Tasker-Milward V.C. School

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Tasker Milward is a secondary school in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South West Wales. It was founded by Mary Tasker. It has over 1000 students (at last count it was 1174). It has three buildings, Milward Building or "Lower School", where English, Maths, Chemistry, Physics, PE, ICT are taught; the library is also in the Milward Building. Humanities Block or "H Block", where Geography, History and RE are taught ("H Block" was built in 2001), and Tasker Building or "Top School". This is where languages (Welsh, French, Spanish), Biology, PSE (Personal Social Education), another ICT, Drama, another two English classes, Technology and Art are held. This is also where the Sixth Form area is, which includes a Resource Room, Work Area, and Common Room.

Each year group is divided up into separate classes or "forms". They are T,A,S,K,E,R and M. This is then put into two groups TASK and ERM. The current years 7 and 8 had a distinct lack of pupils, however, and some forms have been removed and the year split is now TAS and KER.

As of September 2007, the head teacher is Mrs M Haynes.

The Sixth Form is a member of the "Haverfordwest federation" which links it with Sir Thomas Picton School and Pembrokeshire College.

The school was formed by the amalgamation in the late 1970s of two former schools: the Haverfordwest Grammar School and Tasker's School for Girls.


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[edit] Uniform

As of September 2006 winter uniform has been abolished. Winter uniform was white shirt with school tie, black trousers for boys or green trousers/skirt for girls and black shoes. The uniform now has a polo shirt with Tasker Milward logo on instead of shirt and tie.

There are rumours in school (which are now confirmed) that the new Head would like to change the uniform and, apparently, as of September 2008 it will be as follows for those pupils NOT in the 6th form (the 6th form uniform will stay the same):

Black trousers Red Tasker Milward Polo Shirt Green Tasker Milward Jumper

[edit] Heads of Year

Each year has a head of year they as of September 2007 they are as follows:-
Year 7 - Miss E O' Rourke
- TP Year 8 - Mr J Cecil
- TP Year 9 - Mr P Harris
- TP Year 10 - Ms P Latimer
- TP Year 11 - Mrs C Pearce
- TP Sixth Form - Ms M Corp
-TP

[edit] Sporting

Tasker Milward has a large sports dome, or "The Dome" to the pupils, which is open to the public after school hours. It has two tennis courts and a basketball court, Inside Milward building is a swimming pool. Outside there is a rugby, football and hockey pitches, a cricket pitch and four tennis courts.

[edit] Radio Station

Tasker Milward was the first school in Wales to have a radio station, formerly called Head Radio, then Radio Tasker Milward. There are now two radio stations - Tasker Radio, for the Tasker building and Radio Milward for the Milward building, which initially started "Broadcasting" on Monday 18 December 2006, but had a re-launch concert on Wednesday 7 November 2007 to mark the creation of Radio Milward. The stations are part of 'the Radio Tasker Milward group' and is run entirely by pupils.

[edit] Notable ex-pupils