Hinkley Point Families

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A warm welcome to our French families who are considering Taunton School for their children. At Taunton School, we have been educating the children of French families who are working on the HPC project for more than 5 years.

Taunton School is a very friendly, down-to-earth, inclusive and ambitious school, where we strive to enable every student to find their version of exceptional.

Since 2019, we have been able to place more than 100 French students within the Taunton School family of schools due to our flexibility of approach and our multiple academic pathways for students whose first language is not English.

As well as studying the British education curriculum, all French students associated with the Hinkley Point project are able to access CNED provision via two providers we currently work with: FAST Tutoring and MANOP.

Taunton School comprises of
5 schools in total

Which section of the school your child enters depends on their age, their level of English and, at Sixth Form level, the type of pathway they are most suited to.

Our very youngest international students (0 – 7 years old) are able to apply directly for day places at our Nursery or Pre-Prep. Level of English is less of a concern at this age as children are able to adapt and pick up the new language relatively quickly and so children of Nursery and Prep-Prep age fully integrate with the British students from day 1.

All of our young learners between the ages of 7 – 13 study at the Prep School, with the curriculum varying a little depending on level of English.
Young International Learners with high levels of English (CEFR > B2; IELTS ≥ 6.0) follow the standard Prep School curriculum, covering a very broad range of subjects including English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Music, ICT, Art, Modern Foreign Languages, Design Technology, Philosophy and Games/PE. More information about our Academic Pathways for Young Learners can be found here.

Young International Learners with very low to intermediate levels of English (CEFR ≤ B2; IELTS < 6.0) will still study a broad range of subjects, although we will provide additional English lessons, taught by qualified and experienced EAL teachers. As a pupil’s level of English improves, the number of additional English lessons will decrease until such a time as the requisite level of English is attained in order to follow the standard Prep School curriculum (usually within one year).

In year 9 (age 13 – 14) international students transfer to the Senior School, where they study a wide curriculum including English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, Computing, PE, Religious Studies, Art and PSHEE as well as French, German or Spanish.

Students also choose two subjects from the following options: Classical Civilisation, Drama, Music, Greek, Latin, Design and Technology and Key Skills.

For International students with levels of English lower than B2, specialist English tuition is provided to ensure language skills are brought up to speed for academic study.

Year 10 (14 years old) sees the start of GCSE preparation (General Certificate of Secondary Education). All students in the UK take their GCSE examinations at the end of Year 11 (when they are 15 or 16 years old) and typically, students study between 6 – 10 subjects.

International students with high levels of English (B2+) will follow one of three GCSE pathways and for more information on these pathways, please click here.

International students with low to intermediate levels of English will follow a reduced GCSE curriculum, supplemented with additional EAL lessons (English as an Additional Language) in Year 10 before moving on to the one-year GCSE programme at TSI the following year (see below).

For international students joining the British education system at 15 years old, we offer a one-year GCSE programme at Taunton School International (TSI), based on the 56-acre Taunton School campus. We have been running this intensive academic course for nearly 30 years and we are the market leader in the provision of such courses. Students are able to complete their GCSE examinations in just one year, providing them with the necessary qualifications to move on to Sixth Form Study (Years 12 & 13), which are the last two years of secondary education prior to students taking up places at university.

International students joining the school at 16+ are able to choose from four academic pathways to university, depending on previous experience, future interests and level of English.

Taunton School is the only school in the UK to offer four pathways, thus enabling students to choose the most relevant and appropriate pathway for them. At the Senior School, students can be considered for A-Levels, the IB or BTEC and at TSI, students are able to take a one- or two-year Business Foundation Programme.

Contact Us

If you would like to find out more about Taunton School or make an appointment to visit the school, please contact our Admissions Manager, Claire Peach who will be happy to support you in any way she can.

Contact Claire today:
T:01823 703303
E:tpsadmissions@tauntonschool.co.uk
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