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Please note the academy is closed for half term. The school will reopen to all students from 1st November.
If you have an urgent safeguarding matter, please phone Somerset Safeguarding Children’s Board on 0300 123 2224. If you are a children’s professional, for example, a member of the Social Care Team, wishing to speak to a member of staff, please email safeguarding@thetauntonacademy.com and it will be responded to during office hours as soon as possible.
Covid-19 Latest
Sunday 17th October 2021
We have been informed of a number of positive lateral flow tests among teaching staff as well as some non-covid related sickness. There have also been some further positive lateral flow cases over the weekend amongst students. Overall our case rates do remain low but the combination of staff and student illness means that Year 9 students will need to switch to remote learning starting from Monday 18th October for the rest of the half term.
Please see this letter: Covid Update 17 October 21 from Mr Eddy with the full details
To see a copy of all communications, please go to the latest parent letters. Current information and guidance can be found on our Coronavirus Latest page.
Testing
Parents/carers have been sent details about Covid 19 testing via letter. If you or your child receive a positive Covid-19 test result please notify reception immediately by telephoning 01823 348200. If this falls outside of school hours, please notify the Head Teacher immediately by emailing JEddy@thetauntonacademy.com
Thank you for your continued support.
Yr 7 Students of the Week
Tegan for being polite and thoughtful to others
Dotty and Lily for being kind and helping others
Charlie and Ollie for having great resilience
Yr 8 Students of the Week
Congratulations to Eliza and George for consistently impressive work in all lessons this term.
Yr 9 Students of the Week
Please congratulate Persephone and Harrision, our Year 9 Students of the Week. They have been excellent at helping both staff and other pupils.
Safeguarding
If you have a safeguarding concern you should contact the school office in the usual way. If you are unable to do this, please email safeguarding@thetauntonacademy.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
If your concern is urgent, you should consider contacting the emergency services or the Children’s Social Care duty team on 03001232224.
At The Taunton Academy, we recognise that keeping our students safe and promoting their well-being is of paramount importance and it scaffolds all we do as a school. If you have any concerns at all, please contact our Designated Safeguarding Leads, Jenny Webb, or Tamara Dixon, during term time. Safeguarding policy.
Useful contact numbers & websites
- Somerset Direct: 0300 123 2224
- The Local Authority Designated Officer: Anthony Goble
- Public Concern at work: 020 7404 6609
- Childline: 0800 1111 – www.childline.org.uk
- NSPCC: 0808 800 5000 www.nspcc.org.uk
- KCSIE 2020 www.gov.uk
- Kooth – www.kooth.com
Local Support
Parents' Information
Parents’ Evenings
Specialist Studies
Year 8 Specialist Studies Parents
Curriculum
Remote Learning Curriculum Booklet – Year 7
Remote Learning Curriculum Booklet – Year 8
Remote Learning Curriculum Booklet – Year 9
Remote Learning Curriculum Booklet – Year 10
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Year 7 Transition
For Year 7s joining us in September 2021, information about transition can be found here.
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Head's Message
The last 18 months for students have been incredibly challenging. There has been the uncertainty of lockdown, the restrictions imposed on everyday life, forced periods of self-isolation, remote learning and then the cancellation of the final GCSE exams.
It is difficult to overestimate just how hard this has been for the students to process and to adjust to and yet they have done it with remarkable grace and good humour.
Mr J Eddy
Class Charts
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