Trip to Malaga, Spain
Malaga 2019 Following on from a very successful trip last year, Year 10 students from Teignmouth Community School visited Malaga, Spain, for a week in February. The weather was kind to the group this year, and students arrived to a very warm 25 degrees – a reward for getting up so early to catch their…
Litter picking
Members of the 4th Teignmouth Explorer Scouts (aged 14 – 18 yrs) attend Teignmouth Community School to carry out their community service litter pick. They managed to collect 12 bin bags of litter, this then passed to Biffa for recycling. A talk was given to the explorers about how the litter ends up down the…
Congratulations to Ella Stephens
We love to hear about our students’ achievements, not just in school but also activities taking place outside of school. This week we would like to congratulate Ella Stephens. Ella is a member of NSEA (national schools equestrian association) , and last week show jumped representing Teignmouth Community School at Bicton. Ella came a very…
Schools Campaign for fairer Funding – Please Read
Dear Parent / Carer, Update – School Funding Issues I wanted to contact you to provide an update on current issues relating to school funding. Sadly, I have to confirm that despite intense lobbying of the Government and Department for Education, matters remain extremely challenging. In short, schools are still not being provided with adequate…
French Pen Pals
A Year 8 class this week were writing letters ready to post to pen pals in France. The students will start by writing in English, a letter introducing themselves to their French pen pal, and then work towards writing in French.
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National Careers Week
To mark National Careers Week this week, staff from across the school are displaying door signs detailing their career path and skills they have developed along the way. The posters have initiated some very interesting conversations with students, proving how important transferable skills are, and how career paths are not always in a straight line!
England V Italy Women’s 6 Nations
A brilliant reception was held at Sandy Park for those involved with female Rugby locally, assisting the Devon RFU to raise the profile in the region. There was a Q&A with Marlie Packer and Lagi Tuima, who both represent the England Rugby team. Tony Rowe, listened to Andy Cosslett and Nigel Melville talk about the…
LGBT+
Following a series of assemblies focused on LGBT+ history, Teignmouth Community School’s first Gender-Sexuality Alliance is well underway. The group meets every Wednesday and functions both as a social group and has a focus on progressive activism. Currently, the GSA is watching Love, Simon – a recent film with good representation.