Headteacher's Newsletter October 2025

Respect. Excellence. Determination.

Positive Pathways

A fantastic start to the year has once again been made with the school's positive house points – 36,602 in total so far this academic year. Students have received points for the school values of Respect, Excellence and Determination along with the 'Star of the Lesson' achievement. Almost 500 students in all years across both campuses have reached the 25 HP threshold already and received their Positive Postcard as a well done. Special congratulations to Jackson in 9I and Sam in 8C for exceeding 80 house points already.

Reward trip to Thorpe Park

As part of the school's reward system, over 130 students were invited to take part in a trip to Thorpe Park this term. These students had demonstrated exceeded 300 house points last academic year. The students enjoyed a 'queue free' day at the amusement park at the end of September and even managed to dry off from the water rides in the late summer sun! A great day was had by all the students, one of whom was Miles G in Year 9:

'On Monday 29th September I went on the Thorpe Park House Point Reward trip. The journey did not take long, and it was good it was a Monday as the park was not busy.  We had plenty of time to go on lots of rides and  I loved the freedom to go round in a small group with my friends .The highlight of my day was getting to go on "Swarm" without queuing! I would recommend this trip for next year and hope to gain enough points to go again.' 

Mr Lewis, Assistant Headteacher

Well-being

World Mental Health Day, 10th October

Thank you to all the TWGSB staff and Sixth Form students who helped raise awareness for this day by wearing blue or tying blue ribbons on their lanyards. We were supporting West Kent Mind who are based in Sevenoaks and do lots of work for people in the locally area who are struggling to cope with their mental health. In total we raised £161 plus Gift Aid. If you would like to make a donation please click HERE.

For more information about West Kent Mind and the help they can offer than please visit their website: West Kent Mind Home - West Kent Mind

Dad la Soul

You may have seen in the news recently that a support group for dads is coming to Tunbridge Wells. Dad la Soul started in Brighton but is starting to set up support groups in other local towns: Tunbridge Wells gets new dads' mental health support group - BBC News

Child-centred policing

This term the Child-Centred policing teams from Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells visited both campuses to meet the students, demonstrate CPR and discuss what they can do if someone is hurt while they are out and about. Students had a go themselves at the resuscitation technique and it was a very positive experience. The team will be visiting both campuses once a month to deliver information on a number of different issues that could affect young people.

Mrs Rose, Assistant Headteacher

Well-being Award

A separate letter will be sent to all stakeholders after half-term about the Well-being Award for Schools. We achieved this award in 2022 and are aiming to achieve it again in 2026. The award focuses on changing the long-term culture of the whole school, it helps to deliver staff and student well-being, and will ensure that mental health and well-being sit at the heart of our school life.

More information and a survey will be sent at the end of October and we ask that as many parents and students as possible please complete this. For more information about the award please click here: WAS - Wellbeing Award for Schools | AwardPlace.

Mrs Rose, Assistant Headteacher

Sixth Form

Year 12 induction day

Before the majority of the students returned to school in September the Sixth Form Team welcomed the new Year 12s to their community. With a number of students new to TWGSB it was not surprising to see a few nervous faces! A series of icebreaker and team-building events helped put the students at ease. They spent time in their new tutor groups getting to know their peers who will become their support in the next two years and listened to talks about resilience and facing the challenges that A Levels will inevitably bring. The day was rounded off by all tutor groups competing in the famous 'Golden Bucket' challenge, a series of fun activities designed to get students out of their comfort zone – 12H were the winners. Induction day always provides a good springboard at the beginning of term for our students as they start their next academic journey.

Mr Hammond, Head of Year 12

Year 12 team building 

Following their successful induction Year 12 students embarked on their team-building day provided by the Hidden Leaders group. With the weather in mid-September just about holding students were given activities to help continue to breakdown barriers between them, help them articulate their ideas and think on their feet. All students threw themselves into the activities, showing a competitive edge and great problem solving. By the end of the day it was pleasing to see students talking to others whom they had only just met a week ago and many new friendships were formed. We hope that this event will be a fond memory for all Year 12s, even after they leave the school. 

Mr Hammond, Head of Year 12

Nourish Foodbank collection

Head Students Olivia, Will and Ollie organised a collection for Nourish Foodbank Tunbridge Wells this term. They promoted the collection through a series of assemblies held across both campuses. On Thursday, 9th October, we delivered the donations to Nourish using the school minibus. The staff at Nourish were absolutely delighted with the collection and expressed their heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed. They were especially grateful for the baby items and nappies, which are always in high demand but rarely donated. We would like to thank everyone for their kindness and generosity in supporting this campaign.

