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Alumni Mentor Young Entrepreneurs
Five highly successful Bolton School alumni have offered their time and expertise to help develop entrepreneurial flair in a...
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Schools’ Unsung Heroes
These have been difficult times for us all and much praise has, quite rightly, been afforded to those that have helped steer us...
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Virtual Live Tours Available at Bolton School Nursery
Bolton School’s Nursery has continued to open during the pandemic, delivering excellent individual, and group, home learning...
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Inspiring Old Girl's Advice for Year 10
Girls in Year 10 began their day with a Zoom call connecting them to Old Girl Hannah Sutcliffe (Class of 2011), a co-founder of...
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Keshana Joins Lancs Cricket Academy
Keshana Fonseka, a Y10 pupil at Bolton School Boys’ Division, has joined the Lancashire Cricket Academy. He follows in the...
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A Female Perspective on Ambition and Leadership
Bolton School Girls’ Division was delighted to welcome back ‘one of its own’ when Sally-Anne Huang (née Blakemore, Class of 1990)...
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Boys Run for Mind Charity
James Bowie and Ollie Cook, two Y10 pupils at Bolton School Boys’ Division, have so far raised £1,206 for Mind, the mental health...
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Author Adds to Holocaust Learning
A virtual visit from author Tom Palmer brought the Year 6 boys’ topic on the Holocaust to a close. Staff combined History and...
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Teacher Training Opportunities at Bolton School
Interested in teaching? Ever thought about changing your career? Have a passion for your subject? Then why not come back to...
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Old Girl to Give Inaugural ‘Perspectives’ Lecture
Virtual ‘Perspectives’ Lecture: ‘Bossy Women’ Reflections on Ambition and Leadership from a Female Perspective Monday 8 February...
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Old Girl's Story of Resilience
Old Girl Viki Edmondson (Class of 1987) spoke to Year 10 pupils via Zoom as part of an ongoing series of ‘World of Work’ talks....
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Victoria Becomes Student Advisory Group Chair
Victoria Wong in Year 12 has become chair of the Student Advisory Group organised by examination board AQA. She was among the...
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School's Award for International Learning
Bolton School Boys’ Division has received the British Council International School Award at Foundation level. This award...
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Fundraising Star Milan is a Point of Light
Milan Kumar in Year 4 has received a Points of Light award and congratulations from Prime Minister Boris Johnson following his...
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Whistle-Stop Introduction to Personal Finance
Financial Advisor and Old Boy Ross Taylor (Class of 2004) connected with Girls’ Division pupils in Year 11 via Zoom to give a...
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Anna Receives Manchester City Squad Number
Congratulation to Year 13 student Anna Phillips who has been given a squad number by the Manchester City Women’s team! She...
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Local Poetry Competition Winners Announced
On National Poetry Day in October of last year, poet Andrew McMillan, in conjunction with Bolton School Boys’ Division, launched...
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Traditions Remain at Christmas Celebration
Though the Junior Boys’ Christmas Celebration could not take place as usual in the Boys’ Division Great Hall, packed with an...
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How the Junior Girls Brought Christmas
The Junior Girls’ festive show this year brought audiences a filmed performance of ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’. Working with...
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Girls Create Wonderful Christmas Cakes
Y8 and Y9 pupils at Bolton School Girls’ Division have been busy creating some wonderful Christmas cakes ahead of the festive...
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Pringle Bells Challenge Fills Festive Hampers
Each year, enthusiastic pupils at Bolton School take part in the annual Urban Outreach Christmas Hamper Challenge to help others...
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Christmas Festival is Live and Virtual
There was no lessening of festive cheer and warmth as Bolton School Boys’ Division’s Christmas Festival went virtual this year....
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Girls' Drive-in Carol Service
In what has been a difficult and socially-distanced year, the Girls’ Division of Bolton School was determined to provide some...
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Infant School Spreads Christmas Cheer
Children and parents at Beech House, the Infant Department of Bolton School, have spent the past week collecting a huge haul of...
