Category: Early Years and Juniors
Year 3 visit to Centre for Life
Year 3 enjoyed a very busy day at the Centre for Life as part of their science studies. They took part in a workshop looking at teeth and digestion. The highlight of this was making a simulation of the digestion process – from mushing together Weetabix, banana and saliva, creating an oesophagus, then adding stomach […]
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Under 13 rugby county cup final
The Under 13 boys added to the previous week’s sevens trophy by winning the Under 13 county 15-a-side cup. The final, held at Newcastle Falcons’ Kingston Park Stadium took place in front of a healthy crowd against Three Rivers School, Morpeth. The match started well with both sides playing with intensity and determination. Both teams […]
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Shasun Pharmaceuticals visit
Year 12 Biology and Chemistry students have enjoyed an excellent visit to Shasun Pharmaceuticals in Cramlington. After an interesting introduction about the company, and the life cycle of pharmaceutical products, the boys were given a tour of the site. This included visits to the research and process safety labs, the pilot and full-scale production plants […]
Read MoreMFL Week 2016
From 8th to 12th February we held our fifth Modern Foreign Languages Week. Linguists or not, it was a week full of events for everyone. To mark the start of the week, boys got a taste of Brazil during Monday’s morning break and found out a few fun facts about this summer’s Olympics host country, […]
Read MoreNSB 7s
Throughout last week, 22 schools from around the region took part in NSB’s annual 7s tournaments at Northern. The events are supported by the Northumberland RFU and the Newcastle Falcons and featured tournaments in the under 11, 13, 15 and 18 age groups. On Tuesday, the under 15s (pictured) started the week with a bang. […]
Read MoreMP Visit to NSB
By James, Year 12. On Friday the 26th March, those studying A Level Politics and other interested students got the unique experience of our own private Question Time with Newcastle North MP Catherine McKinnell. We had the opportunity to ask the Labour MP questions on issues studied as part of the A Level syllabus as […]
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Sixth Form – a passion for research
One of the aims of education should be to help pupils find and explore what it is that they are passionate about. Whenever we host visitors who are speaking to the boys, I often think it’s as much about the boys being exposed to the commitment and energy of an ‘expert’ as it is about […]
Read MoreAdded values
It is always a highlight of my week to attend our youngest boys’ assembly at North Avenue. Each Friday, and similarly for juniors at West Avenue on Thursday mornings, boys’ progress and successes are celebrated. It is not uncommon among the prizes and certificates for achievement in reading, writing, Maths, drama, sport and other areas […]
Read MoreOpen Lecture Series 2015-6
Mr Gary Fildes – Infinite Inspiration: An introduction to the night skies above Kielder On Thursday 28th January, the Newcastle School for Boys Open Lecture 2015-16 Series continued with a superb lecture from Mr Gary Fildes, the director and lead astronomer of the Kielder Observatory in Northumberland. The lecture was very well attended, including a […]
Read MoreDon’t fear the reaper
There have been some grimly pessimistic headlines this weekend about the future for independent schools following comments made last week by the publisher of The Good Schools Guide. Without citing any particular evidence, the Guide asserted that better standards in state schools – attributed to improved ambition and discipline – and allied with economic downturn […]
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