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World Mental Health day marks an important reminder of perhaps one of the most important conversations we could possibly have in the current climate; the state of our mental health. Naturally impacted by the nuanced pressures of today’s complex world, the facts speak for themselves; during the latter two weeks of August, 45% of the…

On 1st October the students at The Grange celebrated National Poetry Day. Exploring the poetic device of rhyme – a key feature of the English Language which is not shared by all languages – we looked at Nursery Rhymes. Our juniors created a fantastic Humpty Dumpty figure using paper and the students competed to design…

With tensions naturally high in this global climate, returning to boarding school life is sure to come with its fair share of anxieties for young people, especially for our international students. Although run slightly differently from previous years, in true Taunton School International tradition, the students, new or returning, arrived to a full-on timetable of…

The impact of Covid-19 is surely one of the most challenging things most of us have experienced, with the shutting down of work and school creating a huge ripple effect across the world. How refreshing it was, therefore, to see the energy of some of our International students gracing the Foxcombe campus again during Taunton…

We are delighted at Taunton School International to announce yet another year of fantastic GCSE results of a grade 9 – 7 pass rate of 38% and a 9 – 4 pass rate of 92%. It has been a very challenging year both for teachers and students in terms of covering all the subject content and producing…

Taunton School has invested in a Covid-safe chemical-free cleaning system that places pupil and staff safety at the heart of its strategy. The system is provided by innovative company Purozo, founded by Alex Speak and his father in 2018, a former Taunton School student who left in 2014. Alex’s company offers eco-friendly cleaning products centred…

Results season kicked off on Monday with Taunton School Upper Sixth students picking up their International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma results, once again posting some impressive scores. Of the 28 students who passed their Diploma, six scored 40 or more points (out of 45), and the average points score per candidate of 33.4 was as usual…

Throughout the year our international students at Foxcombe and The Grange have been holding a variety of fundraising events to raise money for our nominated charity ‘drill2Drink’. Their aim is to help bring much needed clean water supplies to villages in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro.   We have received the fantastic news that with…

Every year each of our tutor groups are tasked with creating a fundraising event to raise money for the schools chosen charity and on Friday 6th March it was the turn of Mr Lovett’s tutor group! The students came together to generate ideas and it was French student Valentin’s idea to hold a crepe sale….

On Thursday 5th March the students and staff at The Grange descended on the school dressed as some of their favourite book characters. We had appearances from Cruella de Vil, Gangsta Granny, Little Bo Peep and her sheep and a host of ‘Where’s Wally’ characters in the shape of the International Middle School staff.  …