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Travelling by Tuba as a Festive Treat
As the end of term approached, all pupils at the Junior Girls’ School were treated to socially distanced and thoroughly enjoyable...
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Girls’ Radio Play Documents the Rise of Women’s Football
This year staff and pupils from Years 7, 8 and 9 of Bolton School Girls’ Division proved to be both creative and adaptive when...
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Sanjana Wins Beat the Pathologist Competition
Sanjana Patel, a Y12 student at Bolton School Girls’ Division, has won first prize in a ‘Beat the Pathologist’ competition...
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It's a Wonderful School Production
This year staff and pupils at Bolton School Boys’ Division had to be even more creative than usual when considering their annual...
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Christmas Jumpers Help Local Charities
Christmas Jumper Day saw Sixth Form students and staff bringing festive cheer to the corridors and classrooms at Bolton School...
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New Science Coordinator for Bolton
Mrs Kate Power, a former Head of Science from Our Lady’s Catholic High School, has been appointed to the new position of Science...
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Life Advice from Old Boy
Old Boy Simon Turner (Class of 1994) offered his life advice to pupils via Zoom. He studied Law at Magdalen College, Oxford, and...
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Donations Spread Festive Cheer
The staff, children and their families at Bolton School Nursery have been busy collecting a hoard of donations for a local...
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Old Girl Talks Language Learning
Old Girl Professor Sarah Mercer (Class of 1992) connected with Bolton School pupils via Zoom to speak about her experiences...
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Y12 Boy’s 84km Run for Movember
Harry McDermott, a Y12 student at Bolton School Boys’ Division, has run an impressive 84km in November for the men’s charity,...
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Rosalyn at National Great Debate Final
Rosalyn Harper in Year 13 last week represented Bolton School in the delayed national final of the Historical Association’s Great...
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Victoria Becomes Bolton Deputy Youth MP
Following local Youth MP elections and the recent departure of one of Bolton’s Youth MPs, Victoria Wong, a Y12 student at Bolton...
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Prakruti Raises Funds for Free School Meals
As part of her 8 year old birthday celebrations, Prakruti Padaki, a Y3 pupil at Bolton School Girls’ Division Junior School, has...
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Tillotson Lecture Goes Virtual to Look to the Future
For the first time in its long history, the annual Tillotson Lecture went virtual to allow a panel of Old Boys to discuss the...
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Amy Joins Lancs Junior Hockey Academy
Congratulations to Girls’ Division pupil Amy Carter in Year 8, who has been selected to join the Lancashire Junior Academy Centre...
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Top-Ranked Swimmer Joins England Camp
Year 11 pupil Lucy Dixon was recently selected for the Swim England National Event Camp 2020, which is aimed at the highest...
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It's A Wonderful Life - Bookings Now Open
The Boys' Division's festive production, a stage adaptation of the Frank Capra favourite, It's a Wonderful Life, will air on...
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A Spot of Fundraising for Children in Need
The Junior Girls wore their own clothes and lots of Pudsey accessories in exchange for bringing in donations for Children in...
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Five Join Regional Lacrosse Academy
In October, a number of Girls’ Division pupils from Year 9 trialled for the Regional Academy Lacrosse Programme. This is a...
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Thunderous Success for Netballers
Three pupils in the Girls’ Division have been selected to join the Under 13 Manchester Thunder Netball Academy of Excellence....
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Theme of Hope at a Time of Remembrance
Pupils and staff at Bolton School Girls’ Division marked Remembrance Day with a socially distanced assembly. The event was...
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We All Stand Together at Remembrance Assembly
Boys watched from classrooms, some watched from home, and Old Boys tuned in from around the world as this year’s Remembrance Day...
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Act of Remembrance Brings School Together
Remembrance Day at Bolton School brought the whole school community together. Though the events themselves were virtual and...
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School Links with Greater Manchester's Bursary Foundation
Earlier this year, Bolton School began working in partnership with The Bursary Foundation, a charity which works to...