Mrs Brooker, Head of Year 13

During their visit to the foodbank the Head Students also presented Nourish with a cheque on behalf of the Year 7 students who had raised a staggering amount for the charity with an extremely successful bake sale, organised by the MFL Department – see below.

Our New Year 7s

Our new Year 7 cohort have made an excellent start to their journey at TWGSB. Their first week began with a fun-filled induction day, where they took part in a range of icebreakers and team-building activities within their form groups. These sessions helped them get to know one another and build strong connections with their new teachers. Since then, the year group have settled into school life wonderfully – showing great enthusiasm, kindness and curiosity in all they do. We're so proud of how confidently they've embraced this new chapter and look forward to seeing all they achieve this year!

Here are some thoughts from two of our new students:

'I am really enjoying the new subjects I am being taught and the new opportunities I have. I am particularly excited about the science experiments we will be doing and in history learning about the Vikings has been really fun. Our teachers make the subjects really interesting and they encourage us to ask questions and discuss the topics in class. This week we have also had our first cooking lesson, making lentil soup which I can’t wait to make at home.' (Jack H)

'So far, my time here has been full of fun, and I genuinely come home every day with a smile on my face. I’ve made four brilliant friends (less is more!), and there are so many clubs to join that boredom isn’t really an option.' (George R)

Year 7 team-building trips

After a busy few weeks settling into TWGSB, our Year 7 students took part in an exciting team-building trip to Arena Pursuits near Flimwell, designed to help them develop teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills. Throughout the day, students worked together on a range of fun and challenging activities that tested their agility, cooperation and creative thinking. 

The highlight for many was the raft-building challenge, where teams used barrels, ropes and planks to construct vessels sturdy enough to float – with varying degrees of success and plenty of laughter along the way! Students also tackled a demanding obstacle course, encouraging one another to climb, crawl and balance their way to victory. See photo gallery HERE.

It was a fantastic day filled with energy, enthusiasm and teamwork – a perfect way for Year 7 to bond and start their journey at TWGSB. Well done to everyone involved!

Mrs Shooman-Taylor, Head of Year 7 TW

Whole School News

Open Evening

We were delighted to welcome hundreds of families to our Tunbridge Wells campus last week for our annual Open Evening. Aided by our fantastic students, subject teachers demonstrated their passion for their subjects, with fun, interactive and informative displays. Head Students Olivia and Will, together with Year 7s Jack and George spoke with poise, passion and confidence, entertaining and informing our guests with their excellent public speaking skills. We thank them all for representing the school so proudly, as well as all the student volunteers who helped so much that evening and without whom the event could not happen.

Thank you to everyone involved for helping the evening run so successfully – teachers, non-teaching staff and students worked tirelessly to pull it all together and ensure the evening ran smoothly. We had a great turnout and enjoyed meeting our visitors and potential new students.

Mr Jackson, Deputy Headteacher

PHOTOS HERE

School Fund

The School Fund is a well-established fund that finances additional activities to benefit all students. This fund covers:

• Payment of qualified match officials and school sports competitions
• Running cost of the school minibuses
• Visiting PSHE speakers
• Visiting authors
• Clubs and societies
• Humanities days
• Additional library resources
• Replacement of the 3G pitch carpet.

Year by year, most of our parents have shown a manageable donation to be around £20, £30 or £40 per month.

Our school is both grateful for and dependent on your generosity. Without this we would have to scale back these enrichment activities – to the detriment of all our students.

Making a donation to the school fund is simple and can be done either via standing order or via Iris Parentmail.

The School Fund is a registered charity so for UK tax payers, your donation can be increased through Gift Aid by 25p for every £1 you kindly donate. Please be sure to complete and submit the Gift Aid form together with your standing order form to assure this.

Note that the School Fund is different and separate from PTA donations.

Co-Curricular

Duke of Edinburgh Awards

As we come to the end of another full year of Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Expeditions, students in Years 10 and 11 are completing or about to complete their Bronze and Silver Awards. We would like to congratulate all those who have taken part and look forward to celebrating with them at our Duke of Edinburgh Celebration Evening. After half term we will be sending invitation emails to all students who have completed their DofE award.

