Category: School News
Milo the science rover
What do scientists and engineers do when they cannot go where they want to explore? Boys in Year 3 considered this question as part of a control technology project linked to their Science topic about rocks and soil where they took on the roles of NASA scientists. Their challenge was to construct a Mars rover […]
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Holiday Club
For the first week of the Christmas holiday, boys from Years 1 to 7 attended the our School Holiday Club. Throughout the week, boys were able to enjoy a range of visits to local places of interest, having a great time at Tynemouth Aquarium, Gibside National Trust and Hall Hill Farm whilst also being able to […]
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Under 18 rugby – county cup final
The 1st XV rugby team completed NSB’s first ever unbeaten term as they won the Northumberland Schools county cup on the final Thursday of last term. Facing Kings Priory School in wet conditions, our boys proved too strong and ran out winners with 48-7. Captain, Fergus S was on inspirational form as he crashed over for five tries. Cole […]
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Elmer and the jungle
Nursery have started a new topic about Elmer and the jungle, inspired by the books by the author David McKee. When the boys returned to school on Tuesday, they were amazed to find that a jungle play area had grown over the holiday. They are able to dress up as either a jungle explorer or a […]
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History prize winners
During the Autumn term, our Historians in Years 7, 8 and 9 took part in some excellent projects. Boys in Year 7 had to either design a castle, a guide book or deliver a ‘Baron’s Den’ presentation. The winners were:Best castle design: Connor B and Archie M.Best guide book: Aryan R and Oliver T.Baron’s Den: Matthew J, Nihal M and Alfie W. Year 8 […]
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‘Poor white boys’ storm
Winchester and Dulwich College simply couldn’t win – whichever way they moved. Had they accepted a donation to provide bursaries for ‘poor white boys’, they would have been accused of discrimination and potentially faced future legal challenge. Having prudently – in my opinion – declined the donation under these terms, they are now accused of […]
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House debate
The last week of term at the Senior School saw the second annual house debating competition. The event also saw the handover from current debating captain, Oliver L, to the newly-appointed captain for the spring term, Thomas N. The competition was judged by Mrs Jackson from the English subject area, Mrs Jackson from the Religious Studies […]
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Under 13 rugby v Blaydon RFC
The Under 13 rugby team were up against a very focused and physical Blaydon RFC side during their latest match. The game started with great, expansive rugby from both teams, with each team scoring a try each time. The boys showed great character throughout the game, as well as displaying good defence tactics. The game […]
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Year 9 Geography field trip to York
Year 9 travelled by train from Newcastle to York to carry out Geography fieldwork on flood management and tourism in the area. It was a dry but cold day and the group did a lot of walking to help keep warm. The boys walked alongside the River Ouse sketching and making notes on the variety of […]
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Mock election
The NSB Politics club ran a mock election in school before the festive break. The key policies of each party were presented to the School. The boys representing each party were not necessarily putting forward their own views, but more importantly putting forward a range of policies for the other boys to make their judgement […]
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