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Institute of Physics Medal for Dr Smethurst
Former Bolton School Girls’ Division pupil Dr Becky Smethurst has been awarded the Institute of Physics’ 2020 Mary Somerville...
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Old Girl Beats Indoor Triathlon World Record
On the 1st of November, Emily Varley, who left Bolton School in 2012, raced against the clock to beat the Official Guinness World...
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Harvest Collection to Benefit Local Families
The Girls’ Division of Bolton School has donated 60 crates of food to the town’s Urban Outreach campaign. Dave Bagley, its Chief...
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Tribute to Much-Loved Maths Teacher
Miss Margaret Dickinson, who taught Maths in the Girls’ Division for 34 years before her retirement in 2006, sadly died earlier...
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Tillotson Lecture To Virtually Discuss Covid
Bolton School Boys’ Division’s Tillotson Lecture will, for the first ever time, be staged virtually, on Monday 23 November...
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24 Miles in 24 Hours for Cancer Research UK
Sixth Form students Daniel Bentham and Piers Skeels-Caldwell raised £5,000 for charity with an endurance challenge that saw them...
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Old Boy Becomes Bolton News Editor
Old Boy Steve Thompson (Class of 1998) has been appointed regional editor for Newsquest Lancashire/Greater Manchester, which...
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Student's Portrait Wins Art Competition
A portrait by Sixth Form student Emilie Fielding has been named a winner in The Horsfall’s 2020 Art Competition. The competition,...
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School's Urban Outreach Donation
Dave Bagley of Urban Outreach is a regular visitor to Bolton School as he collects food items, particularly at Harvest and...
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National Children’s Orchestra Appointment
Mr Ian Forgrieve, who is Head of Instrumental Studies at Bolton School Boys’ Division, has been appointed to the Music Advisory...
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Boys Earn Black Belts for Reading Books
Three Junior Boys at Bolton School earned ‘Black Belts’ in reading during the spring and summer lockdown. Milan Kumar in Year 4...
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Re-visioning Poetry: A Workshop and Competition for Bolton Schools
On National Poetry Day, poet Andrew McMillan, in conjunction with Bolton School Boys’ Division, has launched a poetry workshop...
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Adventures at the Anderton Centre
Year 2 visited the Anderton Centre and had a wonderful time. Although the weather was against them, the children battled through...
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Black Lives Matter – An Update on the School's Response
In June 2020, in the wake of the global discussion sparked by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, a group of Alumni and other...
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How to Make a Difference for Good
Earlier this week, Philip Britton, Headmaster of the Boys’ Division at Bolton School, gave the traditional Leverhulme Birthday...
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Bolton School Girls are Eco Innovator Winners
Earlier this year, two girls from Bolton School Girls’ Division won age group prizes in the Eco Innovators competition, which saw...
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Ebook Captures WW2 Experiences
Back in September 2019, three Junior Boys in Year 6 embarked upon a project that aimed to produce a film to commemorate the 75th...
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Virtual – But Real – Celebrations in the Boys’ Division
After a tumultuous week for exam results, Year 11 boys at Bolton School have this morning been celebrating an excellent set of...
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Girls Celebrate Top GCSE Results
In what has been the strangest of summers for exam results, the girls at Bolton School have performed extremely well in their...
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Socially Distant Celebration of A Levels
It was not the usual Results Day at Bolton School this year, particularly since the normal celebration of A Level achievements...
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Celebrating A Levels While Socially Distant
Bolton School could not hold Results Day as usual this year due to Covid-19 safety restrictions, and so the normal celebration of...
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Historical Association Lectures for 2020-21
Historical Association branch meetings have been a regular feature in the Girls’ Division for the past six years. Each year, a...
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Politics Students Make National Blog Shortlist
Two Sixth Formers at Bolton School have made a national shortlist of 20 students in this year’s Political Studies Association...
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School Contributes to Fight Against Covid-19
As Summer Term 2020 drew to a close and parents sent in a plethora of messages congratulating Bolton School on how well it had...
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