Teignmouth Community School Celebrates GCSE Results Rachel Wickham, the headteacher of Teignmouth Community School, is delighted to congratulate all students on their exceptional achievements in this year’s GCSE examinations. These results are a testament to the relentless hard work, dedication, and perseverance our students have shown throughout the past academic year. Rachel Wickham reflected on her…

Congratulations to all our wonderful young people who received their A Level and Level 3 BTEC Results today. We had a fantastic morning celebrating our best set of results since the pandemic.  Staff and students have worked so hard in order to reap the rewards that we have seen today – and it was so…

Here is a short video to round off the year, of what our students have been up to this term! Have a safe and restful holiday.

A big thank you to everyone who came along to our Summer Art and Photography exhibition last week. It was wonderful to see so many supportive friends and family come and celebrate the amazing work our students have put so much effort into this year! And a big well done to our brilliantly creative winners…

When the General Election was announced, we saw this as an unmissable opportunity to teach our young people about democracy and engage them with the political process. With the fantastic help of Alison Eden, we organised a real political hustings for our Year 10 and Year 12. The hustings was attended by five of the…

Friday evening saw our Year 11’s say goodbye for the final time at their end of school prom, held at the Langstone Cliff Hotel in Dawlish. We wish all of our pupils good luck for their next steps, and look forward to seeing some of them in September when they join us at TCS6!

The Yoto Carnegies are the longest running children’s book awards, recognising outstanding achievement in writing for young people. Last week the winners were announced and for the first time the Yoto Carnegie medal for Writing is awarded to a black British author, Joseph Coelho for his beautifully descriptive novel in verse ‘The Boy Lost in…

We would like to invite all parents, friends and families to the annual TCS Art and Photography Exhibition on Tuesday 9th July in the Performing Arts building. The exhibition will feature all of our Year 11, 12 and 13 art and photography students final outcomes. We will be displaying at least one piece of their…

Wednesday 22nd May saw 53 students between Year 7 to TCS6 embark on a beach clean mission. Our charity committee and Green Team thought it important to take action and despite the terrible weather, we managed to fill several bin bags! Thank you to the parents/carers, friends and family members who attended our beach clean,…

Please see below a letter from Cornwall and Devon School Age Immunisation Service. Dear Parent/Carer,  We will be re- visiting your child’s school on the 24th June 2024 to see anyone who was previously absent for their vaccination. This will be the last opportunity for your child to have any of these vaccines in school, this academic…

After our second camp of the training programme earlier this month, we all felt like we deserved a break in the rain. On our 10th and last training walk of the year, we finally didn’t have to battle the awful weather! For this walk, we had a 20km route to minimise the risk of injury…

Our Year 12 and 13s had a fantastic evening celebrating their Spring Formal at Humber Barn last Thursday, ditching hoodies for one night and donning posh frocks and smart suits. Fun was had by all despite the weather setting in, a little rain wasn’t going to get in the way of facing the Total Wipeout…

This Wednesday, our school was treated to a visit from William Hussey, author of over a dozen novels for young adults and grown-ups, that include horror, supernatural thrillers, whodunnits and rom-coms. The day kicked off with the whole of year 7 in the auditorium for a ‘Gothic masterclass.’ William captivated his young audience with a…

Although Sunday did not go as smoothly as planned for our Rocket Club, their resilience and perseveration shone through, and we couldn’t be prouder! We first lost our training rocket due to engine failure. The rocket soared up perfectly, but a glitch in production meant the deployment charge didn’t trigger, resulting in a return to…

Our Year 10s recently took part in their mock interviews, meeting with one of our 17 external guests. We are so proud of our students, with several of the interviewers sharing with us how well behaved they were, their level of maturity, and how genuinely nice they seemed as people. Well done Year 10, we…

Our Library staff and English department are delighted to announce that Teignmouth Community School will be hosting a visit from critically acclaimed young adult author William Hussey on Wednesday 24 April. The event has been arranged to support students with their English writing topics. The day will start period two for the whole of Year…

On Saturday the 18th March, our Ten Tors training team made their way from Lee Moor Village navigating to tracks, wading through fords and finding their way around Great Trowelsworthy Tor to head to Gutter Tor. The weather was not kind to us, once again, and the heavens opened with the fog coming down to…

The annual trip to Westpoint for the UCAS Convention took place last week for our Year 12 students where they gathered inspiration for their next steps into their Post 18 options.  Students immersed themselves in the convention engaging in conversations with exhibitors from Universities, Colleges, Armed Forces, Employers and Apprenticeships asking questions about courses, access…

On Monday 4th March, our Year 11 ambassadors had a cake sale to raise money for the Ten Tors training programme. The funds raised will go towards the entry of the Ten Tors challenge and the purchase of equipment to support their training and provisions for the event. The ambassadors had chosen to raise money…

Last week saw the first of our two Ten Tors training camps. The students left school early on the Friday and when arriving at Postbridge they embarked on what was scheduled to be their longest walk yet. Dartmoor threw everything it had at them with sun, rain, wind, hail and snow all experienced in just…

On Saturday 17th February the TCS Ten Tors Training Team embarked on our 6th walk of the year beginning at Shipley Bridge. We had 13 dedicated students join us in their half term week, very impressive considering the weather and the early start. As we approached Dartmoor, it was clear to see this was going…

Please follow the links below for parents of students in Years 8 – 11 regarding upcoming HPV vaccines.   HPV Year 8 Devon 2023-24 HPV Year 9, 10, 11 2023 2024  

What a night of musical magic! Our first Valentine Concert, held last night at TCS, was an unforgettable showcase of talent, love, and dedication. From soulful ballads to electrifying performances, our students embodied the values of Be Kind, Join In, and Hard Work in every note they played. A special shoutout goes to our incredibly…

Throughout this week our Year 12 students have been taking part in valuable mock interviews with external employers matched to their future career interests. Over 80 students were interviewed by 22 external employees, which included career pathways such as, forensic science, policing, motor vehicle, IT, accountancy and many more. In preparation for the interviews, students…

World Book Day is fast approaching! Before half term pupils will be given their £1 book token which can be redeemed at participating retailers WH Smiths, Asda, Sainsbury, Waterstones and the Works between the 15th of February and the 31st of March 2024. The tokens can be exchanged for a £1 book in the World…

The TCS Ten Tors training programme have hit the half way point with a day of micro navigation on Saturday 27th January. We began by splitting the group in to 35 mile and 45 mile teams, Mr Horne supervised the 45 team and Mr Johns and Miss Ousley supervised the 35 team. A 4.5km route was…

On Saturday 20th January, the TCS Ten Tors training programme resumed after the Christmas break.   14 of our students joined us to tackle the ever increasing distances, of which was 26km this week. We began at Fernworthy Reservoir and made our way through the forest to Teignhead Farm, built in the 1700s but has…

In the last week of term, TCS6 students travelled to Plymouth’s, ‘ Christmas Winter Wonderland’ on a social trip as a reward for their hard work this term. Students have just completed their PPE exams and many are preparing for their BTEC exams in January, so this was a welcomed evening out. Students joined in…

Bookbuzz is a reading programme from the Book Trust that aims to help schools inspire a love of reading in 11 to 13-year-olds. They are all carefully selected by a panel of experts to ensure quality, suitability and to encourage reading for pleasure. At TCS, Year 7 students are gifted one of these 16 titles…

Get ready for the next fantastic musical production brought to you by TCS Performing Arts. Let us take you INTO THE WOODS! Venue: The Arts Centre, Teignmouth Community School When? Thursday 14th – Saturday 16th December 7.30pm Saturday 16th December Matinee 2pm Tickets available now: £5 on ParentPay

Today has been long-awaited… the opening of our brand-new library in the heart of our school! The new library, which is just opposite the canteen in the ground floor of Winterbourne, is open plan, bright and welcoming. It will provide a vital space for our school community to use before school and during breaktimes whatever…

We completed our first Ten Tors training walk of the year on Saturday 14th October. The walk was an introductory distance of approximately 14km, starting from Rowtor car park and climbing West Mill tor, Yes Tor, High Willhays and Dinger Tor as well as navigating tracks past Oke Tor and trying to cross over a…

We are really proud of our new Year 7 cohort who have settled into life at TCS. They have been enjoying getting to know their way around the school and meeting their new teachers. As part of their History curriculum students have been busy considering the skills need to make a good historian and have…

This week Year 13 students took part in a UCAS enrichment day. This involved constructing personal statements with support from Next Steps South West and student ambassadors from Plymouth University. The afternoon then involved a student finance workshop, delivered by Marjon University. Students learnt about personal money management as they move towards independence, and student…

On Thursday, 14th September Cassie and Bea came in from Young Devon to provide two workshops and to gain research from our students. The first was all about misogyny. They wanted to determine how much students of this age knew and what they could include in further workshops. The second was based on keeping the…

Recently our Sixth Form and Year 11 Geography students attended an insightful talk on Climate Change delivered by Professor Martin Siegert from Exeter University. The opportunity was provided by Speakers for Schools, and students learnt about Martin’s research in Antarctica, global climate change and it’s future impacts. Students asked questions about Martin’s experiences and were…

Exeter City Women are offering children tickets to the Exeter City Women vs Moneyfields game on the 24th September for only £1. Games at St James Park are a community event and Exeter City Women FC would love to have as many aspiring young footballers in attendance to see the opportunity there is for female…

Teignmouth Community School are celebrating the excellent Level 3 outcomes of its sixth form students. Outcomes for students on applied courses such as Business Studies, Travel and Tourism, Health and Social Care and Law were extremely strong (average grade was a Distinction) which is fantastic news for students looking at their next steps in further…

The annual Teignmouth Day of Sport was held on Tuesday 18th July. One of our core school values is ‘Join In’ and this whole school event certainly saw everyone do that!  All student took part in at least one athletics event and one team sport and the staff and 6th Form Students officiated (and even…

Thursday 6th July saw 23 students from Teignmouth’s charity committee walk 7.5 miles to Dawlish and back to raise money for the charity HITS. As a reward for all the hard work and effort they put into researching the charity, putting the word out and organising parts of it, it was thought it was only…

VACCINATIONS WEDNESDAY 19th JULY IN THE AUDITORIUM     Appointment times will be emailed to those students who are due to receive their vaccination. Please make sure you know when your appointment time is.

