by Gail | Nov 26, 2021 | Richard Huish College, The Taunton Academy
Richard Huish College’s annual Original Writing and Illustration awards took place virtually for the second year in a row on the 25th of November. The awards put both Huish and Year 9-11 students from local partner schools to the test, as they battled to create either...
by Sam Boughen | Aug 12, 2021 | The Taunton Academy
Students at The Taunton Academy are celebrating another very strong set of GCSE results. Once again there were some outstanding individual success stories. Shannon Bradner achieved nine grade 9s, Ella Gould gained seven grade 9s and two grade 8s and Olivia Snow was...
by Sam Boughen | Jul 15, 2021 | The Taunton Academy
The Taunton Academy is welcoming a new student – Bonzo the therapy dog. Bonzo, who is also teacher Tamara Dixon’s family pet, is a miniature schnauzer and was born on 2nd May 2021. The breed is known for its calm and caring nature. Bonzo has had lots of early...
by Gail | Apr 28, 2021 | The Taunton Academy
The Taunton Academy was the 60th winner of the English Speaking Union’s Churchill Public Speaking competition on Saturday 24th April. Twelve teams from across Britain met remotely to compete in this prestigious event. Year 11 students Ella Gould, Chris Wood and Alexia...
by Gail | Mar 11, 2021 | The Taunton Academy
On Thursday March 11th students from The Taunton Academy with their teacher, Kat Lam, competed against a number of schools throughout the South West. They gathered by Zoom to compete in the South West Regional Final of the Churchill – ESU National Speaking Competition...
by Gail | Mar 4, 2021 | The Taunton Academy
The more able mathematicians from Years 9, 10 and 11 of The Taunton Academy competed in the UKMT (United Kingdom Mathematics Trust) Intermediate Mathematical Challenge online on 3rd February 2021. The Intermediate Mathematical Challenge (IMC) is a 60 minute, multiple...
