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Welcome to Thomas Tallis. We are a large, happy and exciting school with a commitment to comprehensive values of excellence and creativity. I hope that you will find what you are looking for. Come and visit us in person to see the whole picture.

Carolyn Roberts, Head

Our Tuesday Open Mornings run from October to May every Tuesday in term time 09:00-10:30. Please arrive early as it is a big site. The last student tour is at 09:30.

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Tallis Habits featured in the Durham Commission report

The Durham Commission on Creativity and Education report has just been published and features our Tallis Habits Pedagogy Wheel resource. Tallis is one of a handful of school mentioned in the report which explores the role of creativity in the curriculum and makes 10 recommendations to government. We are grateful to Bill Lucas from the University of Winchester for alerting the commission to the existence of our approach and resources and we welcome any opportunity to support the Commission's aim to promote creative education nationally and raise awareness of its importance. Click the button below to read the full report.

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Year 11 Parent Forum meeting

Here are the slides from the Year 11 Parent Forum meeting on Monday 30 September 2019.

Presentations were made by Deputy Heads Jon Curtis-Brignell and Ashley Tomlin plus the Directors of English and Maths.

Don't forget to access the support materials and information available on the Year 11 Support & Guidance page.

Open Evening Speeches

If you missed this year's Open Evening speeches, or simply want to listen to them again, this video captures one set of them. Carolyn Roberts, our Head, opens proceedings with a summary of what we stand for and how we work. Jo Rawlings, permanent Head of Year 7, explains how we manage transition from primary school.

Ofsted Report

We are very pleased to present our OFSTED report from the inspectors’ visit in December 2018. We are delighted to have our strengths recognised and some very reasonable questions asked of us. Parents are entitled to have a copy of the report.

Thank you for your support.

Carolyn Roberts

Download the Insight app

Have you downloaded the Insight app? It makes keeping track of your child's timetable, home learning, attendance, Parents' evening appointments and other school data really easy. The app is available for iPhone and Android devices.

Parent View

Ofsted is inviting parents to let them know what they think of their child’s school. If you would like to share your views of the school with Ofsted, please click on this link. Ofsted will take your views into account, and use the information provided to help them decide when they will inspect the school.

Please take a look at our TALLIS Character page. We are delighted with the designs created by Gilles & Cecilie Studio with whom we have worked on several other projects. We hope you like them too!

Take a look at the set of resources available on the Support Your Teen page. We value the support you provide at home so here is some helpful advice about how to deal with key issues faced by our young people.