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On Monday 26th June 2023 over 180 students took part in the annual Football Marathon.  The event is an all day world cup style tournament which is ran and officiated by our TCS6 sports students.  Interspersed throughout the day is an individual penalty shootout and crossbar challenge. The winners of the penalty shootout were: Year…

Year 10 have had the wonderful opportunity to display their work at the Pavilion in Teignmouth thanks to the support of the Rotary Club of Teignmouth. Both art and photography  groups visited the Eden project earlier this year and used their findings to produce photographs and prints inspired by the visit. Photographers focused on natural…

All at Teignmouth Community School, are so excited for our first Awards’ Evening, which will celebrate outstanding student achievement. Invites are currently being sent to all our award winners.  

Well done to our students who travelled five and a half hours to reach the British Model Flying Association’s headquarters in Buckminster. Setting up camp amidst a few showers, we were blessed with a breath-taking sunset! Before registering for the main event, we had time for some early morning bowls and conducted thorough pre-flight checks….

Well done to our Year 9 cohort who have been working on music videos this term! Below is an example of some of our students work. Shout out to Eden G playing the piano and drums and to Rowan C for completing the stunts in the video!

A huge congratulations to our Year 9 pupil Ellie and Alexia Year 7, who were given the opportunity to attend Twickenham stadium and be part of the guard of honour prior to the Tiktok Women’s Six Nations match! Ellie and Alexia are players for Newton Abbot RFC U14 girls squad, and were thrilled to be…

This weekend saw the 61st Ten Tors event take place on Dartmoor and Teignmouth Community School was represented by a 35 mile team and a 45 mile team.  Both teams have been training since October and have given up multiple weekends to prepare themselves for this huge physical and mental challenge.  An early start on…

Our rocket teams NOAB (Nasa on a Budget) and Velocity have emerged victorious at the regional heat of the UK Rocketry Challenge held in Chippenham last Saturday, besting 16 other teams! Their triumph has earned them a spot in the upcoming national competition on May 17th in Buckminster. Despite encountering technical difficulties, the team’s persistence…

Earlier this month our Year 10 Art and Photography groups visited the Eden project where they had the opportunity to explore and collect imagery for their forthcoming projects. Students were introduced to the history of the Eden project and the tasked with exploring the biomes in small groups taking photographs and drawing from observation. A…

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

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 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…

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,…

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…

  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…

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…

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…

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 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…

Our students have been working hard on this years production of Matilda which they will be performing from the 2nd – 4th February. Performances start at 7.30pm each evening, with a matinee performance on Saturday 4th Feb at 2pm. Tickets cost £5 and are available from ParentPay.    

LANGUARY 2023 January is all about making New Year’s resolutions and breaking old habits, so the Modern Foreign Languages department at TCS Exeter Road are encouraging students to get involved with Languary 2023! Here is a spicy menu of tasks for students to complete. The “Peri-ometer” suggests the level of challenge the menu item offers….

TCS FOOD BANK We are so proud of the wonderful array of fantastic food bank donations made by our students on Friday 16th December. This was the last day of the term and students were permitted to come into school in their Christmas jumpers and/or non-school uniform, bringing with them a food donation for the…

A HUGE thank you to everyone who attended our Christmas concert towards the end of term! We are so proud of the incredible talent our students showcased and the preparations that has gone into the lead up to their performances. Well done everyone, you have done yourselves proud!  

Due to staff absences, we have made the decision to close the school for year 10, Friday 16th December. We apologise for the inconvenience that this causes. Please be reassured that this decision has not been taken lightly. We would normally wish to avoid school closures for a year group undertaking examined subjects, however as…

Please see below a round up of the fantastic things our students have been getting up to this term! https://sway.office.com/AFXqyzGv24fpAcBE?ref=Link

Owing to the closure of Year 9 today, and staff absences, we have come to decision to cancel the Matilda rehearsal after school today. Thank you very much for your understanding and we would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Unfortunately due to absence levels, we have had to take the decision to close to Year 9 today. Further information to follow regarding Thursday and Friday.

BOOKBUZZ 2022 The 2022 Bookbuzz books have arrived and were given out in Y7 tutor groups on Friday 9th December as an early Christmas present. We hope our students will be inspired by receiving these books and that it will encourage them to do some reading for pleasure over the Christmas holiday. This year these…

Dear Parents/guardians,   Your child is in Year 7 to Year 9 from September 2022 and is therefore eligible for a free Nasal Childhood Flu Vaccination.   The immunisation team will be visiting your child’s school on: Wednesday 11th January 2023   Seasonal flu vaccination remains one of the most important public health interventions to protect individuals and prevent the spread of infection to…

A huge congratulations to Charlly, who has achieved her black belt in Taekwondo after 12 years of training! An amazing achievement!    

Dear Parents/guardians,   If your child is in Year 7 to Year 9 from September 2022 they are eligible for a free Nasal Childhood Flu Vaccination. The immunisation team will be visiting Teignmouth Secondary School on: Wednesday 11th January 2023   Seasonal flu vaccination remains one of the most important public health interventions to protect individuals and…

Wednesday 9th November Teignmouth Community school welcomed the Marines to visit our P.E department. They managed to see year 8s, year 10s and year 11s where they explained what their job role consisted of and how they got there. They then went on to do some teambuilding exercises which included tying each other up!! Thank…

A massive well done to our Year 10 student, Emily, who has passed her Black Belt 1st Degree in Kickboxing! During the half term, Emily travelled to Bristol to attend the Professional Unification of Martial Arts (P.U.M.A) Black Belt Awards ceremony where Emily was awarded her belt. Emily has worked extremely hard to achieve this…

Dear parents/guardians,   GCHQ, one of the UK’s intelligence agencies, is running a National Language Competition from 7-11 November 2022 aimed at Year 9 students from across the UK. Over the course of five days, teams of 4 will score points by tackling a variety of fun, language-themed challenges hosted on an online platform. All…

We look forward to welcoming students and parents/carers at our Post 16 Options Evening on Thursday the 10th November 2022 between 5.30-7.30pm. There will be an address from our Headteacher and Director of Sixth Form in the auditorium at 5.30pm. There will then be opportunity to browse a wide variety of subject stalls located around…

Congratulations to the TCS Exeter Road winners of the Young Geographer of the Year Competition 2022. This is a national competition run by the Royal Geographical Society every year. All the entrants showed great geographical understanding and knowledge of locations that are important to them in some way. These have now been entered into the…

The girls netball teams from Years 7 and 8 have been working hard already this term with visits to Paignton Academy to participate in central venue tournaments. Our Years 7s, having never played together before, worked together amazingly. By the last match the team were really starting to gel, resulting in an 8-2 win against…

This Autumn term every student in Year 7 is able to choose one of these fantastic titles shown above. Once the order is placed the books usually arrive in December as an early Christmas present. We will be looking at them all in more detail in Accelerated Reader lessons during the week commencing 3rd October,…

After months of rehearsals at Step 2 Starz Dance Academy in Dawlish, a group of TCS students travelled to London last weekend, where they performed at the Shaftesbury Theatre in front of 1400 people. The students involved ranged from Year 7 right through to the sixth form, and were led by Caitlin Yeomans in Year…

  Dear Parent/Carer   As you will have probably heard, Monday 19th September will be a national Bank Holiday in respect of the State Funeral for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.   The Department for Education announcement to Headteachers and school leaders stated the following:   The official date of the State Funeral is 19…

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Reminder for all parents and carers of the phased return of students at TCS Exeter Road starting on Tuesday 6th September   Tuesday 6th September                      Year 7 and 12 Induction Wednesday 7th September                 Year 7 & 12 normal day Thursday 8th September                     All year groups in school Friday 9th September onward             Normal school…

Reminder to all parents and carers of students in TSC6 that results will be available from the sixth form centre on Thursday 18th August from 8.30am – 10.30am. For any students who may have questions about results day, confirming offers, the clearing process etc, we recommend that they read the following letter from Ofqual and…

TCS Awarded UNICEF Rights Respecting School Bronze Award Over the past two terms, students and staff at TCS have been working hard to achieve the Bronze: Rights Committed award. This award is granted to schools that have shown a commitment to embedding children’s rights throughout its policies, practices and ethos and as part of the…

All of our students (and staff) had a fantastic day yesterday taking part and cheering each other on in the TCS Day of Sport 2022. Massive thank you to all of our students who tried their very best in the various competitions and supported one another throughout the day. What a way to end the…

Talented students from the TCS Exeter Road Art, Technology and Photography department proudly displayed their final pieces of work in a fantastic exhibition for the public last Thursday. The exhibition displayed a wide variety of pieces including realistic portraits, manipulated photographs to a unique self-made vivarium! All of the visitors who came to our exhibition…

SUMMER Drop Everything and Read – Tuesday 19th July 2022   Just a reminder that all students and staff will need to have something to read for our Summer DEAR Day (book, newspaper, magazine) between 8.50 and 9.20a.m.

Last week our Year 12 students took part in work experience giving them a valuable insight into a wide variety of careers. This cohort has high aspirations for their next steps, and we would like to thank all the placement hosts in the local community. Such opportunities are so valuable to our students in supporting…

Dear Parents and Students,   Next week, there is a heat warning for the start of the week. This is for Monday and Tuesday but could also drift into Wednesday.   In order to ensure everyone is supported and comfortable in this unusual weather, we would like to share the following information that is applicable…

The induction process for our new Sixth Form cohort has begun. It was great to have our Year 11’s back with us and to meet with new students coming from other schools for a day of games and team building. Students trialled lessons and we had some fun in the afternoon sunshine. Well done to…

On Thursday 14th July TCS Exeter Road will be celebrating our Technology, Art and Photography GCSE and Cambridge Technical students by showcasing their work in a Summer Show. The event will run from 5pm – 7pm for all parents, carers, friends and families of the young people whose work will be on display. We are…

  Last Thursday our Year 10 music students gave some fantastic performances showcasing what they had been rehearsing this summer term. We were lucky enough to hear a mix of different genres with a selection of song choices made by the students. What a way to end the year

Throughout the pandemic our ability to travel near or afar has been severely limited.  This year, to encourage young people to widen their geographical horizons, whether locally or further afield, the competition is asking Where, How and Why? Where? Where might you want to travel to? We’d like you to give a geographical overview of the…

Last week our Year 12 Geographers had four days of fieldwork covering a range of human and physical aspects of the course. The purpose was to introduce some fieldwork skills and prepare them for their Independent Investigation. We were really lucky with the weather and the students were an absolute credit to the school remaining…

Well done to our Year 7 debating team, who took part in the first Ivy Education Trust Youth Parliament this week, along with several other schools in the trust. They proposed that animals should not be used for experimentation and successfully argued the case with well researched and convincing arguments. Great job!

