Category: Seniors and Sixth Form
Using the Internet Safely – Parents’ guide to ensuring your son is safe online.
On Wednesday 20th January, Newcastle School for boys hosted an evening for parents/concerned adults to discuss how we can ensure a positive and safe experience for our boys using the internet. After a short introduction from Mr Hallam on how the school approaches internet safety that also included some statistics on our boys using social […]
Read MoreWhat’s going on with GCSEs?
This is the time of the year when pupils at a particular stage of their education will be choosing their GCSE option subjects. Even in normal times, they, and their parents, can find these decisions to be difficult ones – the first to affect future studies and possible career options. But these are not normal […]
Read MoreAn eventful week with more boys’ nonsense
The debate around single sex versus co-education has been in the press again this last week with more unhelpful comments from another high profile figure in the independent sector. This time it was Barnaby Lenon, chairman of the Independent Schools Council (ISC) and former head of Harrow School. Whilst he is undoubtedly a champion for […]
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The internet – a limitless playground with no boundaries
Two of the biggest threats faced by our children on the internet are naivety and complacency – theirs and ours. Our digital native children don’t compartmentalise the internet in the way that we do. We tend to log in and out of the internet. For our children, it’s always ‘on’ – constantly in their hands […]
Read MoreNew Year’s resolutions and boys’ education
Welcome to my first blog of 2016 (New Year’s resolution) where I shall be offering some of my thoughts and views on NSB and educational matters – not always at such length as in this opener. We will, of course, still be issuing our popular weekly newsletter each term-time Friday. Firstly, a slightly belated Happy […]
Read MoreWelcome from The Headmaster
It is a pleasure to lead and to serve as Headmaster of Newcastle School for Boys. I have spent my entire teaching career in the independent sector – much of it working with boys. Our school was formed in 2005. Since that time it has grown considerably. We are now an established 3 to 18 […]
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Up and Out Christmas Sprout!
The infant boys enjoyed a visit to Northern Stage on Thursday to watch a production of, ‘Up and Out Christmas Sprout!’ The boys heard all about William Russell Sprout Junior who is a very careful boy who knows his limits. His life is carefully timed and managed and he always sticks to the schedule. So… […]
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Santa visits Newcastle School for Boys
Santa came to visit the infant boys on Wednesday as the boys celebrated Christmas with their annual Christmas party. The boys enjoyed playing pass the parcel and musical statues and joined in the singing of festive songs. Upon hearing them sing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa stopped off for a brief chat on his way […]
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Open lecture series – a dose of sporting medicine
Dr Paul Catterson – A dose of sporting medicine: The role of medicine in elite sport On Monday 30th November, the Newcastle School for Boys open lecture 2015-16 series was launched with an engaging and perfectly pitched lecture from Dr Paul Catterson, the club doctor at Newcastle United and Director of the Sports and Exercise medicine training […]
Read MoreUnder 11 A vs Austin Friars
The Under 11 A team produced their best performance in years in a hard-fought, windswept game against an excellent Austin Friars team, who showed no signs of sluggishness from their journey by scoring directly from the kick-off. NSB produced some fantastic tackling and were tenacious in the ruck, with William P and Josh A combining well to steal the […]
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