe over the next few weeks. During the first lockdown the national picture was saddening with significant issues around social isolation, anxiety and vulnerability for children as their physical lives were shattered and moved almost…

During the Christmas holidays, 51 students from the Sixth Form were challenged to cover the equivalent distance of the perimeter of the old Exmoor Forest. The students were encouraged to make it a personal challenge and come up with different ways of covering the distance of 38 miles. They rose brilliantly to the occasion and…

The world’s number one cricket magazine The Cricketer has published its Schools Guide 2021, featuring its top 100 schools, and Taunton School has been commended for its outstanding cricket programmes in both the Prep and Senior Schools. The magazine saw a record breaking number of schools submit entries to be included in the guide. All…

An update from the TS Foundation The Taunton School Foundation was founded nearly 20 years ago with a mission to engage a global community of Old Tauntonians, parents and friends to support children at Taunton School. However, our culture of philanthropy is rooted in a history that long predates the establishment of the Foundation. Almost…

Taunton School is synonymous with its neo-gothic main building and iconic clock tower that overlooks the green swathe of playing fields at the front of the school and 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of this flagship building. We’ve been looking back through the archives to find out more about how it came to be the…

The Princess Royal travelled to Taunton to meet students and staff, and formally opened our new state-of-the-art dining room and kitchens. The Princess Royal was introduced to Taunton School Headmaster Lee Glaser and Chief Operating Officer Nicola Miller, before speaking with the Head Boy and Girl from the Prep and Senior and International Schools. Her…

17 talented cricketers from across the Prep and Senior Schools will train with Somerset County Cricket Club during the winter period. Their selection follows last summer’s matches and success at trials during the half-term break. As well as county selection, Ben Mason, AJ McKay, Kian Roberts and Joleigh Roberts have been selected onto the Elite Player…

15 students from the Senior School will try-out for netball performance pathways this season, including at national level. Year 13 students Isla May and Tia Chaloner are trialling for Team Bath at U21 and U19 levels respectively whilst Flora Collier has been put forward for the Celtic Dragon U19 team in Wales. Isla has already…

This week’s Head’s Assembly was led by history teacher Mr Gallimore who before his teaching career served as a British Army Officer in the Welsh Guards for 17 years and served four tours of Afghanistan. He delivered a poignant talk in which he remembered Old Tauntonian Frank Blaker, a member of Wills West house, who…

One of the net positives of the uncertain environment that was forced upon us during the CoVid-19 pandemic is that we have had the time to stop, breathe, reflect and evaluate and adapt many aspects of the school education, but in particular for me, our co-curricular offer within the whole school. It would be fair…

Ten talented students from the Senior School have been nominated to try-out for the national squad at U16 & U18 levels. The players will travel to one of three venues this half term to take part in three days of intense training and game play. They will be tested on their physical, mental, psychological and…

Two Taunton School students have been awarded the opportunity to play with a professional orchestra after being recognised for their outstanding talent at a Concerto Competition. Violinist Anthony Knight and trumpeter Hetty Christopher, both in Year 10, performed their concertos in the annual Concerto Competition in the beautiful chapel at Taunton School, alongside nine fellow…