Teddington School Newsletter

Dear Families

What a fantastic evening we had on Wednesday for our Open Evening! It was a real pleasure to welcome over 2,000 visitors through our doors and to showcase all that makes Teddington School such a special place.

Our students were exceptional throughout the evening, proudly representing our school and helping to create such a warm and welcoming atmosphere. A huge thank you to our staff, students and families who helped make the evening such a success.

Most importantly, it was lovely to welcome so many prospective families into our Teddington community. We hope you enjoyed your evening with us and gained an insight into all that our school has to offer.

The excitement continues next week as we welcome families for our Open Mornings. We are expecting to tour more than 1,000 visitors across the week, and we look forward to giving even more prospective families the opportunity to experience Teddington School. If you haven't yet signed up for a tour of the school in action and would like to, please do so on our website.

This week, our Year 7 students enjoyed an exciting and inspiring visit to Sky Studios Elstree, giving them a fascinating behind the scenes insight into the world of film and television production. Our students represented Teddington perfectly throughout the day, well done to them all. I hope they came back inspired by everything they saw and experienced.

Today, students from Years 8 and 9 have headed to Brussels for a one-night residential focusing on Music. We hope they are having a fantastic time and making the most of this exciting opportunity. We look forward to hearing all about their experiences when they return on Monday.

Finally, I would like to highlight the importance of excellent attendance. It is fantastic to see our Year 7 and Year 8 students currently above our school target and well above the national average, with attendance at 98% and 95% respectively. Year 9 and Year 10 are both around the national average at 94%.

Our Year 11 attendance is currently at 93%, below the national average, and with mock examinations beginning in the final week before half term, every day in school really does matter. Regular attendance is vital to ensure students do not miss important teaching, revision and preparation. So, Year 11, lets get into school every day and make every day count!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

Kind regards

Paul Grills

Headteacher

What a fantastic Open Evening! 🎉

Yesterday, our Year 7 students were incredibly fortunate to visit Sky Studios Elstree for an exciting and inspiring behind-the-scenes experience in the world of film and television production.

A huge congratulations to Lewis in Year 9, who competed in the UK International Karate Championships in Stourbridge recently and brought home gold in the individual Kumite event! 🥇

An incredible achievement, Lewis! Well done! 👏✨

At Teddington School, every day matters and every lesson counts. Our new Attendance League Tables will create some friendly competition between tutor groups, with rewards and recognition throughout the year for both excellent attendance and improvement.

Friendly Attendance Reminders

• Every day counts – regular attendance makes a real difference.
• Be on time – students should be in school and ready to learn by 8:30am.
• Keep illness absence to when it is really needed – if your child is well enough to attend, please send them in.
• Appointments – wherever possible, arrange these outside school hours.
• Report absence promptly – please let us know by 8:30am if your child is unable to attend.
• Talk to us – if attendance is becoming difficult, please contact us early so we can support.
• Aim high – our expectation is 97% attendance or above.

From next week, our Attend system will send text messages as well as emails regarding attendance. Please look out for these communications and read them carefully.

Thank you for working with us to make every day and every lesson count.

Please note that GCSE Listening Mock Exams will take place during language lessons in the week beginning Monday 5 October. This is the week before the other mock examinations. Students should ensure they are prepared for these assessments.

We are delighted to share that the Teddington Soul Band will be starting the new school year with a special performance at The Exchange Theatre in Twickenham on Friday 16 October. Doors open at 7pm.

The Exchange is launching a new youth music event, giving young people the opportunity to perform on a professional stage alongside other young bands and performers. This will be the first event of its kind, and we would love to see as many of our families as possible there to support our students.

All proceeds from the event will go towards funding future Exchange Sessions, helping to provide more opportunities for young people to get involved in music and live performance.

We hope you can come along and support the Teddington Soul Band as they take to the stage!

We're in Teddington Town news!

1 - 10 Oct: German Exchange Return Visit

2 - 3 Oct: Brussels Trip

5 - 9 Oct: Open Mornings

6 Oct: Year 10 High Flyers Project Presentation Evening

7 Oct: Senior Mathematical Challenge

12 - 16 Oct: Year 11 & 13 Mocks

19 - 30: Half term

2 Nov: Students return to school at 8:30am

2 - 6 Nov: Year 11 & 13 Mocks