Dec
As we approach the end of the autumn term and Christmas, it is amazing to be able to reflect on all of the special moments from the past four months. It truly has been a fantastic term filled with many momentous occasions and fantastic achievements for our pupils. The last couple of weeks have been […]
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Dec
We are delighted to inform you that we are now accepting applications for our Senior School and Sixth Form Scholarships. Scholarships are awarded annually to students in Year 7 and 12 for Academic, Music and Sport disciplines. More details can be found on the following page: Scholarships and Bursaries. Further details of the awards and the relevant application forms can be […]
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Dec
Guest Speaker Visits The past fortnight has been filled with incredible opportunities for our students, with many trips and guest speaker visits taking place. We have had Annabel Gray, BRIT School alumni visit our Drama students to talk about her amazing experiences, routes into acting and the challenges of the industry. Amy Dalby (Blondie Bakery, […]
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Nov
Following the success of our first Learning Lunch for Sixth Form students, we are delighted to share details of our next event, which will take place on Monday 11 December. For those who missed our last session, Learning Lunch is a chance for THS Sixth Form students to hear from, question and network with local, […]
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Nov
You are warmly invited to attend our THS Winter Concert on Thursday 14 December, 6.30pm. This event will celebrate a fantastic term of live music at Teesside High School. The next few weeks promise to be a busy time for our school musicians as we prepare for a number of exciting events. They are showing […]
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Nov
We are proud to share just some of the ways that we, as a school community, are supporting local charities this Christmas. Mission Christmas We are once again coordinating a Christmas present collection for disadvantaged children across the North East this festive season as part of Mission Christmas. Mission Christmas is a local charity project […]
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Nov
We are delighted to share information about a super exciting literary event which will be held at Teesside High School, to which all children in Years 3-6 are invited. Award winning children’s author Onjali Q. Raúf, writer of The Boy at the Back of the Class (which is about to make its debut in London’s […]
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Nov
We were delighted to welcome Mr Paul Buckland from the Good Schools Guide to school in September. The Good Schools Guide helps parents find the best school for their child in their area. It features over 1,000 reviews of both state and private schools, and is described by The Daily Telegraph as: “…highly opinionated: the […]
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Nov
Family Fireworks Display Although we have only been back in school for two weeks, we have welcomed parents and visitors through the doors for a number of special events. Our THS Family Fireworks Display was back with a bang at the end of the half term break and for the third year running, tickets had […]
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Nov
After a successful trip visiting Ypres, the History Department is inviting students in Years 7–12 to experience the wonders of Kraków, Poland, between Friday 18 October and Monday 21 October 2024. Kraków is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in Poland. As well as ample site-seeing opportunities, our tour includes a guided tour […]
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Nov
It gives us great pleasure to invite you to join us at our annual Christmas Market! This event will be held in the Senior School building on Saturday 2 December, 10.00am to 1.00pm. The Christmas Market is always a popular addition to our school calendar, and one of the first festive events of the season. […]
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Oct
As the October half term draws to a close, it is clear to see that we have had a fantastic start to the 2023-24 academic year. A huge well done to our Prep School pupils who, as part of their Harvest Festival celebrations, made a wonderful donation to Thornaby Food Bank last week. Once again, […]
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Oct
A packed hall greeted our performers for the Tea-Time Concert on Tuesday 10 October. Once again, students from across the school delighted us with their talents, with students from Year 3 up to Year 13 playing piano, string instruments and singing a wide variety of pieces. Senior Strings and Prep Strings both played pieces together, […]
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Oct
Two Year 9 pupils have paid tribute to the fallen as they participated in the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate memorial in Belgium this week. Isaac and Isabella laid a wreath on behalf of pupils, staff and families at Teesside High School as part of their school History trip to Ypres. Senior School […]
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Oct
We would like to invite you to join our school community for our annual Remembrance Service, which will be held in the Main Hall on Friday 10 November. The Remembrance Service will begin at 10.30am and continue until 11.30am, after which you are warmly welcome to join us for refreshments in the Coffee Bar. Please […]
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Oct
We always like to get the week off to a positive start with a vibrant and uplifting assembly – and the Choir raised the roof with their incredible talent. It was a pleasure to have them back in school after a few years’ absence due to Covid. Since the last time the newsletter was published, […]
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Oct
We are delighted to invite you to our THS Family Fireworks Display on Friday 3 November. Last year’s event was super popular, with ticket sales reaching maximum capacity ahead of the evening, so be sure to purchase your tickets early! Our usual, beautiful riverside display will take place in our school grounds, where there will […]
