Preparatory
England coaching role for Director of Hockey Elliot Foweraker
Taunton School’s Director of Hockey, Elliot Foweraker, has been selected to be a coach for England Hockey’s Diploma in Sports Excellence programme. Elliot will carry out the elite mentoring alongside…
On This Day In History – 12th October
Each Tuesday, the intrepid team of TPS History detectives meet to delve into the past and research famous events to coincide with the publishing date of this week’s Courier. This…
Confidence
Last Saturday was our first Open Morning of this academic year and I am delighted to say that we had many visitors to the Prep School. The numbers in all…
World Mental Health Day
How do we help young people with mental health problems? This is a question which challenges schools every day and throughout the summer more and more disturbing headlines reporting on…
Introducing "Hub Time" and "Dorm Time"
This week saw the introduction of a new evening routine in Thone, aimed at increasing the opportunity for social interaction and much needed ‘down time’. Both ‘Hub Time’ and ‘Dorm…
Everyone Deserves A Gold Medal
I hope that you all enjoyed a relaxing exeat weekend! Those of our boarding pupils who stayed at school were given an excellent couple of days by Mr and Mrs…
Graham Davidson selected on Swim England’s Coach 2024 Programme
Taunton School’s Head of Swimming Development, Graham Davidson, has recently been selected as one of the coaches on England’s Elite Swim Programme. Swim England’s Coach 2024 Programme is aimed at…
Top place for swimmers in tough Exmoor Open Water Swim
17 pupils from Taunton School took part in the Exmoor Swim this weekend dominating many of the races, including 13-year-old Ollie Heard who scooped overall first place in the Men’s…
On This Day In History – 28th September
Each Tuesday, the intrepid team of TPS History detectives meet to delve into the past and research famous events to coincide with the publishing date of this week’s Courier. This…
The Great Thone Bake Off
Last weekend, we had a fabulous time taking part in the ‘Thone House Bake Off’ on Saturday afternoon, organised by Mr Ashmore and Mrs Tucker, which saw us baking a…