    Our TCS Shadowing Book Group were excited to find out that Katya Balen’s beautifully written book “October, October” had won both the official library judges Yoto Carnegie Medal for 2022 and the Shadowers’ Choice Award – which is voted for by thousands of students across the country.  The awards recognise the best writing…

Friday 24th June was the last day for our Year 11s and 13s and it was a chance to celebrate their time here at Exeter Road and look forward to the next step in their lives. Here are a few of the various things our students got up to on their last day. For more…

Earlier this month our Year 12 and a selection of Year 11 BTEC Sport students went to Marjon University in Plymouth to take a look around and find out more about the courses that they have to offer. Whilst there the students took part in a workshop looking at Biomechanics, Fitness testing and Rehabilitation. The…

We are proud to have a Parent Forum. The parent forum meetings are a valuable way to share ideas, views, concerns and make suggestions for improvement. It is also a great way to enhance communications between parents and the school so please do come along and let us know your thoughts and opinions.   Next…

1st June 2022 saw the official merger of Osprey Learning Trust and Estuaries Trust going ahead, creating the new Ivy Education Trust. This is a really exciting time for TCS Exeter Road and our Osprey primary schools, as we link with other local secondary schools Dawlish College and Newton Abbot College, as well primary school…

Dear year 6 Parents, Carers and Students,  Welcome to Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road. We are very much looking forward to welcoming your child to us in September and write to outline some of the key details of our transition.  Part of our role in the transition, is to ensure everything is as smooth and…

Dear Parent/Guardian of Year 10 students, Re: DTP/MenACWY Immunisations If you have previously completed an electronic consent for your child to receive their DTP/MenACWY immunisations from the School Aged Immunisation Service and they have not yet received the immunisation, we will be returning to their school within the next 6-8 weeks to deliver this. If…

You are warmly invited to view the display of entries for the Botanical Prints Competition 2022.  TCS are proud that this competition features some of our Year 10 student’s work. This is a great opportunity to showcase the prints that the Year 10 group have been working on, they have taken inspiration from Natural Form…

Dear Parent/Carer, We would like to communicate that the timings of the school day are temporarily changing for the external exam period. This does not affect the start time or the end of the day and we will continue to follow the timetabled 5 lessons per day with a shift to the afternoon break time….

Dear Parent/Guardian and Students,  The year 11 students have almost finished their GCSE journey at Teignmouth Community School. They have worked incredibly hard and with dedication, and have blossomed from children into young adults. It is therefore with great excitement that I send out this letter, as we have been able to book the year…

Dear Parents, Carers and Students, I would like to take the opportunity to extend our continued thanks for your support and collaboration as we work together to support all of our students.  It has been a great start to the term and we look forward to the successes we can share as we move forward….

 Dear Parent/Guardian,  With the GCSE examinations rapidly approaching, I am writing to confirm the arrangements for the Year 11 exam period over the next few weeks.  GCSE Examinations: Monday 16th May – Thursday 23rd June  Until Friday 10th June, Year 11 students will be expected to be in school full time. When not in exams,…

 Year 7 Virtual Parents’ Evening – Wednesday 11th May 15:30 -18:30  On Wednesday 11th May you and your child/children are invited to our Year 7 subject Parents’ Evening providing you with the opportunity to discuss their progress with our subject teachers. This evening will be booked and held virtually via our Parents’ Evening booking system. …

‘Save the Date’  Year 11, Sixth Form Induction Day – Wednesday 13th July 2022’

Please find links below to information on school timing changes. Times of Day change Summer Term timings of school day

The link here is a spreadsheet with every exam this summer. GCSE, BTEC, and A-level. Your son/daughter already has this information on their Statement of Entry from their tutor; but the website has this information too in case that has been lost. After the Easter holidays the exam team will be sending personalised timetables with…

‘The course of true love never did run smooth.’ This Easter, enjoy the outstanding 2022 TCS Whole School Production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ from the comfort of your home! Get together with friends and family to share and celebrate in the amazing achievements of this year’s TCS Performing Arts Company as they bring one…

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award is a challenging yet rewarding programme for young people and includes participation in five different sections. These include developing a skill, physical activity, volunteering, an expedition and a residential. Participants will undergo the award for up to 18 months and will come out with an experience that can give…

Year 8 to attend the Milk Bar Tuesday 26th April 8RHP /8NLB 9:30 8GPH/8KPM 10:10 8GDM/DCL  10:45 BREAK AT 11:10 11:35 Previously missed HPV vaccinations  

Dear Parents/Carers, Over the Easter break we will be completing a major transition and upgrade to our school management system to new cloud-based software. Initially the only change you will see are e-mails and texts arriving from different e-mail addresses and phone numbers respectively, however in the coming months we will be introducing some great…

Dear Parent/Carer Please find attached a letter from the Chair of Governors regarding a change in the governance structure, and notice of Parent Governor vacancy at Exeter Road.  If you are interested in this rewarding and valued role, please complete the attached form and return it to paul.cornish@teignmouthschool.co.uk or by post, or by hand to…

Every year schools across the UK and abroad take part in the prestigious Carnegie / Greenaway Shadowing Awards for outstanding writing and illus-tration respectively. This year students and staff will do their best to read as many of the 8 shortlisted titles from the 2022 Carnegie shortlist as they can. The shortlisted books that were…

Dear Parents/Carers Unfortunately, we are dealing with unprecedented levels of staff absence due to COVID, and despite our best efforts to ensure that all our students have a specialist known teacher in front of them (or indeed a supply teacher), we have again reached a point where sadly it is not possible, despite trying everything….

For Y10 and 11 students with an interest in Psychology, there is a live chat session with a group of Psychologists on Monday 28th March, online from 3.20 -4.15pm. If any students are interested in attending this event could you please collect a letter from Ms Adams in Humanities for a letter before Friday 25th…

ANNOUNCING THE TCS ~ WBD 2022 COMPETITION WINNER! Well done to all those at TCS who dropped everything to read on WORLD BOOK DAY! Library staff were so pleased that the Match the Extract to the Title Competition created a lot of interest. But congratulations particularly go to Fin in Year 10 who’s entry form…

Here at TCS, to help us celebrate British Science Week, we are hosting a variety of Science activities every lunch time, and after school on Wednesday. Please see the poster for details; we hope to see you there!

This Friday 18th March TCS will be raising money to support the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal to raise money for charities supporting people who have had to flee Ukraine, to help provide food, water, shelter and medical assistance. It will be a non-uniform day with a suggested donation of £1 cash –…

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Please click the link below to view the careers week document. Careers Week – bulletin

On Tuesday 8th March you and your child/children are invited to our Year 8 subject Parents’ Evening providing you with the opportunity to discuss their progress with our subject teachers. This evening will be booked and held virtually via our Parents’ Evening booking system. Appointments are scheduled to take place for 5 minutes and the…

Dear Parent/Guardian, Your Year 8 child is now due the HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccine, this will be delivered by the School Aged Immunisation Team of Nurses, at your child’s school. For more information and to enable your child to receive this important vaccine it is ESSENTIAL that you complete the online consent following the…

Teignmouth Community School would like to express our gratitude and thanks to Mr Mike Jackman and Mr Luke Jackman of Jackmans Toy Box Ltd for their very kind donation and support towards the schools Warhammer Club.  We are sure that this will spark our students creativity and interest in our creative and craft-based activities. Warhammer…

Due to the severe weather warning for the South West tomorrow, including Teignbridge being subject to an official amber weather warning, the schools across Osprey learning Trust will be closed tomorrow (Friday 18th February 2022).   This is not a decision that we have taken lightly.  An amber weather warning for high winds includes the following:…

As you will be aware we have our year 10 parents’ evening, Thursday 17/02/2022 and as usual we will therefore be closing a little early at 14:45. If there are any issues with transport and students need a safe space to wait, then please ask them to attend the school reception where they can be…

World Book Day / Spring Drop Everything and Read Thursday  3rd March 2022 We will soon be celebrating WBD with our termly Drop Everything And Read whole school activity.  Students and staff will need to remember to bring something to read to school for the morning of the 3rd March 8.40 – 9.10 a.m.  This…

Exam certificates are now ready for collection from TCS Main Reception at Exeter Road between 10am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm from Monday to Friday, during term time. Please email enquiries@teignmouthschool.co.uk with your preferred day and time slot and we will reply by email to confirm the arrangement. Please ensure you bring photographic ID when…

Anti-Bullying Ambassadors Training – The Diana Award On the 26th January, over 20 students from Years 10 and 11 undertook training from The Diana Award in their Anti-Bullying programme. Students left the session feeling inspired and ready to take on their role as Anti-Bullying Ambassadors. Anti-Bullying Ambassadors are young people who will stand up to…

Geography Home Learning – 7JMW Well done to 7JMW for their fantastic ‘water cycle spinners’ which they completed as part of their Geography home learning.               These will help students understanding of how the water cycle, geology and relief of Dartmoor, combine to make it so wet!

