Girls' Division Magazine 2022-23 by Bolton School

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A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD I am delighted once again to introduce this year’s magazine, which reflects another busy school year. As you will see, the first couple of pages this year are devoted to two very significant, but different, events. The first of these focuses on the very successful recent ISI Inspection of the Girls’ Division Senior School and Hesketh House. We were delighted to hear that the Inspectors were hugely impressed by all they saw and heard, and their subsequent report is one which describes a school of which we can all be very proud. More details can be found on page 4. The second event, on page 5, was the Coronation of King Charles, which was celebrated in all parts of the Foundation, including an assembly held in the Girls’ Division Great Hall and broadcast over Zoom for the Girls’ and Boys’ Divisions. On that royal note, a small number of our pupils were fortunate enough to attend the Commonwealth Day of Celebration in London back in March, more details of which you can find on page 6. This year saw the inaugural Alumni of the Year Awards. Dr Sheila Fisher and Rebecca Turner were particularly worthy Girls’ Division

winners, and it was inspiring for current pupils to hear about all that they have achieved since leaving school. I was pleased, too, that after hearing Rebecca talk, our School Council was motivated to raise funds for the Blue Skies Hospital Fund. You will also find news in the magazine of our primary liaison work, which has begun again in earnest. We have hosted a range of competitions in Maths and Science which have been very well attended by local primary school pupils, and have also provided opportunities for those pupils to take part in orienteering, baking and textiles activities. Staff from our Classics department have also visited dozens of schools delivering lessons on the Greeks and Romans and coming up in the near future, we will also be hosting a German Day and a STEM day. As you flick through the magazine, you will see that our pupils have been as busy as ever. I hope you enjoy the breakdown of examples of activities that our pupils in Years 7 to 13 have taken part in and the range of trips, careers events and other projects they have been able to benefit from. You will see galleries of aspects of their creative work, and their sporting successes are rightly celebrated here, too. On page 16, you will read about our first “Culture Week” – an event which was so well received in school that next year it will return as “Culture Fortnight”! From drama to design and from music to mountaineering, all of the extra-curricular activities our pupils participate in play such an important role in their progress and welfare. I am pleased to share our news with you. Happy Reading!

Mrs Lynne Kyle Head of Girls’ Division

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From the Head Contents ISI Inspection Report Coronation of King Charles III Commonwealth Day Charity & Community Action Primary Outreach Alumni of the Year Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13 Culture Week Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Outdoor Learning Modern Foreign Languages Careers History & Politics

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Speech & Drama English Classics Clubs & Committees Art Religion & Philosophy Science & Psychology Music Presentation Evening Platt Fisher Lecture Design Technology: Textiles Design Technology: Timber & Polymers Design Technology: Food & Nutrition ICT Mathematics Young Enterprise PE & Sport Staff Departures World Challenge 2022 Destinations of Leavers

ISI INSPECTION REPORT

INSPECTION EXCELLENCE The pupils and staff of Bolton School’s Girls’ Division and Girls’ Junior School, Hesketh House, are celebrating after the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) graded them as ‘Excellent’ in each category following an inspection held in April 2023. During their three-day visit, ISI inspectors observed a variety of lessons, extra-curricular activities, form meetings and assemblies in both schools, meeting pupils of all ages and examining samples of their work. They also spent time talking with Governors, canvassed the views of parents, staff and pupils through a questionnaire, and reviewed a host of documentation provided by the two schools. The inspectors used these observations to assess the quality of the education provided and the schools’ compliance with various regulatory standards. All of the latter standards were unequivocally met, whilst the inspectors determined the quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements and of their personal development to be ‘Excellent’. Key findings from the report were that: • Pupils attain at exceptionally high levels in public examinations and achieve consistently high levels of knowledge, skills and understanding at all ages; • Pupils are highly articulate and demonstrate excellent communication skills; • Pupils are highly motivated and have outstanding attitudes to learning; • Pupils achieve exceptionally high levels of success in diverse extra-curricular activities; • Throughout the two schools, pupils demonstrate notably high levels of self-confidence, self-awareness and selfdiscipline; • Pupils are empathetic, respectful and tolerant; they value and celebrate the school’s rich diversity; • Pupils’ social development is excellent; they collaborate extremely well to achieve common goals; • Pupils have an exceedingly strong sense of community, showing a deep commitment to service and contributing positively to the lives of others within school and beyond.

Philip Britton MBE, Head of Foundation: “I am delighted that during their visit, the ISI inspectors found such an abundance of evidence to document what we already know to be true, regarding the excellence of the Foundation’s Girls’ Senior and Junior Schools. This outstanding inspection report documents the high academic standards and marvellous extra-curricular opportunities the Foundation strives to provide for its pupils, as well as the remarkable strength of community that exists at both schools. The successes and achievements outlined in the report are testament to the hard work and dedication of the two schools’ staff and leadership teams – many of whom have only been in post for 18 months or less reflecting their wholehearted commitment to ensuring every pupil is supported to achieve their potential.” Lynne Kyle, Head of Girls’ Division: “ I am extremely proud of this inspection report, which perfectly reflects all of the hard work and achievements of the pupils in the Girls’ Division and of my colleagues. I am particularly delighted by the inspectors’ comments regarding the quality of the pupils’ personal and social development, and their recognition of our ‘happy and well-ordered community’, as well-being has been a key focus for the Girls’ Division post-Covid. Our ongoing desire to understand and cater for each pupil’s needs and to develop their individual talents has led to the implementation of a range of new and successful initiatives in our pastoral provision this year, including the creation of The Hive. I am genuinely overjoyed that the inspectors have recognised the positive impact of this work upon our pupils.” Ian Riley, Foundation Chair of Governors: “I am incredibly pleased that the ISI’s inspectors found both the Girls’ Division and Hesketh House to be wholeheartedly achieving the Bolton School Foundation’s wider aim, which is to develop self-confident young people equipped with the knowledge, skills and attributes to allow them to lead a happy and fulfilled life and to make a difference for good in the wider community. For over a century, Bolton School has been a key driver of social mobility in the town, enabling generations of local children to achieve their full potential. The inspectors’ comments upon the diversity of our pupil community, which, through the impact of our bursary scheme, includes young people from a wide range of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds are therefore a point of particular pride to us all, as too is their recognition of the ‘outstanding contribution [pupils] make to the lives of others, both within school and in the local community’. On behalf of the entire Governing Body, I would like to pay particular tribute to Philip Britton, MBE, Head of Foundation, Lynne Kyle, Head of Girls’ Division, Sue Faulkner, Head of Primary Division and Carol Laverick, Head of Hesketh House, whose outstanding leadership of the two schools has resulted in this exceptional inspection report and whose dedication to their pupils and colleagues is evidenced throughout.”

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CORONATION OF KING CHARLES III

CORONATION ASSEMBLY The Girls’ and Boys’ Divisions came together for a special assembly to mark the coronation of King Charles III. This special occasion was held in-person in the Girls’ Division Great Hall, decked in Union Flags and bunting, and livestreamed virtually to all Boys’ Division form rooms. Mrs Kyle began by speaking about the organ music that accompanied the girls’ entrance to the Great Hall: ‘Zadok the Priest’, which was composed for the coronation of King George II in 1727 and has been used in every coronation since. She also told the listening pupils that the closing music would be ‘Crown Imperial’, composed for the coronation of Edward V and inspired by Shakespeare’s ‘Henry V’. She then looked back some 70 years at the previous coronation and how it was celebrated, noting that Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation was the first to be televised and indeed the first major event to reach an international audience! Today’s assembly in fact replicated part of the School’s celebrations back in 1953, when a service was held on the Friday before Elizabeth II’s coronation. In the previous week, there was also a Coronation Concert and the Coronation Lanterns were purchased and put on display at the entrances to the Boys’ and Girls’ Divisions: these now hang under the main arch leading into the Riley Quad.

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Mrs Kyle spoke about the traditions of coronation that date back hundreds of years and how this celebration is also a solemn religious ceremony. She explained how the service would unfold the following day and gave a brief history on the Crown Jewels, which were made for another King Charles in 1661, after the previous set was sold and melted down by Oliver Cromwell! Looking forward to the weekend of celebrations, Mrs Kyle spoke about Coronation Big Lunches and the King’s message for everyone to join the Big Help Out on the Monday Bank Holiday. Pupils in the Primary Division got a head start on this earlier in the week with a visit to Bolton Hospice! Finally, Mrs Kyle encouraged everyone listening to tune in to at least part of the coronation, as this is an important moment in history and reminded those in the hall that, in future years, they will be able to say, ‘I was there.’ The whole school stood to sing the National Anthem to bring the assembly to a close.

COMMONWEALTH DAY

THE COMMONWEALTH DAY SERVICE OF CELEBRATION In March, a group of Senior Girls were highly honoured to be invited to join His Majesty The King, The Queen Consort, Members of the Royal Family UK and Commonwealth and 750 other school children and young people from across the UK to celebrate Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey.

The Service commenced with a procession of Commonwealth member states’ flags. As 2023 is the Commonwealth Year of Peace, a specially designed Commonwealth Flag for Peace was processed this year.

Organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society, the Commonwealth Day Service is the world’s premier, public event to celebrate the Commonwealth of Nations and provides an opportunity to focus attention on this voluntary association of 56 countries and their commitment to promoting democracy, human rights, the rule of law and equality for its 2.5 billion citizens.

The King delivered His Majesty’s first Commonwealth Day Message from the Great Pulpit. The Service included special musical performances from saxophonist YolanDa Brown, West End stars Roshani Abbey and Nuwan Hugh Perera, and the all-female, Amalgamation Choir, from Cyprus. Marking Rwanda’s role as the current Commonwealth Chair-in-Office, having hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 2022, the Rwandan National Ballet, Urukerereza, also performed.

This annual event, held at Westminster Abbey, celebrates the unity, diversity, and linkages of the modern Commonwealth, and seeks to foster greater understanding of the Commonwealth’s achievements and role, particularly amongst its young people.

A reflection was given by young Samoan environmental advocate Brianna Fruean, who was the youngest recipient of a Commonwealth Youth Award aged, just 16 years old. Samoa is the incoming Commonwealth Chair-in-Office and will host CHOGM in 2024.

Guests of honour among the 2,000 strong congregation included the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Prime Minister of Samoa, High Commissioners, senior politicians, and dignitaries from across the UK and the Commonwealth, alongside athletes from the home nations who competed at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last summer, faith leaders, and over 750 school children and young people from throughout the UK.

The Commonwealth Day Service was broadcast live on BBC One for those viewing in the UK and on the BBC YouTube channel for an international audience.

Upon Their Majesties’ arrival at Westminster Abbey, The King and The Queen Consort were met by the Dean of Westminster, before greeting members of the Ngāti Rānana London Māori Club, who performed at the Great West Door ahead of the Commonwealth Day Service.

The Commonwealth Day theme for 2023 is ‘Forging a Sustainable and Peaceful Common Future’, highlighting the active commitment of the family of nations to support the promotion of peace, prosperity and sustainability, especially through climate action, to secure a better future for young people and improve the lives of all Commonwealth citizens. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2022, it was decided that this year would be dedicated to youth-led action for sustainable and inclusive development.

Mrs M Wright

Westminster Abbey / Picture Partnership

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CHARITY & COMMUNITY ACTION

HELPING OTHERS The Girls’ Division has once again raised thousands of pounds for a wide variety of charities this year, as well as helping out the local community in lots of different ways through volunteering and community action. This year the number of hours volunteered by Year 12 students is the highest recorded for 10 years! The School continued to support Urban Outreach with food collections. A generous donation at Harvest was followed by another successful Hamper Challenge as Christmas approached: 40 Sixth Form girls encouraged the whole of the Foundation to get involved with collecting selection boxes for the charity’s ‘Christmas Dinner of Jesus’ hampers. The goal of 2,500 was exceeded with a final total of 2,848 selection boxes! A number of traditional festive fundraisers this year supported Anastasia Days, a charity set up in memory of Girls’ Division pupil Anastasia Costello, who sadly passed away in December 2021 when she was in Year 7. The proceeds from the Year 10 Christmas Post, Christmas Jumper Day and Ceremony of Carols collection were donated to the charity and the Costello family visited school to collect a cheque for £4,139.04. Also during the festive period, the annual Year 7 Sponsored Silence brought in an impressive £1,370 for Cash for Kids’ Mission Christmas, which they converted into toys that were then donated to the campaign. The School supported the Lions Toy Appeal, donating toys and games to be given as Christmas presents to children who otherwise would not receive any gifts, and the collection at the hilarious Prefects’ Panto raised £370 for Papyrus, a UK charity for the prevention of young suicide. Stalls selling sweets, cakes and sometimes other hand-made items were, as always, a popular fundraising method. 9S, led by Aaminah Ahmed, Abida Baree, Marryum Gul, Saffiya Mohamed, Tanvi Patel and Alaia Sabir, ran a busy stall to raise £917.96 for DEC’s Pakistan Floods Appeal. Aleesha Masood and 9B’s sale raised £759.48 for Save the Children, supporting children in Yemen and assisting with the food crisis in Africa. A group of Year 10 pupils led by Soha Pal

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raised £678.49 for Ummah Welfare, while Year 7 pupil Serena Vasanth and her friends raised £196.30 for the Make a Wish foundation. Year 11s Emilia Nuttall and Tilly Watkinson raised £731.45 for Sarcoma UK and Sixth Form duo Suzanna Simmonite and Maryam Ali raised £305.25 for a local scout jamboree. Sixth Formers and helpers from Year 11 raised £1,171.87 for the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Appeal. In addition, Sofia Macari and 9C ran a hugely successful book bringand-buy sale which raised £422.99 for Breast Cancer Now, and in November Prefects sold poppies with a final total of £1,410.91 going to the Poppy Appeal. Students in all year groups collected Easter Eggs for Homeless Aid, with Year 7 alone donating over 120 eggs! This charity supports over 1,000 families who are homeless in Bolton. A whole school non-uniform day in March raised £1,550.70 for Secure Hope Empowered (SHE), a charity suggested by Year 8 pupil Taylor Musadaidzwa that helps remove barriers to girls’ education in Zimbabwe. Another similar event in June raised £1,405.32 which was split between the Owen McVeigh Foundation, which provides support to families of children with cancer, and the Blue Skies Hospitals Fund, which makes a direct impact on the quality of healthcare in the Blackpool, Fylde, and Wyre areas. Throughout the year, Sixth Form girls hosted Tea at the Riley, inviting older members of the local community into School to enjoy an afternoon tea and a chat. The Foundation came together to support a campaign to fill bags with stationery, toiletries, toys and uniforms for street children in Malawi. These were given to children at the newly opened Chunzu Primary School, with every pupil receiving a bag. Finally, to bring the fundraising year to a close, Years 8 and 9 held a Summer Fair to raise money for charity. The amount raised by the Girls’ Division in 2022-23 exceeded last year’s record-breaking total with a final tally of around £22,000 donated to charity!

PRIMARY OUTREACH

PRIMARY OUTREACH Following a post-Covid pause of some of our usual activities, we had the opportunity to relaunch our primary outreach offering this year. A long-established part of our offering has seen teachers from our Maths department visiting a local school, Lostock Primary, to deliver after-school enrichment classes to some of their most able Year 6 pupils. The success of this relationship and the evident appetite for enrichment in this area of the curriculum was an obvious starting point for us when it came to developing our outreach work. We were particularly keen to extend the number of children that could benefit from this type of one-to-one work, and soon linked up with four other interested local primary schools, with Lostock acting as the hub school. In order to reach out to a wider range of local schools, and having sought views from those schools on the type of activity they would like to engage with, we then planned a Maths Competition, held at Bolton School. This took place back in December. We were delighted to be joined by 18 local primary schools, each bringing a team of four children who competed against each other over four different rounds. We had Christmas music, Christmas crackers and lots of chocolate. Our fears that our visitors might be cowed by what can seem for some an imposing-looking building were unfounded – our visitors were inquisitive, excitable, sparky... and loud - not to mention competitive! As word got round and other schools enquired, we repeated the event in February for a further 18 schools. Wishing to develop those newly-formed relationships with our local primaries further still, the success of the in-house Maths Competitions led to our third new project - the most exciting, perhaps, and certainly the most nerve-wracking! In January, we held our first online Maths Competition, which primary schools took part in from the comfort of their own classrooms via an online platform. Wondering whether or not the platform would work was somewhat stressful and so it was a great relief when answers started to come through. Later that day, it was fantastic to see social media lighting up with photos of children taking part in the competition, posted by their schools. The first online competition was such a great success, with 14 schools taking part, that we repeated it in March. It has subsequently been established as a half-termly event and we expect it to continue to grow, with schools from all over the world potentially taking part; we have recently had interest from a school in Nigeria, for example. In developing those relationships with various primary schools, we have wanted to see if there is anything we can offer that schools would particularly value, and this clearly can vary greatly from one school to the next. Examples of projects that have taken place as a result include: orienteering in our school grounds with our specialist Outdoor Learning staff, lessons in our Food Technology and Textiles departments (they were particularly happy to take the fruits of their labour home with them!) and a Science Competition in school in May. Some of our teachers are going out to local schools too. Our Classics department, for example, has been busy delivering lots of lessons on the Romans and Greek Theatre and will have taught over a thousand local primary school children by the time we break for summer. Such is the demand for these lessons that Mrs Ball, one of our Classics teachers, is now offering CPD for primary school teachers so that they can deliver lessons themselves. Elsewhere, one of our History teachers delivered a lesson on the Tudors and one of our Chemistry teachers delivered a session to a local school as part of National Science Week. In the near future, we expect to be starting projects linked to Drama and Psychology. So far this year fifty-five schools have taken part in one activity or another; the children’s willingness to rise to a challenge has been wonderful to see. Some of our own students have also got involved by leading activities or helping out. Not only have they thoroughly enjoyed it, but they have gained a lot from the experience too. Working with so many primary school children and their staff this year has transformed our approach to our outreach activities, and we are excited to see how this develops further in the years to come. Lots more information, together with photographs, about all the events can be found on our twitter account @BSGDoutreach.

