National Careers Week:  Monday 1st March to Friday 5th March. In these difficult times we tend to think that there will not be jobs out there.  There will be for those of us flexible enough to adapt and resilient enough to persevere.  That is one of the reasons why we teach LMI (Labour Market Information)… Read more »

Earlier this week, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Vice-Patron of the Royal Commonwealth Society, launched The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021. The Duchess announced the theme of this year’s Competition, ‘Community in the Commonwealth’, and is encouraging all young writers across the Commonwealth to reflect on their experiences, to consider the strength their communities have… Read more »

International Poesiae Competition 2021 We are excited to share that students in KS3 at Thamesmead will be competing in an International Poetry Recitation competition this Spring! They will recite a French or Spanish poem and compete against students from other countries such as Jordan and Russia. Open to all KS3 students, we look forward to… Read more »

Introducing the Thamesmead student-led newspaper, The Thamesmead Times!  View or download the half-termly editions at the links below. (Click the cover picture to view the edition or open the PDF copy at the link) All contributions have been successfully planned and written by participants from years 7-11.  Happy reading! July 2024 Thamesmead Times – July… Read more »

Drop Everything and Read Event Thamesmead’s first ever DEAR event took place on Wednesday 10th February. With lockdown leaving us with little to do, all parents, students and teachers were invited to spend an evening at home with a good book to celebrate the joy of reading! Whether you read together or independently, on a… Read more »

Students took part in a webinar for Holocaust Memorial Day, which was Wednesday 27th January with a special viewing of a testimonial from Eve Kugler, which can be viewed here. https://vimeo.com/holocaustuk Some of our students have written articles for the Thamesmead Times newspaper about their thoughts after watching the film The Holocaust – Eve’s story… Read more »

Thamesmead Remembers Thamesmead School is among many organisations who were disappointed not to be able to gather with the local community this year at the War Memorial in Shepperton to lay their wreath. Instead, on 11th November Year 11 House Captains performed their own ceremony at school.  Josh and Callum laid a wreath, readings of… Read more »

National Careers Service Helpline If your results aren’t what you expected and you think it may affect your college place, speak to your college directly. Make sure you keep your enrollment appointment. Links to local college websites can be found here: https://www.thamesmead.surrey.sch.uk/careers/local-post-16-options/ Appeals and exam board information can be found on our Exams page here:… Read more »

Admissions for September 2022 entry On a typical visit to Thamesmead you would see the following; A friendly and warm welcome for students, staff and visitors alike A calm school as you walk through the corridors and visit our lessons Well behaved, smartly dressed, and respectful students who enjoy coming to Thamesmead each day Focused… Read more »

The Thamesmead Virtual Sports Week further strengthened the spirit that the House System has consistently shown throughout the year. It was great to see entries and photographic evidence from students across the school, showcasing attempts in the various challenges. Well done to all who participated and sent entries in, but as ever there can only… Read more »