Category: School News
Live with a Lord
On Friday 20th May, A level politics students and Year 10 history students took part in an online meeting with Baroness Deborah Wilcox of Newport. This was a fantastic opportunity, especially since Baroness Wilcox is an active and influential member of the House of Lords, serving as an opposition whip and a shadow spokesperson in […]
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West Avenue First Aid Training
Over the past two weeks, boys in Years 3 to 6 have received some fantastic, useful and informative first aid Training from KPM First Aid. In week one, Years 5 and 6 learned the basic life support skills that could one day save a life – CPR and the recovery position. The boys were instructed […]
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Children’s Cancer Run 2022
On Sunday, over 50 boys and parents from NSB met up at Newcastle Racecourse to continue the School’s support for the fantastic charity, North East Children’s Cancer Research fund. On a scorching hot day, participants had the choice to run one, three or five miles on a tough course. Congratulations must go to all participants, […]
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Debate Club by Thomas N (Week Ending 20th May 2022)
The debate for this week circulated around whether Augustus Caesar was the most influential figure in the history of humanity. The proposition comprised of Deniz D, Thomas N and Aryan R who were battling against the opposition of Emmerson D, Adam H, Oliver G, Oliver L, and Taylor T. To start off the debate, the proposition brought up the points that the Roman Empire […]
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Westfield School cabaret evening
NSB enjoys a great relationship with Westfield School and it was a pleasure to be involved in their Around The World cabaret in the evening of Wednesday 6th April. The concept was to travel around the world in song, singing songs from the shows associated with a place. A small group of boys from Years […]
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Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) inspection outcomes – January 2022
Newcastle School for Boys were delighted to receive their recent inspection report following the inspection undertaken by ISI at the School in late January. The inspection contained two components: educational quality and focussed compliance. The School were particularly delighted with the outcomes in the educational quality inspection which has awarded NSB the highest gradings, confirming […]
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DofE Gold expeditions – walking and canoeing
Nine boys in Year 12 and 13 spent four days walking in the Lake District in two teams – Foxtrot and Golf – during half term. Their supervisor and assessor both said they were the best DofE teams that they had worked with in their lifetime! Peter Lister ML commented “Without exception they were all […]
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New High Level Sixth Form Scholarship Awards for September 2022
For boys entering into Year 12 in September 2022, Newcastle School for Boys will be launching their new High Level Sixth Form Scholarship Awards, offering up to 100% scholarship awards for those showing exceptional talent. The talent identification programme will allow boys to access the excellent sixth form education at the School whilst being supported in their pursuit of excellence in […]
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Black History Month at Junior Film Club
This week, to celebrate Black History Month, Junior Film Club watched the inspiring film Hidden Figures, based on a true story from history. Below is a review from four Film Club members from Year 6, Toby, James C-D, Thomas H and Thomas W. Film club scored Hidden Figures an average of 7.75, which suggested that […]
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Joshua M-R gig review
Knats Quartet at Prohibition Bar, Newcastle, Saturday, 25th September There is a healthy interest in Jazz at NSB, largely down to Joshua M-R’s (Year 13) interest in this style of music and his popular Jazz Club held each Friday after school. Mr Hopkinson went to see Josh perform outside of school on Saturday, 25th September […]
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