Bolton School Sixth Form Boys
News for 2020
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Partners with Tyrers for Coach Routes
After twenty seven very successful years, Bolton School’s ‘in-house’ coach service, BSS Coaches, is ceasing to trade. In recent...
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School Contributes £40k in Social Hours to Local Community
Bolton School has this week received a certificate commending pupils for their Duke of Edinburgh volunteering endeavours. Whilst...
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Heads Answer Alumni's BLM Letter
Earlier in the week our Headmaster and Headmistress received an open letter from a group of Alumni asking that the School...
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School Publishes 2020-21 Cultural Learning Programme
The Boys’ Division at Bolton School has published its Creative Learning Programme (CLP) for the next academic year. The programme...
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Creative Learning Director Joins Leaders for Impact Programme
Ms Naomi Lord, Director of Creative Learning and Partnerships at Bolton School Boys’ Division, will become one of eighteen...
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Black Lives Matter
Recent events have brought to the forefront of all our minds the issue of systemic racism and the way in which the assumption of...
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School’s Smooth Transition to Distance Learning
The last week and a half of the Spring Term at Bolton School has certainly been one for the history books. As a result of the...
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Old Boy Contributes to TV Programme on Self Isolation
Jonny Ashton, who was in Bolton School just 2 weeks ago and who left in 2005, was one of several television producers and crew...
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The Changing Face of Governorship
The below news item ran in the Spring edition of Independent School Magazine: At the end of 2019 and after 12 years in position,...
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Advice from Oxbridge Applicants
A number of Bolton School Sixth Form students and recent leavers have received offers from the Universities of Oxford and...
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Chemistry Professor’s Masterclass and Career Advice
After a 27 year absence, Michael Waring, who is now a Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the Newcastle University, returned to...
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Young Musician Final Showcases Boys’ Talent
The 2020 Young Musician of the Year Final at Bolton School Boys’ Division showcased an incredible depth and breadth of talent....
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Seventh Title for U18 Water Polo Team
The Boys’ Division Under 18s Water Polo team has once again won the title of National Champions at the English Schools Swimming...
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Return of an Award-Winning TV Producer
Jonny Ashton, an award-winning Freelance Documentary Director who left Bolton School in 2005, delivered a series of inspirational...
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School Celebrates World Book Day
World Book Day was commemorated with activities across the whole of Bolton School, from the Nursery through to the Sixth...
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Answering SOS Call for Kit
Bolton School Boys’ Division has once again made a huge donation to SOS Kit Aid, this time alongside the Old Boltonians’ AFC and...
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Former Teacher to be BWPL President
Mr Trevor Pledger, well known for his lifelong water polo involvement as player, coach and administrator, has been nominated by...
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Students Celebrate Outstanding Results and Progress
Data recently released by the government shows Sixth Form students in the Girls’ Division and Boys’ Division of Bolton School...
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A Lunchtime with Footballing Legends
Year group football teams and elite athletes at Bolton School were joined by pupils from nearby Gaskell Primary School as they...
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Sixth Formers Explore French Culture
A Level French students in Years 12 and 13 enjoyed a day of discussion in the language. Led by guest speaker Richard Peltier,...
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Students Benefit From Oxbridge Conference
This year’s Oxbridge Conference, organised by Bolton School in partnership with state schools Canon Slade and Rivington and...
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Assembly Celebrates 125 Years of the Old Boltonians’ Association
Schoolboys at Bolton School Boys’ Division were joined by former pupils for a special assembly celebrating 125 years of the Old...
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