Category Archives: Senior Boys News
Chemistry Olympiad Success
Two of our pupils, Alex Edey and Ethan Horspool, have been awarded Gold in a prestigious national Chemistry competition, placing them among the top 10% in the UK. The UK Chemistry Olympiad is organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Executive Team Appointments
Following the unveiling of our new Strategic Plan and the introduction of the Diamond Model of Learning, we are delighted to announce three new senior appointments to the Executive Team at Merchant Taylors’ School. Mr Deiniol Williams will take on
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Frantic Assembly Workshop
At the end of last half term, our GCSE and A-Level Drama students had the opportunity of working with Frantic Assembly Theatre Company. Visiting practitioner, Lynzi Nakorn, taught them the physical theatre techniques associated with Frantic, a prescribed practitioner at
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Patrick Makes First Team Debut
Congratulations to our Rugby First XV Captain Patrick Jones who made his Senior Rugby debut for Firwood Waterloo Rugby Club last weekend. Patrick played alongside Mr Weare in the team’s victory against Glossop RUFC. We’re hopeful that we’ll see more
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Boys’ School Hosts Time & Space Event
On the 17th and 18th January, Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School was delighted to welcome Bill Jennings to address boys and their parents/mentors. Bill is the founder of Time and Space, a company working in schools around the world, to encourage
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Model UN – Eco Week
On Friday 12th November, a group of sixth form students at the Boys’ School gathered to debate the most significant issue of our time: climate change. This was part of a week of activities arranged by Ms Robinson, our Biology
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Patrick selected in Ireland Rugby Squad
Patrick Jones, a Sixth Form student at Merchant Taylors’ School, has been selected to play rugby for Ireland U18s. The 17-year-old, who is captain of the school rugby team and also plays at Waterloo RFC, will represent his country against
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Sixth Form Boys Complete Cambridge Chemistry Challenge
A number of our Sixth Form boys have successfully completed the Cambridge Chemistry Challenge. Aakash Dharmaraj and Alex Edey both achieved a Gold certificate, placing them in the top 9% of more than 7,000 entrants across the country. Congratulations also
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Johnny Selected for Lancashire Development Squad
Congratulations to Johnny Browne who was last week selected to play for Lancashire Cricket Development U18s. Johnny joined fellow Merchant Taylors’ pupil, Jack Carney, in the team to face Yorkshire and impressed, scoring 41 runs as well as catching the
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GCSE success at Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School
Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School is celebrating another year of excellent GCSE results despite disruption caused by Covid-19 restrictions. A third of all grades across the school were at Grade 9, while more than half (52%) of all grades were at
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