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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…

We can be so grateful of the fact that we have been able to provide a virtually uninterrupted education for all of our children since the start of September. Thank you to all parents, pupils and staff for your tremendous efforts in making our school work to such a high standard over the past two…

Life in our Prep Boarding House ‘Thone’ remains as vibrant and happy as ever and the children are enjoying all that life in the house has to offer. Last weekend saw us all set off for an afternoon of fun and laughter on the ‘Football Golf’ course. It is safe to say that some were…

Students at Taunton School had a unique opportunity to question a sporting superstar last week. Through his ambassador role for sports brand Grays International, Sir Alistair works with schools to give advice to aspiring cricketers and this term Taunton School were chosen for a Q & A with the record-breaking batsman. The session, which took…

The students from across the Senior School have been selected to play for elite squads in the South West region. The boys, who range from age 13 to 17, have been training hard with rugby director and former professional Nicolas Sestaret at Taunton School, and will be playing throughout the season at clubs including Exeter…

On Friday, we supported and celebrated #HelloYellow with Young Minds, a charity committed to supporting the mental health of young people. Lockdown has had a devastating effect on children and young people’s mental health and we have seen this at school with some students and staff struggling to make the transition back into full time…

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…

I always forget that October is Black History Month, because I guess I’m programmed to think that black history should be embedded in history EVERY day. I read an amazing article about the way Black people often feel invisible and threatened and unwelcome in the great outdoors yesterday – the author said: We belong here….

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…

During the summer break, three students from Taunton School took part in the prestigious NSEA (National Schools Equestrian Association) Eventers Challenge Championships held at the internationally-renowned Hickstead in West Sussex, one of the most famous showjumping venues in the world. Emily Miller, Fliss Gostling and Cecilia Fawden had to qualify for the event at King…

At the start of each year, the Prep Boarding children eagerly await our annual trip to Brean Leisure Park with great excitement and anticipation. The past year has flown by and we were excited to revisit the leisure park once again—with both existing and newer members of our boarding family. The dodgems proved to be…

A good word to describe how everyone has adapted during the last few weeks and months is ‘resilient’. We have made a small but significant change to our TPS Mission over the summer, making the word ‘Resilient’ one of our twelve words in the wheel. We are constantly nurturing this attribute in all of our…