Mr J Hitchin Assistant Head

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ALUMNI OF THE YEAR

In Spring 2022, Bolton School launched its inaugural Alumni of the Year Awards, which seek to recognise Alumni who have made an outstanding contribution to society through their voluntary service, academic achievements or professional success, or whose behaviour and values inspire others. Members of the School community nominated deserving Alumni, then pupils from across the Boys’ and Girls’ Divisions and Junior Schools were then invited to choose the nominee they felt were the most deserving winners. The vote was conducted at the end of the Summer Term. The close nature of this pupil vote, combined with the strength of Alumni support for the nominees and their achievements, led to the creation of a further two awards for Outstanding Achievement.

The results were as follows, and the Award Winners were presented with their Awards at a special assembly for pupils from both Divisions in the Spring Term.

OLD GIRL OF THE YEAR AWARD

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Dr Sheila Fisher (née Platt, Class of 1970) in recognition of her distinguished career as the UK’s first female maxillofacial surgeon and her voluntary service within her local community.

Rebecca Turner (née Maudsley, Class of 2006) in recognition of her extensive fundraising in aid of the Blue Skies Hospital Fund, undertaken in memory of her younger brother, Tom, who passed away in May 2020 following a short but brave battle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.

OLD BOY OF THE YEAR AWARD

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Sir Philip Craven, MBE (Class of 1968) in recognition of his outstanding sporting achievements and his lifelong dedication to the development of Paralympic sports.

Max Griffiths & Sam Yates (both Class of 2001) in recognition of the impact of LivLife, the charity they founded 16 years ago to enrich the lives of economically disadvantaged people in North Tanzania.

SHORTLISTED OLD GIRLS

Thorrun Govind (Class of 2010)

Charlotte Morley (née Maddrell, Class of 1999)

SHORTLISTED OLD BOYS

Richard Morris (Class of 1986)

Philip Worthington (Class of 2003)

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YEAR 7

YEAR 7 What a fabulous year for the Year 7 group! There have been so many highlights: our residential to Patterdale Hall, performing at the Bridgewater Hall, drama productions and of course all the sporting activities and achievements. I was delighted that each form group were able to share with me their favourite moments; here are just a few.

Mrs N James Head of Year 7

7A We have really enjoyed this year as a form because the opportunities here are endless. There are so many sports and creative clubs to choose from; netball and rounders have been especially popular amongst the year group. The creative design technology lessons have also been quite enjoyable to learn new life skills as well as having fun. Overall, Year 7 has been a thrilling journey so far. 7B 7B have especially liked the variety of different sports that we’ve been able to take part in this year. Our favourite sports have included cricket and tennis – some of our friends from other forms have really enjoyed water polo too. Outside of our lessons, we have really enjoyed taking part in the interform competitions. Interform netball was fun, but really tough for us, and we were more successful with interform rounders: our A-team came first in this competition and our form was third overall. Best of all was interform football – we enjoyed this the most because we won the whole competition. 7C The best part of the year was doing the sponsored silence. It was hard trying to not speak for the whole day but it was worth it as we raised loads of money. 7C raised the most! With all the money we raised, the Year 7 charity representatives went to Smyths Toys and filled up 6 trolleys with toys for Cash4Kids! Another highlight of the year would definitely have to be adopting a sloth called Sid from Chester Zoo: our form raised money to help feed the sloths at the Zoo and also contribute to sloth conservation worldwide. We took turns taking Sid’s teddy form home until we met him on our trip to the Zoo in June! 7D We loved our outdoor learning sessions at the Anderton Centre. We had to get our feet wet to push the boat in and some people even jumped in mid-session! We played a game of ‘spinny splash’ and some people got a little damp! We also played a game that was a mix of basketball, football and netball on the water. Some people even jumped in for a desperate attempt to get the ball and get a point for their team. This activity demonstrated teamwork, determination, socialising and a bit of friendly competition. 7E We all really enjoyed performing in the grand Bridgewater Hall concert. It was a delightful experience to listen to the mixed variety of musical instruments, and for some a once in a lifetime opportunity to project our voices from the stage. 7F We really enjoyed co-operating together to raise money for Make-A-Wish foundation by creating a sweet sale and the whole form helped out during those two days. We managed to raise an amazing £200. We all found the Mandir RS trip an amazing opportunity to learn about the Hindu religion. One other highlight is our memories from Patterdale. Some memories are the amazing food that kept us going during the hectic hike. We got to spend quality time with our friends and make new friends by being put in dorms and activity groups with other forms.

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YEAR 8

During our time in Year 8, our form has enjoyed a number of fun activities. Some of these include winning our inter form netball competition where we competed in a netball tournament in order to find out which form was the best. We also enjoyed participating in the rounders club and the Easter extravaganza that the prefects ran. This assembly included a performance from the band ‘Parallel Oreos’ and other students. We also enjoyed Patterdale because everyone in our form enjoyed the food and activities that they provided. Also multiple people flew to Malta to participate on the waterpolo trip and some others went to the Chill Factore once a week after school to learn to ski. We are looking forward to Year 9! 8C

In year 8, there were many different fun events that took part within our form. We all had lots of fun with people in our form. Here are some of the things that happened; a dance company was created, by Sianna and Tilly, where people could audition to participate. It included a lot of competitions amongst us. We all went to sailing as part of our PE curriculum and it made lots of us laugh when we capsized because of the waves. During Patterdale we went gorge walking and Valerie’s shoe came off and was sadly never seen again. As part of PE, we played rounders. During one game, Amber and Zainab fell on top of each other after running after the same ball. Last of all, there were multiple class performances performed in drama, music, history, lunch and form time. In drama, we had a Romeo and Juliet performance. In music, we had the ‘In the Jungle’ song from the Lion King performance. For history (and form time), we had an ‘Ex Wives’ song performed about Henry VIII wives, the people performing it included Roma, Tilly, Gabi, Kassi, Sianna and Alyssa. We all had lots of fun together and have enjoyed our year as a form. 8S This academic year has been an amazing for 8S. We got a new form teacher who shared some interesting Thrive lessons with us fortnightly, lots of discussion and sharing. We have celebrated many things starting with the Prefects Panto. Then along to the Easter Extravaganza and we believe 8S had the best singing voices, along with the Parallel Oreos. We have celebrations too. We came second in lacrosse and the A team won all of their matches at inter-form netball. Sammie contributed to success for Bolton School winning the climbing Competition. As a form we were also picked to have a form tutor in training. We were also slightly pipped at the post for collecting the most selection boxes at Christmas. We will win next year!

This year has been amazing as a form and we have fully enjoyed everything we have done together. Looking forward to next year. Go 8S! 8G We have done many things this year, some of which include; our Patterdale residential in October that included lots of outdoor and team building activities. We have been on two Religious trips this year, to a Mosque and a Church, these trips have expanded our knowledge of these Religions greatly. Many sports tournaments have been hosted this year, one of which being the inter form football tournament that my form won, it was a highly competitive event with a lively atmosphere and many spectators. Overall, this year has been a good one filled with many events.

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YEAR 9

It has been great to work with this Year group and see each and every student develop and flourish in a variety of pursuits, embracing each aspect of school life and engaging in our extensive extra-curricular programme. It was wonderful to be a part of the students completing their Duke of Edinburgh and witness the array of emotions and pride in

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completing expeditions in challenging conditions. Many, I am sure have made memories this year to last a lifetime. I wish each and every student the best of luck in Year 10 and in all their future endeavours.

Mrs Walters Head of Year 9

Ashriya Fernando 9S

Whilst some forms were taking part in their Duke of Edinburgh practice expeditions, the other half of the Year group were involved in a Dragon’s Den style activity where we had to produce products to help younger children with their mental health. Each group had to design a product, complete participant research with the Hesketh House Year 6s and then present it to an audience panel made up of PA members. There was a huge variety of products created including masks, boxes, magazines and toys. The whole event was funded by the PA and the winning groups each received £25 gift cards! We were also very grateful for the food and drink throughout the day and the opportunity to enhance our business skills in a topic that we are all very passionate about. Thank you to the Parent’s Association for the experience! We all really enjoyed it.

CHARITY WORK

Sofia Macari 9C

It has been fantastic to see the Year group engage in fundraising events with some very successful events, culminating in the Lower School Fayre in the last week of term. Sofia (9C) has written about her event: Throughout two days in February, my friends and I hosted a bring and buy book sale in order to raise money and awareness for a charity close to my heart: Breast Cancer Now. We sold books donated to the school by pupils and staff, as well as craft items such as keyrings and bookmarks that had been kindly made by some pupils. After the two days we still had books left over so were able to hold another sale on the Hesketh House playground in honour of World Book Day. All of the sales were incredibly successful and in total we were able to raise £422.99. I hope that this donation will help to support those who have suffered with Breast Cancer and save the lives of those affected. I am very grateful to everyone who helped me organise the event, especially Mr Radcliffe, Mrs Roadnight, Mrs Neil, Ms Noot and my amazing form 9C. Your support was and still is very much appreciated- I wouldn’t have been able to do it without your help!

DUKE OF EDINBURGH In the final week before the half term break and in the first week back after the half term, Year 9 were involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. Over the year, each student has been volunteering, learning a skill and completing a physical activity to

Maebel Farnworth 9G work towards sections of the award. The practice expedition enabled us to learn the skills required to be successful in the real expedition, we learnt map reading skills, compass work and the basics of setting up tents and cooking on trangia. We were

lucky enough to head to Patterdale for our real expedition where we stayed a night at the hall, planning our route and then two days hiking. It was very tough with such hot weather but a fantastic experience which we all enjoyed.

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YEAR 10 YEAR 10

We have very much enjoyed working with Year 10 this year. They have come a long way from when they were first jumbled into new Year 10 form groups, ready to be part of the Upper School community and forge new friendships, whilst keeping existing ones. The first day off timetable was Film Day, which allowed us to further mix up friendship groups and ask pupils to create a video short employing the newly learnt film skills to create suspense and drama. Everyone enjoyed watching the films and Mrs Kyle presented the Oscar to the winning group. This creative filming led beautifully into the Year 10 Christmas Post videos, which are always a great way to conjure a festive mood for the whole school. Money raised from each form’s food stall went to the charity Anastasia Days, and it was lovely to see the Costello family come in to receive the cheque in person.

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Year 10 have enjoyed the WoW talks throughout the year and hopefully have a good insight into the careers shared by our alumni. The individual Morrisby career interviews that followed gave pupils the opportunity to discuss options post-16, which match their skills and personality. After a busy summer exam period, Year 10 are looking forward to their day off timetable collaborating in their workshop, ‘Staying Positive and Aiming High’. This is to be followed by a mini sports day (with ice pops of course!) and then an afternoon watching Macbeth (with popcorn of course!), the English set text next year. And, there is still the Year 10 visit to Patterdale and Sixth Form Taster Day to look forward to! What a busy year!

Miss R Langley Head of Year 10 & Ms M Teichman Head of Upper School

YEAR 11

Year 11’s focus this year has unsurprisingly, been on their GCSEs. They have worked hard all year and teachers have commented so often on their positive attitude towards their studies. They have made us so proud. Their diligence was celebrated on their last day before study leave with a wonderful afternoon of pupil led performances. Laiba and Naomi’s rap, Bing Yu’s piano recital and Charlotte and Anna giving out awards from most likely to become Prime Minister to the most beautiful smile. Most likely to rule the world? Well, Ms Teichman, of course!

Mrs J Naughton Head of Year 11

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YEAR 12 YEAR 12

At the start of Year 12 we were all very excited about moving into the Riley Centre, a new space, new people, and the cafe. As we settled into our new subjects and picking a new outfit every day we soon got used to the workload, as well as fitting in going out for lunch every week (or every day!) We had the opportunity to go on a three-day trip to Patterdale. Throughout the stay, all of us took part in team-building tasks alongside other activities including: climbing, canoeing and gorge walking. The year group saw it as an occasion to interact with each other and make new friends! CEP has been an exciting opportunity for Year 12 to take part in a 20-week course of activities that are both useful and educational, ranging from finances, sign language, leadership, crochet and cooking sessions that are vital for life beyond Sixth Form. The stellar joint production of The Great Gatsby consisted of a large group of Year 12 students, and really pushed us to widen our horizons in terms of literature and plays. The opportunity to let loose on a classic book and interact with choreographers, lighting technicians etc provided a lot of insight into the world of drama which many people previously may not have experienced. The cabaret style of the production created a more engaging new atmosphere for the performers across the years. After months of immense hard work from all Sixth Form pupils, most of us needed a bit of fun to keep us going. Thanks to Mr Winrow and his amazing team of students known as The Riley Committee, our needs were more than satisfied. It was time for ‘THE RILEY OLYMPICS’. The events included a general knowledge quiz, a Hula Hoop challenge, with Girls’ Division undeniably gaining the final victory. Let us not forget the marvellous creations baked in the massive MasterChef bake-off. We ended with the Doughnut Week activities, where money was raised for The Children’s Trust. In May, the school welcomed the new prefect team. The gowning ceremony was a lovely tradition where the new team felt welcomed into their new roles, with our first event happening the following evening, the May Serenade. The following weeks approaching our summer exams moved swiftly, but regardless of the stress of last-minute revision, many are looking forward to the summer break, but even more returning in September in our final year as Bolton School students.

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YEAR 13

The Girls’ Division tradition of the Prefects’ Pantomime returned to the Theatre for Christmas. The year group raised £370 for Papyrus, a charity on the North West that offers a lifeline to young people at risk of suicide. The pantomime had a new cameo role for 2022 in the form of Mr Britton, with some favourite characters of years gone by returning to entertain the younger years.

Year 13 also enjoyed donning their high school uniforms one more time during the last nonuniform day of the term, raising money for the Owen McVeigh Foundation, which supports young people living with cancer, and Blue Skies Hospitals Fund. Y13 “signed off in style” with this year’s fun run in the last week before Leave of Absence, which raised money for Derian House. In

the final event of the inaugural Riley Centre Olympics, the year group completed a wheelbarrow race, egg and spoon, three-legged race and backwards race in fancy dress, with the theme of ‘childhood nostalgia’. A great cheer went up when the results were confirmed - three victories for the Girls’ Division against their Boys’ Division counterparts!

Mr T Winrow Head of Year 13

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CULTURE WEEK

CULTURE WEEK The Girls’ Division held a Culture Week to recognise and appreciate the diversity within the school community, as well as the importance of understanding other cultures, helping people to embrace and respectfully ask questions about their own and others’ cultures. Aakifah Ismail in Year 13 said: ‘When I first approached Mrs Green with the idea of having a culture day, she assured me that she’d fulfil this wish of mine to the best of her abilities. Following the summer holidays, I was told that the cultural day I’d originally wanted had been turned into a culture week. My personal aim for this week was to enable people to feel comfortable having conversations and exploring what makes us who we are.’ With help from Miss Lord, the Foundation Director of Creative Learning, the vision became a reality with a whole week of activities for the whole school. Two external exhibitions went on display around the Great Hall. The Manchester Hip Hop Archive Exhibition explores the broad cultural impact of Hip Hop, particularly on Manchester,

through a variety of memorabilia and material. The Missing Chapter exhibition features archive images going back to the invention of photography in the 1830s and is part of an ongoing nationwide project using the history of photography to illuminate the missing chapters in British history and culture, especially Black history and culture.

