“A Celebration of Liverpool” tells the story of the highs and lows of Liverpool’s experiences in a fast moving show with music, drama, poetry, prose readings, humour, jokes and Powerpoint. We focus on major events such as the rise of the Port of Liverpool, the Slave Trade, the World Wars, the rise of The Beatles, the Toxteth riots and the Hillsborough Disaster as well as revelling in the humour, character and the football (Red and Blue) of our amazing city. It will be performed by a cast of thirty six students from both our senior schools plus several teachers past and present including Mr Stanley, Ms. Finnegan, Dr Gill and Mr Whittaker .The show is compiled and directed by Dr Gill who originally put it together shortly after Hillsborough and it has been performed every five years since then.
“A Celebration of Liverpool” will be performed in the Williams Hall at the Boys’ School on Thursday 19th, Friday 20th and Saturday 21st March at 7.30 pm and tickets can be obtained online at here, from the Box Office at both schools, from Pritchard’s Bookshop in Crosby and “on the door” on the nights of the performances.
Girls from Year 10 and 11 attended the theatre performance of J.B Priestley’s, ‘An Inspector Calls’ on Wednesday 15th January.
Hailed as the theatrical event of its generation, the show has been seen by more than 5 million people worldwide and the production is currently on at the Lowry Theatre in Manchester. The story centres around Inspector Goole who arrives unexpectedly at the wealthy Birling family home. The peaceful dinner part that is underway is blown apart by his investigations into the death of a young woman. The revelations shake the very foundations of the lives of all those present and challenges the audience to all examine their individual conscience.
It was a fantastic performance that was impressively ambitious with both the stage and drama. The pupils saw rain on stage, an exploding set and an interesting balance of dark comedy and intrigue. A fantastic evening enjoyed by all!
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Boys from year 3 enjoyed a Stone Age workshop on the morning of Friday 10th January.
Year 3 have been learning all about the prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface.The boys were given the opportunity to handle Stone Age artefacts made of bone, antler, wood, flint and stone. Mr Trevor also explained that popular cartoon depictions of Stone Age people may not be very accurate, as they needed a high level of intelligence to be able to survive in tough conditions. It was a thoroughly enjoyable morning and the boys learnt lots.
Mr Trevor even surprised us by wearing Stone Age clothing after break, and the boys asked questions about the interesting aspects of the costume! We would like to thank Mr Trevor for making the morning so memorable.
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Sophia Neophytou alongside her Northwest Region fencing teammates have this week won a prestigious national competition, beating rivals from London, Yorkshire and Wales.
Held annually at Millfield School in Somerset, The Cadet Winton Cup was won by the Northwest region for only the fourth time in the event’s thirty-two year history.
The prestigious inter-regional tournament is a gruelling two day, three weapon fencing marathon in which the region winning the largest number of matches overall is declared the winners.
Having to be ready to fence at 9am means it was a particularly demanding event for Sophia and the rest of the Northwest team, as it meant they had to be awake for 4am to arrive at the competition on time.
The Northwest team were particularly strong in the sabre and épée with Sophia and the ladies team winning six out of nine of their matches, to contribute considerably to the team’s victory.
The victory brings further fencing success for Sophia, who has enjoyed her best year yet. She has already won the Northwest U14 Youth Championship and finished as runner up in the Northwest Youth Series with a clutch of silver medals. It is worth noting Sophia was the youngest member of the team and gets to compete at this U17 level for a further 3 years.
Congratulations Sophia!
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Merchant Taylors’ School for Girls is pleased to confirm that it has passed its latest regulatory compliance inspection by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
The overwhelmingly positive report by the ISI incorporated Merchant Taylors’ Primary School at Stanfield and took place on 13th and 14th November 2019.
The ISI inspection report praised the education provision, academic performance and behaviour at both school sites and its efforts to safeguard and promote the welfare and personal development of girls.
Elements such as facilities, environment, information and parental communication were also considered positively by the inspectors, while the school leadership was found to fulfil its management role and offer good skills and knowledge to ensure standards are met.
Claire Tao, headmistress at Merchant Taylors’ School for Girls, said:
The ISI inspection has given a resounding endorsement of our procedures to ensure that girls of all ages receive a high quality education and excellent care and wellbeing. We were particularly pleased to see the report highlight our commitment to the personal development of each girl as responsible, tolerant citizens who will make a positive contribution to future society. As we continue the development of our wonderful school, we remain committed to finding new areas of innovation across all aspects of our academic, co-curricular and pastoral provision.”
When selecting a musical for the joint school’s production this year, the main aim was to choose something fun, uplifting and appealing to the students in order to have as many involved as possible. With a cast of 158 in roles on stage, in the band and behind the scenes, this has certainly proved to be a popular choice and quite the undertaking! But, despite the many challenges involved in organising and directing such a large group, it has also been an absolute pleasure to work with such a committed and amazing cast of young people.
The original movie, ‘Hairspray’ starring Ricki Lake, Debbie Harry and Devine had always been a guilty pleasure of mine. The story was updated and made into a Broadway Musical in 2000 by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and the Hollywood movie followed in 2007 starring John Travolta and Zac Efron. It charts the story of ‘Tracy Turnblad’ who is transformed from a social outcast to a sudden star when she is selected to dance on the popular ‘Corny Collins Show.’ She uses her newfound power not only to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen and win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin, but more importantly, she manages to integrate a TV network, all without denting her ‘do!’ Despite being set in the 1960’s, I feel the overriding message of acceptance and equality for all is still just as prevalent today.
