Category: School News
Granada 2018
The magnificent thirteenth century Moorish castle called the Alhambra, (Arabic for Red Fort), stands guard over the city of Granada. The mountains of the Sierra Nevada lie to the southeast covered in snow. Built by a Nasrid sultan 500 years after the Muslims conquered most of Spain in 711, its 32 towers and two kilometres […]
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World Book Day
One week later than planned, we had a super morning in the Junior School celebrating World Book Day. Nursery boys teamed up with Year 3 boys, Reception with Year 6, Year 1 with Year 4 and Year 2 with Year 5. All of the boys thoroughly enjoyed reading and talking about books and stories together; books […]
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Under 12 football v Dame Allan’s School
Our under 12 team played their second game of the week, beating Dame Allan’s after suffering defeat at the hands of Walker School earlier in the week. The boys reflected on their performance against Walker and highlighted areas the team could improve on for the Dame Allan’s game. Their targets were to improve on the […]
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Year 11 Art gallery visit
The Year 11 Art GCSE group took a trip into Newcastle on Wednesday to visit both the Laing and the Hatton art galleries. The boys spent time drawing copies of some of the pieces and greatly enjoyed an insightful tour of Newcastle University’s Hatton Gallery by a member of their staff. The Laing is hosting an inspirational exhibition of the work of […]
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School aims point to the development of character
The following blog is taken from an article published in Northern Insight magazine’s April edition. A school’s aims are something that should be understood and appreciated by the whole school community: pupils, staff, parents and governors. Independent school inspections judge the extent to which a school is successful in meeting its aims. At Newcastle School for Boys, […]
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Modern Foreign Languages week
Modern Foreign Languages were very much in focus across the school in the week before half term, with boys across a number of year groups taking part in language-themed events. Year 11 were able to explore the science of x-rays in a lesson taught in French by Dr. Tamzin Lafford of Ibex Solutions, Year 8 […]
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Holland football tour 2018
During the half-term, 24 footballers from Year 10 made the short journey across the water for a four-night football tour of Holland. Surviving the overnight ferry to Amsterdam where the most entertainment was to be had in the all-you-can-eat buffet, the boys disembarked on Saturday morning and headed straight to the Amsterdam ArenA for a […]
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How to choose a school for your child
The following blog is an extended version of an article published in Northern Insight magazine’s January edition. During the coming months, places will be offered and decisions made for thousands of children starting new schools in September. How can parents make the right decisions for their children? In choosing a school, you are trying to […]
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Under 15 football v Winterton Community Academy
The Under 15 football team progressed into the semi-final of ESFA Small Schools Trophy after victory against Winterton Community Academy. The boys had travelled down to the game the night before to ensure that their preparations were perfect. They were a credit to the School with their behaviour at the hotel on the evening before the game […]
Read MoreSenior swimming gala v RGS and NHSG
On Tuesday of this week, we took two teams to RGS to compete in a friendly gala with the hosts and Newcastle High School for Girls. The standard was very high and our boys swam superbly to compete well in a number of events. The gala started well with Ryan Z securing first place in the intermediate […]
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