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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…
Engineering is everyone's game
Eleven girls from Years 10 and 12 joined girls from other schools at a conference held at Red Maids School in Bristol. The focus was women into engineering and science…
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…
Practice makes perfect
LAST week, the Dance GCSE students completed their practical assessments. Each dancer performed fantastically with confidence and enthusiasm. They were extremely professional and the moderator had nothing but praise for…
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…
Preparing for the wider world
FROM sunglasses to pens, cups to badges, there were plenty of freebies on offer at our North American University Fair. However, more importantly students from across our Taunton site and…
Teams prevail on the Ten Tors
THE largest youth challenge in the UK took place on Dartmoor with 2,400 teenagers accepting the Ten Tors Challenge. Taunton School students were among them, with one team ready to…
TSLDSC qualify for sea swimming
OVER the period May 4th-6th Taunton School Long Distance Swimming Club Year 7,8 & 9 pupils braved chilly waters to qualify for sea swimming training. This involved swimming one kilometre…
Concerto concert captivates
AN exceptional evening! On Friday, April 29th many TS ensembles took to the chapel for this year’s Concerto Concert. The evening featured many of our talented students, performing a varied…