Following a review of the actions we have put in place this week at TCS, Public Health have advised that we continue another 7 days of additional measures to prevent further disruption. This is because we are currently seeing daily cases of those contracting the virus increase and local cases in the area are still…

Dear Parents, The school aged immunisation team will be attending your child’s school on 16/2/2022 to offer the Covid-19 vaccination for 1st and 2nd doses. If you would like your child to receive this vaccination and they haven’t already received this please complete the consent via the link below:   https://schoolimms.virgincare.co.uk/coviddose2/2021/devon   Important points to…

Please click the link below to view the Tens Tors training walk. Ten Tors Training – Walk 3, Fernworthy Circular  

Please find the minutes of the Eco Schools award meeting below Eco Committee Meeting Minutes 19th January 2022  

Dear Parent/Guardian,  I am writing to inform you about the Period 6 sessions that faculty teams are running for Year 11 students this term, as part of our preparation for the GCSE exams in the summer.  The format of these sessions varies between subjects, and students should speak to their subject teachers to find out…

The Vaccination Team will be attending TCS on Monday 31st January.   This visit will be to catch up on any children who were absent or were missed on the day of our previous visit. We will not be reopening the link for any new consents. Any parents that have not completed a consent form for…

Dear Parent/Guardian, Your Year 9 child may be outstanding a dose of the HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccine. The school Aged Immunisation Team will be visiting your child’s school on Wednesday 16th February 2022 to offer catch up HPV vaccinations to any Year 9 child who is still due their first or second dose. If you have not previously completed an HPV…

Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached an update from the headteacher. Kind Regards, TCS, Exeter Road Headteacher Update

Dear Parents/Carers Due to the Year 11 Parents’ Afternoon and Evening this Wednesday, period 5 will finish 30 minutes earlier at 2.45pm. Any pupil who needs to wait somewhere warm and dry can go to the Arts Centre if they need. Kindest regards, TCS

Dear Parents/Carers Year 11 Virtual Parents’ Evening – Wednesday 12th January 15:30 -18:30 7 January 2022 On Wednesday 12th January you and your child/children are invited to our Year 11 subject Parents’ Evening providing you with the opportunity to discuss their progress with our subject teachers. This evening will be booked and held virtually via…

Dear Parents/Carers, We are sorry to have to postpone our Preowned Uniform Sale on 12th January due to distancing rules. Please can parents/carers with urgent requirements email Rosemary Martin who will make arrangements to meet with you individually on: rosemary.martin@teignmouthschool.co.uk Thank you for your understanding. TCS

Dear Parents and Carers, You will be aware that your child aged 12-15 are now eligible to receive two doses of the Covid-19 vaccination.  If your child needs a first dose you can still book an appointment through the national booking service. Second dose appointments are also now available and this appointment needs to be…

Our students and parents have been very generous in their donations to Teignmouth Mutual Aid Community Larder this Christmas. We helped them enormously by collecting sweets, toys and treats which meant much more interesting and fun Christmas packs were able to be made up and donated. This led to 53 boxes of ordinary basics being…

Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached an update from the Principal. Kind Regards, TCS, Exeter Road Headteacher Update

It is with great pleasure to present this year’s  Christmas concert at TCS. We have a large variety of extra-curricular clubs and coursework groups performing for you alongside some solos and small group work, many are performing for the first time! It has been a difficult year for the Performing Arts but with every problem…

A Christmas Carol – Year 9 Trip – Monday 13th December Just wanted to let you know how proud I was of our Year 9 students today. All behaved impeccably and were a real credit to the school. Even Paul, our Coach Driver, said that he had rarely come across more courteous students. They all…

South Devon Rugby – Quarter Finals against Kingsbridge The year 11 rugby team played Kingsbridge in the Quarter Finals of the South Devon Rugby competition. In a highly physical and competitive game against a strong Kingsbridge team; who played to their strength of using the power of their forwards to crash their way through the…

Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached an update from the Principal. Kind Regards, TCS, Exeter Road Headteacher’s Update

Last Day of Term – Christmas Jumper Day and early finish Students to finish at 1pm Don’t forget to wear your Christmas jumpers and kindly donate via ParentPay. Many thanks, Happy Christmas!

Unfortunately, due to the rising Covid situation and in consultation with Pat Saturley and the Performing Arts team, we have made the decision to make the Christmas Concert that was scheduled for the evening of Thursday 16 December a virtual event for the wider community. We are looking forward to holding the concert in sections…

This year’s Great Humanities Bake Off again received some fantastic entries with cakes showcasing many aspects of Geography, History and EPR. The eventual winners were Olivia Bennett (7JAO) in the KS3 section and Yasmin Barnes (12JE) for the KS4/5 section. Olivia had created a fantastic waterfall/iceberg cake which tasted as good as it looked and…

On Friday 17th December we are inviting all students and staff to wear their best Christmas Jumpers to School. This will be a Charity non-uniform day and we ask that students kindly donate using ParentPay. We can’t wait to see everyone’s most festive jumpers in the lead up to Christmas!    

Congratulations to our Students of the Week – 10th December 2021: Violet Noble             7AHC Suzie Dickens           8NLB Jessie Baker             9RTR Mathilde Starkey   10NMR Jazmine Harris         11SRM

Our current Year 7’s have been waiting patiently since October for their 2021 Bookbuzz books to arrive as an early Christmas present – and they are now here! The books are currently being sorted and packed for each tutor group and will be handed out by tutors during registration on the morning of Monday 13th December – just…

Following 2 years of disruption from Covid, TCS Ten Tors Training has started once again and we are hopeful that the 2022 event will be able to go ahead as planned. Enthusiasm for joining has been very high and we were delighted to have 22 Year 10 and 11 students walking with us on 27/11/2021. Storm Arwen…

Congratulations to our students of the week, 3rd December 2021 Lewis Tilley                           7JMW. Liv Varnell                             8RHP George Mulford                 9AHB Rhea Crocker     …

Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached an update from the Principal. Kind Regards, TCS, Exeter Road Headteacher’s Update

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Dear Parent/Guardian We now have a secured date and venue for a clinic in Exeter. This clinic is for those children who are extremely medically vulnerable and are also for years Reception to Year 11 who would have missed their flu vaccination at school when we visited. This is for the flu immunisation only.  …

Congratulations to our students of the week, 26th November 2021 Jasmine-Mae Walmsley                                7JAO Joe Hedden                                                   …

Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached an update from the Principal. Kind Regards, TCS, Exeter Road Headteacher’s Update  

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Congratulations to our students of the week. Frankie Hill                                        7RLC Josh Dyke                                            8EEG Leon Stanbury                                 9RTR Taylor-Reid Cooper     …

Teignmouth Under 14’s netball team played in their first National Qualifier tournament on Tuesday 9th November at Paignton Hub, playing a total of 6 games. There were some really tough teams that the girls played, and did a great job at defending and making it difficult for them to score. We won one game and…

Please see the poster for the Post 16 Options Evening   Please click here for more information on Sixth Form Recruitment

Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached an important update from the Headteacher regarding Uniform and Punctuality. Kind Regards, TCS, Exeter Road Headteacher’s Update – 5th November 2021

Please find attached a newsletter and information regarding Year 9 parents evening.   Y9 Parents’ Evening Parent Guide – Virtual Parents Evening

Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached an update from the Principal. Kind Regards, TCS, Exeter Road Headteacher’s Update – 29th October 2021

Dear Parents and Carers, For several reasons, including the rapid roll out and high uptake of the extended vaccination programme the school aged immunisation team are not always able to complete all requested Covid and flu vaccinations in schools on the day of the session.   We apologise that your child’s school is one of…

Congratulations to our students of the week.   Year 7                   Leo Hall                                                          7RLC Year 8         …

Dear Parents/ Carers Unfortunately, our cover situation looks unpredictable and very precarious for the rest of this week.  A number of staff are either ill or looking after dependents who are ill; some of these issues are COVID-19 related but some are to do with other forms of illness.  There are very few external supply…

Dear Parents and Guardians,   COVID-19 vaccination CONSENT for children aged 12 to 15 years of age I am writing to inform you that we will imminently be offering COVID-19 vaccinations in school. Covid vaccinations will only be administered to children where a positive consent has been completed by parents/ guardians. If there is any discrepancy between child and parental view…

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Congratulations to our students of the week Lilly Bylett  7JMW Effie Ward 8NLB Aidan Marsan-Stott 9AHB Nancy Doyle 10NMR Bethany Tribble 11SRM

Surf Club Update  

Dear Parents and Carers, Please find attached an update from the Principal.  This includes a brief round up and some key messages about our PTA (PACA), a link to a survey and sign up for our Parents’ Forum, as well as some key points about our expectations, Covid measures and forthcoming key dates this term….

Tempest have asked us to advise you that they will close for orders at midnight on 11th October. Thankyou

Congratulations to our students of the week, 4th October 20210 Freddie Radford 7AHC Aimee Woollacott 8GDM Nicolas Fenandaz Collier 9RTR Harry Bennett 10JSF Kiera Banning 11CEB

Dear Parents/guardians, Your child is in Year 7 to Year 11 (or Reception to year 11 if your school accommodates) from September 2021 and is therefore eligible for a Free Nasal Childhood Flu Vaccination. The immunisation team will be visiting your child’s school on: Wednesday 20th  October 2021 Flu vaccination is one of the most...

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To view the online introduction to our school, please see the presentation by the Principal, James O’Connell below: https://youtu.be/9ePrku5J5Vg On the evening of Tuesday 28th September, we invite all Year 6 pupils and a parent or carer to come and see our school and find out what makes TCS a special place to thrive, learn…

Please find information regarding our Autumn term Extra-Curricular clubs in the image below.

  BOOKBUZZ 2021 ~ READING MATTERS… For years the Bookbuzz reading program has been purchased by our school from Book Trust to help inspire a love of reading amongst our Year 7 students. Schools like ours that participate give their new students the chance to choose their own book to take home and keep from…

WELCOME BACK TCS EXETER ROAD Next week we will be welcoming back our students to TCS Exeter Road as the summer holidays draw to a close.   Just to remind all parents and carers the following dates for the return to school: Wednesday 8th September – YEAR 7 and 12 Thursday 9th September – YEAR…

TCS Parents   Apologies for the disruption. Continued staff shortages and student cases mean that we will finish the term with one year group learning from home this week:   Tue 20th July: Y9 home Wed 21th July: Y8 home Thu 22nd July: Y7 home Fri 23rd July: Y10 home   Full details have been…

Massive congratulations to our TCS Year 7 and Year 8 Word Count Millionaire students who have reached huge milestones this academic year despite the challenges that we’ve all faced. The Accelerated Reader programme, in conjunction with the Library and wider school, is designed to foster a love of reading and success is achievable for all…

Good morning Please read below the following important update from Principal James O’Connell which was sent out via email on Sunday 18th July 2021 Principal’s Update 18 July 2021

Earlier this term our GCSE Year 11 photography students took part in the Rotary Club Young Photographer of the Year competition. The photos were judged by local photographer Brian Harris ABIPP ARPS FRSA, with all photos submitted showing an abundance of skill and imagination. A special socially-distanced event for the winners and runners up was…

TCS TRAILART The start of this week gave our students a fantastic opportunity to work with local artist Amy McCarthy in creating a sculpture for Teignmouth TRAILART, supported by The Helen Foundation. Using recycled materials, disused boats and sails, all gifted from the Teign Valley Sea Cadets, the group created a spectacular piece of two…

Good afternoon Parents and Carers of Year 11, 12 and 13 students Please read the letter below which details the recent Teacher Assessed Grades (TAGSs), results days, assessment process and appeals procedure. Exams Results Days & Appealing Grades 2021  

