Curious
Minds
Generous
Hearts
Adventurous
Spirits
Talbot Heath is a leading independent through school in Dorset that offers girls aged 2-18 an outstanding education within a strong and supportive community.
Welcome to our extraordinary school
Our motto at Talbot Heath is ‘Honour before Honours’. It encapsulates the ethos of our school, an ethos that can be found in every aspect of the daily life at our school: discovering who you are, the importance of supporting others and striving to be the very best you can be. When you join Talbot Heath you become part of a unique empowering community where expectations are high and there are no limits to what our girls can achieve.
Part of the family
It is always good to put a face to a name, here are just a few key staff you may have contact with at Talbot Heath.
Tracy Harris
Head
Tracy Harris
Tracy Harris joins Talbot Heath with a strong background in the leadership of high performing girls’ grammar schools. She has previously held posts as Head of Parkstone Grammar School and Senior Deputy Head of South Wilts Grammar School.
Tracy was raised and educated in the south west, from her childhood upbringing in Christchurch, to reading History at the University of Exeter, where she also studied for her PGCE. She is currently completing an MSc in Psychology to explore cognition and learning, along with child development. In her educational career, Tracy has taught in three other girls’ grammar schools in the area and will bring a wealth of experience to Talbot Heath. Her subject specialisms are in teaching history and politics. She has also been an Ofsted Inspector for eight years and inspected both secondary and all-through schools. In addition Tracy has acted as a School Improvement Advisor for two secondary schools, including a selective school, where she worked with senior leaders and governors on school improvement priorities. Tracy is a keen amateur musician and plays in a brass band performing in concerts and contests.
Tracy has a considerable track record of leading and delivering academic excellence in schools, coupled with outstanding pastoral care and experience of developing a productive vision. She is very excited to be leading the team at Talbot Heath towards the next phase of its rich and exciting journey.
Helen Chapleo
Assistant Head, Teaching and Learning
Helen Chapleo
Ian Cradick
Assistant Head – Academic Management
Ian Cradick
Anna Karanja
Designated Safeguarding & Behavioural Lead
Liz Pugh
Head of Junior School
Liz Pugh
Sarah Breeze
Assistant Head of Junior School (Academic)
Sarah Breeze
Jo Brown
Assistant Head of Junior School (Pastoral)
Jo Brown
Cecilia Handel
Bursar (COO)
Cecilia Handel
Adam Poole
Facilities Manager
Adam Poole
It is never too early to start considering the next stage of your daughter’s educational journey. Discover how we can encourage her to thrive in our all girl environment.
❤️💙 BOOK YOUR OPEN DAY PLACE ❤️💙
• Senior School (Age 11-16) 👉 Open Evening 👉 26th Sept
• Kindergarten, Pre-Prep (Age 3-7) & Junior School (Age 7-11) 👉 Open Morning 👉9th Oct
• Sixth Form (Age 16-18) 👉 Open Evening 👉 10th Oct
www.talbotheath.org/openday
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👉 Our new Mary Broad Bursary is a means-tested academic bursary for high achieving girls. Applicants must be predicted to achieve at least a grade 7 in the subjects they wish to study at A Level and predicted to achieve at least 6 grade 6s.
It is means-tested on family income by application to the Bursar and offers generous reductions on fees.
Find out more at our 6th Form Open Evening www.talbotheath.org/open-days-and-tours/
#6thform #SixthForm #ALevels #bournemouth #openevening
🚣♀️This incredible Alumni news has just come our way, how inspiring!
Former pupil Jessica Oliver and her best friend Charlotte Harris have once again made waves in the world of ocean rowing by claiming the title of the fastest pairs crossing at the World’s Toughest Row. This victory marks their second oceanic record, following their Atlantic feat in 2022.
On June 8th 2024 Wild Waves set off from Monterey Bay, California to row 2800 miles across the mid Pacific Ocean. 37 days later they arrived in Hawaii having won the female class and breaking both the Men and Women World Records by 2 and 9 days respectively.
Jessica and Charlotte are the first team ever to complete both The Worlds Toughest Rowing races ranking them first on the ultimate ocean rowing leaderboard.
Read more here https://www.teamwildwaves.com
@teamwildwaves
It is never too early to start considering the next stage of your daughter’s educational journey. Discover how we can encourage her to thrive in our all girl environment.