One lunchtime, girls in Years 7 and 8 enjoyed the Continental Culture Trail: they journeyed to the seven continents, visiting stalls around school to find out about world cultures. They collected travel stamps in culture passports and recorded their thoughts and ideas. There were prizes for a quiz and those who filled their passport!

A staff-curated exhibition called the Mantlepiece Directive was also presented around school. Pupils were encouraged to view the ‘treasured ephemera’ and take the time to read the stories attached via luggage tags. A whole school Mass Observation Directive expanded on this exhibition, inviting pupils to share seemingly insignificant items that are in fact full of meaning and record their personal reflections.

Form times throughout the week were dedicated to discovering more, from breakdancing taster sessions to completing an Arts, Culture and Heritage questionnaire. Sixth Form students also took advantage of screenings of the film ‘Freedom Fields’, and were able to Zoom live with the director, Naziha Arebi, for an in-depth discussion about her aims in making the documentary. All girls had access through a Showbie group to many more links, videos and photos to help them gain a greater understanding of different cultures.

A writing competition for all year groups was also themed around this idea of ordinary objects with extraordinary significance. The prompts were to either write an autobiography about an item important to you, or write a fictional piece on the power of what appears to be an ordinary object.

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Two non-uniform days rounded off the week: one invited them to attend school in clothing that represented their personal culture or identity, and another wearing red to Show Racism the Red Card.

D OF E

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD The Duke of Edinburgh’s award is a life-changing experience, a fun time with friends, an opportunity to discover new interests and talents and a tool to develop essential skills for life. This year we enrolled 129 students onto Bronze, 52 students onto Silver and 31 students onto Gold. Good luck to all those taking part.

Duke of Edinburgh expeditions It has been a busy year with lots of expedition opportunities for students. From hiking and wild camping in the Lake District to paddling one of the greatest salmon river in Europe, the River Tweed. Here are some insights into students’ experiences... Year 10 Maryam Hamam - Silver Award participant The Silver DofE expedition was an exciting and challenging experience for both my group and for me individually. It helped me try to see the best in current situations, to not immediately give up if I struggle, and so on. Although it was an amazing experience, I did cry throughout the whole three days: especially the last day. It was the biggest emotional rollercoaster of my life but I’m extremely thankful for it. It built up my resilience and increased my patience tremendously. We got lost quite a lot, had to climb mountains on tops of mountains, and attempted not to slide down the steepest hills I have ever seen. Apart from the walking, being at the campsite with everyone was amazing: it felt like we were all close and even played group games together like sardines. We roasted marshmallows and had feasts of noodles. There were so many times where I thought that I wasn’t going to make it, but at the end, it was all worth it. Year 12 Anna Medvid - Gold Award participant So far, Canoeing DofE has been a blast! Through working as an efficient team, we managed to combat the River Tweed, crossing eddies, drops and currents. Even though we had never crossed such a large distance, we were all eager to steamroll ahead and combat any challenge. The Tweed was a beautifully unique experience, showcasing lots of native wildlife and breathtaking views. Waking up every morning in such an amazing location inspired me to keep going. Along with the picturesque scene the team kept each other’s spirits high, we crossed many sections by warning each other of rocks and cheering when we didn’t capsize. So far, I am enjoying DofE gold and can’t wait for my full expedition. This year a huge number of Year 13 completed their gold award. Congratulations to: Martha Brennan, Kelly Chae, Lucy Dixon, Amelia Duncalf, Martha Halford, Khadija Khattak, Halimah Natha, Shriya Pindoria, Millie Price and Frankie Williams-Denton.

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OUTDOOR LEARNING

OUTDOOR LEARNING Climbing Climbing Club has had its busiest year yet! Students have had the opportunity to climb locally in the famous Lancashire quarries for example Wilton 1, Anglezarke and Troy. International trips have returned and this year during October half term seven students, three from Girls’ Division, flew to Costa Blanc in Spain for a week of climbing on some of the best sport crags in Europe. As well as this, at the beginning of the Easter holiday nine students, four from Girls’ Division, ventured to Fontainebleau in France, one of the best bouldering venues in the world where they bumped into Alex Honnold, one of the most famous climbers in the world. As well as trips, a number of students have completed the National Indoor Climbing Award scheme. Congratulations to the following students:

LEVEL 1

Beatrice Foy, Anna Medvid, Sofia Riaz, Lucy Johnstone, Grace Northcott, Bing Yu Wong & Catherine Xi

LEVEL 2

Lucy Johnstone, Grace Northcott, Bing Yu Wong & Catherine Xi

Orienteering Year 7 orienteering club has gone from strength to strength this year with students honing their skills across a range of parks in the local area. This has been a great opportunity to explore, learn, have fun and enjoy a picnic!

Paddle Sports At Bolton School we are lucky enough to have our own fleet of kayaks and the girls have been taking advantage of that this year! Students have had the opportunity to build their confidence in the pool and develop their skills on flat water before journeying on the River Dee, Irwell and Kent. Congratulations to Emily Whalley, Olivia Melling and Charlotte Harris who completed their Foundation Safety and Rescue Training in preparation for a Paddlesport leadership qualification next year.

Sailing This year sailing has become an integral part of school life in the Girls’ Division, with all students in Year 7 and 8 having the opportunity to sail during PE lessons, at Patterdale Hall, after school and at the weekends. Students have loved the chance to try something new while developing important character attributes such as communication, collaboration and resilience.

Sailing Team Last year, Bolton School purchased three new sailing boats for the members of the sailing team to race in regional and national events. Students who show a real enthusiasm and commitment to sailing during the club sessions were selected to represent the school. In March, Emily Fox, Neve Houghton and Lucia Baker represented school at the National Sailing School Association at Draycote sailing club for the double handed team racing championship. There were over 100 races across the weekend, well done to everyone who took part. The team is now preparing for the British Youth Sailing Regional Junior Championships, which will take place in June on Bassenwaithe in the Lake District.

Snowsports During the winter months, fifteen students took to the slopes at the Chill Factore. Ten students signed up to the beginner sessions, while the remaining five were honing their skills on the main slope. At the end of the ten-week course, all students had mastered the basics of stopping and turning and were able to gracefully glide down the main slope. It was fantastic to watch everyone make such great progress.

Miss E Lindle Outdoor Learning Tutor

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NORMANDY TRIP

MFL Forty Year 7 pupils spent May half term on the inaugural trip to Château de la Baudonnière in Normandy. They enjoyed a week crammed with a whole range of activities including canoeing, fencing, bread making and a very muddy assault course! They also visited the iconic Mont St Michel and the market at St Hilaire to practise their language skills. All activities were led in French by fabulous instructors who made everything fun and accessible. By the end of the week the pupils were readily responding in French too.

Year 12 students Issy and Uma made a bee-line for Lyon for a week’s work experience in the local hospital. They had a great time with their host family and even got to see two heart ops!

Martha and Henna finished Runners Up in the Regional A-Level Spanish Debating Competition earlier in the year – a phenomenal achievement!

Sixth Form Spanish students at the Viva España Tapas Evening, enjoying fine cuisine and some intense Spanish practice

Marlena, Urwa and Amirah from Year 7, winners of the BSGD Spanish Spelling Bee, represented school in the Regional Finals of National Bee in Liverpool.

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Year 8-10 students headed off for an intensive weekend of German at Patterdale in February and enjoyed archery, outdoor quiz trails, creative writing sessions, biscuit decoration and a film evening.

The winning entry in the school-wide ‘Why Learn Languages?’ Digital Poster Design competition, submitted by Astrid in Year 8.

BERLIN AT CHRISTMAS

German students in Years 10 and 11 had the opportunity to take part in a Christmas Trip to Berlin. Students enjoyed chocolate making, visits to several Christmas markets and to areas of historical interest including Hohenschönhausen Stasi Prison, Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, the Olympiastadion and the Museum of Everyday Life in East Germany.

A selection of letters from the newly established French penpal exchange with Lycée Saint Exupéry in St Raphaël.

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CAREERS

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY A group of 20 Old Girls returned to Bolton School to help current Girls’ Division pupils celebrate International Women’s Day. Girls in Years 8 and 9 benefitted from talks and round table discussions with former pupils, while Year 12 went ‘careers speed dating’ with the alumni group. The whole school heard from keynote speaker Charlotte Morley (née Maddrell, Class of 1999) in morning assembly. Mrs Kyle opened the day by speaking about International Women’s Day: an occasion to celebrate women’s achievements and opportunity to learn about inspiring women who have made significant contributions to history. She reminded everyone that it is a day to reflect on the progress already made towards gender equality, and a call to action to advance gender equality in every dimension of human life. She explained that the 2023 theme is ‘Embracing Equity’: equal opportunities are not enough by themselves, as people start from different places, and so true inclusion requires equitable action. She then introduced Charlotte: after completing a geography degree at Cambridge, she spent 10 years working in Intelligence, but then followed her true passion, sustainability, and moved into technology, building consumer products that might help to change how people live. She founded her own company, thelittleloop, a company that provides families with sustainable clothing options for their children, and in January 2022 made Dragon’s Den history when she doubled the amount of investment that she originally asked for. Charlotte began with two takeaways: firstly, the importance of a story well-lived, and second, the role you can play in helping others to live better lives too. She explained the difference between equity and equality and how this resonates with the Bolton School saying, ‘Much will be expected of those to whom much is given’. This led her to share one of her life lessons: that people’s experiences shape their perceptions, reactions and how well they do. Charlotte said that, when she left school, she had no idea gender inequality still existed. She described how she prided herself on being ‘tough’ and ‘as good as the boys’ during her work in Intelligence, but then said: ‘What I didn’t realise through all of this was: I was succeeding

in spite of, not because of, my gender, and I was letting women down... I never stopped to think that it should and could be different.’ As she reached 30 and started thinking about having children, she ‘woke up’ and realised that the system was broken. Though she had been able to climb over the unnecessary barriers, not everyone is able to, and instead of being grateful for her success, she should have been fighting for the system to improve. Reassuring the audience that there is still hope, she said: ‘We are the hope. Me, you, all the women who have opportunity enough in our lives to pull up others behind us and make the world a better place. You have a chance to help those less advantaged than yourselves to achieve equity, by supporting them to achieve what you have been supported to achieve.’ Since leaving Intelligence, Charlotte’s career has completely changed, but she is still driven to ‘change the world’ and no longer takes for granted the advantages that enabled her to thrive in a broken system. Her clothing service thelittleloop gives her the opportunity to challenge the status quo and to redesign things so that they work better for the planet and its people. In closing, Charlotte challenged the notion that society will lead us to accept things as they are. She asked the girls to ‘be brave enough to find the things that you’re passionate about, the values that make you tick’, and said, ‘Make sure you use your brilliance the best way you know how.’ Later in the morning, Year 8 girls enjoyed careers presentations from Rashmi Chattopadhyay (dentist, practice owner and facial aesthetics) and Kat Harrison-Dibbits (chartered PR professional and Head of Communications at Teenage Cancer Trust), and Year 9 from Cherie Hall (Channel Director at UK TV – Dave) and Saima Hanif (King’s Counsel). These year groups also benefitted from round table discussions with the other visiting alumni. Before lunch, students in Year 12 had the opportunity to speak with alumni in detail about their work in a ‘speed dating’ style event in the Great Hall. The day was a wonderful opportunity for all girls to think more about gender equality, what it means to embrace equity, and to discover more about a wide range of career paths that they might take in the future.

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PERSPECTIVES LECTURES The Perspectives lecture series continued this year with more fascinating talks about a broad range of career options. Alumni generously gave their time to share their experiences in the workplace, offering valuable advice to current pupils in Years 10 and up who may wish to follow in their footsteps.

This year, the talks were focused on Heathcare, Geography, Apprenticeships, Mathematics & Statistics and Languages. The panels of alumni speakers talked about their own career paths, what skills and attributes are useful to have or develop for their fields of work, and the diverse range of choices that are available.

HEALTHCARE

GEOGRAPHY

Sheila Fisher (Class of 1970), Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon

Rachel Crompton (Class of 1983), Chartered Civil Engineer

Heather Henry (Class of 1979), Queen’s Nurse

Paul Greenhalgh (Class of 2015), Geography Teacher

Susannah Penney (Class of 1993), Consultant Head, Neck & Thyroid Surgeon

Tom Mair (Class of 2018), Graduate Water Consultant

Thorrun Govind (Class of 2010), Pharmacist

Jennifer Joule (Class of 2010), Senior Planning Officer

MATHS & STATISTICS

APPRENTICESHIPS

Shouma Khan (Class of 1991), CFO

Patrick Hesson (Class of 2014), Cyber Crime Investigator

Tom Cowling (Class of 2011), Actuary

Emily Rajbhandari (Class of 2020), Part Qualified Audit Senior

Shivam Patel (Class of 2019), Software Developer

Lee Richardson (Class of 2000), Detective Inspector

LANGUAGES

WOMEN OF WORK Throughout the year, pupils have benefitted from a series of form time careers talks delivered by Old Girls. These inspirational women gave Year 10 a brief insight into their work and offered advice to those who might wish to pursue a career in or related to their field. The speakers were: Ananya Pitalia (Class of 2012) Tax Advisor, Heathrow Airport (Terminal 5)

Monica Sobrero (Class of 1990), Italian Translator and Interpreter Sadie Scorah (Class of 2009), Director of Operations Kallol Sen (Class of 1994), European Central Bank Advisor Benjamin Fletcher (Class of 2020), reading French and Russian Studies at the University of Edinburgh

Aysha Harwood (Class of 2011) Diplomat (Ethiopia), Foreign Commonwealth Development Office Ziyaah Shaikh (Class of 2008) Training Manager, Global Study UK Holly Craggs (Class of 1997) Educational Psychologist (EP) Emma Harnett (Class of ) Marketing Manager, JD Sports Sadie Scorah (Class of 2009) Director of Operations, Hilton London Paddington

Watch all of the available careers talks from this year, including the International Women’s Day Assembly, on the School’s YouTube channel.

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Hannah Earp (Class of 2010) Marine Science, PhD (Aberystwyth University) & Researcher (Newcastle University) Charlotte Hopkins (Class of 2016) BBC Researcher

HISTORY & POLITICS

YEAR 7 QUIZ CLUB Do you know what year Queen Victoria came to the throne? Perhaps you know what sport is played at the Oval? Maybe you know the name of George Weasley’s twin brother in the Harry Potter novels? Pupils in Year 7 have been displaying their general knowledge skills throughout the year at Quiz Club. Quizzes provide an opportunity to expand general knowledge, enjoy the thrill of team spirit and engage in competition. During the autumn term, pupils took part in individual general knowledge quizzes, with their points total being added to an updated league table each week. By the end of term, Aleeza Bham (7C) was the undisputed winner, with an impressive score of 1615 points, followed by Amaira Jaidka (7E) in 2nd with 1280 points and Aisha Thagia (7D) in 3rd with 1115 points. In the Spring term there was much excitement as Mr Owen purchased buzzers for the move to team-based quizzing. The rules here are essentially the same as the TV show ‘University Challenge’. Starter questions are worth 10 points, with a further 10 points available for three bonus questions. Ten additional points are available for getting all three bonuses right, with a 5-point penalty for participants who buzz in early on a starter question and then get it wrong. Having spent a few weeks practising, pupils were entered into the ‘Junior Schools’ Challenge’, which is the largest general knowledge competition available to all schools across the United Kingdom. We were handed a very challenging first round tie against the Dragon School in Oxford, who are well known as serial winners of the Schools’ Challenge at Junior and Senior level. The Heat was conducted entirely online, with Mr Owen somehow managing to navigate various ICT obstacles including Zoom, online buzzers and scratch software for scoring. Ultimately, despite a valiant attempt, the Bolton team were overcome by the vastly more experienced Dragon School, with a final points score of 200 to 800. However, the fact that Bolton were able to get points on the board against a team, some of whom had been quizzing since Year 4, was no mean feat! The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the experience and will grow in confidence as they continue to compete through the school. Participating in the team we had Nimi Adeleke (7F), Aleeza Bham (7C), Ameena Mohamed Rilaz (7D), Hajra Ibrahim (7D) and their Captain Kate Wilson (7D). Finally, the Summer term brought opponents who are rather closer to home: Boys’ Division! After comfortable victories for girls in the GD fixture, followed by an excellent comeback by the boys in the return BD leg (home advantage must be significant), the stage was set for an exciting finale on neutral territory. At the time of writing, this was either going to be in the Riley or Arts Centre. Please check twitter @ BSGDHistory to see the results. Many thanks in particular to Miya Brennan in Year 12 for her help, along with Angelie Chitre (Y12) and Ruby Smith (Y12) for their help with Quiz Club throughout this year.

