Archive for 2022

We are looking forward to welcoming prospective families to our school on Saturday 21 January for our second Whole School Open Day of the 2022-2023 academic year. Teesside High School Open Days are relaxed and informal events which allow you to find out more about our small class sizes, inspirational teaching and learning and outstanding pastoral […]

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As we close the autumn term, it is wonderful to be able to reflect on all of the special moments from the past four months. From our Family Fireworks Display to the Christmas Market, musical concerts and poignant services, we have made sure to enjoy each and every moment of this term. It has been […]

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On Tuesday 15 November, our creative students received an interesting workshop and Tea-Time Talk from published illustrator, Liz Million.  Liz spoke about how she became an illustrator, what it was like to study Art at university in London and guided our students with their drawings during the session.  Thank you for such a great insight […]

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With the festive season rapidly approaching, it is the perfect opportunity to reflect on what we can do as a school community to help those in need this Christmas. Mission Christmas  Once again, we are coordinating a Christmas present collection for disadvantaged people in our community. Teesside High School is registered as a local ‘drop-off’ […]

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As we approach the Christmas season, we are thrilled to announce that we are adding a brand new activity to our autumn calendar! Our Festive Family Forest School session will take place on Saturday 3 December, 10.00am – 12.00pm. Come along for Christmas decoration crafting and a scavenger hunt in our beautiful woodlands. It is […]

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This Friday is Children in Need Day! As in previous years, the whole school will be supporting this very worthy cause both in the days leading up to Friday and on the day itself. This year, we have organised a series of exciting activities. As usual, the day will be a non-school uniform day. Pupils […]

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Very early on Saturday 15 October, 30 THS students and four members of staff headed off to Manchester Airport for a joint History and German visit to Berlin. After a wonderful flight and an exciting first trip on the U-bahn, they arrived exhausted at the Hotel Acama in the Kreuzberg area of the German capital. […]

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Sixth Form Transition Day I hope that you all had a wonderful half term break! Although we have only been back for two weeks, a number of much-anticipated events have been able to make a welcome return to the school calendar. Last Wednesday, our Year 11 students attended their Sixth Form Transition Day. They were […]

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It gives us great pleasure to once again invite you to join us at our annual PTA Christmas Market!  This event will be held in the Senior School building on Saturday 26 November, 10.00am to 1.00pm. The Christmas Market is always a popular addition to our school calendar, and one of the first festive events […]

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And just like that, we are halfway through the 2022-23 autumn term.  It has been a super busy first term back with a school calendar loaded with events, Prep assemblies, Open Days, theatre trips and sports fixtures.   Harvest Festival A huge well done to our Prep School pupils who, as part of their Harvest Festival […]

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We are absolutely delighted to be able to invite you back to our THS Family Fireworks Display on Friday 4 November. Last year’s event was very popular with ticket sales reaching maximum capacity before the event and no capacity for walk-ins on the evening, so be sure to purchase your tickets early! Our usual, beautiful […]

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We are pleased to be able to invite you to our Tea-Time Talk with guest speaker, Dr Louise Powell, THS alumni, on Monday 10 October. She will be working with our Year 10 and Year 11 GCSE English students and will also give a Tea Time-Talk to pupils in Year 6 and above on her […]

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We are delighted to be able to invite you and your son/daughter to our Sixth Form Open Evening which will be based in the Senior School Hall and THS Sixth Form on Wednesday  12 October, 6.00pm-7.30pm. The Open Evening is an opportunity for our Year 11 students and those from other schools in the locality […]

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It has been a busy couple of weeks with many exciting trips, activities and events happening across Prep School and Senior School. It has been wonderful to see the calendar so full with sport fixtures, Tea-Time Concerts and visits to the theatre.  This week, we are celebrating students who received awards in Speech and Drama […]

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We are thrilled to be able to invite you to our Year 7 Open Evening on Tuesday 4 October. Although it may seem like the academic year has only just started, we are very proud of our active transition programme which makes your child’s journey to the Senior School a very seamless progression indeed. At […]

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I hope that you have all had a wonderful return to school, and what a return it has been! It has been fantastic to see the school and all of its activities back in full swing, with assemblies, co-curricular activities, lessons and sports all making a welcome return. Our students have thrown themselves back into […]