The Summer holidays are nearly here, a time to re-charge energy for the next academic year.  However, it is important that students carry on reading – not only to maintain but also to strengthen their literacy skills.  We’re delighted to announce that Renaissance Learning (providers of Accelerated Reader) have agreed to allow our current TCS students…

TCS DO TRAILART TCS Exeter Road are excited to announce that next week some of our brilliantly creative students from Years 7 and 8 will get the opportunity to work with local artist Amy McCarthy on a sculpture for the TRAILART exhibition on Teignmouth Seafront.   Funded by The Helen Foundation, and working in collaboration…

Dear Parents/ Carers,   We are pleased to announce that Sports Day this year is going ahead and planned for Friday 9th July with a reserve date of Friday 16th July (if the weather fails us on the first attempt).  This is the first year that every student and staff member in the school will…

Dear Parents/Carers,   This summer holiday, between Monday 16 and Friday 20 August (inclusive) we are running a summer school activities club for our new Year 7s with a local group called the ‘Big Step’.  Dan Leverton, who runs this, is looking for current year 9/10/11 and sixth form students to get involved with this…

            The Carnegie Medal, first awarded in 1936 is the UK’s oldest most prestigious book award.  Judged by children’s librarians it is awarded for “outstanding achievement in children’s writing”. Our TCS Carnegie Shadowing Book group 2021 drew to a festive close this week with our annual Carnegie Party. Everyone who…

Last week, selected students from Year 9 with an interest in History and Social Media visited Teign Heritage Museum as part of the National Digital Takeover Day of Museums.   The students started the morning with Sarah Marshall-Maun, the Centre’s Education & Digital Engagement Officer, discussing many different ideas on promoting the museum to a…

Dear Parents/Carers,   Please follow the link below for the latest update from the Principal at TCS Exeter Road.  Also below is a letter from Marcus Rashford about activities available in the summer holiday and there is a summary of your feedback and ways ahead following our recent survey and Parents’ Forum.   As I’m…

Dear Year 11 Parent/Carer,   With regret, I am writing to inform you that the Year 11 Prom planned for Friday 2nd July has been cancelled.  Unfortunately, we have had to make this decision in light of the latest government advice and guidelines from the Department of Education.  We are sorry for the disappointment this…

Mr Lewis, our Head of Sixth Form has put together the following video for all of our Year 11 students who have been invited to join us this week for our TCS6 Taster Days. We are really looking forward to welcoming them back to our Sixth Form for three days of activities which will give…

This half term TCS Exeter Road have welcomed a selection of students from each Year group to have breakfast with Mr O’Connell, once a week in his office. These students have been chosen for their impeccable behaviour, their attitude towards school and their ongoing fantastic work ethic and TCS Exeter Road thought it was important…

TCS Exeter Road are pleased to announce that we have teamed up with Funding Solutions for Education to create some new marketing folders for our school.   These folders will be used for Open Days, Options Evenings, promotional materials and visitors’ information packs, with the opportunity for local businesses to advertise within them, thus supporting…

Good afternoon Parents/Carers A reminder about our Parents/Carers survey has been emailed out this afternoon which we encourage you to fill in by the closing date tomorrow. The information you provide on this survey will help us shape the future of TCS Exeter Road, and give us a good idea of what we are doing…

Congratulations to this week’s Students of the Week  

Please click on the link below for an important letter from Mr O’Connell to current Year 11s and their parents/carers. Letter to Y11 Students and Parents May 21    

The Children’s Commissioner has recently launched “The Big Ask”, the largest ever consultation with children in England. Please ask your children to take 5 minutes of their time to fill out the survey online, which will give the government a better understanding of what they need, how they have dealt with the COVID19 pandemic and…

Dear TCS Parents and Carers, Please find attached the latest update from the Principal Mr O’Connell.  This contains updates on the following:  Covid measures  Assessments Parent Survey and Forum details   Kind regards, TCS Exeter Road Principal’s Update: 16 May 2021

Congratulations to this weeks Students of the Week  

YEAR 10 MOCK INTERVIEWS 2021   This week our Year 10 students were given the opportunity to experience what life may be like once they leave school, by attending a mock interview hosted by representatives from various businesses and further & higher education institutions.   210 students each received a 15 minute virtual interview where…

HPV VACCINATIONS FOR YEAR 8 AND 9 STUDENTS (Also vaccinations for Year 10 girls who registered last year)   DATE OF IMMUNISATIONS: 20th and 21st May 2021   Dear Parent/Guardian   Please Note: Due to needing to ensure the immunisation sessions are run as safely as possible in this challenging year, we are having to…

Congratulations to our Students of the Week!  

Please follow the link below for a video update from our Principal at TCS Exeter Road, Mr James O’Connell.   This update contains information about the following:   Attendance and Punctuality Assessments this term Uniform Tackling anti-social behaviour Rewards for our excellent students As well as this, Mr O’Connell looks ahead to all of the…

Dear Parents / Carers   Please follow the link below for a letter from Mr O’Connell, Principal at TCS Exeter Road, regarding your son / daughter joining us here in September 2021   Kind regards New Y7 s Letter April 21 (1)

This year’s shortlist for the nation’s oldest, most prestigious children’s book award, The Carnegie Medal, has been announced and we are inviting our students to read the books on the list and help decide who will win the Shadowers Choice Award.   Young people who take part in the event are known as ‘shadowers’ as…

CONGRATULATIONS to last weeks Students of the week who have been working really hard and impressed their teachers and Head of Years.  

A MESSAGE FROM MR MILSOM   The results and current standings after Event 1: Photography Reflections!   Sorry it’s taken a few days but there were over 100 photos entered and the quality was truly incredible. It was so close that Miss Ousley and myself were struggling to agree on the top 10, however I…

Below are some examples of the different activities you could try out on Wellbeing Wednesday, but please do check out your Google Classrooms for the full range of what is on offer.   You can then use the Student Timetable Planner to write down what activities you are going to try.   We would love...

Please click the link below the most recent Principals Update from James O’Connell Principals Update: 29th January 2021

Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote in the parent governor elections, and to the nominees who kindly put themselves forward.  Exeter Road received a total of 124 valid votes and it was extremely close with Jo Frodsham receiving 30.6%, Rozel Ridgway receiving 31.5% and Louise Dowler receiving 37.9%.  This means that…

Principals Update: It’s the end of another week of home / remote learning for our students and we are delighted with what they are all achieving so far. This week Mr O’Connell has put together a video update for parents and carers of students at TCS Exeter Road. Please find below the links mentioned within…

Library staff at TCS Exeter road have been busy working hard to ensure our students are able to access a variety of books and resources on our website while working from home. Click on the image below to find out more about what is available and how we are here to help:      

Library staff have put together a video to remind TCS Exeter Road students and staff that although we don’t all currently have ongoing access to real books from our school library shelves we do have 24/7 access to an e-library of both e-books and e-audiobooks. These can be accessed via your school google password and…

  Happy new year and I am sorry that you can’t all be back in school. Please follow this link to a welcome to the new year and a look forward from me: https://youtu.be/AAz9K4h6C6A Mr O’Connell

Please follow the link below for Mr O’Connells most recent update:   CLICK HERE

Good afternoon,   This afternoon education secretary Gavin Williamson has announced a revised plan for the return of secondary schools in January.   As you may have heard, the new plan is for the majority of students to be educated remotely for the first week or two weeks of this term.  Exam year students will return…

Thanks to Book Trust, the UK’s largest reading charity, TCS – Exeter Road are once again taking part in the Bookbuzz reading initiative. Bookbuzz is part funded by UK publishers, but TCS Library also pays towards it. This enables each Y7 student to have an opportunity, in their first term at our school, to choose…

  Dear Parents/ Carers,   The Department for Education (DfE) announced yesterday that it is seeking to minimise the burden of track and trace falling on schools over the Christmas period. Public Health England has agreed that schools should not be expected to track and trace contacts after a period of six days has passed…

Merry Christmas from TCS – Exeter Road Library staff! We would like to welcome you to the library on-line Advent Calendar. Every day there will be a new book with an attached synopsis to help you count down the days to Christmas. All of these books are available to borrow from our library. Don’t forget…

Congratulations to last weeks ‘Students of the Week’      

    Dear Parents/ Carers,   I hope that you are surviving the latest lockdown ok.  School continues in the same vein as it has all term, but I would not be honest if I didn’t acknowledge that the on-going situation is tough for all.  I hope that you and your families are bearing up!…

Congratulations to this weeks ‘Students of the Week’

Dear Parent/Carer Governor Vacancies at TCS I would like to advertise that the Local Governing Body for TCS Exeter Road and Mill Lane currently have vacancies for up to two Parent Governors. This is a challenging but ultimately very rewarding volunteer role that provides a valuable contribution to our school community. If you, or someone…

We are very sad to report the death of a much loved and valued member of our community.  Geoff was a teacher, leader, mentor, rugby coach, Ten Tors Manager, and many more things besides for over 30 years at TCS Exeter Road.  He gave a huge amount to generations of young people who have been…

Every week of this half term, Teignmouth Community School will be celebrating a group of ‘Student Stars’ who are the best in their year group in terms of positive behaviour and attendance. We kicked off the new initiative last week with our Year 7’s who were able to take some time out of lessons to enjoy…

  Your School Lottery   Our new TCS Exeter Road Parent and Community Association (PACA) has signed up to the School Lottery scheme.  This enables you as parents/carers to support the school with some additional funding and have a chance of winning a weekly top cash prize of up to £25,000!   Simply click on…

Dear Parents/ Carers, You will be aware that we have recently sent two letters to you regarding positive Covid cases in our immediate community.  Although regrettable, the good news is that both cases have been mild and those concerned have rapidly isolated and followed guidance.  This has meant that we have not had to send…

UNIFORM SHOP UPDATE In order to protect our school community during the Covd-19 pandemic, we have taken the hard decision to completely close our on-site uniform shop. As previously communicated this was already our intention as we move to direct purchase from our supplier Trutex, but has been bought forward in order to protect our…

TCS Year 10 band, ‘HAYWIRE’ got through to the Powderham live auditions on Friday 9th October. They will now have access to some professional musical mentoring and a promotional video. They were the youngest of the acts competing and have only been fully formed as a band for the past 6 weeks!  Congratulations to HAYWIRE band…

Dear Parents/ Carers, It is good to be able to write to you with (finally) our full student body back in school.  Now that we have had a full week back, it is also great to report how positively, maturely and enthusiastically almost all of our students have returned to school.  There has been much…

