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Live Away From Home, Boost Your CV And Prepare For University With Queen’s College Sixth Form
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Queen’s College Sixth Form isn’t just about strong grades. It’s about building your future, forging life-long friendships, and discovering who you truly are. Unleash your hidden talents and push your boundaries. Develop leadership, communication, and teamwork skills that set you apart. Become the best version of yourself.
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We offer a diverse range of options in addition to A Levels, such as Level 3 Diplomas and BTECs which are all equivalent to one A Level. We also encourage students to broaden their skills and knowledge beyond the traditional curriculum, preparing them for the challenges of University and the workplace by offering a range of activities including the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and the Queen’s Diploma.
The skills acquired through sport, the visual arts, music, performing arts, outdoor pursuits and a myriad of other activities become increasingly valuable in the 21st Century. The Co-Curricular programme aims to complement the academic curriculum and provide ‘something for everyone’, with 100+ unique options. It gives opportunities for Queen’s College students to experience a variety of engaging activities. The programme aims to develop different skills and experiences and encourage students to challenge themselves and pursue their passions.
The Queen’s Diploma is a sixth form initiative developed to prepare our young adults for and strengthen their opportunities in early adulthood and later life. It is an exciting initiative that inspires our students to extend themselves beyond the usual. The Diploma becomes a key ingredient in application writing: highlighting transferable skills and desirable character traits, and providing examples for competency-based questions on which they will later rely. Through this Diploma, our students will build new skills, gain a range of attributes and develop a habit of lifelong learning and commitment to citizenship. Students work to achieve at least 150 credits towards the Queen’s Diploma over 13-15 months with a graduation at the end. Students can pick which credits they would like to gain across the four strands. Read more
Full Boarding and Flexi-Boarding
Flexi-boarding offers the best of both worlds: nurturing independence while providing a warm, home-from-home feel. Choose specific nights throughout the term to stay in comfortable boarding houses, enjoying fun sleepovers with friends with delicious dinners and breakfasts. The convenience is unbeatable, whether you need extra study support or want to participate in late-night activities. Experienced, caring staff are always on hand, offering guidance and creating a safe space to grow. Plus, with dedicated study sessions and quiet areas, you’ll have the perfect environment to excel academically, preparing you for the independence of university life with confidence.
🎉✨ Last Thursday, we celebrated the end of another amazing year at Queen`s with Senior School Speech Day! We honoured our students` achievements with awards, inspiring speeches, and heartfelt goodbyes. Special thanks to our guest speaker, Dr. Sarah Fane from the MCC Foundation, for sharing her wisdom on community and resilience. More photos on Flickr!🌟
🎉✨ Last Thursday, we celebrated the end of another amazing year at Queen`s with Senior School Speech Day! We honoured our students` achievements with awards, inspiring speeches, and heartfelt goodbyes. Special thanks to our guest speaker, Dr. Sarah Fane from the MCC Foundation, for sharing her wisdom on community and resilience. More photos on Flickr!🌟...
