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There is an expression that springs to mind sometimes when you start to try to sort something out…. Q “ How do you eat an elephant?”      A “ One bite at a time!” It is...

This week I have been thinking about pebbles, prompted by ‘The Book of Pebbles’ by Charlie Stocks and Angie Lewin, that arrived in a Christmas parcel from my sister; I have immersed myself in its...

Those of you who were around in the 1970s will remember Weebles – those round, smiling faces that wobbled but never fell down. I came across one of my childhood Weebles when tidying my office...

I love the way that we are able to have an idea at Talbot Heath and run with it. We love innovation and do not fear the new or the different. In assembly last week...

As we come to the end of our first week of the spring term 2021, I could not have envisaged how very different it was going to look, even a few days ago. A great...

How does one take a whole school community from onsite learning to remote learning in a matter of days? It was a hugely daunting prospect and one that every headteacher in the country has had...

Our Careers co-ordinator, Miss Collins, organised a series of excellent events, including three talks from ex-pupils who left TH within the past seven years. Beth De Bacci, Grace Howie and Elise Houghton returned to offer an...

[wpvideo cL39E9Oe] Imagine a lesson where you are able to interact with moving blood cells on a floor and wall that responds to your steps or touch ; a lesson in which you can see...

Guest blogger #AnneKlemz – Head of Sixth Form Our students’ achievements at AS and A Level are consistently outstanding. Once again, superb results in 2019 maintain our place as the best performing school in the...

If I asked you who would be the most nervous about going back to school, you might think those new starters, joining a school for the first time. As a teacher of 30 years, I...