September 2024 start

A very warm welcome to all those who are joining our Year 7 cohort in September 2024.

We hope you will be able to join us for a welcome evening in the school auditorium at 5.20pm on Wednesday 17th April. This page contains much of the information you will need about joining Teignmouth Community School, please read through the guide below carefully and do get in touch if you have further questions.

The deadline for applications for a September 2024 start was 31^st October. Places will be announced on the 1^st March 2024.

We will be holding a Year 6 transition day and parents’ welcome evening on Wednesday 10th July. We hope that all our new Year 7 will be able to join us for the day to look around the school, meet some of their new classmates and get a taste of life at TCS. Full details of the day will be sent to families in June.

Over the coming weeks we will be in contact with your child’s primary school to collect relevant information on them and in the summer term our staff will visit many of the feeder schools in person. In the summer term we will also send a data capture form out to parents.

Language Choice

All Year 7 students are assigned a Modern Foreign Language to study when they start TCS. Students study either French or Spanish. If your child has a specific reason that they need to study a particular language (e.g bilingual) please click on the form to let us know. We anticipate that most students will not have a preference. We know that some students study a language at primary school, however our MFL team are well equipped to support students from a range of different starting points. There is no requirement that students study the same language as in Year 6. Any requests for languages need to be completed via the form by 22nd April 2024.

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If you have any further questions, please contact Mrs Atkinson samantha.atkinson@teignmouthschool.co.uk

If you would like a PDF version of our Transition Booklet, please click here.

Parent guidance for supporting KS2-3 Transition

We recognise that the transition to Secondary school can seem daunting to some pupils (and parents!) and we work hard to support pupil welfare through the process. If you would like some wider independent support the following links contain some valuable resources for both parents and children:

The Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families offer lots of useful advice to families on a variety of topics but their specific school transition guidance can be accessed here: annafreud.org

There are also some excellent resources on the BBC website that can be shared with children and include celebrities offering tips and advice: BBC Bitesize

Uniform:

Please note that from September 2024 all TCS pupils will be required to have a black school blazer.

All school uniform is available to purchase from our online supplier, Trutex. To purchase uniform please follow the below link. From here you will need to register a new account for ‘School Specific Uniform’.

Our school code is: LEA000946SC.

https://www.trutex.com/

If you would like to purchase pre used TCS uniform or require more help, please contact Rosemary Martin by email –  rosemary.martin@teignmouthschool.co.uk

Contact details:

For general school enquiries please contact Student Services at studentservices@teignmouthschool.co.uk or by phone 01626 774091: Option 1

For specific transition enquiries please contact the Progress Leader for Year 7 and Transition: neil.ballantyne@teignmouthschool.co.uk