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Sep
We are one month into an action-packed autumn term and it seemed a good time to catch up with our new Year 12 cohort, who began their lives as Sixth Form students just four weeks ago. Dylan, Emmeline and Henry all progressed from Year 11 at THS to THS Sixth Form, and they shared their […]
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Sep
We are pleased to share details of a co-curricular opportunity for Sixth Form students, new to this academic year’s calendar – Learning Lunch. The marketing department is delighted to be working with Mr Hannah to provide Sixth Form students with the chance to hear from, question and network with local, experienced business professionals, all during […]
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Sep
We are delighted to be able to invite Year 11 pupils both at THS and at schools in our local community to our Sixth Form Open Evening. This event will be based in the Main Hall and THS Sixth Form on Thursday 12 October, 6.00pm-7.30pm. The Open Evening is an opportunity for Year 11 students […]
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Sep
If you are interested in finding out more about our wonderful Nursery, we warmly invite you to join us for a special autumn-themed Stay and Play event. This will take place in our Nursery classroom on Tuesday 10 October, 8.45am-9.45am, for those aged 2+. Stay and Play will give you the chance to observe Nursery […]
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Sep
I hope that you have all had a wonderful return to school; what a return it has been! It has been great to see the school and all of its activities back in full swing, with assemblies, co-curricular clubs and sporting fixtures all making a welcome return. Our pupils have enjoyed getting back into their […]
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Sep
We are delighted to invite you to our Year 7 Information Evening on Thursday 5 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 the heart of […]
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Sep
We are thrilled to share an exciting and unique opportunity for our school as we host the wonderful Pearl of Africa Children’s Choir for the day on Monday 2 October. The Pearl of Africa Children’s Choir was founded in 1983 by Molly and Paul Wasswa, two teachers who established the Molly and Paul Christian Schools […]
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Sep
THS Sixth Form pupils are organising a special Coffee Morning event on Saturday 23 September to raise funds for Breast Cancer Now. Timed to coincide with the school’s first Open Day of the academic year, the school is delighted to extend a warm invite to parents, governors, alumni and members of the local community to […]
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Sep
Teesside High School is proud to deliver a unique, curriculum-enhancing programme, designed and built by Assistant Head and teaching and learning specialist, Mr Adam Meyerhoff: The Thinking Curriculum. Providing students with the opportunity to develop the skills they need to become successful lifelong learners, equipped with the independence, initiative and self-sufficiency required to thrive in […]
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Sep
We are thrilled to reveal that phase one of our stunning Main Hall refurbishment is now complete! Over the summer, we have: Overhauled the hall flooring; the existing hardwood floor was sanded and given a new lacquer seal, producing a new, lighter, timeless finish. New staging curtains; the enormous 4m x 6m curtains and pelmet […]
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Sep
We are looking forward to welcoming prospective families to our school on Saturday 23 September for our first Whole School Open Day of the 2023-24 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 unrivalled […]
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Aug
Almost a third of all Year 11 pupils at Teesside High School have secured 5 or more of the highest possible GCSE grades (7-9), equivalent to A*-A. The school has recorded an improved overall GCSE pass rate despite a return to pre-pandemic grading; 91% of students secured 5 9-4 grades (A*-C). Students who successfully achieved […]
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Aug
Ed in Year 10 has scooped a further top grade in his A-levels – despite sitting the examination three years early! He has today secured an A grade in AS Further Mathematics – a subject usually studied in Sixth Form. Ed joined Teesside High in 2019 from Crooksbarn Primary School, having already achieved the highest […]
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Aug
Teesside High School students have secured a 100% A-level pass rate for an impressive fifth successive year. Almost one third of all examination entries at the school were awarded the highest A*/A grades. A quarter of all Year 13 pupils also achieved a clean sweep of prestigious high grades (A*-B), securing places to read degree […]
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Aug
Please find below the arrangements for the release of GCSE examination results on Thursday 24 August. GCSE results can be collected from the Dining Hall between 9.00am and 10.30am. A member of the senior team will sit with you and discuss your examination results in detail. This is a nerve-wracking morning and we appreciate how […]
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Aug
Please find below the arrangements for the release of AS and A-level examination results on Thursday 17 August. A-level results can be collected from the Dining Hall between 9.00am and 10.00am. AS-level results will be available from 10.00am. A member of the senior team will sit with you and discuss your examination results in detail. […]
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Jul
Teesside High School pupils are celebrating following a further clean sweep of Distinction awards in their recent Speech and Drama examinations. 24 students from across our Prep and Senior Schools completed an examination with the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) earlier this term. LAMDA is our chosen examiner for our thriving Speech […]
