Category: Seniors and Sixth Form
1st XV reach another Cup final
The 1st XV performed superbly under challenging circumstances to reach the final of the Tom Burrows Cup. The annual tournament, hosted by Silcoates School, Wakefield feature teams playing a round robin tournament of 24 minute matches with the top two teams competing in a final. Due to a range of circumstances NSB travelled with a […]
Read MoreLos Quince visit Madrid
Fifteen boys – thirteen in Year 9 and two in Year 10 – set off last Wednesday 18th March on a four day trip to Madrid. There was excellent camaraderie and they made the most of every visit. The group enjoyed the facilities at the accommodation, which was centrally located near Madrid’s main train station, […]
Read MoreU11 Bow Tournament
The Under 11 side played some excellent, well-organised football this Wednesday that highlighted their progress across the term. Drawn in a tight group, NSB were made to work extremely hard in their first game against Choristers, going down 1-0 at half-time to a great team move. However, the team stuck together and Will Trewhitt scored […]
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Juniors Easter reading competition
For each book that boys read over Easter, Mr Asker would like them to e-mail him at easterreading@newcastleschool.co.uk – not his normal school e-mail. Boys need to tell him the title of the book, the author and provide a brief review. Each time a boy sends an e-mail, Mr Asker will reply with a short message of […]
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Royal Festival Hall performance
All the excitement started on Saturday morning while driving to London with my parents. We got there in time to spend an afternoon in London to see some sights and my favourite part of the day was a trip to Hamleys. The whole weekend however was spent preparing for a very special concert I had […]
Read MoreModern foreign languages week
From 9th to 13th February, we held our fourth Modern Foreign Languages Week. Linguists or not, it was a week full of events for everyone. The week was officially launched on Monday during assembly by language student ambassadors from Newcastle University. Year 8 and 9 boys had the chance to work more closely with the […]
Read MoreIntroduction
David was educated at an all boys grammar school before reading English at the University of Wales. He worked in the financial sector before entering the teaching profession at Alleyn’s School in Dulwich, London where he taught English, was extensively involved in the extra-curricular programme and became a housemaster. In 2001, David moved to The […]
Read MoreCharacter education: Sean Abbott – a lesson in resilience
The following blog is adapted from the Headmaster’s assembly at the Senior School on Wednesday 7th January. Resilience, noun, the ability to respond constructively to the challenges and adversities that we face; toughness Six weeks ago, few of us had heard of an Australian cricketer called Sean Abbott. He is young – only 22, an all-rounder. […]
Read MoreU13 Rugby v RGS B
Well done to the U13 Rugby team who gave up the first afternoon of their half term holiday to play Rugby against RGS. Featuring some boys who are starting off their Rugby the NSB boys showed huge improvements throughout the game. The forwards, led ably by George Dalkin and Harvey Mahon ran hard and produced […]
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All round choral scholars
Our choral scholars and choristers play an important role in the Junior School in a number of ways. This term, not only have they represented the School in the St Nicholas’ Cathedral Choir, but also on the rugby field. Josh Mitchell-Rayner, a choral scholar in Year 6, thoroughly enjoys the responsibility of performing: ‘Singing Evensong at the […]
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