TCS6 Newsletter
The Spring term for our Sixth Form has been another busy and exciting one for many of our students! See below to find out what we have been up to! https://sway.office.com/zVJgflFhVzDVPVuk?ref=Link
Year 10 Mock Interviews
Today saw our Year 10s receive their mock interviews with over 20 employers taking part. This process is so important for them to develop life skills and gain a better understanding of what real life interviews may look like. The feedback for our year 10s was brilliant seeing a massive amount of them receiving outstanding…
The 2023 Carnegie Medal Shortlist
The 2023 Carnegie Medal Shortlist for writing has just been announced and it showcases seven authors in the running for the prize that celebrates outstanding achievement in writing for children. The TCS “Rather Be Reading” group will be starting the Shadowing process from this week – Thursday 23rd March during Break One. Students and…
Milly wins big at Horse Shows
A HUGE congratulations to Milly, who has recently competed in a variety of horse shows! Their show season started in March and ended with the Horse of the Year Show (HoYS) in October. Winning her qualifier, Milly secured her space in the HoYS where there were only 14 tickets available per class throughout England, Ireland,…
SKI TRIP 2023
During the February half term 37 students went on the School Ski Trip to Pinzolo in the Italian Dolomites. The students chose to either ski or snowboard for the 6 days, all groups got to go down the blue runs and some did the red and black runs and the jumps in the snow…
Malaga Trip 2023
Year 10 and 11 students from Teignmouth Community School visited Malaga, Spain, for a week just before February half term. Students arrived to the characteristically sunny and warm south of Spain, and enjoyed a few lovely days before the rain found them and reminded them of winter in the UK! Students started the week…
World Book Day and Digital Vouchers
Year 7 and Year 8 students will be celebrating World Book Day over the next week or so with a “speed-dating with books” activity in AR classes! Moreover, our Deputy Head, Mrs Atkinson will be sharing an assembly about the power of reading shortly with all year groups. Mrs Masterman, our Librarian, has emailed all…
Carnegie Medal
The run up to the Carnegie Shadowing at TCS is starting… The TCS Rather Be Reading book group got a sneak peak at the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing longlist this week when they met during break one on Thursday. Over the next couple of weeks they will be putting their heads together to…
Sixth Form Mock Interviews
This week Sixth Form students took part in mock interviews as part of the employability phase of enrichment. With freshly updated CV’s prepared, and interview workshops prior to the event, our students dressed to impress, and each had 20 minute interviews with many local employees matched to their career interests. Following the interviews, students received…
Year 8 HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccination
Year 8 HPV vaccination consent: Forwarded on behalf of HCRG Care Group School Aged Immunisation Service Important notice: Late responses cannot be processed to be included in the school session. The closing date for your response is: 26th February 2023 Your Year 8 child is now due their HPV vaccine, which will be delivered by the School Aged Immunisation Team at…