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Welcome to Thomas Tallis. We are a large, happy and exciting school with a commitment to comprehensive values of challenge and creativity. Coronavirus means that we are closed to visitors so we can’t make our usual open offer of a visit. This website paints an accurate picture of Tallis life, so have a good search if you’d like to know more. I hope that you find what you are looking for.

Carolyn Roberts, Head

Virtual Assemblies

New Virtual Assemblies are added to the website frequently. You can view all of our virtual assemblies by clicking this link.

Please click the button below to access resources to support education at home:

education at home resources

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If you can't remember your Office 365 password please email the Helpdesk and they will reset it for you.

A helpful guide to using Microsoft Teams for all students can be found on the Home Education Resources page.

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PSHCE Bulletins

During the COVID-19 school closure period the we have published a number of PSHCE Bulletins for our community. You can find them all on this page.

Awarding of Grades for Year 11 BTEC Students

On 14 May Pearson the BTEC exam board confirmed what will happen with Year 11 BTECs this year. They have asked us to provide them with grades for coursework units Year 11 students have already completed and a prediction for any coursework units which were incomplete on March 20. Pearson will produce a grade for any externally assessed units that were cancelled in May/June. Year 11 students do not need to complete any further work for their BTECs and overall grades will be issued on Results Day. Please do not ask any teacher for grades that they have predicted as we cannot communicate these with students. Please move on with your plans about your next steps and let us know if you need help with these.

Awarding of Grades for Year 10 BTEC Students

On 14 May Pearson the BTEC exam board confirmed what will happen with Year 10 BTECs this year. They have asked us to provide them with grades for coursework units Year 10 students have already completed and a prediction for any coursework units which were incomplete on March 20 but due to be completed this year. Pearson will produce a grade for any externally assessed units that were cancelled in May/June. Student grades for all Year 10 units will be finalised using this method and Year 10 students must now start preparing for their Year 11 course to begin. BTEC teachers will confirm what each student needs to do now i.e. preparation for next year's units. All Year 10 students should continue working on this preparatory work set by teachers as next year will be a challenge for everyone and we want to make sure that students are in the best position. Please do not ask any teacher for grades that they have predicted as we cannot communicate these with students.

Transition 2020

Due to COVID-19 and school closures our Transition arrangements will be a bit different this year. On our Transition page you will find a variety of resources to support you with transition to Thomas Tallis School. We recorded Mrs Roberts' Headstart Day talk last year and we have created a digital booklet to support students. Scroll down the page to find some responses to Frequently Asked Questions.

If you have any concerns about your transition to Tallis, please contact our permanent Head of Year 7:
Ms Jo Rawlings: jrawlings@thomastallis.org.uk

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.