SPEAKER’S ADDRESS

Sixth Form students enjoyed a very special morning with Sir Lindsay Hoyle, The Speaker of the House of Commons, at Bolton School. Mr Winrow said: ‘Sir Lindsay’s talk was a wonderful opportunity for Bolton School students studying Politics at A Level, as well as younger Girls’ Division pupils involved in Model United Nations (MUN), to hear from a senior political figure about working in Government. I was delighted to extend an invite to local schools and colleges too.’. After giving an overview of his political career, Sir Lindsay stressed that getting young people involved in politics has always been a priority for him. Indeed, this was part of his own experience: he came from a political family, and became the youngest councillor to serve Chorley at the age of twenty-two. He spoke of how he was encouraged to stand for the Labour Party and his work as a ‘champion of overseas territories’. He explained how he became a Deputy Speaker and took on his elected position as Chair of Ways and Means. Sir Lindsay described some of the challenges he has faced in these roles during a ‘frenetic’ time in politics, from helping to beef up Parliament’s cyber security, to dealing with the aftermath of the death of Jo Cox and the London Bridge terror attack. Moving on to the present, he said that he has brought his own style to the role of Speaker, including diversifying the Speaker’s office, and shed light on some of the lesser-known aspects of his job: ‘sitting in the chair’ is only a small fraction of what it entails! Reflecting on some key moments, he recalled how the mood of the chamber changed completely when word came through that the Queen was ‘very ill’. In closing, Sir Lindsay said that Parliament had undoubtedly changed over the years. However, he emphasised, there is a need to bring back respect, not just tolerance. He said that people should believe in democracy and that the ballot box should be the answer. Overall, he felt ‘lucky’ to have a ‘wonderful job’ and that the House can be the worst or the best and ‘when it’s the best there’s no better place to be’. Sir Lindsay then opened the floor to questions. He tackled the subject of neutrality, how he’s able to still represent his constituency alongside his Speaker position, and the ‘pure theatre’ of Prime Minister’s Questions, as well as offering thoughts on Scottish Independence and the necessity of a scrutinising body for Parliament, whether that be the House of Lords or some other entity. He also shared anecdotes about the Speakers’ Conference that he hosted in Chorley at the request of Nancy Pelosi! More seriously, he talked about the psychological impact of the job on MPs, including the abuse and intimidation they can face. In light of Liz Truss’s resignation in the days before his visit, several questions were posed concerning the change in Prime Minister: Sir Lindsay stressed that the country needs stability most of all and reminded everyone that, in the UK, the public selects a political party, not a person. Finally, Sir Lindsay gave his advice to those looking to pursue a career in politics: get involved in local, grassroots politics and join a party. He said that if you want to be at the cutting edge, look at becoming an MP, but also reminded the audience that civil servants are often involved in politics at the highest levels without being political.

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HISTORY TRIP TO LONDON After three years since our last residential trip, Year 10 and Year 11 pupils enjoyed a glorious four day visit to London in October. The trip began with an early morning train to Euston on the middle Sunday of the half term break. Having successfully avoided rail strike disruption, we deposited our bags at the Premier Inn and made our way to Shakespeare’s Globe. This fabulous reconstruction (built 1997), built near to the site of the original (built 1599), gave us a fantastic insight into Tudor entertainment. Monday morning was spent at the Museum of London, which was one of the final opportunities to visit given that it is now closed for refurbishment until 2026. We then travelled the short distance to the London Eye, where pupils were able to gain a bird’s eye view of famous landmarks, including the Houses of Parliament, the Thames and St. Paul’s Cathedral. It was also a good opportunity for a few ‘selfies’! Onwards to Trafalgar Square, we met with Anne-Marie Walker who delivered a fantastic walking tour of the hidden black history of Westminster. Since the murder of George Floyd in 2020 the History teaching community has taken big steps to diversify the curriculum and ensure that black stories are at the heart of the subject. Anne-Marie pointed out the black sailors at the Battle of Trafalgar, who are depicted on Nelson’s Column; she spoke about black Metropolitan Police officers and we visited Westminster Abbey to discuss the statue of Martin Luther King. The tour finished at Buckingham Palace, where we contemplated the royal family’s involvement in the establishment of the transatlantic slave trade.

humour, dresses and – of course – history jokes! Afterwards, exhausted from two full days sightseeing, we staggered back to our Premier Inn in Kensington. By now, the pupils were London Tube aficionados! Our final morning was spent touring the state rooms of Kensington Palace. We enjoyed visiting various rooms where the young Queen Victoria was raised. We saw the four-poster bed in which Mary of Modena, wife of James II, had allegedly had a new born baby smuggled to her via a bedpan, in order to keep up the pretence that she had been pregnant and – in doing so – solidify the Catholic succession in 1688. Of course, the real truth will never be known, though it did trigger the King’s overthrow later that year. We all agreed that it is the small details like this which make History so interesting. Following this it was back to the hotel to collect our bags then onwards for another, thankfully, smooth rail journey home. All pupils thoroughly enjoyed the visit and staff enjoyed their company. Pupils in younger year groups should look out for our next visit in 2024!

Mr C Owen Head of History

On Tuesday, pupils were stunned by our visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum. For many, this was a highlight of the trip and we wish we had had more time to explore the galleries. Thanks to a helpful curator, however, we were able to locate the fantastic ‘Re: Imagining Musicals’ exhibition, which gave us an opportunity to look at costumes from ‘Six! The Musical’ before our trip to the theatre later that day. Our next port of call was the Tower of London, an absolute must for any History trip to London (and, shamefully, Mr Owen’s first ever visit) Having received an informative talk from a Beefeater in the Chapel Royal of St. Peter Ad Vincula, the group queued up for approximately an hour to view the Crown Jewels. In this significant year of Queen Elizabeth II’s death and the Coronation, the visit seemed especially poignant and timely. We marvelled at St. Edward’s Crown, the Orb, Sceptre and – of course – the size of the door they were locked behind! What followed was a packed couple of hours strolling around the White Tower. As before, we had a full schedule meaning that time was short – doubtless, many of us will make a return visit in future. Following a trip to Pizza Hut we made our way to what for many was the highlight of the trip – a performance of ‘Six! The Musical’. We had seen the show during our last London trip in 2019. Since then, it has become a global phenomenon. We all marvelled at the catchy pop tunes,

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DRAMA

THE GREAT GATSBY This year, Girls’ and Boys’ Division students in Years 7 to 13 have joined Bolton School Productions to stage three wonderful productions. First, in December, there was ‘The Great Gatsby’; a lavish adaptation of Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, staged in Boys’ Division Great Hall. This epic piece of story-telling, which showcased the talents of 34 student-actors and 7 studenttechnicians, was masterminded by Miss Lord, Foundation Director of Creative Learning.

Felicity Field (Year 12) reflects on her experiences playing Daisy: ‘Year 12 has been an opportunity for many people to step out of their shells. The stellar joint production of ‘The Great Gatsby’ consisted of a large group of Year 12s and really pushed us to widen our horizons in terms of literature and theatre-making. The opportunity to adapt for the stage a classic novel and interact with choreographers, lighting technicians etc. provided us all with great insights, regardless of how much prior experience we had. The cabaret style of the production created a thoroughly engaging atmosphere for the performers and audience. Being a part of this production was an incredible experience. I feel privileged to have played a role as significant as Daisy Buchanan.’

THEATRE FESTIVAL In March 2023, students staged the inaugural Bolton School Theatre Festival in the Girls’ Division Theatre. This event was split over two nights and made use of a special rotating stage made by Mr Kyle. Each evening was compered by Coco Jones (Year 11) and Thomas Sibley (Year 8), and consisted of performances: some extracts from Shakespeare and some brand-new pieces written especially for the festival by members of the company. Additionally, there was opportunity for audiences to visit the designers’ exhibit.

Elliot Rigby (Year 12) looks back on the Theatre Festival: ‘One of the greatest highlights of the spring term for me was the Theatre Festival. It gave a chance for students from all years to write, direct and act in original pieces of theatre, as well as others acting some Shakespeare. As well as being an incredible opportunity to share contemporary and innovative theatre, it also gave all students involved a new insight into the practical side of putting on a production, as well as the work required. Personally, I found it to be good experience for the professional theatre industry, and it has helped prepare me for university, where I plan to study Drama. I would recommend this opportunity to any budding theatre-makers or anyone who is interested in the process of producing theatre.’

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST In June, key stage 3 students staged ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr’.

Carys Rowley (Year 8) submitted a set design for ‘Beauty and the Beast’, which was presented at the Theatre Festival and used for the production:

Orla Sweeney played Mrs Potts:

‘One thing I really enjoyed doing this year is designing the set for ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr’ with my friends Ella, Reya and Clara. We especially enjoyed attending rehearsals and watching the actors work out the blocking and seeing how our designs would work out. We altered them so that they fit the stage and gave the actors opportunity to move around the space. At the Theatre Festival, we showcased our designs, using the Theatre-in-a-Box to explain our designs. I asked Reya what she thought about set designing for the festival and she said that she really enjoyed working with the other designers and incorporating their ideas into her designs. She also liked showcasing her designs at the Theatre Festival, using the display boards as well as the Theatre-in-a-Box and receiving lots of positive feedback from the actors and parents. Reya said she especially enjoyed drawing the west wing of the castle as she thought it turned out really well. Overall, I feel like this was a great experience that I would definitely do again if I had the chance.’

‘During my time in ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr’, I have experienced many new aspects of theatremaking and performing. In this production I took on the challenging role of Mrs Potts. She is a kind-spirited servant in the castle, who has been transformed into a teapot. I found playing her difficult at times; I experimented with different voices in rehearsal. One exciting aspect of this journey was doing a microphone check, which made me feel very important. The lead up to this exciting show was quite scary but enticing. One of the best parts of joining the production was my glamorous costume, which made me feel like a princess and made everything feel more realistic. It was also a huge opportunity for me to make many new friends in my year and others. The collaboration with Boy’s Division was an opportunity to make even more friends! I am so proud to have been part of such an amazing production and was very impressed by the spectacular set. Overall, I have really enjoyed my time participating in ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr’ and would definitely recommend joining a production; it was such an honour to be a part of the show and I loved every second of it!’

As ever, those involved in school productions would like to thank their parents for supporting them throughout the rehearsal process as well as all members of Bolton School’s Operational Services and the Bolton School PA. We have greatly enjoyed working with you and hope to so again in the near future. In the meantime, news from the rehearsal room will be available over Twitter @DramaBsgd!

Miss S Talbot Director of Theatre Studies, Speech & Drama

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SPEECH & DRAMA

SPEAK OUT LISTEN IN The Speak Out Listen In programme provides opportunity for students in Years 7 - 13 to develop vital oracy skills. This year has seen greater levels of participation than ever before. Students competed at every one of the English-Speaking Union (ESU) competitions; the Performing Shakespeare, the Churchill Public Speaking and the Mace Debate. They competed at both junior and senior levels of the Rotary Youth Speaks competition. This year, a record number of Year 12 students completed their English-Speaking Board Level 3 Certificate Grade 8. In October, Sixth Form students were excited to go to Patterdale Hall for the inaugural Oracy Retreat and, in November, compete at the Sir Ryhs Davies Mock Trial Competition in Manchester. Three Year 7s reached the regional final of the ESU’s Performing Shakespeare Competition, where they received much praise and encouragement from the judge. Amelia O’Neill played Helena in Act One Scene One of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ while Iman Amin and Hannah Karim played Iago and Othello respectively in Act 3 Scene 3 of ‘Othello’.

After competing remotely at the Churchill Public Speaking Competition: Laurissa Prasad, Noor-Al-Haya Razaq-Aziz, Maryam Hamam, Lola Aiken Wood, Iksimar Kaur, Karishma Patel & Kate Beirne

While preparing for the English-Speaking Union’s Churchill public speaking competition - one of the oldest and most prestigious of its kind in the country - our squad of Year 10 students learnt to speak fluently and accurately, often spontaneously and always under pressure. They pulled together as a team to represent the school superbly against some very stiff competition. Lola AikenWood, Iksimar and Karishma are worthy of special mention as they represented School at a particularly high level. Indeed, theirs was the best outcome of any team in recent years. Three Year 11s reached the final stages of the Rotary Youth Speaks competition. Coco Jones, Zara Kadva and Tilly Watkinson chose to speak out on the following topic: Has Social Media Ruined Modern Day Romance? They represented School with much skill and sophistication to miss out on the top prize by the narrowest of margins.

Katy Malley and Kate Shanley at the Mock Trial Competition

“ I found the Oracy retreat to be an amazing opportunity to develop my public speaking and debating skills. Throughout the weekend, we read newspaper articles detailing current matters and discussed the issues they raised for our society. On top of this, I had chance to practice my chairperson skills, as I lead my own debate in preparation for my ESB Grade 8 assessment. This trip allowed me to research new topics, as well as delve into politics in a unique way. I would strongly recommend this trip to anyone with a passion for debating and public speaking, as well as anyone who enjoys essay-based subjects. I have found it to be very helpful for my A-Level subjects where I have to present arguments in an articulate and persuasive way.” - Elliot Rigby For more information about the Speak Out Listen In progamme, please visit @BSGDDrama on Twitter.

Miss S Talbot Director of Theatre Studies, Speech & Drama

Year 11s debating using the Talking Stick

Amelia O’Neill, Hannah Karim and Iman Amin competing at the Performing Shakespeare Competition Regional Heat

Coco Jones, Zara Kadva and Tilly Watkinson at the Rotary Youth Speaks Regional Final

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ENGLISH

POETRY BANNERS Each year, students in Year 9 are given the opportunity to produce the impressive banners which adorn the English corridor. The banners this year were inspired by examples of powerful poetry. The students certainly showed their creative sides and produced some amazing artwork.

WORLD BOOK DAY Our first World Book Day in Year 7 was phenomenal! We had a fantastic array of fictional characters from all the school years. These ranged from the nefarious Count Olaf to the cheeky chipmunk, Alvin. There were also plenty of book themed activities throughout the day. In our form room, we had bookmark making and it was lovely to see people giving these as gifts. In the Library, there was a word hunt, as well as a cake baking competition. There was also a scattered word competition with lots of chasing around school to find the word ‘perseverance’. Amongst the Cheshire Cats, the Mad Hatters and the Matildas, we found our three costume prize winners: Megan Leigh, Amelia Pope and Roz Caller. A great event to celebrate reading throughout the school!

Megan Leigh 7D

YOUNG WRITERS In October, members of the Creative Writing Club and some pupils in 7F and 8D entered a poetry competition: The Power of Poetry. They had to write a poem about a subject they felt passionately about. In March, members of the Creative Writing club entered a short story competition, Integer. They had to write a short story of no more than 100 words, but the focus had to be a number. The Power of Poetry published poets: YEAR 7 Marlena Howarth, Serena Vasanth , Edith Johnstone, Urwa Haseeb, Grace Shawcross, Laina Rehman, Maryam Sirajudin, Amanda Rojek, Simra Naslin, Sophia Green, Aiza Ahmed, Amelia Gaffney, Lucia Paton, Nancy Holmes, Evelyna Adeyinka, Carmen Holt, Orla Sweeney, Emaan Ali, Georgia Rostron, Poppy Chande & Grace Humphris YEAR 8 Bridget Horan, Meera Salvi, Molly Davenport, Manha Mamaniat, Holly Bromwell, Clara Logan, Ella Walker, Tilly Birch, Ellie Noone, Izzy McKay, Mariyah Ahmed, Ameerah Ashraf, Maariyah Zaeem, Naomi Brace, Olivia Irvine, Freya Green, Vania Khan, Salma Parker, Harshini Mohanraj, Anya Pijper & Iha Shashikumar YEAR 9 Sofia Macari Integer published writers: Harshini Mohanraj, Tabith Jordan, Aanyaa Katariya, Carmen Holt, Sophie Hurley, Meera Salvi, Grace Shawcross, Isabella Critchley, Orla Sweeney, Sofia Macari & Urwa Haseeb

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CLASSICS

LATIN MYTHS PROJECT Year 9 have been translating several Latin myths during the summer term. They have analysed artworks inspired by these myths such as Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne and ‘King Midas’ by modern artist Semtov Simi Gatenio. Students were then asked to create their own creative responses to the myths. Students created an array of hand-drawn, painted and digital images as well as poems, songs, videos and short stories. The Classics Department have been very impressed with students’ creativity and the different ways they have explored the ancient stories and their relevance to the modern world.