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We are looking forward to welcoming prospective families to our school on Saturday 24 September for our first whole school Open Day of the 2022-2023 academic year. Teesside High School Open Days are relaxed and informal events which allow you to find out more about our small class sizes, inspirational teaching and learning and outstanding […]

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40% of all GCSE entries at Teesside High School secured the highest possible 9-7 (A**-A) grades this year. Almost 90% of all Year 11 students secured the national benchmark of 5 or more GCSE passes with 87% of all entries securing the equivalent of A*-C grades. Kirsty Mackenzie, Head at Teesside High School, said:  “As […]

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Four of our amazing students have secured places at the UK’s most prestigious universities, Oxford and Cambridge. Stella, Kate, Abbie and Hannah have achieved an incredible combined 7 A*s, 3 As and 2 Bs in a range of A-level subjects, from French and German to Mathematics and Chemistry. Choosing courses at Oxford University, Stella will […]

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Ed in Year 9, is celebrating the highest possible grade in A-level Mathematics despite sitting the examination four years early. The talented mathematician has been studying A-level Mathematics alongside a broad range of Year 9 subjects. Ed said: “I am delighted that I have managed to achieve such a high grade whilst keeping up with […]

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We are delighted to be celebrating an outstanding 100% A-level pass rate for the fourth successive year. 54% of all examination results secured impressive A*-A grades, with our students heading off to top universities including Oxford, Cambridge and Durham. In addition, almost two thirds of examination results achieved high grades (A*-B), allowing our students to […]

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I cannot believe we are approaching the final week of the 2021-22 academic year and what a year it has been! From our Family Firework Display to school productions, our Christmas Market to our Platinum Jubilee Summer Fair, we have had many celebrations where the THS community spirit has been able to come to life. […]

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Thanks to our incredible staff and friends and family of the school, we had some incredible donations to our THS Summer Fair Raffle and we are delighted to be able to announce our lucky winners.  First however, we would like to say a huge thank you to all staff and friends of the school for […]

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Firstly, I would like to say a huge welcome back to our Year 12 students who have just returned from study leave. I am sure you have all used your time away from school wisely and we will see the results of your hard work within the next couple of months. It is lovely to […]

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We wanted to share with you final arrangements for our fantastic THS Platinum Jubilee Summer Fair which takes place this Saturday 11.00am-3.00pm.  We really hope you will be able to join us with your friends and families for what promises to be a fantastic day.  Everyone is welcome. Itinerary for the Day: 11.00am – Gates […]

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Teesside High School is delighted to have been awarded the highest grade during a recent inspection by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). The inspectors evaluated the school based on its educational quality focusing on the achievements of the pupils as well as their academic and personal development. The inspectors spent four days reviewing all aspects […]

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Before half term our Year 5 and 6 pupils headed north for a four day residential trip to Edinburgh! Our trip commenced with a visit to the National Museum of Scotland, where the children were able to explore a range of exhibits. We particularly took note of the space exhibition as this supports our curriculum […]

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Firstly, I would like to say a huge well done to all of our pupils who have spent the past couple of weeks completing their GCSE and A-level examinations. Whilst there are still a few remaining, you are now on the homestretch, so keep up the hard work. I hope you are going into the […]

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It has been a year since Mrs Mackenzie brought arguably our most popular member of the THS family to join our community. This is of course our wonderful wellbeing dog, George! Since joining us, he has brought much joy to students across the school, from Nursery to Sixth Form and staff. He is a regular […]

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We are delighted to officially invite you to the headline event in our summer term PTA calendar, the THS Platinum Jubilee Summer Fair! This event will celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and will take place on Saturday 18 June, 11.00am-3.00pm. Our Platinum Jubilee Summer Fair will honour the very best of British with traditional competitions […]

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One of the joys of this academic year has been the return back to ‘normal’, therefore it was with great excitement that we headed to London with 45 of our Year 9 and 10 students. Even an early morning start couldn’t dampen their spirits for what was to be a jam-packed 24 hours in the […]

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I am so excited that this is our 100th Edition of THiS Week. I have always thought that our school newsletter is an amazing way to celebrate all of the fantastic activities and achievements that we accomplish here at THS. Having now published an incredible 100 editions, it shows the endless amounts of opportunities our […]

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We are thrilled to invite you all to the next event in our active PTA calendar, a Family Quiz Night, which will be held in the Prep Hall on Friday 10 June from 6.00pm-8.00pm. We last hosted a quiz night in 2019, before the pandemic, and it was a fantastic event which saw our children, […]

