Nat Allen

Four Taunton’s students are taking part in an education initiative thought to be the first of its kind in the city. They are working as lunchtime supervisors at nearby Shirley Junior School.

Nat Allen (Formerly The Gregg School), Laura Black (formerly Regents Park Community College), Zack Kaye (formerly Toynbee Secondary School) and Laura Prince (formerly Romsey Community School) are working as paid employees until the end of the academic year. After attending an interview they were selected on their potential to relate to the Shirley Junior School children and act as good role models.

“My first day at the start of term was quite memorable as I had to walk all the way in from Bitterne because of the snow,” says Nat. “I’m enjoying the work as I want to be a teacher at primary level, so it’s giving me the experience of communicating with this age group.”

“This has been an absolutely fabulous initiative and I’m pleased with how it’s working out,” says Shirley Junior headteacher Christine Bulmer. ‘We hope to see more Taunton’s students in all the schools in the Shirley Learning Community in the future.”

Another Taunton’s student, Tamarae Shears (formerly The Sholing Technology College), has been offered a place at Hollybrook Infant School to begin in February.

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