Please see below the message from Virgin Care regarding Year 7 Flu Vaccinations this Autumn.   Dear Parents, Your child is due to be in year 7 from September 2020 and as of this year they are therefore eligible for a Free Nasal Childhood Flu Vaccination. It is anticipated that this will be delivered in…

Students, parents and staff at TCS, Exeter Road, are celebrating some excellent GCSE and vocational results this summer.  It has been a very difficult time to finish compulsory education and after the headlines of the last few days and weeks it has been a stressful time for students.  The results this year are now based…

TEIGNMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOL, EXETER ROAD – PRESS RELEASE A LEVEL & LEVEL 3 RESULTS’ DAY 2020 For every school in the country, the A Level and Level 3 vocational results this year are like no other year.  It has been an incredibly difficult few months for so many people, not least for those taking the…

OLIVER our library catalogue Students are used to accessing our library management system from the computers in the library, but this summer the system has been changed to a hosted system which will soon be available online to be able to browse. We are also working on getting students individual access to their own library…

Dear Parent/Carer, We are all looking forward to results day this summer where we have the opportunity to celebrate the hard work our students have put in over the years. Also, we have the resources to give good advice on future plans to help with your child’s next steps. However, the day will be different…

During the current COVID-19 restrictions all students are expected to be in full uniform when in school, with the exception of the following: On days when students have PE, we will allow students to attend school in their PE kit and we will clarify expectations in due course. We will make allowances for students who…

The school holidays are an important time to relax, re-energise and spend time together as a family. This year we have all had to overcome a number of challenges and many of us will be looking forward to a break. During this time we will also be thinking ahead to September and how we can…

We are very much looking forward to having all students back in school in September.  Information from the government to parents about schools re-opening in full for the new academic year can be found here.  The guidance states that in terms of education our priority, quite rightly, should be to, ‘Teach an ambitious and broad…

Dear parents/carers, As we approach the end of term, there is still a lot to do and communicate to you.  Apologies for the length of this letter.  I won’t continue to bombard your inbox with updates over the holiday, though there may be one in August as we prepare for the start of the new…

When our school had to close because of Covid-19, TCS students were asked by Drama teacher Mr Mearns, to respond creatively to their experiences of life in lockdown. These films give you a glimpse of what our amazing students came up with during this challenging and unsettling time.   Ana Cunliffe   Aidan Hancock Life…

Are you the next king or queen of crime? We want to know! Following the success of the 2019 competition, the International Agatha Christie Festival once again invites all young people living in Devon, aged between 8 and 18 years of age, to enter a competition to find the most promising young writers of a…

Dear parents/carers, The excitement of last week for schools nationally was the release of the guidance to schools about reopening fully this September.  There is a sense of pragmatism and flexibility in the advice and we are allowed to take into account the important detail of our local circumstances and environment, which I think is…

Pupils from across the school have been using the miMove app to track and record the amount of exercise they do outside of school Overall hours recorded by TCS pupils in June = 45 days 9 hours (1081 hours) 18% of pupils from year 8, 9, 10 and 12 have logged their exercise hours with…

As part of their home learning, the Year 7 and Year 8 geographers have been looking at the concepts of place and examples of human and physical geography. Their final project was to produce an entry for the ‘Young Geographer of the Year’ competition run by the Royal Geographical Society.  We received some amazing pieces…

Just before lockdown (which feels quite some time ago now), a group of Year 7 students were given a book cover challenge inspired by World Book Day on March 5th. The book covers had been locked in a classroom until now…. We are extremely impressed with the hard work, creativity and imagination displayed in all…

Dear parents/carers, We have now had nearly all of the Year 10 and 12 students who are able to come to school back in for teaching sessions and it has been wonderful to have more students in school, and a greater sense of normality.  It is still deeply frustrating not to have all years back…

As part of the ongoing Lockdown Drama Project, Ella Hodgson in Year 9 wrote a brilliant letter of thanks to the NHS. Mr Mearns, recommended she send it to her local NHS hospital as he thought they would appreciate her eloquent words of support. Ella sent it and received a reply from the Chief Executive…

Dear parents/carers, It has been wonderful to welcome back Year 10 and 12 students last week.  They came in to meet their tutors, to discuss how they’ve been doing over the last three months and their work and progress.  Students had a wide mixture of experiences to relate but were universally positive about coming back…

Dear Year 10 students and your parents/carers, It has been fantastic to begin to have Year 10 students back into school this week. I know you’ve only be in for half an hour at most, but it’s been good to see you and I hope that you found this a positive experience and not too…

Congratulations to Louis Simmons in Year 8 who won the Art Department’s recent photography competition. Louis took this beautiful image using the theme ‘Dreams’. This image was selected as the teachers liked the composition but also loved the colour and felt it reflected the theme well. Well done Louis, a prize will be with you…

Dear Parents/Carers, We are looking forward to welcoming back Year 10 and 12 students this week.  We are beginning with one-to-one meetings over the week before starting small group teaching from the week commencing Monday 22 June.  Full details have been sent to Year 10 and 12 students and their parents separately. We have also…

Dear Parents/Carers, As per my last letter, we have been moving ahead making plans for a partial return of some students from the 15 June, following the guidance and advice from the government (please find a link to this advice for parents here). We are only allowed to bring in Year 10 and 12 students…

The miles have been submitted and Miss Brown is pleased to announce the winners for the Miles in May challenge… Students: 1st  Ashley Morris (run/cycle) 305 miles 2nd  Sammy Mayhew (run/walk/cycle) 167 miles 3rd  Evan Morris (run/cycle) 161 miles   Staff: 1st Mr Newman (cycle) 578 miles 2nd Mr Kain (run/walk/cycle) 467 miles 3rd Mr O’Connell…

The entries are in for the Great Humanities Bake Off 2020 and they really do show what a talented lot of bakers you are.  The design ideas cover all of the Humanities subjects and are really very creative. Congratulations to our winners 1st – Lauren Tapp – Y10 2nd – Yasmin Barnes – Year 10…

Dear Parents/Carers, The government has published further guidance on the provision for secondary education this bank holiday afternoon on the 25th May.  The guidance states: ‘Secondary schools should plan on the basis that from the week commencing 15 June, they can invite year 10 and 12 pupils back into school for some face-to-face support with…

We are really pleased to see that so many of you are continuing to be creative throughout this strange time. Mrs Wilson and Miss Ousley love seeing the work that you are sending in and feel proud to celebrate it. Please keep them coming and look out for a photography competition which will be running…

TCS students have been documenting their experiences of life in lockdown since it began in March. Daily journals have charted each week in lockdown, detailing the highs and lows of being confined at home in order to stop the spread of the virus in our community. Students have interviewed family and friends for their thoughts…

The Devon Summer Games is a big event in the summer term where children from Devon go and compete in a wide range of events against other schools. This year, the competition has been adapted to 6 virtual events so Devon’s schoolchildren will still be able to take part in the popular School Games this…

Congratulations to Year 10 student Bethany Addicott who has successfully got through the first round of applications for CBBC Junior Bake Off Bethany tells us about her experience so far… “Although I may have not made it to the bake off tent yet, I still hope that I will get that second phone call which…

Students who were in school yesterday were given photos and information on how COVID 19 has affected the environment. They then created their own articles and news stories which are shown below. (click images to enlarge)

Last week, Year 8 students were asked to write a letter to their future selves as part of their English work for the week. We received many wonderful pieces, showing just how sensitive, caring and well informed our students are. This one, by Sadie Davies, particularly caught our eye as it shows what life is like for so…

Dear Parents/Carers, As per my last update and as I’m sure you’re aware, the next stage for schools and education has been published and we have been busy considering the new guidelines.  The expectation is that primary aged children of specific year groups will return to their primary schools on 1 June 2020 and some…

There is no stopping our creative students – we love seeing your amazing work!

Year 7 student Charlie Putt and his sister Ella Wright took time out in lockdown to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day last week. Ella, who left TCS after Year 11 in 2018, has recently secured an unconditional place to study a BA (Hons) in Acting at Falmouth University in September which she is…

VE Day, 8th May 1945, signalled the Allies’ formal acceptance of Germany’s surrender. As we know, this then brought about the end of the Second World War. It marks an important day in our calendar every year, but it is even more significant in 2020 given that it is the 75th anniversary of this event….

Despite the 60th anniversary Ten Tors (rightly) being postponed until next year, students and staff have still endeavoured to encapsulate the spirit of the event whilst under the constraints of lockdown. Conceived as the brainchild of Miss Waters (Chief Morale Officer), students and staff were challenged to either undertake activities which were of a ‘Ten…

Dear Parents/Carers, You will have heard the government’s latest announcement this Sunday and we now have some idea of what the rest of this term will look like, although this is still quite uncertain.  It seems quite likely that we will have Year 10s and 12s in later on in June or in July if…

The creativity of our Art and Photography students continues following another week in lockdown.

TCS6 has launched a ‘Headstart’ programme designed to accelerate the progress of our Year 11 students into Sixth Form. The programme has tailored tasks for each course, allowing students to find out more about the curriculum. If the course wasn’t studied at GCSE level, these tasks are especially beneficial in supporting transition to a new…

During these unsettling times, young people may have health and wellbeing concerns. Although schools are only open for a few pupils, our local school nurses are here to support everyone through this time and offer a free and confidential text service called Devon Public Health Nursing ChatHealth. If you have a young person aged 11-19 years…

The government advice continues to be that the vast majority of children should remain at home and practice social isolation where possible. Our school will be open for those key worker and vulnerable children who need this provision. If you fall into this category, it would be helpful if you could let us know which…

Dear Parents/Carers, I hoped last week that we would have a little clarity on the way ahead by now but instead we just have hints.  It’s dangerous to speculate but it seems highly likely that we will not be having any form of normal school running until June at the earliest.  At this point, staggered…

What a fabulous range of Artwork and Photography from our talented Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 students this week. Creativity keeps going, even in Lockdown!

