14 February 2020

The Physics Olympics saw 31 teams of Year 9 pupils from 18 different schools visit Bolton School for a day of scientific challenge. The event, which was hosted by Bolton School and organised in conjunction with the Ogden Trust and the Institute of Physics, saw pupils compete in a range of physics activities, with prizes distributed at the end.

Girls' Division Headmistress Sue Hincks visited the House of Commons with Paul Hodkinson from Bolton Impact Trust and Mike Sidebottom from Smithills School to celebrate the many successful partnerships between independent and state schools. The Celebrating Partnership event recognised the many ways in which schools from different sectors work together to create learning and development opportunities.

Bolton School, the Old Boltonians' AFC and Bolton Wanderers clubbed together to make a huge donation to SOS Kit Aid. Donations from Bolton School parents, pupils and alumni, as well as kit from BWFC, were collected from the School.

Junior Girls in Year 4 became textiles apprentices for the day in a special cross-curricular workshop with representatives of print and textiles company Stead McAlpin. They designed their own fabric patterns and made banners featuring their silhouettes based on a chintz designed by Queen Victoria herself, as well as learning lots about the history of the textiles industry.

Seven Girls' Division pupils have been chosen to join various Super Counties Lacrosse Squads. The girls, who are in Years 10 to 13, will play for the North West U19s, North East U19s and North East U15s.

A number of cross country athletes from the Girls' Division represented Bolton Town Cross Country team at the Greater Manchester Championships, helping to earning commendable results within the top ten for the Year 7, Year 8-9 and Year 10 teams. Lucy Dixon also qualified for the English Schools’ Cross Country Finals in March!

In swimming news, Lucy Dixon has earned an impressive 13 medals over the course of three consecutive weekends of competition at the Lancashire County Swimming Championships! She is now Lancashire County Champion for her age group in five different events!

The Year 7 Gymnastics Final in the Boys' Division featured a series of impressive floor routines as the boys competed for one of the oldest cups in school. All of the finalists exhibited calmness under pressure while performing in front of the whole year group and their form tutors.

Bolton School hosted a Maths Challenge for primary school pupils in Year 5. This year, five teams pitted their wits against one another in a series of fun mathematical challenges. The Bolton School Junior Girls' team ultimately won by a single point.

The whole of Year 11 in both Divisions learned more about National Citizenship Service (NCS) during a visit to Bolton Lads and Girls' Club. They found out how this exciting scheme can help them to build a wide variety of skills while also benefitting others.

The next Enrichment Event is coming up after half term: our Poetry Festival on 2 March will feature readings from pupil poets and a performance from UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage. The readings begin at 6.45pm with refreshments served beforehand. This event is part of an ongoing series of Arts and Sciences Enrichment Evenings. Sign up to our Mailing List to receive reminders and updates.