Category: Seniors and Sixth Form
Royal Society of Biology competitions
In the summer term of 2016, a number of boys in current Year 11 and Year 13 took part in two online Biology competitions – the Biology Challenge and the Intermediate Biology Olympiad, testing general knowledge of Biology, beyond the GCSE and A-level specifications. Congratulations to the following boys who recently received certificates in recognition […]
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Sports days
The following blog is an adapted version of my opening remarks at Newcastle School for Boys’ eighth annual sports presentation evening sponsored by Oddballs and held at the Newcastle Marriott Hotel Gosforth Park on Wednesday 12th October 2016. The evening celebrated our boys’ individual and collective achievements and participation in the preceding year of school […]
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Autumn outing to Gibside
What a fun day out Year 1 had at Gibside. The boys were investigating Autumn and a scavenger hunt set the tone as they searched high and low for signs of Autumn. Judging by the bulging bags, plenty were found. After a long, tiring trek uphill, the boys were rewarded with lunch in the Stables […]
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Duke of Edinburgh Bronze qualifying expedition 2
The expidition saw a number of ‘firsts’. It was the first time boys had a second attempt at completing their bronze qualifying expedition. It was the first time that Team Delta had completed a 32 km route unassisted. Navigation takes a lot of time and effort to learn properly. The assessor Geoff Wilson passed them all […]
Read MoreSixth Form Enrichment: National Citizen Service
by Bayley C Last week, boys in Year 12 received a talk from a National Citizen Service representative. NCS is a three-part programme which focuses on improving team working, communication and leadership skills. The first section is the Adventure section; this focuses on a week away during half term, taking place in the Lake District. […]
Read MoreNSB Reading Competition
The much awaited final of the NSB Reading Competition took place last week on Wednesday 5th October. Students and guests were delighted and entertained by the finalists who read a variety of texts from a range of genre including comedy, autobiography and thriller. There were sixteen participants in total, vying for the accolade of top […]
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Tom Palmer, Patron of Reading
We recently welcomed Tom Palmer our Patron of Reading to the infant, junior and senior sites at Newcastle School for Boys. We enjoyed a brilliant day with Tom including two assemblies, activities with Year 2 and Year 6 and Tom getting the chance to indulge one of his passions by joining rugby training with Year 3 […]
Read MoreNewcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences Workshops
Year 13 – by Kane C On Tuesday 20th September, the Sixth Form biology students attended biomedical workshops at Newcastle University. The workshops began with a short introduction by Dr Debbie Bevitt, then the Year 13 students spent the afternoon at a workshop called ‘Pregnancy and Delivery’, given by Dr Debra Patten and a few […]
Read MoreSixth Form enrichment
By Reece M As part of the Sixth Form’s enrichment programme, two Newcastle University graduates helped us get a clear understanding of student life at university, from social aspects, such as fresher’s week to the more practical side, such as what to consider when looking for accommodation. Both presented very clearly Newcastle University’s way of […]
Read MoreInternational Literacy Day
International Literacy Day on Thursday 8th September was celebrated by all boys in Year 3 to 6. In assembly time boys were challenged to think about the importance of reading and writing. Billy Paisley in Y6SA showed the novel that he had written over the holiday as well as all the book reviews he had […]
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