APOLLO AND DAPHNE

NATIONAL CLASSICS COMPETITION Girls’ Division students were invited to participate in a national Classics competition. Students were required to deliver a presentation on the ancient discovery that most interested them and why. The winner of the school competition was Gabriella Koussa (Year 11), whose presentation about the ancient city of Alexandria was submitted as our school’s entry to the Lytham St Anne’s Classical Association competition. Gabriella’s entry really impressed the judges and she was awarded a ‘Highly Commended’ certificate.

TRIP TO BATH Isabelle Gape

Lily Stanway

Neva Brayshaw

Tilly McCann

GCSE Latinists visited the Roman sites of Bath and Caerleon this year. Caerleon in South Wales was a Roman fort and has the best preserved amphitheatre in Britain, which students enjoyed exploring while the weather remained nice. We also explored the ruins of the fort and visited the Roman Legion Museum with its replica armour and reconstructions of a barrack room and a Roman garden. Day one was completed with an evening visit to an authentic Italian pizzeria and gelateria in Bath. Day two began with a visit to Roman Baths learning centre where students took part in a study session, handling authentic artefacts and learning more about Roman daily life. They then toured the Roman Baths, one of the best Roman sites in Britain with its wonderful interactive and audio-visual displays that really bring ancient Rome to life. We enjoyed exploring artefacts, translating inscriptions and visiting the places and objects that we have studied in the Cambridge Latin Course.

MIDAS

Ava Washington

Elouise Whitwood

Isobel Edwards

Neva Brayshaw

Midas old Midas with his golden touch Could seldom see how much he’d clutch On and on here and there The gold touch spread just everywhere Life was getting so hard to bare Midas then sat in despair In his new golden chair Unaware that his heir would soon forebear to be there

Perpetual curses don’t come and go He had really hit and all time low His daughter gone, he was all alone Because he turned her into stone New he finally had a grasp and travelled to the lagoon at last

Washing washing sins all away The lagoon glistened as bright as day The once radiant blue turned a glossy gold And now the lagoon could hold the devious curse and the truth be told

Nia Raja

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CLUBS & COMMITTEES

ECO SCHOOL STATUS This year, three schools within the Foundation were awarded a prestigious Eco Schools’ Green Flag: The Girls’ Division, Boys’ Division and Junior Boys’ School. As part of the celebrations, Eco-committee representatives from across the Bolton School campus presented an overview of their work from the previous year to the Governing Body. Pupils stood by display boards in the School’s Riley Centre and confidently discussed their work with Governors. They spoke about

the different projects and events: bees, garden centre trips, planting trees and potatoes, picking up litter, recycling and meat-free Thursdays. Students also participated in the Earthshot Prize, which is designed to incentivise change and help to repair our planet over the next 10 years. Each School gave a presentation and displayed great knowledge of the eco topics in a very mature and engaging presentational style.

DANCE CLUB As we waltz towards the end of another school year, I am delighted to report on the huge success of our joint Dance Club. Involving a diverse mix of boys and girls from both Divisions, the club has become one of the most popular extra-curricular activities, and has recently been extended to two lunchtimes each week. There are now around 130 pupils on the register, with regular attendance of approximately 40 pupils at each session. The sheer energy and enthusiasm of our group is contagious, and it is fantastic to see pupils engaging in such a positive and healthy creative activity.

Dance Club has always prided itself on being an inclusive, respectful space where pupils from both Divisions can come together to socialise and share their love of music and movement. Through learning partnered Ballroom and Latin styles with lots of different people, pupils develop interpersonal life skills along with their dance moves; all of which are valuable in other social settings and for qualifications such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

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In addition to the teamwork and dedication of our pupils, we also owe a huge thanks to the Boys’ Division Parents’ Association for their recent purchase of a new portable PA system. With the ability to play music at a decent volume for the Great Halls and gyms and, at the same time, utilise a headset instructor microphone, the new kit will undoubtedly benefit lots of pupils in future. So, as the dancing comes to a close, and we hang up our sparkly shoes for the summer, I look forward to planning ahead for September and welcoming new members from our Year 7 cohort. After the lull of Covid years it is great to see our Dance Club is finally ‘back on its feet’ and going from strength to strength. Thank you again to all of the dancers, and to Parents’ Association for their support. I am confident that the club will continue to be one of the glitter ball highlights of our Bolton School community. Follow @BSchDance on Twitter for regular updates!

Mrs Elisa Fielding Dance Club Leader

ART

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1. 7E painting, 2. Aiza Ahmed 7C, 3. Anjali Kishore 7E, 4. Digital Drawings, Emily Price 7A, 5. Digital Drawings, Grace Du Feu 7A, 6. Evie Chadwick 7C, 7. Grace Shawcross 7C, 8. Kayla Ochemba 7E, 9. Scarlett Monks 7D, 10. Year 7 Beetle Prints

Amelie Mobey 8B

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YEAR 9 Pencil Drawings

Neva Brayshaw 9C

Industrial Manchester Scarlett Carter 9C 9S Group Paintings - International Women’s Day

Holly Bromwell 8D

Reya Chopra 8D

Hannah Chen 8S

Harshini Mohanraj 8B

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RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY

VISITING PLACES RS PATTERDALE OF WORSHIP WEEKEND GCSE students taking RS visited South Manchester Synagogue and St Mary’s Church, Bowdon this year.

In November, we took a group of Year 11 RS students for a weekend of adventurous activities and philosophical and ethical discussion activities. It was lots of fun!

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SCIENCE & PSYCHOLOGY

CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD

Several Year 13 students participated in the Chemistry Olympiad this year. Participants demonstrated their problem-solving skills and applied their chemistry knowledge in new, real-world, challenging situations. They persevered on topics that were beyond their current understanding for the full two hours and were rewarded with certificates. Congratulations to Grace Chan who achieved a Silver certificate, and to Safia Adia, Jessica Martin, Hannah McKee, Humairah Thagia and Zahra Yousaf who received Bronze certificates.

MEDICAL SOCIETY

Many thanks to the Year 13 outgoing leaders of the Medical Society. They have done a wonderful job planning and preparing weekly sessions for aspiring Medics. Good luck to the new elected leaders for the year ahead. Medsoc Leaders: Aisha Yaqoob, Carol Habib, George Worth, Zane Nirodi, Safa Karim, Riya Hasija, Harry Adams, Kiran Adiyodi & Aaminah Ali

SPACE ROCKS

Pupils had the chance to hold in their hands rocks from space. These included meteorites from various celestial bodies, including Mars, that landed on Earth. Moreover, girls held Moon rock samples which were gathered by NASA astronauts during the Apollo missions to the Moon. They were able to study the structure and nature of these rocks and compare them to similar rocks found here on Earth. #BoltonSchoolRocks!

PSYCHOLOGY CLUB The Year 10 Psychology Club has been a huge success this year. We have looked at a variety of topics and explored a deep and nuanced understanding of psychology and its various subfields. The club has looked at the area of crime, developing a criminal profile by understanding and applying the FBI profiling technique. We also aimed to gain an understanding of the motivations and behaviours of those who commit crimes. Memory was another topic we considered. Students learned about eyewitness testimony by watching a video of a mock crime and then trying to identify the offender. The group gained a greater appreciation for the complexity of human memory and its potential vulnerabilities. We have also explored OCD, Depression and Schizophrenia, recognising the differences in behaviour and the impact it may have on others. Later we considered the brain and localisation of function, yet another fascinating area of psychology that examines the ways in which different regions of the brain are responsible for different functions. Students took part in a competition and we had some outstanding entrants (see the pictures!). We are currently considering perception: how we perceive ourselves, how we perceive others and finally considering extra sensory perception. Will we find out if any of our students are Psychic? We would like to thank Year 10 for making the club lots of fun and are looking forward to running this again next year.

Mrs Sanders Head of Psychology

LITERACY SKILLS On Tuesday 14 March, all Year 13 Psychology students across the foundation were invited to attend an interactive presentation on Improving Literacy in Psychology by Miss Compton. During the presentation, students were reminded of key exam command words,

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given strategies to improve their knowledge and use of tier 3 (subjectspecific) vocabulary and common errors in answering exam questions were discussed. The students reported that they had found the talk useful and were now implementing these strategies into their revision.

MUSIC

THE YEAR IN MUSIC

A busy calendar of music events started off with the delightful Year 7 concert in October. This concert provides the newest Senior Girls with a perfect platform to display and develop their performance skills. Whole year group songs were centred around music from ‘The Greatest Showman’ and gave the pupils the chance to showcase the full range of emotion, with high energy numbers, including earth quaking stomps, and moments of calm featuring a number of excellent soloists. The return of the Joint Autumn Concert kicked off a packed half term of performances in the music department. An addition to the calendar last year, it is a fantastic evening of music making from across both the Girls’ and Boys’ Divisions. Involving around 250 pupils and taking place over both Great Halls, the concert saw performances from all the joint ensembles in addition to a selection of other groups from each Division. Other musical events included the Autumn Recital Evening and the whole school Armistice Assembly. With the end of term fast approaching, rehearsals started in earnest for the Christmas season and for the return of the traditional Ceremony of Carols. As ever this was a moving service at which the Middle School Choir, Senior Choir, Accidentals and Chamber Choir sang beautifully. The choirs led the congregational singing with vigour and performed a variety of songs from across the seasonal repertoire. The Music Festival in February is a feature of the New Year and brings together an extraordinary mixture of performances from the full age and ability range. From those performing in the novice category to our most experienced senior musicians, the festival is the perfect platform for pupils to put their performance skills to the test. Two full days of performances were judged by our highly experienced external adjudicator, Simon Mercer. A special moment came in his comments on the Senior Voice category, which he described as one of the very best performance classes he had ever adjudicated. The Music Festival winners’ concert provided class winners the chance to perform for friends and family. The overall prizes were also awarded with Ananya Ajit (Year 13) winning the prize for Outstanding Musician and Lucy McLoughlin (Year 8) Most Promising Musician.

The musical highlight of the year came with our return to the Bridgewater Hall in March for the Bolton School Gala Concert. This was a special occasion and an opportunity for our pupils to perform at one of the very best concert halls in the country. Featuring around 600 pupils from across the whole Bolton School Foundation, it was an exciting culmination to a period of very dedicated preparation and rehearsal. A stand out moment came in the form of the specially formed ‘Foundation Orchestra’, which started the evening with a thrilling performance of Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor. The orchestra was made up of 120 pupils and staff from Year 2 to Year 13, showcasing the breadth and depth of talent we have in school. The finale of ‘One Day Like This’ provided a spinetingling end to what was a very special event. With the May Serenade falling on the 4th this year, it was too good an opportunity for the orchestra to waste in performing music from Star Wars. This is always the last concert opportunity for our outgoing Year 13 students who have been such committed musicians throughout their time at Bolton School. There were several particularly moving performances across the evening as those pupils leaving us signed off their musical journeys in style. Taking us through to the end of summer term, the Summer Recital evening in June saw a return to the Arts Centre, the perfect venue for smaller chamber concerts. An evening filled with solos, those taking part produced an exciting array of performances. A standout moment from the summer term was the Joint Middle School production of ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr’. Following on from last years ‘Matilda’, a dedicated company of pupils from both Girls’ Division and Boys’ Division worked tirelessly to produce the much loved Disney classic. The final opportunity for pupils to showcase their musical talents always falls to Years 7 and 8 and the Summer Celebration Evening focussed on the presentation of awards to Year 7 and Year 8 students. Performances from the Lower School Choir, Intermediate Concert Band, soloists, and whole year group singing brought about an energetic and uplifting end to another musical year in the Girls’ Division.

Mr P Lovatt Foundation Director of Music Watch the Ceremony of Carols:

Watch the Bridgewater Hall Gala Concert:

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Music Festival 2023 - Results Class

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Brass

Amy Heaton

Guitar

Alicia Quinton Taylor

Novice

Alicia Gronowska

Organ

Marissa Hollinghurst

Percussion

Dhatri Anil

Open Mic Lower School Orchestral Strings

Ananya Ajit

Alexia Howarth

Harshini Madhushankar

Sofia Macari

Anushka Kishore

Ashriya Fernando

Senior Orchestral Strings

Uma Patel

Anoushka Sharma

Nyah Pomian

Lower School Piano (Grades 1-4)

Florence Kenny

Ella Walker

Philippa Irving

Lower School Piano (Grade 5+)

Aimee Yeung

Hannah Chen

Nikita Luhar

Senior Piano (Grades 1-5)

Amy Heaton

Abigail Babicki

Madeleine Eccleshare Hornby

Senior Piano (Grade 6+)

Cynthia Cheung

Bing Yu Wang

Ishaani Singh

Lower School Voice

Lucy McLoughlin

Carmen Holt

Sophie Hurley

Senior Voice

Ananya Ajit

Kiana Murray

Amy Costello

Lower School Woodwind (Grades 1-4)

Aimee Yeung

Edith Johnstone

Iva So

Lower School Woodwind (Grade 5+)

Lily Ma

Evie Done-Jackson

Marissa Hollinghurst

Senior Woodwind (Grade 6+)

Emily Bowden

Hannah McKee

Charlotte Reece

Senior Woodwind (Grades 1-5)

Zahara Muhammad

Outstanding Musician: Ananya Ajit (Year 13)

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Most Promising Musician: Lucy McLoughlin (Year 8)

PRESENTATION EVENING

PRESENTATION EVENING Recent leavers, Year 12 students and prize winners from other year groups came together for a celebration of outstanding achievements from across the last academic year on Presentation Evening.

teaching. She also expressed her thanks to the Governing Body and the many hundreds of hours that they give, often unnoticed, and praised the Parents’ Association’s hard work.

Miss Amanda Valentine, Old Girl and now Girls’ Division Governor, was one of three speakers on the night. Addressing the School’s most recent alumni, she advised them to ‘remember to embrace everything that is on offer to you as you embark on the next stage of your career; be bold and make a difference in your world.’ She credited the cohort, and their parents and teachers, on achieving such excellent results, given their A levels were the first public exams that they had sat.

Looking back over the past academic year, Mrs Kyle recapped just a few of the highlights, from structural changes and her appointment as Head of the Girls’ Division, to the establishment of new traditions with the first Platt Fisher Lecture and Founders and Benefactors Assembly, to the opening of the School’s new pastoral and learning support area, the Hive. Mrs Kyle finished by telling the girls she was so very proud of them.

Addressing the newest members of the Sixth Form, she recapped how they too were affected by Covid. She advised the girls to enjoy their Sixth Form years, to thrive on the academic and enrichment activities available to them, and to be excellent role models for younger pupils. Speaking about the Girls’ Division’s commitment to volunteering, Miss Valentine highlighted the sheer number of girls completing the Duke of Edinburgh Award each year, and described how this community work develops well-rounded individuals. Mrs Kyle recounted a strange start to the school year in 2022: excitement on the first day back, followed by profound sadness the following day at the passing of the Queen. There was a debate over whether to hold Presentation Evening just one week later. However, it was decided that it was important to send the Class of 2022 on their way in style, with just a few adjustments to the evening. Mrs Kyle talked about how the girls had coped, worked hard and shown a determination to succeed during an unprecedented global pandemic. Both the A level and GCSE year groups, she said, had dealt with so much and there were simply too many success stories to mention them all. The Head lauded her teaching colleagues for enabling the transition to remote learning, which meant that there was no break in formal

The gathering then sang the hymn ‘I Vow to Thee My Country’ and enjoyed a musical recital performed by Eli Collins. The awarding of prizes and GCSE and A level presentations was followed by the singing of ‘Jerusalem’. Finally, the Head of Foundation, Mr Philip Britton, reflected on a year well spent, in which he came to understand more about the Girls’ Division. He encouraged the girls to look to the Queen for inspiration, speaking of her duty and service to the community, her continuous intellectual curiosity, and her ability to say something sensible about almost everything in almost every situation. Mr Britton referred to her constant and guiding set of moral principles; he said that she knew what mattered, and that he believed the Class of 2022 leave Bolton School also with a sense of what matters.

Watch the Presentation Evening in full here:

The evening ended with the singing of the National Anthem, followed by the School Song.

