Category: Seniors and Sixth Form
Pocklington School Under 16 rugby sevens
The Year 11 boys travelled to Pocklington School last week to take part in their sevens tournament. The tournament attracts the best school teams from the north of England. In game one, NSB met the hosts who were in good form and went into a three-try lead. NSB rallied after half time with a well […]
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Appointment of Head of Juniors and Infants
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Miss Tiffany White to the new Senior Leadership post of Head of Juniors and Infants from September 2017. Tiffany has been appointed from a very strong field of applicants and following a thorough and extensive selection process. I am very confident that she will complement our existing […]
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A new centre for Sixth Form
It is with great pleasure and excitement that we announce that Newcastle School for Boys will be opening a new, dedicated sixth form centre in September 2017. The School has secured on a leasehold basis the property at 1 Moor Road South, directly opposite our Senior School site at The Grove. The new building offers […]
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Safer Internet Day 2017 – Be the change: unite for a better internet
By Mr Graeme Hallam, Deputy Head Pastoral and Co-curricular and Designated Safeguarding Lead. Safer Internet Day 2017 will take place on Tuesday 7th February with the theme ‘Be the change: unite for a better internet’. 300 million people will use Instagram today…fact. Like it or loathe it the internet is here to stay and, […]
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A measure of character
Education isn’t just about exam results. Neither a pupil nor a school can ever be entirely captured in even the most sophisticated performance measures. Developing young men of excellent character is one of Newcastle School for Boys’ aims. A worthy or lofty ambition you might think. Visit the School and you will see it and […]
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Year 9 GCSE PE project
Over the Christmas holidays, boys in Year 9 who have shown an interest in studying GCSE PE completed a project. The project focussed on a range of topics taken from the GCSE syllabus including data analysis and body systems. This included explaining who and why you would select in a rugby team, choosing between Usain […]
Read MoreUnder 18 table tennis v Durham
The Under 18 table tennis team played Durham School in our gym on Monday night. In probably the highest standard of table tennis we’ve witnessed in our school, the boys did fantastically well to secure a terrific win. It was very tight all night between the teams but after 85 games, NSB came out on […]
Read MoreUnder 16 football v NCEA
The Under 16 football team went into an early lead, playing away at Ashington on the artificial pitch, thanks to a stunning left foot stike from Charlie J. The team worked well together to keep the opposition at bay for the rest of the first half, thanks to some excellent saves from Harvey M in goal. The second […]
Read MoreUnder 14 football v Walker
A superb match between the league’s two outstanding sides was played out this week. Both teams contributed to a thrilling 5-5 draw, which was perhaps the fairest result as losing would have been harsh on both sides. Around six of the goals would not have looked out of place on Match of the Day’s Goal […]
Read MoreStardust
This week, Year 6 have been listening to Stardust by Neil Gaiman which was adapted for Radio 4 and played over Christmas. Boys enjoyed listening to the story on iPlayer and were soon lost in this wonderful fantasy story where their imaginations were stirred by wonderful storytelling. Neil Gaiman is hugely popular with children, young […]
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