Talbot Heath School

Future Focused with a groundbreaking curriculum.

Those who visit Talbot Heath are struck by the positive atmosphere that pervades the school. Pupils are happy and confident. They have faith in their teachers who support them every step of the way, creating a nurturing learning environment that allows all to flourish. It is no accident that the school is placed in the highest rankings nationally for Value Added scores. ‘We help them along their journey - encouraging, guiding so that they can develop and realise their dreams’ says Head, Angharad Holloway. Talbot Heath is thriving and pioneering innovative education, inspiring others to follow where it is leading. We are determined to educate our children for their future and not our past.

Talbot Heath is blazing a trail with its ground-breaking educational model that aims to prepare its students, from the age of 3 to 18, for the exciting future that awaits them. Our ten year ‘Think Big’ vision saw the establishment of a new whole school curriculum that provides every student with an education in design-thinking, digital proficiency, material science, problem-solving and ethics.

We are determined to offer our pupils an education fit for the exciting future that awaits them – one of nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and global solutions to global problems. Instead of regressing back to the 1950s with a curriculum that focuses on rote learning, as so many schools are being forced to do, Talbot Heath prepare pupils for 2050.

School leavers will need to be creative, adaptable, resilient, digitally proficient, able to work independently and collaboratively. We cannot afford for our young people to be data rich and skills poor.

This is why, at Talbot Heath, while retaining the high academic standards and intellectual rigour for which we are known, we launched an innovative new STEAM curriculum model (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics). Our programme will ensure that all of our pupils leave school confident in these areas, regardless of the pathway that they choose.

In addition, our pupils are taught in an interdisciplinary way for a number of lessons each term, seeing the links between subjects - a model that high-performing companies and universities are adopting globally. Physicists have to be able to think like artists, students of literature need to have an appreciation of History, Politics and Art. Our pupils look at the Maths and Physics of the ancient temples in their Classics lessons, learning how to model both digitally and practically, understanding the importance of design, structure, purpose, sustainability and production. In History, they look at the combustion engine in detail and consider how a development in Science changed the nature of society forever.

Boarding at Talbot Heath:

“The pastoral care & standard of education at Talbot Heath are outstanding, our daughter achieves academically, enjoys a fun school life during the week and happy family life at the weekends, we feel we have found the perfect balance” Y7 parent, London.

We are proud of the high quality of boarding provision that we offer at Talbot Heath; our boarding fees are extremely competitive given the outstanding education and pastoral care that our boarders receive. We offer full, weekly and flexi boarding options and private travel can be arranged. Ask about our Military discounts.

We welcome daughters of HM forces, pupils from across the UK who excel in Sport and Music and wish to follow individual tailored programmes as part of our Gifted and Talented scheme, pupils from Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire who wish to flexi or weekly board, as well as overseas boarders who are seeking the highest standard of British education. Our boarding house is also home to our elite Tennis players and Swimmers.

Talbot Heath is a happy home from home, set in a beautiful wooded campus just minutes from award winning beaches.

Latest ISI Inspection Report

● Excellent results and exceptional progress
● Small classes
● Excellent personal development
● Extremely good care
● A wide range of extra-curricular activities
● Extremely positive and supportive relationships
● Exemplary behaviour
● Skilfully chosen learning tasks
● Articulate, self-assured, highly reflective pupils
● Bright, spacious, beautiful natural surroundings

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Talbot Heath School Trust Ltd.
Rothesay Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
UK
BH4 9NJ

Senior School Tele: 01202 761881
email: office@talbotheath.org

Junior School Tele: 01202 763360
email: jsoffice@talbotheath.org

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