Category Archives: Senior Boys News
RAF Section retains prestigious regional trophy
We are proud to announce that our CCF RAF Section has won the Royal Air Squadron Trophy (RAST) regional final for the second year running. The section held off competition from 13 other schools and will now travel to RAF
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Ready, Set, Mo!
Sixth Form students from Merchant Taylors’ are joining people around the world in growing a moustache throughout November as they lend their support to the Movember campaign. Movember is a charity which aims to ‘change the face of men’s health’
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GCSE joy for Merchant Taylors’ boys
Pupils at Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School are celebrating a year of excellent GCSE results. Half of all GCSE grades were awarded at 7 to 9, the equivalent of a former A or A*, with 90% of all pupils achieving grades
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BMX Racer James Riding High After Recent Success
Merchant Taylors’ pupil and BMX Racer, James, is riding high after recent successes at the National BMX Series. James has been racing since he was just five-years-old and has been competing on his BMX in both regional and national competitions
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Poetry by Heart Competition
Over the past few weeks, a number of boys in Year 7 entered the nationwide competition, Poetry By Heart. Will from Stevens House, Isaac from Harrison and Noah from Waring made it to the final three, performing their poems by
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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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