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We are excited to announce the launch of our annual House Photography Competition. This was introduced to pupils in assembly this week and we encourage and invite all students and their families to get involved! Theme The competition theme, as voted for by our students, is weather. We would love to encourage our families to […]

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Time is truly flying by this year and we find ourselves hurtling towards the end of March and the start of the Easter break. It has been amazing to be able to once again engage with our school community through an array of different activities and events. I am sure I speak for everyone when […]

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As I sit and reflect on this year’s Prep STEM Week, I am finding it incredibly hard to pick out specific highlights. The children in the Prep School have had an immensely busy programme of activities this week and have enjoyed many opportunities to take on new challenges, work collaboratively with a host of different […]

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Each year, we host a highly successful Careers Convention; an informal marketplace-style event attended by over 40 delegates representing 11 universities and some of the region’s leading employers and businesses. We are delighted to see the welcome return of this face-to-face event after a two year absence due to Covid-19. The event aims to provide […]

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With lighter nights and plentiful sunshine, it is lovely to see the spring term come to life! Spring Term Activities While this half term may be a short one, we have already been immersed in a wide range of activities and events across the school within the past two weeks. As I am writing this, […]

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We are delighted to invite you to the second event in our Tea-Time Talk series for Senior School and Sixth Form students. On Friday 18 March, we will welcome Paula McMahon to Teesside High School.  Paula is a Civil Engineer at Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd., specialising in Design, Construction and Project Management.  She is the […]

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You are warmly invited to attend our first school musical production since pre-pandemic times – Matilda Junior on Tuesday 29 March and Wednesday 30 March at 6.30pm. We are very excited to present this production, with a talented cast and not one, but two Matilda characters! Bethea WaMoyo will be our Tuesday night Matilda and […]

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This year, the Prep School will once again be running an exciting STEM week to promote the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and the wide range of opportunities within these fields. During the week, the children will have the chance to experience a range of different activities to explore the breadth of these […]

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We would like to invite all prospective THS Sixth Form students and their parents to a new school event, designed specifically to help you as a family over the hurdle of GCSE examinations and support your child as they confirm their post-16 choices and prepare for next steps. As part of Springboard, specialist teaching and […]

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Due to an overwhelming level of donations, and the central hub no longer accepting supplies, this appeal and our donation drop has now closed. We have spent some time this week exploring ways we as a school community can assist with supporting the people of Ukraine. As you will have seen, many organisations and charities […]

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Here at Teesside High School, we believe what we offer is unique. We are proud to be a school where we know every child’s name; where we understand how each individual learns and how best to remove any possible barriers to their achievement. Through a combination of small class sizes, inspirational teaching and excellent pastoral […]

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We are delighted to invite you to the headline event in our summer term PTA calendar, the THS Summer Fair! This event will celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and will take place on Saturday 18 June, 11.00am-2.00pm. After a two year absence, our Summer Fair will make a welcome return to the school fields and […]

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Teesside High School pupils featured on BBC One’s The One Show last night! Our students were filmed last week as part of their involvement in the national River of Hope project, a flagship art programme delivered by the Thames Festival Trust. They were captured in their BloomInArt workshop, where students used wet felting to create […]

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In 2019, Teesside High School first became involved with the Rivers of the World Art project. This is the Thames Festival Trust’s flagship art and education project, delivered in partnership with the British Council. Thanks to Stockton International Riverside Festival, who commissioned BloomInArt, the project has been able to produce fabulous artworks inspired by the […]

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As we arrive at half term, it is brilliant to feel as though things are returning ‘back to normal’. Despite a lot of Covid restrictions at the start of the term, we have still managed to keep very busy (as always!) and we are finally starting to see the light at the end of the […]

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It is wonderful that we are slowly and safely getting back to ‘normal’ and a returning favourite of students, parents and staff alike, is our series of Tea-Time Talks. Shiulie Ghosh, a former THS pupil, joined us on Friday evening for an inspiring talk, taking us on a journey through her remarkable career starting just […]

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Wednesday 1 December saw the return of the annual District Cross Country, and we have been supporting our students at each and every stage of the competition since! In usual style the first round was cold, wet and very muddy. 46 pupils competed for Teesside High School in six categories, over various distances up to […]

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