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PLATT FISHER LECTURE

PLATT FISHER LECTURE Lisa Jacobs (Class of 2003) delivered the second annual Platt Fisher Lecture in March. She spoke on the fascinating subject of how FinTech is changing the world. Mrs Kyle welcomed the audience listening both in the Great Hall and online via the livestream. She also welcomed Lisa and described her as ‘a shining example to the current generation of pupils... of how to embrace opportunities in life.’ Head Girl Anika Maini then introduced Lisa’s lecture by briefly recapping her journey after leaving Bolton School, from gaining a first-class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford, to jobs in consulting and working for non-governmental organisations in Tanzania and India, to her current role as CEO of Funding Circle, a commercial lending platform. Lisa then took the podium to deliver her address and opened by thanking the School for the invitation to speak at the Platt Fisher Lecture: ‘It is such a joy and an honour to be back in the Great Hall and in this wonderful school, which holds so many memories of fun and friendships and learning for me.’ To begin, Lisa explained that FinTech is the coming together of two industries: the financial services sector and the technology industry. Though financial services have been around for thousands of years, in the past decade there has been a huge acceleration thanks to progress and developments in technology, and Lisa described the changes she has seen since leaving Bolton School. She went on to talk about how the seeds of her career in FinTech were in fact sewn at school. In the Sixth Form, she and a team of three friends took part in a national business competition, focused on the disruptive nature of tech. Their concept for a tech-enabled business, which would provide a card for teenagers to allow them to spend online, ultimately won them (and Mrs Haslam) an all-expenses paid trip to San Francisco! Those seeds lay dormant for the next decade while she studied at university, travelled the world, volunteered, and worked for a strategy consulting business in London. Though she loved her consulting work, solving problems for a variety of businesses, she was desperate to have more of an impact and at the same time was getting really excited by tech. ‘Sometimes, there is an innovation, a technological leap forwards, that acts as a catalyst for change, and a whole tsunami of creativity and innovation is unleashed, and I witnessed two of these in quick succession,’ she said. These were the public launch of the world wide web in 1991, hot on the heels of the 1980s development of the internet.

This unleashed a whole raft of innovation throughout the 90s. Secondly, the launch of the iPhone in 2007 accelerated these innovations as technology became much more accessible. Lisa also spoke about how e-commerce disrupted bricks and mortar retail and streaming services like Spotify and Netflix further disrupted the entertainment sector. She said that she could see how disrupting the financial services industry could change the world: FinTech entrepreneurs were looking at the places where the old system wasn’t working and using the power of tech to improve things. She offered several real-world examples of this. Lisa therefore joined Funding Circle, for two reasons: to be at the centre of this moment of transformation, and because she was inspired by the company’s purpose and mission, helping small businesses get the funding they need to win. She started as the Chief Strategy Officer, became the Managing Director of the UK business, and is now the CEO. She talked in detail about how the company has developed in that time, including how she led the business through the challenges of Covid. She said that she was most proud of the impact Funding Circle has had on small businesses to fuel their amazing stories and dreams. Looking beyond the world of FinTech, Lisa offered four pieces of advice and also shared the story of ‘the rogue monkey’: according to research conducted at Chicago University, 1 in 78 monkeys will challenge the status quo in order to get a reward that they have learned is unachievable or dangerous to go after. In closing, she said, ‘So this evening, if you take away anything, I would ask of you to question things, be curious; to take risks, but calculated ones; to build those resilience muscles; and to be a rogue monkey.’ The evening ended with an enthusiastic Q&A session, in which Lisa gave nuanced answers about the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in FinTech and Healthcare, having the confidence to take calculated risks, how she got Watch Lisa’s address: her first job and what her current role involves day-to-day, thriving in a maledominated sector, starting a disruptor business and how ‘rogue monkeys’ can get funding, and finding a good worklife balance. Deputy Head Girl Ananya Ajit offered a vote of thanks to bring the evening to a close.

Anika Maini, Mrs Kyle, Lisa Jacobs, Dr Sheila Fisher, Mr Britton and Ananya Ajit

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DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

TEXTILES

Year 7

Cushions inspired by India. Girls learned how to use the sewing machine to make a cushion, stitched seams and hems, and used a variety of surface decorative techniques: Tie dye, bonded appliqué, hand embroidery and block printing.

Year 8

Repeat print pattern nightlights: students took basic shapes from inspirational folk art images and combined them to create their own motifs using Adobe Fresco. Adobe Capture was then used to put them into a repeat print pattern for the e-textiles nightlight.

Year 9

Celebration Pockets: Girls constructed pockets and used decorative machine stitches to create surface pattern and sublimation printing.

Zero Waste Wraps: Year 9s worked on creating garments using zero waste pattern cutting principles, used and handled satin fabric structures and worked on edge finishing techniques.

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Year 10

Rice Bags made using screen printing, hand embroidery and quilting skills, and Sweatshirts that developed girls’ pattern adaptation, CAD embroidery and sublimation printing skills.

GCSE

Alternative Energy: How can products be used to promote an awareness of renewable energy sources or the use of electric vehicles in everyday life?

Home Working Environments: How can products be used to improve a teenager’s study area at home?

Fashion & Textiles

Year 12 students designed and made a bodice for a specified client and occasion based on natural forms. This allowed them to work on pattern development and toiling for form and fit, incorporating decorative techniques using the laser cutter, and using other decorative techniques as appropriate, including: freehand machine embroidery, CAD embroidery, sublimation printing, beading, couching, applique techniques, trapunto, Italian quilting, English quilting, piping, tucks.

Visiting Places: How can products be used to guide visitors around a building?

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DESIGN TECHNOLOGY:

Year 7

Tidy boxes made from acrylic and plywood and based on the theme of ‘natural form’

Year 8

’Eco Night Lights’ involving soldering, laser cutting and vinyl cutting, based on the theme of ‘promoting environmental awareness’

Year 9

Light up boxes involving timber joints, soldering and CAD/CAM, with decorative work inspired by contemporary surface pattern designers

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GCSE coursework

Alicia Taylor Small Table with Storage

Ashlyn Lau Desk Tidy

Bethany Green Multi-Functional Lap Desk

Carly Ng Portable Desk

Charlotte Ng Portable Desk

Ella Hilton Dog Feeding Station

Eve Close Cat Kennel

Flora Dey Dog Accessory Storage

Gabrielle Read Desk Organiser

Maya Guhathakurta Desk Accessory Organiser

Mia Walters Desk Organiser

Nadiya Parker Cat Treat Wheel

Ogechukwu Umeadi Desk Tidy

Rabia Ahmed Desk Organiser

Sophie Lin Desk Organiser

Uzaina Malik Folding and Portable Desk

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FOOD & NUTRITION Delicious dishes prepared by Year 10 for their summer exam on the theme of Italian cuisine:

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ICT

COMPUTING WEEKEND What a fantastic weekend was had by all at the inaugural Computing weekend at Patterdale! 15 pupils from Years 9 to 11 took part in a range of activities that included ciphers, playdoh, archery, electronics and algorithms. We arrived at Patterdale on the evening of Friday 3rd February. After having a scrumptious meal and sorting out rooms, we watched ‘Hidden Figures’. This is the true story of three female African-American mathematicians who play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn’s launch into orbit. Meanwhile, they also have to deal with racial and gender discrimination at work. Saturday morning began with a hearty breakfast and then the activities began! First of all was a session on ciphers including videos on the most famous ciphers in history and a range

of coded messages to decrypt. After thinking hard, the next activity provided a change of pace. Individuals or teams had to design a games controller using card and a colourful variety of play-doh. Next, they had to connect their controllers to a PC and see if they were able to play online games successfully using their masterpiece. This was one of the most popular activities of the weekend. After lunch, everyone went on a walk taking photographs along the way that were to be used in a later, secret activity. The weather wasn’t the best but the sun briefly popped through the clouds when we had reached some of the best views. All enjoyed the archery session but were ready to come inside and warm up. An artistic activity based on the photographs taken earlier enabled pupils to enjoy colouring in and chill out! In the evening

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it was time to take part in a range of activities including Turing Tumble challenges, using an electronics kit to build simple interactive games, a variety of logic puzzles to solve and even a jigsaw to complete. Sunday morning enabled everyone to utilise their algorithmic skills in a creative way, push their binary skills to solve puzzles and finally programme and play with the new versions of the BBC micro:bit. Before we knew it, it was lunch time then time to get back on the coach for the journey back to school. There was something for everyone with an interest in Computer Science on the trip and the extra archery activity was a hit! Now it’s time to start planning for next year!

Mrs Brace Head of ICT

MATHEMATICS

MATHS INSPIRATION Earlier this year a number of Year 11 and Year 12 pupils attended the annual mathsinspiration lectures in Manchester. This annual event ‘does what it says on the tin’, by providing pupils with inspirational talks on interesting areas of mathematics. This year the talks included... Rob Eastaway: Hey, That’s Not Fair! From sharing cakes to penalty shootouts in football, Rob Eastaway explained the maths behind how to keep envious tantrums to a minimum. Sophie Maclean: Putting the Colour into Maths Everything’s better in colour and maths is no different. Mathematician Sophie Maclean investigated the rules governing how we colour things can solve some interesting real world conundra, from interior design to party planning, and more. Matt Parker: Mathematical Mistakes Even good mathematicians sometimes make mistakes. Matt Parker revealed some of the mathematical errors that have led to surprising, and sometimes hilarious, outcomes As always, the trip was thoroughly enjoyed by of our pupils that were there.

A WELL-GOOD YEAR Well-good.org has once again been thoroughly supported by the Girls’ Division and this year that support was spread even further across the Foundation with Hesketh House and Park Road now getting behind the project too. As a result of Foundation-wide support we now have an additional three sponsors and are actively seeking more as we get behind the Malawi Project in Hesketh House. Our goal is to help fund the water element of the project. I designed and built the website a few years ago with the aim of enhancing pupils’ numeracy skills, fostering charitable values in pupils and of course providing life-saving water to those in need within the developing world. Pupils answer maths questions on the website and every ten correct answers equates to one day’s water for one person in the developing world – paid for through the generosity of our sponsors. So far nine international projects have been funded and many other schools (from around the world) are now using the website too. This year the site was developed further so that pupils can now challenge parents, carers and other family members to times-table races. BSGD parents and carers can also visit the site with their daughter to get question level feedback from recent maths tests and examinations. The in-school well-good club have been great again this year. Fund-raising activities have included selling sweets (well-goodies) and a stall at the parents’ association Bonfire Night event. Pupils in the club have also contributed to the (terrible) jokes for @wellgoodwater tik toks! Many thanks to all those that have supported this project. It is hoped that with even more support and sponsorship, the website can continue to grow and to help those in need.

UKMT CHALLENGES The UK Mathematical Trust has again put on some challenging competitions.

This year several Sixth Form pupils entered the highly challenging Olympiad. All pupils performed very well with particular note going to Zahra Yousaf and Hannah McKee who were both awarded merits. In the Senior Mathematics Challenge more than half of the pupils achieved either bronze or silver certificates with Hannah McKee achieving Best in School and Batool Tabani Best in Year.

A number of Year 11 pupils entered the Intermediate challenge. Around half of pupils achieved either gold, silver or bronze. Chloe Leung achieved Best in School. 85% of the Year 7 pupils entering achieved either gold, silver or bronze. Safiyyah Bhaloda achieved Best in School. 96% of the Year 8 pupils that entered achieved either gold silver or bronze with Imaan Iqbal achieving Best in Year. Congratulations to all pupils involved in these challenging competitions.

Mr G Heppleston Head of Mathematics

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YOUNG ENTERPRISE

YOUNG ENTERPRISE Young Enterprise offers students in Year 10 the opportunity to start up their own company with a group of their peers. It allows them to learn vital skills such as teamwork, communication, problem solving and resilience as well as increasing confidence. The Girls’ Division team this year was ‘Sense’. Their products were homemade scented candles and personalised heated bean bags. Both of the products were focussed on well-being, addressing sleep deprivation arising from the increase in mental health issues in recent years. The team said: ‘When working in your team you make so many new friends and it is such a positive environment, there are so many sections such as social media, finance, product design, sales and so much more, so no matter where your interests lie there is always a role which fits you.’ The Managing Director commented, ’YE taught us that business is more than just figures and charts; running a business is building a community of trust and teamwork. It provided a stimulating environment from which we all were able to build integral life skills, such as communication and problem solving alongside commercial awareness.’ The Company Secretary and two other team members seized the opportunity to complete an online course, gaining a qualification in Social Media Awareness, which ‘helped the team to understand how best to utilise business promotion’. She concluded that ‘YE provided knowledge and confidence needed in the dynamic world of work.’

‘We also had the opportunity for a team of four to go to the Trafford Centre to take part in the Northwest Trade Fair, where we got to see other students’ companies and their products and talk to some of the founders of Young Enterprise.

The students made the most of market research and two Dragon’s Den pitching experiences with industry professionals to gain feedback and tweak their plans. In addition, they explained their business plan and Young Enterprise journey to the whole school in an assembly, which was extremely well received by the audience, culminating in a spontaneous round of applause. The Bolton, Salford and Manchester Showcase was held at Manchester High School for Girls’ in March, where the team presented their company and products to a panel of judges. The thirteen-strong team set up a trade stand, produced a business report, and attended a team interview with the judging panel. The team performed very well on all of the criteria and won the ‘Best Presentation’ award. The competition at this year’s Showcase was extremely high and despite an exceptionally strong performance ‘Sense’ did not progress the next round of Young Enterprise Company Programme. However, they should still be congratulated on their excellent team efforts. Mrs Smallridge, their Business Advisor, commented: ‘This year’s YE team have been the most outstanding in recent years’.

Mrs S Foster Head of Business & Miss L Jones Head of Economics & Director of Careers and Higher Education

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Lacrosse Captains’ Report Lacrosse has been a huge part of our Bolton School journey, and although we feel sad to sign off as team Captains by writing this, we can easily say that our final lacrosse year has been our very best, and we have enjoyed every second of it. This season’s achievements will probably be remembered by our hardest earned victories on the pitch. Not least winning the Northern Schools Championship and reaching the Championship Division at Nationals (beating last year’s winners along the way). However, our most treasured memories will be making so many fabulous friends and seeing so many talented younger players come through the ranks and play such great lacrosse. Their talent has been recognized outside school, with some representing their county, region and country. We have been very proud to lead them and call them our teammates. Bolton’s lacrosse future is definitely in safe hands. However, all of this would not be possible without our hard working and dedicated coaches, Miss Donaghy and Mr Baxter, who have shaped us into the players we are today. These training sessions and fixtures have been some of the highlights of our time at Bolton School and we will remember them forever.

Martha Halford & Alice Leary (Joint Captains)

Netball Captain’s Report Captaining the school netball team has been an honour and our coach Mrs Heatherington has not only improved our match play significantly but has brought us much closer as teammates. The determination within our team this year has been incredible and we have made very fond memories that will stick with all of us. As a team, we thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Edinburgh in which both teams won every match and we especially loved our team Nando’s meal. After playing netball for the school team for seven years, it is very emotional to have to say my goodbyes, however I have adored every moment of participating. We owe a huge thank you to Mrs Heatherington for always being so supportive of us all and for making us laugh on the most stressful of days.

Olivia Maguire (Captain) After honourably being given the role of Vice Captain of the senior netball team, I would like to thank Mrs Heatherington and all the girls for welcoming me into the team and into Bolton School. We have grown throughout the year as a team, getting stronger and stronger every training and match we play; the girls have shown great resilience and determination. Our Scottish tour was a highlight of our netball year with lots of memories made for life and a great time for all the girls to grow closer and make lifelong friendships.

Helena Flanagan (Vice-Captain)

Swimming Captains’ Report Completing a second year as Swim Captain has been a privilege. It has enabled me to support up-and-coming talent in a sport that I have competed in myself for many years. I have thoroughly enjoyed taking part in school swimming throughout my years at Bolton School and have gained many valuable skills by managing swimming galas and being part of a highly motivated team.

Lucy Dixon (Joint Captain) I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to have been Swim Captain for the last two years. This role has allowed me to develop my skills in organisation and team management, for example by helping out at and running multiple galas throughout the season. It has also been a rewarding experience to assist the younger swimmers and watch them improve in their swimming. Having been a member of the Swim Squad for many years, it was a really enjoyable way to end my time at school by being selected for this role.

