Sixth Form Boys' Latest News

This page is updated regularly to keep you up to date with all the breaking news from the Sixth Form Boys' Division.

Tuesday, 06 July 2010

Ben to represent Lancashire Schools

Year 12 pupil Ben Monks has been selected for the third time to represent Lancashire Schools in the National Schools' regatta. This year the national event is being held at Datchet Water Sailing Club near Windsor on the 18 - 23 July. County and ...

Tuesday, 06 July 2010

Poet Laureate Inspires Sixth Form

Carol Ann Duffy, the UK's Poet Laureate, inspired students from Bolton School Boys' and Girls'Sixth Forms as part of their Gifted and Talented Programme. Mrs Gill Richards, Headmistress of the Girls' Division said: "It was a real privilege to we...

Monday, 05 July 2010

North West Young Engineer for Britain!

Year 13 pupil Robert Bolton is the North West Young Engineer of the Year in his age group! Robert entered his A-level Technology project the 'Progressive Brake Light' into the Young Engineer for Britain 2010 competition at the Big Bang Fair in L...

Thursday, 17 June 2010

Sixth Form Community Awards

Bolton School held an awards evening to honour Sixth Form students who have undertaken work in the local community. Students received bronze, silver and gold certificates for 20, 50 or 100 hours worth of work in the community and onegirl h...

Monday, 22 March 2010

Ishaq commended at Volunteer Celebration Event

Bolton School Sixth Form pupil Ishaq Ali was named runner up in the Bolton Borough award at the Vinvolved team Volunteer Celebration Event 2010. Ishaq received the award in a ceremony during the Youth Volunteering party held at the Castlef...

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Boys Present Cutting Edge Research at The Big Bang

Bolton School Sixth Form Boys got the chance to present their findings from cutting edge research at the Big Bang: UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair, the biggest celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the UK...

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

Iconic Vietnam War Child Brings Message of Peace

On only her second visit to the UK, Bolton School was privileged to host Kim Phuc, a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for peace and founder of the Kim Phuc Foundation. She is best known to the world as the young Vietnamese girl photographed in 1972...

Thursday, 11 March 2010

Warburtons and Silk Group Sponsor Rugby Boys

Bolton School's first and second rugby teams are all set for their forthcoming tour to Portugal. An Iberian Wine Tasting evening held in the School'sArts & Conference Centrehas boostedfunds for the trip. A selection of Portuguese and S...

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

When Sir Harry Met Sir Ian

On finding himself in London, Harry decided to meet up with his old Bolton School friend from the late '50s, Ian. Nothing newsworthy about that, until you realise that one gentleman was Sir Harry Kroto,Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, and the...

Thursday, 04 March 2010

Unique U-Shoe Walks Away With Langtree Trophy

The annual Langtree Homes' Business Trophy proved to be another closely fought battle of the business brains between four "companies" made up of Sixth Form students from each division. The judging panel - "the dragons" - comprised Brian Muir...

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Sixth Formers Among Country’s Brightest Young Business People

A team from Bolton School Boys' Division has been named runner up in a national Business Competition to find the country's brightest young business people! Sixth Formers Alistair Charleston, Nathan Johnson and Henry Wakerley came second in...

Wednesday, 24 February 2010

Sixth Formers for Hire?

Bolton School Sixth Form student David Edwards is one of several boys giving up their afternoons to raise money for the Sean Devereux Trust, which aids children in Africa. Year 13 pupil David is part of Chorley House at Bolton School Boys'...

Monday, 25 January 2010

Students Celebrate 2010 Oxbridge Offers (1)

Eighteen students from Bolton School's Sixth Form are celebrating after receiving offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge universities from Autumn 2010. Nine students from the Boys' Division and nine students from the Girls' Division have bee...

Thursday, 14 January 2010

Beyond A Level Success for Sixth Form Boys

The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) results have brought a bumper crop of A*s for Sixth Form students at Bolton School Boys' Division. This is the first year Bolton School boys have been entered for the qualification, and out of thirteen...

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Books to Tanzania

Sixth Form boys helped hand over thousands of Biology, Physics and English textbooks to the Manchestercharity, Read International. The books that the School has donated will be redistributed to 20 secondary schools in the North West Kagera...