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Jul
I cannot believe we have reached the end of the 2022-23 academic year, and what a year it has been! From our Family Fireworks Display to school productions, the Christmas Market to our Spring Masquerade Ball, we have had so many celebrations where the THS spirit has shone through. The end of this term has […]
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Jul
This year, the theme of Refugee Week was ‘Compassion’ – displaying kindness towards one another and a desire to help those in need. Refugee Week was a fantastic opportunity to highlight that compassion underpins everything we do at Teesside High School, whilst raising awareness of people who have had to flee their country in order […]
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Jun
Huge congratulations to our U13 girls who were crowned Tees Valley Rounders Champions yesterday! The girls qualified to represent Stockton in the event and travelled to Northfield School to play against schools representing Middlesbrough (Acklam Grange School), Hartlepool (High Tunstall College of Science) and Darlington (Carmel College). It was a fantastic afternoon and two of […]
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Jun
As we hurdle towards the end of term, there is so much to update you on – from Sports Days, Music tours and pupil productions to LAMDA examinations, pastoral events and creative arts exhibitions – our school events have not stopped since our return from half term! School Events Last week gave us the chance […]
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Jun
Our Prep School Council have recently completed their last community outreach activity of the year by completing a beach clean at Seaton Carew. Back in September, when the children were asked about the activities that they would like to complete to help and outreach into the community, the first and most popular suggestion was a […]
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May
Firstly, I would like to say a huge well done to all of our students who have spent the past couple of weeks completing their GCSE, AS and A-level examinations. It’s been wonderful to catch up with students as they come out of the Main Hall, relieved, happy, and confident that their hard work has […]
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May
Two of our fantastic Year 6 pupils have claimed prizes in an international youth journalism competition. Rahul has been named Climate Journalist of the Year in the Global Young Journalist Awards, whilst Abigail has been named Runner Up in the competition’s Technology category. The Global Young Journalist Awards receives entries from children across six continents […]
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May
We are delighted to announce exciting plans to refurbish the Main Hall this summer. As you are hopefully aware, raising funds to support a refurbishment of the Main Hall has been a priority of ours for a couple of years. PTA events such as our popular Family Fireworks Evening, spring term Quiz Nights and last […]
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May
Teesside High School is the only independent day school in the North East to offer pupils aged 5-11 the chance to learn through the extremely highly regarded International Primary Curriculum (IPC). IPC is a future-oriented teaching programme aimed at pupils growing up in the 21st century. Pupils in Years 1 to 6 at Teesside High […]
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May
We are delighted to inform you of a new website that we have created to benefit the entire Teesside High School community. At THS, we understand and appreciate the ever growing demands on our young people and, as such, nurturing our students and promoting positive mental health is very important to us. It is also […]
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May
Coronation Celebrations After a long break, it is lovely to see the school corridors buzzing once again as we begin an extremely important final few weeks of the year, particularly for those at the top of the school. This week, we painted the school red, white and blue as we marked the start of our […]
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May
Maia in Year 13 is our school Games Captain, and she joined us at Teesside High School in Nursery (15 years ago!). We recently interviewed Maia about her time at THS before she flies the nest for university and beyond. Which three words would you use to describe Teesside High School? Family, supporting and fun! […]
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Apr
We are delighted to invite you to another event in our exciting Tea-Time Talk series for Senior School and Sixth Form students. This event will take place on Wednesday 3 May at 4.30pm in S2 of the Sixth Form building, and refreshments will be provided. Our guest speaker will be Alison Fellows. Alison attended Teesside High […]
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Apr
This World Challenge post is for the attention of parents of children in Years 9–12. We are beyond excited to invite you to learn more about our school partnership with World Challenge. This partnership will give our students in Years 9-12 the opportunity to visit Norway in July 2024 for an amazing ten-night expedition. We […]
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Apr
George, our beautiful black Labrador and school wellbeing dog, has wandered the corridors at Teesside High School and graced the pages of our school newsletter for around two years now, and we wanted to share what a valuable addition he has been to our school community. We welcomed George to the THS family in 2021, […]
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Apr
Teesside High School pupils are celebrating following a clean sweep of Distinction awards in their recent Speech and Drama examinations. 17 students from across our Prep and Senior Schools completed an examination with the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) earlier this term. LAMDA is our chosen examiner for our thriving Speech and […]
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