School News

Sports Day 2012 Programme

TGS — Tue, 29 May 2012 08:39:43 +0000

Sports Day on Wednesday 30^th May at Tonbridge School track 9am - 2pm.

Click here to download the programme.

All students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 will be expected to attend, as will the Year 12 IB students. This will be followed by a short presentation assembly held at the track. Students will then be dismissed from the track. Any pupils who need to remain in school until the end of the school day will be accompanied back to school where a room will be allocated for Independent Study.

Registration for all pupils will be held at the Tonbridge Track at 8.40am, and therefore students should go directly to the track. Competitors may arrive at the track in their PE kit. Students not competing will be expected to be in their school uniform for the duration of the day, although they should bring their PE kit in case they are required to compete due to injury or illness.

In the event of bad weather leading to the cancellation of this event a notice will be posted on the school website on the morning of Wednesday 30^th May by 7.00am.

Students need to come suitably prepared for a variety of weather conditions, including suncream, sun hats, warm and waterproof clothing. It would also be advisable to bring something to sit on if the grass is wet, such as a bin bag.

LCO: Free performance at St Pancras Station

TGS — Mon, 28 May 2012 08:48:36 +0000

LCO: Free performance at St Pancras Station

11.45am | 27 June 2012 | St Pancras Station

London Chamber Orchestra will be joined by the Fitkin Band for a live pop-up performance of their commission for the Cultural Olympiad Track to Track: The Athlon. The orchestra and band will also be joined by LCO Kids’ Music Junction participants from Tonbridge Grammar School, Kent Skinners Academy and Barnardo’s Meadows School, who will perform their own version of the Javelin train-inspired composition. If you work in London, join us on the Upper Concourse at St Pancras station, alongside the statue of John Betjeman, for the most unusual LCO performance of the season.

Routes in Teaching

TGS — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:33:51 +0000

Are you a graduate and considering a career in teaching or are you thinking about a change of career? Then why not come along, anytime between 6.00pm - 8.00pm, to our informal Routes into Teaching evening and find out more. There will be an opportunity for you to talk to:

Admissions to Year 7 for September 2012

TGS — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:55:01 +0000

Please click here for full details.

TGS PTA presents: Work, Rest and Play - Looking after our Bodies in the Modern World

TGS — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:54:43 +0000

Work, Rest and Play - Looking after our Bodies in the Modern World
Thursday February 23rd 2012 7pm-9pm @ TGS

The TGS PTA are pleased to invite parents, friends and students to an informal and informative talk by Louise James BSc (Ost) of the European School of Osteopathy

With invaluable advice and demonstrations for everyone, at work, at home or at school, you will even learn how to slouch properly!

This is a FREE event and no tickets will be issued but we would like an idea of numbers so please RSVP to tgspta@aol.com indicating how many will attend.

Refreshments will be available in the interval and money raised will go to PTA funds to support TGS pupil enrichment.

Tonbridge Grammar School are U13 Kent Netball County Champions.

TGS — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:25:04 +0000

On Thursday 2nd Feb 2012, the U13 netball team played in the Kent County Netball Tournament. They played the first round at Aylesford Rugby club winning all their games in their group. They transferred to Rainham to play the second round against Bethany which they won easily. The quarter final was a much tougher proposition but the team played really well to beat Sevenoaks. In the semi-final they over came St Dunstons quite easily but it was then Tunbridge Grammar School for Girls in the final! They had lost to them last year in the quarter finals and although the first half was very close TGS came away worthy winners. The team played magnificently from defence through mid court right up to the shooters. They were cheered on by many parents and the reserves who had all played their part in earlier rounds.

The team were:

Louise Fletcher
Alisha Goldring
Georgia Grayland
Cara Hill
Lucy Jackson
Issy Lavenstein
Tabbitha Reed
Julia Ruis
Hannah Tabor
Daniella Vincenzini
Captain Georgia Jeffries

In response to recent press coverage claiming that the IB is falling out of favour.

TGS — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:14:09 +0000

Mrs Sandra Morton, Chair, IB Schools and Colleges Association has made the following response.

Young musicians work with top London orchestra players

TGS — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:03:50 +0000

Students from Tonbridge Grammar School are busy preparing for their chance to make Olympic history – in music!

TGS is top of the class!

TGS — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:40:56 +0000

According to results published by The Department for Education, Tonbridge Grammar School came top of the 2011 GCSE league tables for the Kent local authority area, measured by average GCSE points score.

TGS Motet Choir attend BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year

TGS — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:04:01 +0000

The Anvil, Basingstoke
Saturday 4th February 2012

Tickets for the Choir of the Year 2012 South East Regional audition day at Basingstoke are now on sale via the Anvil Theatre.

They can be purchased from the venue website, or by calling the box office: http://www.anvilarts.org.uk/whats-on/12/feb/choir-year-2012 Tel: 01256 844244

Tickets cost £10 (£7 concessions) for each half-day session. It is also possible to purchase a day ticket for £16 (£10 concessions)