3 of our cleaners left last week with an incredible 70 years service between them, Flo pictured has cleaned the college for 25 years. College cleaners are unsung heroes, undertaking physically demanding work at antisocial hours. They are trusted and invaluable members of the team who don`t always get much public thanks but who are absolutely key to College life, thank you☺️
3 of our cleaners left last week with an incredible 70 years service between them, Flo pictured has cleaned the college for 25 years. College cleaners are unsung heroes, undertaking physically demanding work at antisocial hours. They are trusted and invaluable members of the team who don`t always get much public thanks but who are absolutely key to College life, thank you☺️
Well done to our Equestrian Captain, Francesca, who has worked so hard this year with her horses. She has been representing Queen`s at Chard Equestrian Centre where both horses won their classes and this week won again!🏆🐎
Well done to our Equestrian Captain, Francesca, who has worked so hard this year with her horses. She has been representing Queen`s at Chard Equestrian Centre where both horses won their classes and this week won again!🏆🐎
The annual Summer Ball was a great success - with delicious food, dancing to The Haus Band, singing from the incredible Millie and the Y13 dance making special memories for all. Parents, staff and our Sixth Form pupils enjoyed a fabulous evening, thank you to the incredible team here at Queen`s who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make the evening a true success💃🕺
Visit Flickr to view the photo album (Link in bio)
The annual Summer Ball was a great success - with delicious food, dancing to The Haus Band, singing from the incredible Millie and the Y13 dance making special memories for all. Parents, staff and our Sixth Form pupils enjoyed a fabulous evening, thank you to the incredible team here at Queen`s who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make the evening a true success💃🕺
Visit Flickr to view the photo album (Link in bio)
Prep School Speech Day was filled with pride and joy, welcoming many parents, grandparents, friends and family to share in the end of year celebrations. The morning rounded off with drinks and refreshments on the field overlooking the Senior School Sports Day. Thank you to everyone that attended and well done to the award winners this year🏆
Please visit our website for the full story and photo album (Link in bio)
Prep School Speech Day was filled with pride and joy, welcoming many parents, grandparents, friends and family to share in the end of year celebrations. The morning rounded off with drinks and refreshments on the field overlooking the Senior School Sports Day. Thank you to everyone that attended and well done to the award winners this year🏆
Please visit our website for the full story and photo album (Link in bio)
🏆Our Senior Sports Day 2024 was a resounding success, filled with excitement, competition and community spirit. The event featured a variety of activities, a BBQ, music, and an ice cream van! Students competed in a range of track and field events competing for house points and individual accolades🏃
Visit our website to read the full story and view the photo album (Link in bio)
🏆Our Senior Sports Day 2024 was a resounding success, filled with excitement, competition and community spirit. The event featured a variety of activities, a BBQ, music, and an ice cream van! Students competed in a range of track and field events competing for house points and individual accolades🏃
Visit our website to read the full story and view the photo album (Link in bio)
Last week a group of pupils embarked on the Annual Foodie Road Trip to celebrate two of the South West`s greatest award-winning foodie entrepreneurs who have been recognised with Royal Honours.
The first stop was the award-winning Darts Farm Food Hall and Food Market in Devon, a remarkable foodie haven having won the Best Farm Shop in the UK for a record 3 years.
The next stop was Lympstone Manor named the most luxurious hotel in the South West, awarded the World`s Most Romantic Hotel and one of the World`s Best Hotels by Condé Nast. This is a five-star Relais & Châteaux country house retreat boasts Michelin-starred dining. Our pupils experienced a tour of the kitchens, guestrooms and suites, the garden, grounds and pool. They even got to taste some of the homemade treats on offer.
Then they visited Mickey`s Beach Bar and Restaurant run by Michael Caines MBE, followed by our South West supplier and producer of sustainable real vanilla pods LittlePod with the pupils getting to hear about food sustainability and provenance as well as a tour of the facilities.
Last week a group of pupils embarked on the Annual Foodie Road Trip to celebrate two of the South West`s greatest award-winning foodie entrepreneurs who have been recognised with Royal Honours.
The first stop was the award-winning Darts Farm Food Hall and Food Market in Devon, a remarkable foodie haven having won the Best Farm Shop in the UK for a record 3 years.
The next stop was Lympstone Manor named the most luxurious hotel in the South West, awarded the World`s Most Romantic Hotel and one of the World`s Best Hotels by Condé Nast. This is a five-star Relais & Châteaux country house retreat boasts Michelin-starred dining. Our pupils experienced a tour of the kitchens, guestrooms and suites, the garden, grounds and pool. They even got to taste some of the homemade treats on offer.
Then they visited Mickey`s Beach Bar and Restaurant run by Michael Caines MBE, followed by our South West supplier and producer of sustainable real vanilla pods LittlePod with the pupils getting to hear about food sustainability and provenance as well as a tour of the facilities.
