Principal's Blog
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Friday 17 January 2025 Dragons Den, CCF and Year 8 options Each year, we are invited to compete in Dragon’s Den - a competition for all schools in and around Torbay and hosted by the Council.
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Friday 10 January 2025 Visits from Nelson Mandela's bodyguard and Ofsted Nelson Madela’s bodyguard, Chris Lubbe, fulfilled a promise he made to him before he died to spread the powerful messages of tolerance, peace and forgiveness
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Friday 20 December 2024 Christmas concert, TA's got talent and Taskmasters This week, TA came alive with the magic of Christmas! Our annual Christmas Concert was a resounding success, with a full-capacity audience filling the The Platform to the rafters.
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Friday 13 December 2024 High Performance Academy, wonderful food and football success This term the Year 8 High Performance Academy students have been researching a series of topics related to technology in the Arts
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Friday 6 December 2024 TA's Got Talent, Head girl and boy and national quarter finals Congratulations to Bea Corline, who was announced as the school's Head Girl for 2025, with Summer Connolly and Jasmine Evans as Deputies
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Friday 29 November 2024 TA's got talent, university visit and TA buskers It has been a pleasure to finally kick off the long awaited TAs Got Talent Auditions this week across the school.
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Friday 22 November 2024 RNAS Yeovilton, Matilda and Netball team make national progress The Torquay Academy Combined Cadet Force recently had the privilege of visiting the prestigious RNAS Yeovilton, one of the Royal Navy’s key operational air stations.
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Friday 15 November 2024 Remembrance, Wickes national finals and sporting success During the week before Remembrance Mr Whelan had the pleasure of leading an assembly for each year group. This began when he first joined the school...
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Friday 8 November 2024 Climbing the UK's 3 highest peaks, international dance and house golf The Torquay Academy Cadets have achieved something monumental: successfully conquering the famous Three Peaks Challenge, summiting Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, and Snowdon
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Friday 25 October 2024 Greenpower National State School Champions and remarkable football results Each year, our in-house motorsport team competes against schools from across Britain to qualify for the annual World Greenpower Finals, an event reserved for the best of the best...
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Friday 18 October 2024 Science club awards, photography & national success Year 9 had a fantastic opportunity to take part in the ‘Wickes Wellbeing Challenge Day’ led by the visiting Inspirational Learning Group. Torquay Academy is one of only...
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Friday 11 October 2024 Enterprise challenge, CCF and national cup progress Year 9 had a fantastic opportunity to take part in the ‘Wickes Wellbeing Challenge Day’ led by the visiting Inspirational Learning Group. Torquay Academy is one of only...
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Friday 4 October 2024 Light painting, DofE Silver and 20mph zone update The formal consultation on the 20mph zone will soon start. This is an important milestone in helping to create a safer environment around our school. The addition of the zebra crossing...
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Friday 27 September 2024 Barton Community Cafe, Chemistry trip and Open Evening On Friday, we opened the Barton Community Cafe. This part of the umbrella of the Torbay Promise which we are very grateful to Barton Hill Academy to be working along on this project...
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Friday 20 September 2024 GB selection, a national champion and Lourdes Over the summer a few of my friends (Charlie Fox, Bogdan Pamfile, Vensan Crushcov, Lewis Dewar) and I visited Lourdes together with Mrs Venter as volunteers to help out with...
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Friday 13 September 2024 Fun Friday, Silver DofE on Dartmoor and House Mascots The Year 7s had their Fun Friday in their playground today. There was a wide range of games for them to play and winning would lead to sweet prizes. We had lots...
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Friday 6 September 2024 Year 7's First Day, the illusion corridor and TA Way Our new Year 7s have made an incredible start to the year. We have been very impressed by them this week and they have thrown themselves into the life of the school. They attended...
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Thursday 22 August 2024 GCSE Results Day! Year 11 students collect their results We are absolutely thrilled to celebrate the exceptional achievements of our Year 11 students, who have once again surpassed expectations with their remarkable GCSE results...
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Thursday 15 August 2024 A level results success! Y13 students collect their results We are absolutely delighted to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our Year 13 students, who have once again demonstrated their dedication and resilience by achieving...
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Friday 19 July 2024 Summer Fest, Spurs, Lisbon, Lake District, Activities Week From the moment the lunch bell rang, the school was transformed into a vibrant festival ground, buzzing with anticipation. Our entire school community came together for an unforgettable...
