Category: School News
UKMT intermediate mathematical challenge
Last month, Theodore (Year 10) qualified to take part in the next round of the UKMT intermediate mathematical challenge, called the Kangaroo Challenge. Just to put his achievement in perspective, only 10% of the 300,000 candidates are invited to take part in this challenge, and given that it is aimed primarily at Year 11 students, it […]
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NSPCC Number Day
Today, boys across the Junior School have been taking part in a fun day of maths related activities in their classrooms to celebrate NSPCC’s Number Day and raise awareness for a very important charity. Organised by the NSPCC, Number Day is a great way to make maths fun and bring about a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude […]
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Old Boy update – Alastair Montgomerie (2012-2016, Aldridge)
Since leaving NSB, Alastair has furthered his passion for golf, playing at university and working in the golf and events industry. Read more about what he has been up to below. Since leaving Newcastle School for Boys in 2016, golf has continued to play a huge role in my life and I play more […]
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Under 15 cricket
The Under 15 cricket team played the first school sports fixture of the year against Durham School on Saturday in a 40 over game which saw Durham bat first and lose three early wickets to be 22 for 3, thanks to a very good opening spell from Archie McL (Year 10) and Henry (Year 10). Fraser (Year 10) then […]
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Old Boy update – Ethan Elliott and Max Elliott (both Newlands, 2005-2013)
Brothers Ethan and Max Elliott left NSB when their family relocated to Oregon, USA in 2013. Both boys have continued their passion for soccer while achieving academic success. Read more about what they’ve been up to below. Ethan On leaving NSB, my family relocated to Lake Oswego in Oregon, USA. During high school, I […]
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Old Boy update – Benedict Gosling (Ascham, 2011-2017)
After leaving NSB in 2017, Benedict went on to study English Literature at the University of York. Find out more about what he has been up to below. Having left NSB in 2017, I spent three years at the University of York and graduated last summer with a degree in English Literature. I really enjoyed […]
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On the 20th and 21st of March, some NSB Year 11 boys took part in the North East Regional Session of the European Youth Parliament. This event was attended by a number of schools in the North East. Oliver L and Thomas N attended the event virtually and wrote a brilliant account which you can […]
Read MoreOld Boy update – Ruaridh Dawson (2006-2015, Aldridge)
Since leaving NSB, Ruaridh has had a successful rugby career, playing for Newcastle Falcons and Cornish Pirates. Read more about his sporting journey below. Before joining NSB in Year 5, I knew I loved sport, but I had only played football (for my local team, Ryton) and tennis (in the park with my Granny […]
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Old Boy update – Jose Bannwart (2016-2017, Ascham)
My name is Jose Arthur Bannwart, I’m 19 years-old from Sao Paulo, Brazil, and currently in my second year in college in the United States as a student-athlete, majoring in Chemical Engineering. I play football (soccer) for Eastern Illinois University, a NCAA Division I school located near Chicago. In 2016, I had a huge opportunity […]
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Old Boy update – Adam Gillespie (2005-2012)
Since leaving NSB in 2012, I had until recently continued my competitive equestrian career. I’m currently working for a venture capitalist backed tech firm whose HQ is in London, along with offices around the country. I continued my horse riding competitively at European level alongside studying for my coaching qualifications. In 2013, I was shortlisted […]
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