With most of us ensuring we use our daily exercise allowance, how many miles can you walk, run or cycle in May? Miss Brown is asking staff and students to track their daily exercise and compete to win prizes. Could you aim for between 50-100 miles? Even better, send your photos in of you on…

ClickView have kindly provided our school with a free trial until July 2020 to access a collection of over 2000 educational videos on a wide range of subjects – mapped specifically to our UK secondary curriculum. Both students and staff are now able to access these videos via the link below by using their google…

The Great Humanities Bake-off is back! Design and bake a humanities themed cake and email a picture of you and your cake to Mr Johns (richard.johns@teignmouth.devon.sch.uk)  by Friday 22nd May to be entered in the competition. Let your imagination and baking skills run wild and get the whole family involved. We look forward to seeing…

BBC History, BBC Music, BBC Science Focus, Geographical, The Biologist, Chemistry World, New Internationalist, Prospect, World Today, Resurgence and Ecologist… If you are interested in Science, History, Music, Geography, Ecology, or Current World Affairs – then you may well enjoy reading articles from a collection of 10 digital magazines – kindly provided free to us…

Dear Parents/Carers, I hope you are keeping well and are in reasonable spirits. I think that as we move into the next phase, to borrow Winston Churchill’s words, “This is not the end … but it is perhaps the end of the beginning.” One of the aspects of the present situation which is beginning to…

I am pleased to let you know that due to the current circumstances, with school closed for the majority of our students, we are undertaking a trial of Wheelers e-platform. Students are now able to borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks from this exciting eBook library, found here: http://teignmouthsecondary.eplatform.co/ This link provides access to a shared collection…

With normal school life hugely altered by lockdown, TCS library staff have started an Instagram page that is aimed at keeping students, staff, and our local community in touch on all matters to do with books and reading. Our school has a strong reading culture and we are missing those personal recommendations that are so…

Dear Parents/Carers, This week has seen us return to providing some provision for a few vulnerable students and children of key workers in school. We have had between 8 and a maximum of 15 students in each day and enjoyed running a few different activities as well as giving students a chance to carry on…

From Monday 20th April until Sunday 3rd May, the Globe Theatre are making their 2009 performance of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet available to watch on YouTube. This is an excellent opportunity for students in year 9 and 10 to experience one of their GCSE texts, in the way that it should be experienced, performed on…

Our new Home Learning Grids outline our key expectations for students working from home during the school closures. For each year group you will find information on when and where work will be set, what resources students will need and how they can submit their work to receive feedback. If you have any questions about home…

Research published this year from The National Literacy Trust states that “Audiobooks can be the key to unlocking a child’s love of reading, with exciting voices and sound effects bringing stories to life.” So we are pleased to let you know that Audible have made hundreds of children’s books available for free to stream whilst…

The NSPCC has created a new webpage with information and advice for parents or carers. Whether you’re working from home with your kids for the first time or supporting children with anxiety due to coronavirus, they’ve got tips and advice for you. The webpage includes information on: talking about feelings and worries; keeping in touch…

  Dear Parents/Carers, I know that many of you are working or looking after others but I do hope that you are able to enjoy something of Easter in these strange and challenging times. Looking ahead to next term, we do not yet know when schools will re-open but it seems extremely likely that we…

Below are some important guidelines for students of key workers who will be in school after the Easter holidays. Students should ensure that they are familiar with them. Teachers will also be following social distancing guidelines so that together we can stay safe and protect others. The Government has also produced some information for parents…

We are living in very unusual times at the moment, but I am sure that you all understand the importance of the Social Distancing and Lockdown measures put in place by the Government. However, these measures will be impacting us all in different ways and some of you may be struggling with your emotions at…

Dear Students, Parents and Carers, Please find an attachment letter below from the Office for Qualifications (Ofqual) which outlines how exam grades will be calculated this summer. I do appreciate that for many of you this news will not allay your anxiety or feeling of uncertainty. I want to assure you that I and my…

Dear Parents/Carers, School has remained very quiet this week and we have only had a handful of students coming into school these last few days. We sent reports out as normal for Years 7-10 last week. We have not sent out Year 11s’ or 13s’ reports as we await to hear confirmation of how exactly…

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Dear Parents/Carers, School is now very quiet with around ten students coming in daily. We have a lot of work set on Class Charts and a number of teachers are making use of the Google platform and other interactive tools such as Seneca and Sparx in order to support learning. If we remain closed to…

Running out of reading books? No longer a problem – thanks to Renaissance learning, providers of Accelerated Reader – who are currently giving access to over 700 full text online books both fiction and non-fiction. The books cover a whole range of topics including science, maths, literacy, sport, hobbies, animals and different fiction genres plus…

Dear Parents/Carers, We have now had our first day under the new regime of being open only for vulnerable pupils and the children of key workers who need to be supported during school hours. We had twenty students in this morning and the mixture of children were split into two groups and rotated between three…

Dear Parents/Carers, You will probably have seen the updated guidance regarding the request to all schools to stay open from Monday 23 March for vulnerable children and the children of key workers. If one parent is a key worker, you are eligible to access this provision. However, it is also important to stress that this…

Dear Year 11 students, I hope that those of you who attended school today managed to say your goodbyes and celebrate your successes with friends, teachers and support staff. Those of you at home, we missed you. Please know that I will be polishing the leavers assembly and adding this to a platform you can…

Dear Parents/Carers, You will already be aware that with great regret we will be closing our school for the majority of students after Friday 20 March, indefinitely. This is due to the government directive to do so. We have been instructed to stay open for children of key workers and for vulnerable students. Public exams…

Dear Parents/Carers, Thank you again for your continuing support and flexibility.  We are sorry for the disruption and challenges this situation will be causing you. The provisional plan for the next few days is as follows: Thu 19 Mar: Years 9 and 10 students to remain at home. Fri 20 Mar: Years 7 and 8…

In these strange and anxious times, we are all looking for ways to stay calm and sane! Year 8 English students have been studying comedy writing and have discovered that humour can be a great way of coping with what life throws at you. Here are some splendid pieces of writing about their oddball fears…

Unfortunately the Yr 11 English Revision Skills session is cancelled tonight.  

Dear Parents/Carers, Please be advised that this Wednesday 18 March school will not open for Years 7 and 8.  We will be open for all students in Years 9-13 who are well enough to be in school as things stand. I am sorry for the disruption and difficulties that this may cause but we are…

Last week, Sixth Form students organised and led a Sport Relief event for 116 Year 7 & 8 students. Great fun was had by all who took part, and participants chose from different sports which included, Football, Netball, Badminton, Dance and Trampolining. So far over £600 has been raised for charity with the sponsorship money…

Many of our year 7 and 8 students have entered their original short stories for the BBC 500 Word Story competition. Entry to the competition has now closed and we’re eagerly waiting to see if any of our wonderful writers make the final. The standard of writing was so high that we held our own…

World Book Day, the world’s biggest celebration of books and reading for pleasure, took place on Thursday 5th March, raising £665.89 for Book Aid International. Many staff and students took part by dressing up as a favourite book character, and favourite books were shared by staff with the Book Title Quest. Congratulations to Miss Brown…

Yesterday, our prospective medical students from Years 11 & 12 attended a Medical Mavericks event at South Devon College. Students took part in several fun and interactive medical procedures and tests covering: reflexes & hearing, oxygen & temperature, blood pressure & heart rate, using a stethoscope, keyhole surgery, experiencing pathology goggles, taking blood and trying on…

To celebrate World Book Day, students were invited to make and decorate a cake with a book theme.  The effort and creativity that our bakers went to was outstanding. The judges Mrs. Robinson and Mr. Newman certainly didn’t find it easy to decide on the winners. Judging cakes and cupcakes with all types of techniques…

  During the February half term 57 students from Year 8 to Year 11 went on the school Ski and Snowboard trip to Crans-Montana in Switzerland.  After a long coach journey the pupils started to see the beauty of Switzerland when driving round Lake Geneva before winding their way up the mountain and seeing the…

For the third year running, Year 10 and 12 students from Teignmouth Community School visited Malaga, Spain, for a week in February. Despite the threat of Storm Ciara keeping us in the UK, after a bumpy take-off everyone arrived safely in Malaga to very warm temperatures of around 25 degrees –  in stark contrast to…

Yesterday our Year 10 students attended a careers ‘speed networking’ event where they met with 22 professionals to discuss various careers. We were fortunate enough to welcome people from a variety of industries including; healthcare, engineering, law, armed forces, property, marketing, and many more. The event allowed small groups of students to spend five minutes…

The teams managed to avoid the worst of Storm Ciara as they traversed the Southern moor last weekend. Our 35-mile team were introduced to some of the more desolate terrain Dartmoor has to offer; although they will not visit these areas on the actual event, they bring their own challenges in being very demanding underfoot…

Last week, Teignmouth Community School put on four outstanding performances of Lionel Bart’s ‘Oliver!’ to packed out audiences. With pupils and staff rehearsing since September, the performances certainly highlighted their dedication, commitment and talent. After rigorous auditions at the start of the academic year, the performing arts team had the hard job of selecting from…

Year 6 pupils at Hazeldown Primary School have been working on a topic called ‘Blood and Heart’ and visited us today to watch a heart dissection. They came with lots of knowledge on the heart and were all very enthusiastic to see Mr Kain’s dissection of the big Ox heart. Afterwards, they then had the…

On Tuesday 4th February, around 300 children from the local primary schools came to Teignmouth Community School and took part in two gymnastics festivals. The first was held for Year 3/4 children and the second for Year 5/6. There were 12 different stations focusing on different areas of gymnastics including rolling, vaulting, jumping, balancing and…

With the Oliver production right around the corner, students Josiah and Amy took the time to interview some of the cast members to see how they’re getting on. First was Annabel Barrett Question 1: “what character are you playing in the performance?” Answer: “I play Agnes, the mother of Oliver, as well as a member…

Congratulations to Year 9 student, Leah Warren, who has been called up to play rugby for Devon Girls U15’s. Leah, who plays for Teignmouth RFC trialled with over 100 other girls across Devon over the last two weeks and received the good news at the weekend. Mrs Harvey, Leah’s PE teacher said “We are very…

Nancy, Oliver, Fagin and his gang took a trip to The Alice Cross Centre in Teignmouth this morning. As well as performing a scene from Fagin’s den they sang three of the classic numbers, accompanied by Toby on the piano. It was a great opportunity for the students to perform in front of a real audience in…

One week ’til showtime and the final touches are being put into place for this year’s school production of Oliver! We started working on the show back in October and since then our cast, crew, and band have been working tirelessly to put on a great show for everyone. Our crew are feverishly working away with…

Congratulations to Year 11 students, Jack Parr, Jude Baker-Hands and Luca Barbot who have been selected to play rugby for the Devon Under -16s A team. Jack, who has also been given the responsibility of Team Captain, has recently led his teammates to Bristol to play against Avon and Somerset and a home match against…