Between 1st April 2024 and 31st March 2025 students at our school spent a total of 8,229 hours volunteering on behalf of DofE. We are immensely proud of the dedication, effort and achievement of the students at our school who are making such an impact within their community.

In addition, a number of Sixth Form students enrolled on the Gold DofE Award this year. The gold award involves an expedition section that lasts for four days and three nights!

Mrs Fedrick, DofE Coordinator, and Mr Hamilton, Assistant Headteacher

Will, Josh, Mimi, Rebecca, Bella and Hannah undertook their four-day Gold DofE expedition in the Brecon Beacons in May. Well done everyone!

Meanwhile, TWGSB staff have been updating their outdoor first aid training and worked on scenarios of different stakeholders being injured.

Music clubs

We have had an excellent turn out for the Year 7 music club 'Seventh Heaven' this term. In the first session students had the opportunity to play drums, guitar, keyboard and sing. The energy and enthusiasm were fantastic. We learnt and played Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' as well as Sam Fender's 'Seventeen Going Under'.

It was wonderful that the students who started music clubs with me in Year 7 and who are now in KS4 and KS5 kindly offered to attend and help the Year 7s. It seems like only yesterday they were in their shoes and the progression they've made through the  school has been phenomenal.

Mr Brush, Music

Another great turn out for Grammar School for Noise music club at the Tunbridge Wells campus, where we played 'Come As You Are' by Nirvana! Again, we had some senior students helping out.

Science Club

This term we concentrated on chemistry, starting off the term with demonstrations of a fiery display with flaming bubbles, followed by Elephant's Toothpaste. This was then followed by the students creating their own mini volcanoes the next week using diluted ethanoic acid and sodium bicarbonate. The students excelled in this and to their delight, some volcanic eruptions reached the lab's ceiling. Last week we made a jelly baby scream by heating up potassium chlorate and dropping a jelly baby in it in a darkened  lab to light up and 'scream' in time for Halloween. We finish off the chemistry term with rainbow water, where students have the opportunity to test their skills in creating the best rainbow by using different densities of coloured water by adding sodium chloride in different concentrations.

According to Daniel M in Year 8, a regular at Science Club: 'In Science Club, we do practicals that are engaging and inclusive to all students, enabling us to be the best at science.'

Next term we are kicking off with physics and will be designing and making rockets, ready to launch just before Guy Fawkes night. We looking forward to another term of Science Club, this time packed with the wonders of the laws of physics. Have a great half-term holiday,

TWGSB Science Club team 2025

PTA Fundraising

Chocolate tombola: Next term the PTA will boost its fundraising by holding its now traditional, and very popular, festive chocolate tombola on Thursday 11th December at the Sevenoaks campus and on Friday 12th December at the Tunbridge Wells campus. Parents will be asked to send their child in with a chocolate donation. The donated chocolates form the prizes for lucky tombola winners and all proceeds benefit the school. Details to follow nearer the time.

2026 calendar: In addition, every year the Art Department holds a competition and uses the high-quality entries from our students to create a stunning PTA fundraising calendar. Artwork is currently being selected for inclusion in the 2026 calendar, which will be available to purchase during Term 2 and printed in time for Christmas.

Christmas trees: As in previous years, Martin & Jackie of Stonepitts Christmas Tree Farm based in Seal Chart are very kindly offering a £2.00 donation to the PTA for every Christmas tree bought by TWGSB families and staff. If you would like to participate, it is important that you bring a copy of this newsletter with you. This will count towards the final donation to the school PTA. You may also be interested to know that Stonepitts will again be supporting Demelza Hospice Care for Children as their chosen charity.

For details and directions to Stonepitts Farm please visit www.stonepitts.com   

Online easy funding links: Lastly, please note that if you register with the following websites, the PTA will receive a percentage of your spend, at no cost to you or to us: 

• Easyfundraising
• Amazon Smile – Select Tunbridge Wells Grammar School For Boys PTA

Thank you for your support.

PTA Committee

Biology

Year 13 trip to Wakehurst Place, September 2025

Year 13 A Level Biology students had the opportunity to go on a one-day field trip to Wakehurst Place and the Millenium Seed Bank earlier this term. They were able to take part in a laboratory workshop in the research centre of Wakehurst and were fortunate to use some cutting-edge molecular biology techniques to supplement one of their core modules on genetic engineering. In addition to learning how to digest DNA into fragments and using a gel electrophoresis separation technique, the students were able to identify whether wood that had been confiscated at the border was indeed sustainably grown, by testing it against sample DNA from a sustainable source.

