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By South West Office Supplies at 13:59 on 30/08/11

South West Office Supplies have an Snopake brand A3 Swordfish 330LR Laminator on offer. This can be bought by phone, e-mail or via our eBay store . Price £38.35 includes VAT and Delivery.
GCSE success inTaunton

By marion_TLocal at 22:51 on 25/08/11

Congratulations again this week as Taunton secondary schools celebrated a bumper crop of GCSE results. For one school it was particularly important, Taunton Academy were experiencing their first set of GCSEs since the merge and smashed the Goverments stringent targets for performance based on Academy students' attainment at the end of Primary school and their expected progress; For 5 A*-C the Government set a target of 62% - the...
Richard Huish Taunton celebrates best year for A Level results

By marion_TLocal at 19:01 on 18/08/11

Excellent news from Richard Huish College in Taunton which is celebrating its best ever year of A Level results. In a year where there has been particular interest in the new A* grade, Huish students did extremely well, with 35 students gaining two or more A* grades and eight gaining four A* grades each! The Richard Huish College Class of 2011 has managed to surpass the excellent results set by their predecessors. Between...
Taunton School celebrates A level results

By marion_TLocal at 18:25 on 18/08/11

Congratulations to TauntonSchool, over a fifth of grades awarded in this year's A levels were at A* level as students celebrated another year of fine results. This included some excellent results in the International Baccalaureate, and was better than twice the national average. Headmaster, Dr John Newton said: "Including our very good IB results earlier n the summer, we have achieved 71% A* to B with nearly 85% scoring C...
Taunton students get a taste of college

By marion_TLocal at 17:23 on 01/08/11

Nearly 300 students from schools in and around Taunton and Bridgwater descended on Somerset College in Taunton for fun and learning at their Summer School recently. They tried everything from computer games and construction to fine art and catering, over three to five days. Tim Yeandle, Director of Student Services at Somerset College said: "It was non-stop activity and we know from experience the school students not only...

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Taunton area School closures Wednesday November 30th

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Do the Strikes planned for tomorrow mean you have children at home? Yes ? For tomorrow only we are...

By marion_TLocal at 23:25 on 28/11/11

This Wednesday November 30th will see many Taunton schools closed for the day. Here follows the Somerset County Council list in alphabetical order for schools in the Taunton,Bridgwater & Wellington areas who will be affected by the public sector UNISON strike in support of fair pensions. Bishop Fox's Community School Castle School Cheddon Fitzpaine C of E Primary School Chilton Trinity Technology College Churchstanton...
Taunton Academy Performances at Wells Cathedral

By marion_TLocal

Well done Taunton Academy sounds like you have a great time at Wells Catherdral,wish I could have...

By The Taunton Academy at 09:32 on 04/04/11

On March 17th, 12 of our students at The Taunton Academy were invited to perform at the wonderful Wells Cathedral along with several primary schools chosen from around Somerset and Bath area. The massed voices choir performed three contrasting pieces of music to an audience of over 600 people including members of our governing body who were delighted to see the Academy represented in such a prestigious venue and occasion. Several...
Taunton Academy Celebrates Badminton Success

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By The Taunton Academy at 20:00 on 10/03/11

Four girls from the Taunton Academy have been winning, winning, winning in badminton all the way up the local and regional championships. They are now the second best girl's team in the whole of the South West. The first stage took place back in November when they won against all four competing schools in Taunton. They then moved on in January to county championships where they beat four competing towns in Somerset. The girls...
Mega charity auction in Taunton

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TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR THIS AUCTION The event will be held on the evening of the 6th of April in...

By marion_TLocal at 23:31 on 24/02/11

Taunton people could own a Formula One car wing signed by Michael Schumacher and Nicos Rosberg , tickets to Somerset County Cricket a family return ticket on the Eurostar,and all kinds of cool stuff thanks to Career Academy Students from Richard Huish College. They have organised a charity auction in aid of bibic, with over 40 items you can bid on from celebrities and local businesses. Anyone can bid on these items through...
The Taunton Academy joins tauntonpeople

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tauntonpeople looks forward to seeing the progress of the new Taunton Academy

By MollyBailey at 13:38 on 28/01/11

The Taunton Academy's senior prefects will be uploading stories and information directly to tauntonpeople. We are Molly and Matt and we are deputy head girl and boy. The Taunton Academy is a new and technological school in Taunton, Somerset and we are very glad to be working with tauntonpeople.