❤️💙 BOOK YOUR OPEN DAY PLACE 💙❤️
• Senior School (Age 11-16) 👉 Open Evening 👉 26th Sept
• Kindergarten, Pre-Prep (Age 3-7) & Junior School (Age 7-11) 👉 Open Morning 👉9th Oct
• Sixth Form (Age 16-18) 👉 Open Evening 👉 10th Oct
www.talbotheath.org/openday
#TalbotHeathSchool #TalbotHeath #OpenDay #Bournemouth #Poole #School #GirlsSchool #IndependentSchool #CuriousMinds #GenerousHearts
Doing your best is the first step toward reaching your full potential ☺️ #MotivationalMonday
Pupils, Parents & Staff – Welcome back to TH! ❤️💙📚
❤️💙 The holidays are over 😅 time to get organised!
It is never too early to start considering the next stage of your daughter’s educational journey. Discover how we can encourage her to thrive in our all girl environment.
❤️💙 BOOK YOUR OPEN DAY PLACE
• Senior School (Age 11-16) 👉 Open Evening 👉 26th Sept
• Kindergarten, Pre-Prep (Age 3-7) & Junior School (Age 7-11) 👉 Open Morning 👉9th Oct
Sixth Form (Age 16-18) 👉 Open Evening 👉 10th Oct
www.talbotheath.org/openday
#TalbotHeathSchool #TalbotHeath #OpenDay #Bournemouth #Poole #School #GirlsSchool #IndependentSchool #CuriousMinds #GenerousHearts
❤️💙 Pastoral support is a vital element of Sixth Form life. At Talbot Heath we provide a wealth of support throughout your Sixth Form journey, nurturing confidence and resilience. As a smaller school, we maintain a supportive and family atmosphere, with high levels of respect, where we foster individuality and have an environment which is inclusive to all. We pride ourselves on our supportive community and are here to help you tackle and manage the road ahead, from balancing your studies and academic management, to providing wellness support in a range of different ways.
We provide support and build our environment to include the following:
👉 Smaller Tutor groups. Smaller groups allow individual help and support, alongside building a closer relationship with your peers and tutor.
👉 Experienced Tutors and Sixth Form Team, who can guide you through
your time with us, from adjusting to a different level of study to supporting you with preparation for life beyond the Sixth Form.
👉 Highly qualified nursing team. A friendly and supportive team to help you
with both emotional and physical wellness.
👉 New Wellness room. The school’s new wellness room is available to assist
students, where mental health needs or emotional wellness support may be required.
👉 Wellness counsellor and wellness support assistants, trained to support where
this may be required.
👉 Enrichment sessions will provide a range of tools to manage the challenges you
may face including emotional wellness.
👉 Team building activities. Taking part in these helps foster a team ethos and
create a supportive peer group.
👉 Academic mentioning. Where extra support with academic management may be
required.
👉 Our 6th FORM OPEN EVENING is on 10th October, come along to discover more and chat to our subject specialists, book your place https://www.talbotheath.org/open-days-and-tours/
#6thform #SixthForm #ALevels #bournemouth #openevening
Last week, we donated 91 boxes of books to Books2Africa, an organization that processes and delivers books to schools across various African countries. Our library was filled with thousands of high-quality, duplicate books, and to make the space more accessible and inviting, we needed to declutter. Our new Librarian, Miss Smith, was delighted to contribute these books to schools in need. Special thanks go to Orla from Pre-Prep and parent volunteers Graeme and Bobby, who generously helped us pack the boxes over the past few weeks and also to Charlie and his team at @books2africauk 🤩📚
👉 An essential part of being a member of the Sixth Form is to be a part of both our school community and the wider community. To help build a team spirit and prepare
students for the year ahead, we are bringing The Problem Solving Company in to run an escape room experience. This is also great preparation for the Community Work Placements that are starting this academic year.
The escape room event will take place on Wednesday 11 th September, in the afternoon during school hours, when students are scheduled to take part in the work placement scheme.
The Problem Solving Company bring the escape rooms to us and students work in small groups to crack codes, work out riddles, solve puzzles and gain access to the next level. Groups race against the clock to collect information and unravel the mystery. Making the team-building activity a fun and exciting experience.
Students already registered for the Sixth Form will receive a Google Form to complete to sign up for their place. Anyone wishing to join the Talbot Heath Sixth Form and not already registered will receive the form upon registration to the school. Replies are due by 6th September ’24, and the cost of the experience will be £24, charged to your account on receipt of your completed form.
👉 Our 6th FORM OPEN EVENING is on 10th October, come along and find out more, book your place https://www.talbotheath.org/open-days-and-tours/
#6thform #SixthForm #ALevels #bournemouth #openevening