In addition, the biology students were treated to a tour of the research labs and were able to look at the smallest and largest seeds in the world. The idea of conservation and CITES regulations were delivered in a really interesting and applied way. The day was finished off with a lovely tour of Wakehurst gardens to show them examples of indigenous plant species from across the world.

The students and staff found the experience very enriching and a good day was had by all. Here are some of the comments made by the students.

'It was interesting to learn how important the seed bank is, storing over 2 million seeds, with some species already extinct in the wild.'

'Wakehurst protects species that are extinct in the wild and it’s amazing.'

'Very informative as to what conservationists do and how important they are.'

'I got to hold an orchid seed.'

'The trip gave me a better understanding about the importance of conservation of different varieties of plants.'

'I found learning about the technique of gel electrophoresis very exciting.'

'The trip really reinforced my knowledge of plant biodiversity. The guides were very good and happy to answer any questions. The DNA fingerprinting practical we carried out was very interesting with contextualised explanations throughout!'

'Was very interesting and learning about the fact that some seeds can’t be stored even with cryogenic freezing due to their high moisture levels.'

'The tour guides were very informative, showing the importance of Wakehurst and why they conserve so many seeds and how they are focusing on places like Madagascar where so many species are going extract due to deforestation.'

Ms Hunter, Biology

Design and Technology

Our Open Evening in Design and Technology was a huge success, showcasing the incredible talent and innovation of the students within our department. We ran live demonstrations on 3D printing creations, cutting-edge CNC machining, and immersive VR experiences, highlighting how we combine students' projects with the latest technology. We look forward to seeing what our future designers and engineers will continue to make!

Ms Bramham, Head of DT

As you can see from the poster below, Year 9 students have been using origami in their 'Designing for Disaster' project.

Drama and Theatre Studies

Newsies JR.!

The Drama and Theatre Studies and the Music departments are preparing to hold auditions for this year's school production, the musical Newsies Jr! We are looking forward to bringing this brilliant musical to life with our talented students! Inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City, Newsies JR. features a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman. The book of the musical was written by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein.

When powerful newspaper publishers raise prices at the newsboys' expense, the charismatic Jack Kelly rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions. Together, the newsies learn that they are stronger united and create a movement to fight for what's right.

Auditions will take place after half-term on the following dates:

• Monday 27th October at Sevenoaks
• Wednesday 29th October at Tunbridge Wells 

Students will need to join the auditions TEAMS page with the code: p7y4x42. On there they will find all of the information they need and scripts/songs they need to prepare!

Performances will take place in April 2026 with a cast of students from both sites.

Miss Turner, Head of Drama and Theatre Studies 

Geology

Year 11 geology residential

On Friday 26th September the Year 11s braved the M25 'car park' to travel down to Osmington PGL Centre near Weymouth in Dorset. We arrived just in time for the evening meal and went straight in before getting settled and later enjoying some PGL evening activities. On Saturday morning we were in the classroom for some geology, preparing for what we would be doing on the Isle of Portland for the day. We familiarised ourselves with the geology of Portland and its main industry of quarrying limestone. Our first stop was on the north of the island to make observations in our field notebooks about the rocks visible in the rock face. At the very top was the limestone that is quarried, known locally as whit stone. Below this we could see various layers that were either rich in fossils or flint, known as chert and called the Cherty Beds. This would be material that is waste or avoided by the quarrying process and known as roach stone. In Kent a similar rock is called rag stone. We then moved up the coast to look at an old quarry that was dug by hand. The limestone would have been winched on to a ship, which is why all the hand-cut quarries were on the coast. We measured the size of the hole to work out how much limestone had been extracted.

We then moved onto Portland Bill itself to look at the youngest rocks on Portland and enjoy lunch at the café. Here we also measured the angle of the rocks, which is known as dip and strike. On the way back we stopped off at a church to look at the limestone headstones. By looking at the dates and the state of the lettering we could work out the rate of chemical weathering of the limestone. Our last stop was Tout Quarry, which is now a sculpture park.