The cast performed to four sold out audiences from the 27th to the 30th November, receiving rave reviews!
On Wednesday afternoon a group of MTBS Sixth Form students gave a brilliant performance at the Headway Sefton Christmas Party, which was held at Waterloo Rugby Club.
Headway support those who have been affected by acquired brain injury, their families and carers. Our boys held a fun karaoke of all the classic Christmas songs, which had everyone singing, dancing and clapping along.
Many thanks to Headway for allowing us to be part of a fantastic event – we can’t wait for some more Christmas karaoke next year!
After performing last week at Page House Care Home, pupils performed a further two community concerts this week.
Students of Mr Lock performed a number Christmas songs for the residents of The Willows Care Home. The residents had a great time, and were all singing along. After their performance the boys had a great conversation with a number of residents about music and school life in general.
A number of students from the music department also took part in ‘Marine in the Community’ which took place at Marine Football Club on College Road. The students performances were well received and they have been invited back to perform at numerous events next year.
Meeting in the Philharmonic Hall, the School gathered to award prizes and celebrate the academic, personal and sporting successes of boys for the school year 2018/19.
Chair of Governors, Beverley Bell CBE, welcomed the school before handing over to Headmaster, David Wickes who introduced the School’s GCSE music cohort performing a medley from the Beatles’ Abbey Road. The medley took in a fiery ‘Come Together’, an orchestral ‘Golden Slumbers’, and an instrumentally arranged ‘Here Comes the Sun’ before finishing – fittingly – on ‘The End’.
This was followed by the presentation of prize for years 7 – 10 before the Headmaster returned to the podium to reflect on the School year. Mr Wickes’ address centred on the School’s new motto ‘ACE’: Ambition, Character, and Excellence – the core principles of a Merchant Taylors’ education. He then invited several members of the student body to reflect on these characteristics and how they impacted on school life over the past year.
Deputy Head of School Rananjay Singh opened by discussing ambition, and how the plethora of extra-curricular activities on offer at the school had helped to build his self-confidence and character during his time at MTS. He encouraged his fellow pupils to “be curious and ambitious. Say yes to every opportunity and strive for excellence”.
He was followed by Lower Sixth pupil Harrison Ellison, who discussed entering school midway through his GCSEs in an effort to achieve his full potential. Harrison also touched on ambition, but how this must be married to a strong work ethic and “a desire to achieve”. He thanked the teaching staff for supporting him in this transition and spoke of the school community as being integral in drawing the best from each pupil.
Harrison’s pointed were echoed by Deputy Head of School Christopher Stuttard, who focused on character and how the School didn’t exist to change who you are but “to give you the opportunities to develop into who you want to be”. He was followed by Year 8 pupil Ruben Reed who discussed the importance of humility and charity to character, concluding that “it is not funding that makes our School successful, but the character of the pupils and teachers within it”.
The Headmaster closed his address by thanking the boys for their words, before presenting prizes to Years 11 and the Sixth Form. The audience were then treated to excerpts from the current production of Hairspray, before the Head invited Mr Peter Moore to address the school as guest speaker.
Peter related his career experiences and offered advice to current pupils based upon this. Born in Liverpool, he explained how he has travelled the world building an incredible career in sports and technology. Starting out as a PE teacher, he later emigrated to America, becoming a commission-only shoe salesman, before being recruited to work at Reebok. He later became one of Silicon Valley’s most influential leaders guiding global brands such as Sega, Microsoft Xbox and EA Sports before returning to Liverpool in 2017 as CEO of Liverpool FC.
He reflected on the aspects of his character that had been vital to his success – confidence, ambition, a desire to succeed – and noted they were all key components of the ‘Scouse’ nature, and that there had been an abundance of them on show from all pupils that morning. He closed by reciting a quote from Theodore Roosevelt that it is “not the critic who counts… the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena”, before challenging the boys to “be on the pitch… if you fail, you fail, but if you win, you win for everyone who’s ever supported you along the way”.
The ceremony closed with a vote of thanks and some reflections proposed by Head Boy Matthew Cheshire, who thanked Mr Moore and presented a gift from the School to the LFC Foundation.
Echoing Mr Moore, as well as his contemporaries, Matthew advised his fellow students to stretch themselves and that “life isn’t about getting everything right, it is about trying to get a little more right than you do wrong… the mistakes you will make do not define you, but your response and your reactions certainly will”. The morning’s celebrations then concluded with The School Song and the National Anthem.
Pupils of Mr Lock performed Christmas carols in front of 50 residents of James Page House in Maghull on Wednesday lunch time.
It was the first time the pupils had done anything like this, The residents were delighted and some quoted “it took them back to their childhood” whilst others were also very moved.
The Manager, Sarah Blevin said: “The school should be extremely proud of the pupils. It is not easy to come into a place like this, and not to be affected. But the pupils acted so professionally, and gave a brilliant performance.”
One resident’s relative said “the school should be extremely proud of the students. It’s not easy performing to an audience who can’t always respond. I thought they did brilliantly”
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