Lucy Sackfield (Joint Captain)

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Cricket 2022-23

Cricket continues to grow in the Girls Division. During the Summer Term, we played several outdoor friendly fixtures, where the girls put into practice their batting and fielding skills. The opportunity to take part in the ECB Indoor Tournaments has provided a great opportunity to test how far we have come. Both our Under 13 and Under 15 teams had mixed results and finished in second place in the area final. We are impressed by the commitment of the girls involved and with their positive attitude they will undoubtedly continue to improve. CRICKET SQUAD 2023 Dhatri Anil Safaa Bhaiji Pippa Critchley Abigail Elmer Olivia Jones Anushka Kishore Imogen Muscat Amelia O’Neill Iha Shashikumar Daisy-Lee Strange Happy Yoak

Zara Caswell Maebel Farnworth Lottie McAndry Evie Pursey Sharina Tavakolynik

Tennis Report 2022-23

In what has felt like a relatively short term, tennis has thrived and there has been a plethora of opportunities and fixtures for the students to be involved with. Each Monday there have been over 60 students from Year 7-10 training and playing for enjoyment, working to progress their tennis skills. The first of our fixtures this year was the group stages of the LTA competition against Stonyhurst and Broughton. Our Year 7 & 8 side won both games and successfully made it into the group stages. They beat Bury in the semi-finals before meeting another Stonyhurst side in the finals. Our students were successful in winning the LTA Youth Division 2 tournament. Congratulations to the squad: Ashriya Fernando, Hanisa Becic, Chloe Hilton, Lucy Colvin and Nandini Kapoor.

GSA Girls Go Gold Sports Conference

In September, 15 girls from Year 11 travelled to Wycombe Abbey School for Girls to attend the GSA ‘Girls Go Gold’ Sports Conference. A total of 350 pupils from 26 independent girls’ schools across the country enjoyed a superb day of sports-based activities. Practical workshops for lacrosse, rugby, cricket, netball and fitness delivered by specialist coaches in their field proved very popular. There were also opportunities to experience first-hand what a career in sports media/ presenting entails, along with tips for managing the demands of being an elite athlete alongside the pressure of sitting GCSE and A level exams. Keynote addresses from Professor Greg Whyte and Sue Anstiss MBE provided a lively debate about measures for the levelling up of opportunities for girls in sport. A very enjoyable day for all involved. ATTENDEES Anna Brennand Gabby Giambattista-Hunt Charlotte Harris Olivia Melling Gabby Read

Frankie Dewhurst Imogen Ferrier Molly Grimshaw Maya Guhathakurta Alexia Howarth Sallie Kendal Zahara Muhammad Pip Nuttall Erin Turner Emily Whalley

The Year 9 & 10 side faced tough competition and unfortunately, despite winning one and losing one, did not make it through their group stages. Amongst this, we had fixtures against Kirkham Grammar School and the Boys’ Division. Our Year 7 & 8 sides won 16-6 in their friendly fixture against Kirkham and narrowly lost 25-27 against the Boys’ Division. Well done to all students that participated in tennis this year. YEAR 7 TENNIS CLUB Dhatri Anil Ameerah Ashraf Naomi Brace Hannah Chen Molly Davenport Emily David Alyssa Kadva Talia Keep Alena Livesey Tilly Morris Roma Sanotra Lottie Seddon Diya Soni Sianna Tamlin

Amina Bokhari Imilce Ashworth Alonso Amara Hussain Maha Khan Valerie Nyagumbi Mia Simpson Gabriella White

YEAR 8 TENNIS CLUB Layla Akuji Gabriella Al-Safi Cadence Barxendale Zoha Bawany Mariam Bokhari Hanisa Becic Irene Chan Lucy Colvine Mischa Daya Isobel Edwards Orla Emery Ashriya Fernando Sophie Green Chloe Hilton Oralia Ho Sophie Huang Nandini Kapour Sonal Ladha Imogen Linas Nikita Luhar Tilly McCann Daisy-Lee Strange Sharina Tavakolynik Carrie-Anne Warbrick Eloise Whitwood Lucy Wilson Rebecca Zavagila YEAR 9 TENNIS CLUB Eesha Dhaygude Amy Heaton Anayka Patel Lucy Pickett Phoebe Walls

Lucy Johnstone Hana Turnbull

YEAR 10 TENNIS CLUB Ella Hilton

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Lacrosse 2022-23 Throughout the year, the lacrosse teams competed in a combination of matches and tournaments across the North of England. The Senior Squad had an exceptional year, beginning their season by winning the U18 Northern Schools’ Championship. The Squad grew from strength to strength, working towards their ultimate goal of competing at the National Schools’ Championships in Aldershot, Hampshire. For the second year in a row, Bolton qualified for the Championship Division, which is the highest tier of the tournament. With memorable wins, including a victory against last year’s Champions, the 1st team finished amongst the top 16 schools in the UK. The U15 Team also had a great year, narrowly missing out on becoming the winners of the Northern Tournament, finishing in 2nd place. The younger age groups also enjoyed playing their matches throughout the season, making good progress overall. This year, many pupils have also played lacrosse for their County. The following girls were successful in trials to represent the U19, U15 and U13 Lancashire County Lacrosse squads: LANCASHIRE U19 ‘A’ SQUAD Ella Brophy (C) Lily-Grace Greer Molly Grimshaw Martha Halford (C) Alexia Howarth Ruby Hurt Alice Leary Pip Nuttall Francesca Williams-Denton LANCASHIRE U19 ‘B’ SQUAD Emma Arnison Anna Brennand Francesca Dewhurst Gabrielle Giambattista-Hunt Maya Guhathakurta Eva Hurst Gabrielle Read Sienna White LANCASHIRE U15 ‘A’ SQUAD Scarlett Bowie Hannah Faulkner Tia Fitzgerald Aaliyah Karim

England Lacrosse runs talent development programmes for girls through an Academy system. The system plays an important role in raising the performance of junior players and contributing to the success of the National teams at U19 and Senior levels. Pupils currently at Regional Academy: Emma Arnison, Scarlett Bowie, Anna Brennand, Ella Clarkson, Lucy Colvin, Lillia Dean, Hannah Faulkner, Tia Fitzgerald, Lily-Grace Greer, Maya Guhathakurta, Rosie Heywood, Eva Hurst, Aaliyah Karim, Alice Leary, Evie Morris, Pip Nuttall, Bella Shannon, Carrie-Anne Warbrick, Sienna White.

ENGLAND NATIONAL LACROSSE ACADEMY Congratulations to Molly Grimshaw and Alexia Howarth (Year 11), who have now joined Ella Brophy and Martha Halford in the England National Lacrosse Academy. This is a fantastic achievement and an exciting year ahead for both of them. In March, Ella Brophy and Martha Halford were selected onto the U20 National ‘B’ and ‘A’ Squads respectively, to play in Senior Regional Tournament at St Swithun’s School, Hampshire. This gave them the opportunity to play against the best senior players in the country. Congratulations to both students for their selection onto the National Squads.

WALES U21 LACROSSE ACADEMY Congratulations to Ruby Hurt for her selection onto the Wales U21 Squad this year. In April, Ruby competed in the Home International Tournament in Nottingham against England and Scotland, and she now has the honour of representing Wales at the European Championships in Prague this summer. This is both a fantastic achievement and an exciting opportunity for Ruby.

Lily-Grace Greer Sienna White

LANCASHIRE U15 ‘B’ SQUAD Elise Brown Ella Clarkson Eva Hurst Bella Shannon

Rosie Heywood

LANCASHIRE U13 ‘A’ SQUAD Holly Bromwell Lola Errington Gabriella White

Tilly Morris

LANCASHIRE U13 ‘B’ SQUAD Nico Howarth Roma Sanotra

UNDER 12 Laila Altaf, Iman Amin, Jessica Burns, Evie Chadwick, Willow Greer Isabella Hurst, Tallulah Jones, Hannah Karim, Florence Kenny, Anjali Kishore, Fenia Nikoli, Sophia Patel, Sienna Patel, Deeya Pitalia, Evie Pursey, Olivia Ramirez Nievas, Paniz Rostami, Georgia Rostron, Iva So, George Stubbs

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UNDER 13 Holly Bromwell, Jood Elkadi, Lola Errington, Nico Howarth, Harriet Kennedy, Phoebe Masheter, Tilly Morris, Poppy Murgatroyd, Valerie Nyagumbo, Roma Sanotra & Gabriella White

UNDER 14 Scarlett Bowie, Lucy Colvin, Charlotte Cooke, Lillia Dean, Ashriya Fernando, Nikita Luhar, Olivia O’Brien, Bella Shannon, Daisy-Lee Strange & Carrie-Ann Warbrick

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UNDER 15 Elise Brown, Ella Clarkson, Hannah Faulkner, Tia Fitzgerald, Lily-Grace Greer, Rosie Heywood, Eva Hurst, Aaliyah Karim, Umme-Hani Khambalia, Evie Morris, Sienna White & Chloe Zhang

SENIOR SQUAD Emma Arnison*, Anna Brennand*, Ella Brophy, Summer Burke +, Phoebe Chuck, Rose Crowther +, Jasmine Curtis-Walker +, Francesca Dewhurst*, Harriet Dickens, Gabriella Giambattista-Hunt*, Molly Grimshaw*, Lola Grundy, Maya Guhathakurta*, Martha Halford + (C), Charlotte Harris*, Ruby Hassall, Alexia Howarth*, Alexia Hughes, Ruby Hurt, Alice Leary + (VC), Anika Maini +, Martha Morrow +, Ilham Nagi , Pip Nuttall*, Gabrielle Read*, Jade Sprott & Francesca Williams-Denton +

Hockey 2022-23

As hockey continues to grow, the 2022-23 season has brought about further successes and new opportunities for fixtures and opposition. In the build up to our Bolton tournaments, fixtures were played against Kirkham, Withington and Rossall. Each of these new fixtures brought about a range of challenges for each of our age groups and were of great use in developing our game against stronger opposition. As usual, Bolton competed fiercely at the Bolton Schools tournaments, in which our Year 7s were crowned champions and the Year 10 squad were able to retain their trophy from the previous year. Our Year 7 ‘A’ side were particularly strong with the addition of many players who had begun their hockey journey the previous year at Hesketh House. The ‘A’ team accumulated 13 goals and were victorious in the final against Canon Slade with many of the goals in the build up being scored by Captain, Amelia O’Neill. Our ‘B’ side was able to gain 4th place in the same competition. Our Year 10 competition was equally as exciting with the final against Canon Slade’s squad resulting in shuffles to determine a winner. Clinical finishes from Phoebe Walls and Hannah Faulkner saw the Year 10 team retain their trophy. Our annual fixture against Kings School Macclesfield for the Year 7 and 8 squads resulted in the same outcome as last year: a win and a loss for the Year 8 side and a loss for the Year 7 side with plenty of positive game play. Our final achievement of the hockey season was the first fixture for our newly formed 1st XI hockey squad against The Deanery School, Wigan. Captained by Angelie Chitre and with a variety of age groups involved, exciting opportunities continue to come for our hockey sides. Further congratulations to several of our players: Angelie Chitre, Amy Carter and Erin Turner- all of whom have been selected to represent Lancashire at their respective age groups.

YEAR 7 Mais Aleid Tallulah Jones Orianna Longworth Sienna Patel Iva So

Natalia Glynn Hannah Karim Amelia O’Neil Deeya Pitalia Orla Sweeney

Marlena Howarth Anjali Kishore Joy Oyekanmi Olivia Ramirez Aimee Yeung

YEAR 8 Dhatri Anil Amara Hussain McKie Ellie Sidebottom

Sofia Borrino Alyssa Kadva Tilly Morris Ella Walker

Molly Davenport Clara Logan Ariana Valerie Nyagumbo

Cadence Baxendale Charlotte Cooke Isobel Evans Emily Fox Sofia Macari

Gabriella Collings Pippa Critchley Maebel Farnworth Isabelle Gape Tilly McCann

Eesha Dhaygude Lucy Johnstone Anayka Patel Phoebe Walls

Hannah Faulkner Aaliyah Karim Karishma Patel Chloe Zhang

Angelie Chitre

Kate O’Riordan

YEAR 9 Aanya Agrawal Gabriella Cook Evie Crowshaw Ashriya Fernando Sophie Green Emily Rostron

YEAR 10 Amy Carter Eva Hurst Freya Marland Niamh Walker

YEAR 11 Erin Turner

YEAR 12 Miya Brennan Hockey Club

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Netball 2022-23 The 2022-23 netball season was as busy as ever in the first half term with plenty of friendly and league competition games to accommodate in addition to the usual Saturday matches. Thankfully there was minimal disruption to games this year due to the mild winter, with the season culminating in the usual round of local and county tournaments. Particular highlights to mention include the selection for Manchester Thunder at Under 15 level for Lois Cowin, Georgia Clarkson and Molly Neville; at Under 14 level for Sophie Neville; and at Under 12 level for Willow Greer. There was also a clean sweep of wins in all five age groups (Under 12, Under 13, Under 14, Under 15 and Under16) at the Bolton Schools Tournaments. In September the Under 14 team had a very successful GSA netball tournament at Condover Hall where the squad of Scarlett Bowie, Marissa Hollinghurst, Lois Cowin, Lana Bakeer, Molly Neville, Ashriya Fernando, Georgia Clarkson, Pippa Critchley, Daisy Lee Strange and Olivia Jones were crowned National champions at the end of the twoday competition. In October, the Under 14, Under 16 and Senior teams took part in the Greater Manchester County Round of the National Schools Netball Tournament. All acquitted themselves superbly, but frustratingly all were losing semi-finalists, narrowly missing out on a place at Regional finals by the narrow margin of a couple of goals. The senior squads were delighted to take delivery of brand-new AO sponsored dresses in November which they have loved wearing and are super smart. Similarly, the younger age groups now have some striking AO sponsored bibs, which have certainly made them stand out from the crowd on court. In November, the 18 strong senior squad headed North of the border for a two-day tour in Edinburgh. It was great to re-instate this trip which had always been a mainstay of the senior season pre Covid. A visit to Mary Erskine School on day one saw two strong wins for both teams. Day two involved a LOT of shopping and a game against strong club side Inverleith Swifts. With a couple of Junior Scotland players in the squad, the game was a physical and fiercely contested match but ended with a strong win for the Senior A team 33-10. The Senior B team game was much closer and at full time, the Bolton girls just edged the win 9-8. The County Tournaments were hit by a flurry of snowy weather just after February half term, which disappointingly saw the Under 15 tournament cancelled. The Under 13 team reached the semi-final stages of their tournament, losing in the semi-final by the narrow margin of 2 goals to Loreto. The Under 18 squad of Martha Brennan; Ella Brophy, Amelia Charova, Jasmine Curtis Walker, Harriet Dickens, Charlotte Duffy, Helena Flanagan, Olivia Maguire, Imogen Masheter and Frankie Williams-Denton played superbly well at their tournament in April to finish as County Runners Up. The Senior squad have been an absolute delight to work with over the last 7 years and have been great ambassadors for the school – in particular, the Year 13 members of the squad have been a joy to coach and we will miss them all next year. All the teams have demonstrated huge potential throughout the season and have gained much confidence under the expert guidance of Mr O’Neil, Mrs Walters and Mrs Heatherington this year. Particular mention to Mrs Hetherington, Cover Supervisor, who has tirelessly supported the PE department throughout the year and has enjoyed running a netball club for fun for girls in Year 7. Thank you also to Mrs Thornborough and Miss Pealing who have both given freely of their time to support clubs for fun for interested Year 8&9 and Y10&11 pupils respectively. It is a real pleasure to see so many girls enjoying playing netball for fun alongside the netball squads. Thank you to all girls who have committed their time to training with their teams and for representing the school throughout the season.