On Sunday we travelled to Man O' War cove, which backs on to Durdle Door. Here we did a much more detailed analysis of each rock type so that we could present this graphically as a log-on return to the classroom. As the rocks are vertical here we could start with the oldest and work our way along the beach to the youngest. We started with the Jurassic Portland limestone and moved through the Purbeck beds to the Cretaceous Wealden sandstones, greensand and chalk. The Cretaceous rocks had been observed in detail in Sussex on two previous trips to Eastbourne and Hastings, so it was good to compare the structures and fossils with what we had already seen. In the afternoon we travelled along the coast to Lulworth Cove where we could see the development of the cove in Stair Hole, which will eventually erode to the size of Lulworth and potentially merge to form a bay.

We had a look around the visitor centre and the shop before sampling the ice creams on offer.

On the last day we spent the morning on Osmington beach searching for fossils. We found ammonites, bivalves, belemnites, oyster beds and gryphaea, also known as the devil’s toenail. We left at midday to make it back to school by the end of the day.

The students gained a great deal of experience and practical knowledge from the trip and were an asset to the school throughout the visit.

Mr Ash, Head of Geography and Geology

History

Trip to Whitechapel, London

At the end of September, Year 11 History students set out on another successful GSCE History trip. We did so to expand our knowledge on Whitechapel and to get an up close and personal view of history. We were once again joined by Anglia Tours staff, one of whom is a former member of the TWGSB history department. On this trip to Whitechapel, we looked at the storied and troubled history of the borough, from the diverse history of immigration to the criminal underbelly including people like Jack the Ripper. Overall, the trip was a great opportunity to really flesh out our understanding of the Whitechapel area of London.  

Magnus B, Year 11

Modern Foreign Languages

European Day of Languages bake sale

As part of our European Day of Languages celebrations, the MFL department organised a fantastic language-themed bake sale, showcasing a wonderful selection of treats inspired by different countries. Baked goods were donated by Year 7 and many of the goodies were actually made by our talented Year 7 students, who brought creativity and cultural flair to the event. Thanks to their hard work and the generous support of our school community, we raised an incredible £552.31! The proceeds were donated to Nourish, the cheque presented to the foodbank charity by the Head Students on behalf of the Year 7s (see above). Thank you to everyone who supported the event – we are so proud of our students!

Mr Tagliaferro, MFL

Physical Education 

Cross-country 

TWGSB students participated recently in the Kent Cross-Country Championships. Monday 6th October was a beautiful sunny autumn day and our runners performed admirably with our Key Stage 3 students finishing seventh out of 16 teams. Our intermediates came 12th out of 20 teams and our senior team was again outstanding, coming a close second to The Judd School in the senior event. Toby B and Ewan P had fantastic runs and finished first and second respectively in the individual Seniors event. 

Our senior team has now qualified for the ESAA Senior Boys South East England Finals to be held at The Judd School on Wednesday 5th November. Well done to all runners!

Mr Scott, PE

Football

It has been a very enjoyable term of football. The teams have been entered in 27 cup competitions this season, 10 Kent Cups and 17 ESFA National Cups at A and B team levels.

U18 1st XI: The team travelled to Maidstone winning 5-0 at Cornwallis Academy before losing at home against Maidstone GS in a very competitive game in the ESFA National Cup. The team will play away at Sevenoaks School in the Kent Cup on Wednesday 19th November.

U18 2nd XI: The team had a fine 2-0 away win at Maidstone GS in the ESFA National Cup with both goals scored by Joe F (Year 12). The team will travel to Buckswood in East Sussex in the next round. In the Kent Cup the team will travel to QES Faversham on Wednesday 19th November.

Year 11 U16 A and U16 B: The A team has lost two close games 3-1 against Eden Park and 2-1 against Oakwood Park GS. The team will play Oakwood Park GS again in the first week of Term 2. The B team's opponents conceded the tie so have advanced to the next round of the ESFA National Cup.

Year 10 U15 A and U15 B: The A team lost a close game away in Maidstone at the School of Science & Technology and then lost another close game away at Ravens Wood. The B team, which won the Kent Cup last season, had an impressive 4-0 away win at Whitgift in the ESFA National Cup.

Year 9 U14 A and U14 B: The A team made a strong start to the season with a fantastic 9-2 win against Ravens Wood before another big win 13-1 against Skinners Kent Academy. The team then lost a very close game away in Dartford at Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy. The B team, which reached last season's ESFA National Cup Semi-Final, won 7-0 against Whitgift.

Year 8 U13 A and U13 B: The A team has had defeats against Oakwood Park GS and then an agonising 6-5 (after extra time) defeat against Ravensbourne. The B team, which won the Kent Cup last season and reached last year's ESFA National Cup Semi-Final, won 8-0 against Maidstone GS.