On Wednesday 22nd January, members of the TCS Chess Club travelled to Torquay Boys Grammar School (TBGS) to take part in the annual English Chess Federation Team Chess Challenge. Eight teams of students representing six Devon schools competed for the top two spots which would guarantee a place at Imperial College, London for the national…

Recent Ten Tors training walks have truly demonstrated the two faces of Dartmoor to our teams as they have experienced glorious sunshine and warm temperatures one week, only to be followed by fog, a biting wind and bitter cold the next. Students have been introduced to the northern moor – especially the areas in the…

Ten students from Year 8 attended the Devon Ability Games finals at the Plymouth Life Centre on Wednesday 22nd January. Our New Age Curling Team and Seated Volleyball teams won all their games leading to the semi-final, but narrowly missed out on a place in the final. Both teams secured third place in the 3rd…

On Thursday 23rd January, we were delighted to welcome representatives from employment, further & higher education to assist with our Year 10 mock interviews. 155 pupils each received a fifteen minute one-to-one interview with one of our visitors, followed by constructive feedback on their interview technique, CV and body language. Students appreciated the opportunity for…

Congratulations to Ashley Morris in Year 10 who participated in the recent Devon Schools Cross-Country Championships. He came 11th place within the Inter boys Years 10/11 event and 1st place in the South.  It was a really strong group of competitors with a lot of the boys who run for clubs and participate in numerous…

Have you seen the great new features available for parents on Class Charts? Through your parental Class Chart login you can now access behaviour and attendance information as well as homework tasks. If you haven’t signed up for a Class Charts account yet then you can by using your unique parental code which was included…

On Tuesday, we held a Post-16 taster day for Year 11, giving students a valuable opportunity to experience a range of courses in preparation for their Next Steps. Students selected their own timetables for the day, based on their interests moving forward and there were lots to choose from at both Level 2 and 3….

We were thrilled to welcome Dr Martijn van der Spoel to work with Year 11 and some Year 10 students, staff and parents on Wednesday 8th January. Dr van der Spoel is a psychologist who works all over England as well as Holland, Spain and Germany.  He specialises in understanding how the brain works and…

Our top-achieving students for the Autumn Term were treated to a rewards day to celebrate their effort and behaviour. The top ‘sixth’ students in each year group, based on the new attitude to learning and independent learning level on the student’s academic report were selected. These students also had to have less than 10 behaviour…

As the country went to the polls today, so to did the students of Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road. Last week, all students in years 7 – 13 were asked to register to vote. This was a new venture for us at Exeter Road and an attempt to mirror the current voting system in the…

Year 9 students were celebrating their successful entries into the first Year 9 Hair and Beauty Competition on Tuesday. The course is run in collaboration with our partners, E-Training and Design Ltd, who run hair and beauty courses across South Devon.  The girls have only been on the course since September and had to produce…

TCS Exeter Road held their annual Christmas concert on Wednesday 13th December to widespread acclaim and applause.  There was a huge variety of talent on display with students from across the school and sixth form performing in choirs, orchestras, jazz bands, rock bands, soulful duos and just about every possible type of musical combination!  Over…

Students in Year 11 participated in a series of Pre-Public Examinations (PPEs) in November to gain a realistic experience to help prepare them for their final GCSE exams that are to be taken in May and June 2020. After much anticipation, Year 11 gathered for a special PPE Results Presentation on Monday 9th December. Students…

Congratulations to our Year 8 girls football team who won the South Devon 7-a-side football tournament on Tuesday 3rd December. The team played extremely well and secured victory courtesy of winning 3 and drawing 1 of their 4 games. All players were a credit to the school and themselves and now go on to represent…

Year 8 have been getting creative with their History home learning. They have been given options about how to display and apply their learning. Here are three excellent and interesting examples. Ruby built a model of the Titanic along with cupcake icebergs, Ewan spent 6 days building and painting his 3D model of the Titanic, and…

Congratulations to the following students who received their Duke of Edinburgh’s awards this week. Silver Faith Johnson Sebastian Curle Bronze Charlotte Britton Ned Carswell Lucy Cunningham-Richards Ella Davies-Cox Charlotte Frewin Levi German Rebecca Goodall Dennis Hill Charlotte Hutchins Victoria Jeffs Jennifer Jury George Moran Ashley Morris Matthew Pollitt Izzy Price Edward Scott Nicholas Sexton Billy…

There was a real buzz in school this week as every student in Year 7 received their brand new book from Bookbuzz. Bookbuzz is a reading programme from The Book Trust, which supports schools to encourage reading for pleasure, independent choice and to develop a whole school reading culture. Students can choose from seventeen books,…

Sam Lock,  a local artist came to work with a group of students from year 7 and 8 and created a series of lanterns using recycled materials. Students were given the theme ‘transport’ and worked together to create beautiful lanterns which were used at the recent Christmas parade through Teignmouth. A great afternoon was had…

Students from years 10, 11 and 12 travelled to Poland last week to learn more about its history.  Read Miss Nash’s report from this interesting two-day trip. Firstly, we had the opportunity to experience the city of Krakow and even had time for some Christmas shopping!  However, the main reason for visiting was to go…

A number of Year 10 and Year 11 students who are interested in pursuing a career in Hospitality and Catering visited South Devon College on Monday 25th November to take part in a taster day. Our students attended five workshops giving them the chance to try hands-on activities such as creating savoury canapés, a patisserie…

Our very own Sam Bradford (Year 9) came third place in the recent Young People Poetry Competition sponsored by the Charles Causley Trust. Sam, as well as his fellow classmates, were asked to create a piece of poetry with the theme of place. After writing and illustrating his poem, Sam’s finished piece was sent, along…

Please be aware that due to new GDPR guidelines, we unable to take card payments over the phone for any ParentPay items, including school meals.  We are also unable to reset passwords. If you need to make a payment please go to www.parentpay.com. If you do not have a login please contact the finance office…

Last week, we were excited to welcome Matt Hulland to our school library. Matt works for Exeter City Council and is the manager of the facility that sorts the Exeter and wider Devon recycling, working particularly with plastic. This year, Matt was voted a ‘Recycling Hero’ by Devon residents in recognition of his efforts to…

On Monday 4th November we welcomed Kay Crook to TCS to work with our dance students. Kay Crook is a freelance dance artist and director of Chhaya Collective, a contemporary dance company.  Kay has toured the UK with Map Dance Company.  She achieved a Masters in Dance Performance and a First Class BA Hons in…

Congratulations to Ellie Clarke in Year 9 who has reached the Grand Final of the Teenstar UK singing completion, taking place at the London O2 arena in February. All at TCS wish her the best of success in the final.  She is already a star having got through to the final from over 10,000 applicants!

Students from the Year 10 BTEC Media course were asked to contribute short films for the Teignmouth Rotary Club’s fundraiser for BBC Children in Need. The films were shown on Friday evening at The Old Riviera Cinema in Teignmouth before the MUSE concert footage. Reduce Reuse Recycle created by Levi German.     Animatic created…

This morning, the first School Council meeting for this academic year was held in the school library. Mr O’Connell and Mr Willmott met with members of the school council along with the Year 11 prefects to listen to their views on a number of important topics. Students voiced their opinions on the school behaviour policy…

Year 11 students Jack Parr and Jude Baker-Hands have been selected to play for the U16’s Exeter Chiefs Academy. The selection process was tough and highly competitive, with over 100 boys from Devon and Cornwall given a trial. Thirty boys were then selected, including Jack and Jude from TCS. They are now on the full…

The largest climate protest in history rallied millions of people to the streets of towns and cities across the Globe on Friday; striking from work, schools and universities. But students and teachers at Teignmouth Community School made their voices heard from within the school grounds. Before school, dozens of students could be seen outside the…

Two of our Year 10 students, Lily Jones and Abigail Boon have recently arranged a horse-riding experience for young people who struggle with social anxiety, or have not had the opportunity to ride before. On their own initiative, and using money raised from a non-uniform day here at TCS last term and funding they won…

Exciting news for our Year 7 students.  Bookbuzz will be introduced to them in both English lessons and in reading lessons, between 23rd September and the 4th October. Bookbuzz is a reading programme that TCS has subscribed to for a number of years that helps to inspire a love of reading in our new students…

Congratulations to Jack Willis in Year 9 who has achieved some considerable sporting success over the summer At the start of August, Jack swam in the Swim England National Open Water Championships in Sheffield and raced over 2k against the best Open Water swimmers in the country.  After an amazingly tough swim, Jack finished 4th,…

As you may be aware, next year’s early May bank holiday has been moved back by four days for the whole of the UK, to coincide with the 75th anniversary of VE Day. This bank holiday will now fall on Friday 8 May 2020.  VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, marks the day towards…

Students and staff at Teignmouth Community School, are celebrating some of the best top grade GCSE results ever this summer. Twenty-one students (12% of the cohort) achieved five or more Grade 7s or better in this year’s results (a grade 7 is equivalent to the old grade A). 48 grade 9s were awarded (more than…

Congratulations to Alicia Dean for receiving the Dance World Cup as a World Champion for the second year running. This year Alicia was in two song and dance groups, including playing Mary Poppins with a solo in one of the groups, the groups won a Bronze and a Gold medal. As well as performing and…

Over 200 Year 7 to 9 students took part in sports day which was the final event in this year’s inter-form sports competition.  Throughout the year the pupils have taken part in football, rugby, netball and rounders and the points are all added together to find the winning form from each year group, this will…

From September 2019 the HPV vaccine will be offered to all girls and boys in school Year 8. This is because the evidence clearly indicates that the HPV vaccine helps protect both boys and girls from developing HPV-related cancers later in life.   We are now inviting parents / guardians of children born between 1st…

Over 100 Geography students visited Dawlish Warren to collect data and practice fieldwork techniques as part of their GCSE.  Thankfully the weather was glorious and despite applying the sun cream there were several red faced students at the end of the day.  The aim of the day was to investigate longshore drift and whether the…

Our Year 10 students have just returned from a fantastic week of work experience. 158 students independently sourced their placements working with 124 different employers. Whilst most students worked in the local area, some placements were further afield, including an advertising agency in central London, working on construction with Sir Robert McAlpine and reporting for…

We were delighted to welcome Stephen Seki back into school this morning to talk to our Year 9 students. Stephen shared with students his inspirational story of growing up in poverty in Uganda; moving to the UK aged 10 and following his dream to become a pharmacist. Stephen’s personal yet powerful message about his journey…

Take a look at some of the fabulous dishes being created the the catering facility!