Last week, Rebecca and Axel completed work experience at the Ariel Motor Company. This was a fantastic experience working alongside engineers, seeing the 3D CAD software used and redesigning brackets for the Ariel Atom 4R. They also got to work in the workshop adding in wishbones and shock absorbers onto the custom Atom 4Rs being built, as well as having the privilege of being driven around in the Ariel Atom!🏎
Last week, Rebecca and Axel completed work experience at the Ariel Motor Company. This was a fantastic experience working alongside engineers, seeing the 3D CAD software used and redesigning brackets for the Ariel Atom 4R. They also got to work in the workshop adding in wishbones and shock absorbers onto the custom Atom 4Rs being built, as well as having the privilege of being driven around in the Ariel Atom!🏎
Two teams of Year 11 pupils successfully completed their Silver DofE Expedition this week on Dartmoor. They were self-sufficient for the 3 days carrying all of their kit with them. They coped well with some mixed Dartmoor weather including rain at times, poor visibility and some humid sunshine. A huge well done to All!👏
Two teams of Year 11 pupils successfully completed their Silver DofE Expedition this week on Dartmoor. They were self-sufficient for the 3 days carrying all of their kit with them. They coped well with some mixed Dartmoor weather including rain at times, poor visibility and some humid sunshine. A huge well done to All!👏
Two of our end of term cricket matches really celebrated the Queen`s Community - our First XI welcomed an Old Queenians side in jovial spirit and high quality performances. Old Queenians hit 111/8 in 20 overs and Queen`s First XI chased the target finishing 115/3🏏
While the Staff XI (not quite matching the cricket quality!) entertained a Parents XI with great sportsmanship and another special atmosphere befitting to our Queen`s Community. Queen`s Parents hit 175/5 in their 20 overs, and Queen`s Staff replied with 145/5🌟
Two of our end of term cricket matches really celebrated the Queen`s Community - our First XI welcomed an Old Queenians side in jovial spirit and high quality performances. Old Queenians hit 111/8 in 20 overs and Queen`s First XI chased the target finishing 115/3🏏
While the Staff XI (not quite matching the cricket quality!) entertained a Parents XI with great sportsmanship and another special atmosphere befitting to our Queen`s Community. Queen`s Parents hit 175/5 in their 20 overs, and Queen`s Staff replied with 145/5🌟
A huge thank you to the Friend`s of Queen`s for supporting us in purchasing some new equipment for our gym!💪 #queenscollegetaunton #queenscollege #gym #gymequipment #schoolgym #school #strengthandconditioning #fitness #sport #taunton #somerset #independentschool
A huge thank you to the Friend`s of Queen`s for supporting us in purchasing some new equipment for our gym!💪 #queenscollegetaunton #queenscollege #gym #gymequipment #schoolgym #school #strengthandconditioning #fitness #sport #taunton #somerset #independentschool...
Mrs Swanson and Mrs Noad enjoyed a fabulous Australia Day with Year 4 on Friday. As well as exploring where Australia is in the world, the children made and sampled their own Vegemite sandwich (with varying degrees of delight!), learned about Dreamtime stories including Tiddalick the Greedy Frog and created their own fabulous dot paintings. With many links to Australia across the College including Mrs Swanson`s family in Perth and Mr Noad`s relatives in Adelaide, it was great to share this day with the children.😊
Mrs Swanson and Mrs Noad enjoyed a fabulous Australia Day with Year 4 on Friday. As well as exploring where Australia is in the world, the children made and sampled their own Vegemite sandwich (with varying degrees of delight!), learned about Dreamtime stories including Tiddalick the Greedy Frog and created their own fabulous dot paintings. With many links to Australia across the College including Mrs Swanson`s family in Perth and Mr Noad`s relatives in Adelaide, it was great to share this day with the children.😊
Keeping your children entertained and engaged during school holidays can be a challenge, especially for busy working parents. That’s why we partner with a variety of exciting holiday camp providers to offer a range of options for all ages and interests.
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The Queen’s Diploma
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