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Charity Gig for Bolton Hospice

Bolton School Sixth Form pupils have raised £1,500 for Bolton Hospice by holding a Charity gig. Pupils Jordan Harrison-Twist, a drummer, and Rachael Moulton, President ofthe Girls' Division Junior Rotary 'Interact', orgainised the gig at t...

Tuesday, 06 October 2009

Physical Education moves on to A2 for the first time

The future is looking very healthy for Physical Education A Level as it moves on to A2 for the first time! The subject was launched at A Level last September by Mr Johnson, Head of PE, and since then it has proved to be a successful additi...

Thursday, 20 August 2009

Outstanding A Level Results 2009

Bolton School is celebrating outstanding A Level results. The Girls' Division set new records in terms of the number of passes at A grade and, overall, students equalled the best performance ever by the School! 62% of entries were graded A ...

Wednesday, 08 July 2009

Prizes and Advice from Lads and Girls Club CEO

The Chief Executive of Bolton Lads and Girls Club, Jeremy Glover MBE, was this year's special guest at Bolton School's Boys' Division Prizegiving. Mr Glover, who has been in charge of the Lads and Girls Club for 31 years, commended Bolton Sch...

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Sixth Form Learn to Negotiate

Sixth Form students from both the Girls' Division and the Boys' Division of Bolton School attended a talk aimed at giving them a better understanding of the negotiation skills needed to cope in a hostage situation. The talk, given by Chartere...

Monday, 01 June 2009

Creative Juices Flow in Key 103 Challenge

Seven boys and eight girls from Bolton School's Year 12 took part in the Key 103 Challenge. Working in two mixed groups, the students spent two hours in the morning producing an advertisement and two hours in the afternoon producing a twenty ...

Friday, 01 May 2009

Sixth Formers to enjoy Leverhulme Trust Funding

Bolton School is celebrating having secured further bursary funding from The Leverhulme Trust. The money will be used to help pay the full tuition fees of four Sixth Form students from September 2009 and then eight students in subsequent year...

Wednesday, 01 April 2009

Boys' Coast to Coast Adventure

Easter 2009 saw Bolton School Outdoor Pursuits offer a new extra-curricular activity for boys - the Coast to Coast Cycling Trip. Over three and a half days, eight students from Years 11, 12 and 13 cycled from Whitehaven on the west coast to T...

Wednesday, 01 April 2009

Jolly Green Dragons

Four Bolton School Sixth Form students have made successful pitches to an eco-dragons' den panel made up of powerful green champions from the worlds of business and commerce. Three Sixth Form boys - Neil Hati-Kakoty, Ahmed Ammori and Rizwa...

Thursday, 12 March 2009

Business Competition is Best Ever

Success on a Plate for Easychef Imagine, through a couple of clicks, having the exact ingredients delivered to your door in order for you to execute the perfect dinner party! This was Easychef's winning proposition at this year's Langtree ...

Sunday, 01 March 2009

First Eleven Through to Semi-Final

Bolton School Boys' Division's First Eleven football team overcame Hulme Oldham 2-1 on Wednesday 25 February to progress through to the semi-final of the Greater Manchester County Cup. Goals from Sarfraz Munshi and Rohan Corriette secured vic...

Sunday, 01 March 2009

Sixth Formers in Stunning Production of Hamlet

Actors from the Sixth Forms of the Girls' and Boys' Divisions have delivered a stunning performance of Hamlet at Bolton School. Mrs Sowerby, who directed the production, said: "The cast rehearsed with incredible dedication and audiences were ...

Wednesday, 14 January 2009

First XV Reach Last 16 of Daily Mail Vase

A stunning comeback saw Bolton School's 1st XV rugby team progress to the last sixteen of the Daily Mail U18 Rugby Vase. Finding themselves 20-0 down at half-time to Dame Allan's School of Newcastle proved no obstacle for the Bolton team as t...

Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Ex-Student's Charity Work in Nepal

Old Boy Ashley Farrell returned to the School to thank the Charities Committee for their contribution towards his charity work in Nepal, to tell the Sixth Form about his Nepalese adventure and to encourage them to get involved with charity wo...

Thursday, 01 January 2009

Students Celebrate Oxbridge Offers

Seventeen students from Bolton School's Sixth Form have been celebrating, having received offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge Universities from Autumn 2009. Nine students from the Boys' Division and eight students from the Girls' Division...