Year 7 U12 A and U12 B: The Year 7 A team had an exceptionally difficult match away at Whitgift in South Croydon. The team then travelled to Dartford and lost a very close game 3-2 against Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy. The B team matches start in Term 2.

One hundred and forty Year 7 students have been regularly attending football practices after school each week (80 students in Tunbridge Wells and 60 students in Sevenoaks). There will be a Year 7 inter-form tournament later in the year.

Very well done to all involved in all year groups and thank you for your efforts.

Mr Menzies, Head of Football and Head of Co-Curricular Sport

Rugby

Term 1 featured a busy rugby schedule, with our U18, U15, U14, U13 and U12 teams displaying excellent commitment, skill and teamwork while representing the school. 

U18/1st XV team: The 1st XV began their season with a closely contested fixture against Bennett in the Continental Tyres Vase, narrowly losing in the closing stages of the match. Despite the defeat, the squad can take plenty of positives from their performance. The team now moves into the Bowl competition, where they will look to progress through the rounds for the exciting opportunity to play at the iconic Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.

U15: The players began their season with a dominant 59-0 victory over Worth School in the Continental Tyres Vase, an outstanding team performance that demonstrated real intent to go the distance in this competition. The team is eager to represent the school on such a prestigious stage, with the potential opportunity to play at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. The players recognise that a long season lies ahead, requiring continued dedication and focus. Building on their strong start, the team also competed in the Kent Shield, producing another excellent display with a 52–0 win against Hayes School. 

KS3: Training across all year groups has been positive, with the students showing great enthusiasm and impressive skills following their return from the summer holidays. Both the Year 7 and Year 8 teams kicked off their seasons with fixtures against Bennett Memorial School in the newly formed Kent Developing Rugby Schools League, narrowly missing out on victory in closely contested matches.

Year 9: The team faced a challenging opening fixture in the Kent Developing Rugby Schools League, losing to Norton Knatchbull at home. The players responded brilliantly with an impressive home victory against Bennett Memorial School in the Kent Shield, securing their place in the next round.

Congratulations to all students who have taken part this term. We look forward to another successful and enjoyable term of rugby, with further fixtures scheduled across all year groups. Wishing everyone a restful and well-deserved break.

Mr Stevens, Head of Rugby

Half-term activities

Kent Police, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and a range of partners have arranged three days of free activities for young people, in Tunbridge Wells town centre and in Paddock Wood during half term.

We wanted to share these lovely pictures from Independent Catering of one of their fabulous lunches provided for our students. Yum!

Marketing, Development & Alumni Relations

@70:Stem Rising

As 2026 approaches, TWGSB is getting ready to celebrate 70 years of educational excellence.

From a 1956 house conversion at 22 Broadwater Down, our school has evolved from ‘Technical High’ to ‘Grammar School’ (in 1982) and today stands proudly as the largest grammar school in West Kent with over 1,800 students across two campuses.

Our history of growth has been accompanied by many campus improvements along the way, the most recent being a parent-funded campaign launched in 2021 to rebuild our Sixth Form Study Centre.

Against the backdrop of COVID, TWGSB chose bravely to see a need and believe it to be possible. The result has been £586,000 raised by our remarkable parents these past five years, benefiting our most grateful Sixth Formers.

Now we are ready to be bold again.

Our Science and DT laboratories, still the original 1950s buildings, need urgent refurbishing. In partnership with the Senior Leadership Team and the governing body, the school’s Development Department is planning to launch a new campaign.

 @70:Stem Rising aspires to raise a few hundred thousand pounds per annum, for the next five years, to offer our students the best possible facilities in Science and Technology.

We trust our new generation of parents and alumni will lean in to support this need and our belief that TWGSB students deserve the very best possible facilities as they ‘touch the future, today’.

Share your news!

We love celebrating our students’ achievements on our website and social platforms so please do get in touch if you have any news you would like to share with us. Equally, we love hearing from ex-students – news, views and pictures (see TWGSB Connect News) as we look to connect the past, present and future of this great school.

Thank you in advance, for any items you generously choose to share with us via one of these email addresses below. We are so grateful always! Thank you. Enjoy your half-term.

Mrs Roberts, Development Manager

iroberts@twgsboys.kent.sch.uk

connect@twgsboys.kent.sch.uk

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