UNDER 18 SQUAD Martha Brennan + Amelia Charova + Jasmine Curtis-Walker + Helena Flanagan + (VC) Olivia Maguire + (C) Anika Maini + Millie Price + Kareena Singh + FrancescaWilliams-Denton+ UNDER 17 SQUAD Ella Brophy Angelie Chitre Charlotte Duffy Riya Hasija Imogen Masheter Nicola Shaw

Harriet Dickens Ruby Hurt Jemima Stubbs

UNDER 16 SQUAD Harriet Atherton Anna Brennand* Imogen Ferrier* Gabby Giambattista-Hunt* Evie Hall* Alexia Howarth* Olivia Melling* Zahara Muhammad* Pip Nuttall* Nyah Pomian* Taylor* Gabrielle Read* Ishaani Singh* Erin Turner*

UNDER 15 SQUAD Lucy Blenkenship Ruby Farrington Serena Hewitt Eva Hurst Olivia Laithwaite Niamh Walker

Ella Clarkson Tia Fitzgerald Rosie Heywood Lucy Johnstone Evie Morris Sienna White

Amelia Cowin* Molly Grimshaw* Sallie Kendall* Emilia Nuttall Amelia Quinton Anoushka Sharma* Emily Whalley*

Amelia Crompton Lily Greer Olivia Highton Umme-Hani Khambalia Mya Rashid Olivia Wong

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UNDER 14 SQUAD Lana Bakeer Georgia Clarkson Isobel Evans Marissa Hollinghurst Molly Nevill Daisy-Lee Strange Ava Washington

UNDER 13 SQUAD Temilola Banjo Lola Errington Harriet Kennedy Tilly Morris Zeest Salman Salma Tahie Gabrielle White

Scarlett Bowie Zara Caswell Lucy Colvin Pippa Critchley Maebel Farnworth Ashriya Fernando Olivia Jones Nikita Luhar Olivia O’Brie Bella Shannon Sharina Tavakolynik Carrie-Anne Warbrick Eloise Whitwood Happy Yoak

Holly Bromwell Nico Howarth Kassi Mayoua Sophie Neville Charlie Shambrook Sianna Tamlin

Jood Elkadi Alyssa Kadva Ellen McKay Anya Pijper Diya Soni Ella Walker

YEAR 7 NETBALL CLUB Ayesha Ali Laiba Ali Grace Humphries Noor Khan Amanda Rojeck

Eleora Awotedu Hilary Lau

YEAR 8+9 NETBALL CLUB Ridah Abbasi Mariam Adam Cadence Baxendale Mariam Bokhari Gabriella Collings Eliza Doyle Anagha Harishkumar Phoebe Masheter Tilly McCann Lucy McLoughlin Mia Simpson Megan Woods

Zoha Bawany Irene Chan Sophie Green Alinah McAlister Niamh Molyneaux

YEAR 10 NETBALL CLUB Sofia Jacob Anayka Patel Sarah Tabani

Prisha Patel

Edinburgh Netball Tour

UNDER 12 SQUAD Laila Altaf Amelia Gaffney Isabella Heywood Philippa Irving Florence Kenny Jasmine O’Neill Emily Price Caitlin Roebuck Georgina Stubbs

Jess Bishop Willow Greer Nancy Holmes Edith Johnstone Anjali Kishore Sienna Patel Deeya Pitalia Iva So

Evie Chadwick Georgina Heywood Isabella Hurst Tallulah Jones Ursula Morris Sofia Patel Olivia Ramirez Nievas Ruby Spencer

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Swimming 2022-23

The swimming team has continued to be a force to be reckoned with this season with sustained success in fixtures and competitions. Our season once again began with the ESSA Time trial event which, despite possibly some of our strongest squads to date, disappointingly, we did not make it through to the next round, the National Competition in London. Consistent success was demonstrated by our squads throughout the season as they secured wins against Westholme, Cheadle Hulme, Bury, Canon Slade and Stonyhurst. The Town Championships once again highlighted superb individual and team performances resulting in second placings for each of our age groups. Particular congratulations are extended to Lucy Vaughan with her win in the 50m butterfly and to the intermediate freestyle relay team who also won their event, Lucy Pickett, Lucy Johnstone, Helen Huang and Venice Taylor-Rimmer. Another highlight for our swimmers saw our junior and intermediate squads compete again against Bury Grammar School. Impressively, we were able to field over 25 students participating in just the Year 7 category! Most likely a new record for participation at this age group. Even better – a win overall and many experiencing a swimming gala for the first time. There have been a number of individual successes over the duration of the season. Congratulations to Emelia Atkinson who is competing in the North West Regional Championship and for her current top 24 placing in the country over 400m freestyle. Lucy Vaughan achieved a gold over 200m and bronze in the 100m butterfly at the Lancashire Championships. There have been impressive times for Aimee Yeung (Year 7), and Harriet Kennedy (Year 8) also accomplished this season. The end of the season sees the departure of our two swimming captains, Lucy Dixon and Lucy Sackfield. We thank them for all their hard work and wish them all the best in their future endeavours and hope to see them on poolside again in the future!

YEAR 7 SWIMMING SQUAD Eleora Awotedu Safaa Bhaiji Daania Cheema Grace Du Feu Willow Greer Amelia Hakim Philippa Irving Amaira Jaidka Aanya Katariya Megan Leigh Jasmine O’Neill Evie Pursey Georgia Rostron Florence Salt Alissia Smyth Ruby Spencer Aimee Yeung

Jess Bishop Sophia Green Nancy Holmes Edith Johnstone Oriana Longworth Olivia Ramirez Grace Shawcross Georgina Stubbs

YEAR 8 SWIMMING SQUAD Dhatri Anil Holly Bromwell Evie Done-Jackson Olivia Irvine Clara Logan Emily Lyon Diya Soni Sianna Tamlin

Hannah Chen Harriet Kennedy Amber Pilkington Megan Woods

YEAR 9 SWIMMING SQUAD Emelia Atkinson Gabriella Cook Huang Nandini Kapoor

Zahra Hasan Sophie Sonal Ladha

YEAR 10 SWIMMING SQUAD Helen Huang Lucy Johnstone Taylor-Rimmer Lucy Vaughan

Lucy Pickett Venice

YEAR 11 SWIMMING SQUAD Zahara Muhammad Emily Whalley

YEAR 12 SWIMMING SQUAD Ruby Smith

YEAR 13 SWIMMING SQUAD Lucy Dixon Lucy Sackfield

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Trophy Winners 2022-23

COLLINSON TROPHY FOR LACROSSE Martha Halford

HEATHERINGTON CUP FOR SENIOR NETBALL Olivia Maguire & Helena Flanagan

INTER-FORM NETBALL 7A, 8D, 9B + 9G, 10B

INTER-FORM LACROSSE 7C + 7D, 8C, 9S

SENIOR VICTRIX LUDORUM Jasmine Curtis Walker & Francesca Williams-Denton

SENIOR SWIMMING TROPHY Lucy Sackfield

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Water Polo 2022-23

pool was right on the coast, allowing them to see out from the pool into the picturesque sea beyond. The team enjoyed a couple of pool sessions each day and often one of these was a match against some local opposition. The most memorable game was when the team travelled to the National Stadium of Malta to play against the Maltese national team for their age group.

We hosted the preliminary round of the U13 girls ESSA competition at the Jason Kenny Centre in Bolton and the team performed strongly, beating St Bede’s and St Joseph’s 7-2 and Grantham and Kesteven 9-3. These two wins secured our qualification through to the National Finals ahead of our final group game against Manchester High School for girls. When the teams had faced each other for a friendly game a few months earlier, Manchester High had won by a comfortable six goal margin, so it was very pleasing that we were able to beat them 8-4; a great performance by the whole squad and a suitable reward for all the hard work that the team had put in during training.

The U15s came top of their qualification group in the ESSA preliminary round competition to qualify successfully for the National Finals, beating St Bede’s & St Joseph’s 12-6, Kesteven & Grantham Girls School 10-1 and Manchester High School for Girls 11-2.

The U13 team enjoyed a highly successful season. We played around 15 friendly fixtures against opposition including Bolton School U12 boys, Bolton School U13 boys, St Ambrose, Manchester High School for Girls, Tyldesley and Radcliffe.

At the National Finals during May, the team beat Alleyn’s 6-5 and Highate School 4-0 to qualify for the semi-finals as group winners. Here, we again faced our local rivals Manchester High and with the scores tied at 2-2 at full time the tie progressed to penalties. After 5 penalties and several nerve-wracking minutes, we progressed with the final score 7-6 after penalties. The final was a close game against Notting Hill & Ealing High School who proved very strong opposition and team ended up losing by a single goal. Congratulations to the team on all their progress and achievements this season and a special thank you to Harriet and Josh Dickens who have made a huge difference to the quality of the teams’ sessions by giving up their time each Friday morning to help coach the team. Harriet also acted as a head coach in the preliminary round of the ESSA competition and at the National Finals and did an outstanding job. The U15 team had a fantastic season, going one place better than they had done the previous year to secure the school’s first ever national title in this age group! Many of the team participated in a tour to Malta during the Easter holidays, where they trained in fantastic outdoor facilities: the all-deep

WATER POLO SQUAD 2022-23

INTER-FORM FOOTBALL 7B, 8D, 9B + 9D

At the National Finals, the team won both games in their group against Alleyn’s School and Highgate to qualify for a semi-final against the runners up in the other group, Colf’s school. This was another comfortable victory but set up a tough final against Notting Hill and Ealing High School. An exciting final finished at 6-6 and penalties were required to determine a winner. In the end it took 9 nail biting rounds of penalties to separate the teams with Bolton School eventually emerging victorious and as national champions! The U18s enjoyed their most successful season in the school’s history, finishing by being crowned national champions! The team enjoyed a number of friendly fixtures throughout the year including against St Bedes & St Josephs, City of Sheffield and Radcliffe. For the first time, they benefitted from being able to play the majority of these in the all-deep Jason Kenny Centre. They travelled to Grantham to play their qualification round for the national ESSA schools’ competition and overcame Grantham 8-3. They followed this up by beating Kings High 6-0 and defeating St Bedes & St Joseph High School 8-1. These impressive victories saw the team progress comfortably to the final stages of the national competition. At the National Finals, their first game was against the team who beat them in the final in the previous year: a grudge match against Alleyn’s! The team performed strongly and managed to beat them 9-2, a clear demonstration of the improvements they had made over the previous 12 months. This was followed by another victory against Highgate School 11:4. In the semi-final the performance from the whole squad against Trinity School was particularly outstanding and they managed to secure a comfortable 8-2 victory. In the National Final they faced a very strong Notting Hill & Ealing High School team, but the senior players showed great leadership, determination technical quality to secure an 8-5 victory and bring home the national championship. UNDER 13 SQUAD Dhatri Anil Holly Bromwell Lola Errington Willow Greer Olivia Irvine Harriet Kennedy Clara Logan Olivia Ramirez Nievas Sianna Tamlin

Molly Davenport Nico Howarth Florence Kenny Grace Shawcross

UNDER 15 SQUAD Emelia Atkinson Zara Caswell Ellie Rose Donnellan Sophie Huang Nikita Luhar

Hanisa Becic Amelia Crompton Lola Errington Anushka Kishore Daisy-Lee Strange

Lucy Blenkinship Lillia Dean Zahra Hasan Sonal Ladha Sianna Tamlin

UNDER 18 SQUAD Hanisa Becic Ella Carter Harriet Dickens Zahra Hasan Nyah Pomian

Lucy Blenkinship Amelia Crompton Ellie Rose Donnellan Sonal Ladha Emily Whalley

Anna Brennand Lillia Dean Charlotte Harris Zahara Muhammad

UPPER SCHOOL VICTRIX LUDORUM Alexia Howarth, Molly Grimshaw, Anna Brennand, Zahara Muhammad & Pip Nuttall

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Badminton 2022-23

The Badminton Squad were placed into the A league after last year’s successful league finishing position. Weekly club nights have been attended by more than 30 students and regular fixtures have given the squad an opportunity to play competitive matches. All the club members have continued to improve their skills, tactics and game etiquette. The squad performed well across the league with our A and B teams winning many of their matches. Due to this success, both the Under 13 and Under 15 teams were nominated to attend the Greater Manchester Badminton Finals. Teams of four students played a mixture of singles and doubles against the best schools from across the county in their respective age groups. Our Under 15s had some tough opposition and finished in a respectable third place. The Under 13s played fantastically throughout and were deservedly crowned County Champions. Well done to the many students who have been involved in badminton during the year.

Cross Country 2022-23

In November, girls in Years 7-11 competed in the Bolton Schools Cross Country Competition, hosted by Rivington and Blackrod High School. All girls ran superbly well on the day with special mention to Georgia Clarkson in Year 9, who won her race to become the overall Bolton Town Champion. Impressive individual performances from all runners in the Year 8 & 9 team and Year 10 & 11 teams were enough to secure overall team wins on the day to become champions of Bolton. All girls who finished in the top 20 in their respective races, were eligible to compete at the Greater Manchester Schools Competition.

INDIVIDUAL TOWN RESULTS Y7 RESULTS Kayla Ochemba

37th

Y8 & 9 RESULTS Georgia Clarkson Sasha Bartalotta Molly Neville Eliza Doyle Harriet Kennedy Amber Pilkington

1st 2nd 8th 10th 12th 13th

Y10 & 11 RESULTS Elena Bartalotta Isabella Backhouse Lucy Johnstone Molly Grimshaw Charlotte Harris Lucy Pickett Zahara Muhammad

2nd 3rd 7th 9th 13th 14th 26th

BADMINTON CLUB (ALL AGES) BADMINTON SQUAD 2023 Zoha Bawany Shahd Baroudi Leena Ciechowska Irene Chan Lily Coupe Christine Ekweogu Megan Fung Sophie Huang Chloe Hilton Ella Hilton Ruby Johnson Shreeya Kalakala Anushka Kishore Oralia Ho Nikita Luhar Lily Ma Seraphina Mark Freya Marland Charlotte Ng Ammarah Patel Karishma Patel Anayka Patel Sharina Tavakolynik Lucy Wilson Labia Yasin Rebecca Zavaglia YEAR 8 BADMINTON CLUB Mariyah Ahmed Sameeha Ali Safiyah Arshad Amina Bokhari Sara Choudhary Hollie Creer Zainab Hussain Imaan Iqbal Aleeza Karim Laiba Kausar Daniya Malik Alinah McAlister Hanaa Sheik Mia Simpson

Hanisa Becic Disha Challa Ashriya Fernando Amy Heaton Hannah Hayes Iksimar Kaur Imogen Linas Ritti Ma Carly Ng Prisha Patel Nadia Tahier Lola Aiken-Wood

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GREATER MANCHESTER COUNTY COMPETITION Nine girls represented the Bolton Town Cross Country team at the Greater Manchester Cross Country Championships at Heaton Park on Saturday 4 Feb: JUNIOR RESULTS Sasha Bartalotta Georgia Clarkson Eliza Doyle Amber Pilkington

6th 8th 22nd 45th

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS Elena Bartalotta 12th Isabella Backhouse 16th Lucy Johnstone 30th Charlotte Harris 31st Molly Grimshaw 35th

Tabitha Armer Hannah Chen Isla Fox Aisha Jiva Maha Khan Poppy Murgatroyd Maariyah Zaeem

The Junior Team were Overall County competition winners whilst the Intermediate teams finished 4th.

YEAR 9 BADMINTON CLUB Cadence Baxendale Mariam Bokhari Gabriella Collings Pippa Critchley Nikita Dontula Abigail Elmer Sophie Green Marissa Hollinghurst Afifat Ismalia Olivia Jones Astrid King Simra Mahmood Tilly McCann Maleehah Patel Daisy Lee-Strange Anamika Vardhan Eloise Whitwood

Sasha placed 5th for the Greater Manchester Team with Georgia just behind in 6th place. These excellent finishing positions helped Greater Manchester County achieve an amazing 8th place out of 43 Counties taking place in the finals.

YEAR 11 BADMINTON CLUB Sophie Chan Myesha Choudry Laibah Mahmood Saniyah Rahman

As a result of their superb individual performances and a top 10 finish in their race, Sasha Bartalotta and Georgia Clarkson (Year 9) qualified for the English Schools Cross County finals in Nottingham on Saturday 18 March: a superb achievement for both girls and testament to all their hard work.

Awesome performances from both girls, they did Bolton School and Greater Manchester proud!

Ashlyn Lau

BOLTON SCHOOL

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Running Club 2022-23 RUNNING CLUB

YEAR 7 Evie Chadwick Lucia Ryan

Ursula Morris Kayla Ochemba

Holly Parrott

YEAR 8 Eliza Doyle

Harriet Kennedy

Amber Pilkington

YEAR 10 Ella Clarkson

Lucy Johnstone

Lucy Pickett

YEAR 11 Sallie Kendall

Alexia Howarth

Football 2022-23

Football has continued to grow this year, with the well-attended weekly lunch time clubs for Years 7 & 8 and Years 9, 10 & 11. The girls had a busy season, participating in several friendly fixtures, as well as regular league games and various tournaments. Our Under 13s have been very successful, firstly winning the group stage of the Utilita Cup, organised by Bolton Wanderers FC, before progressing to the semi-finals of the area competition. The team also won the Bolton Schools’ Town Tournament and the league, winning all their games. The Under 15 team won many of their league games, finishing in the top half of the table. In the Town Tournament the girls showed great resilience, reaching the final but unfortunately finishing as runners-up. These results are testament to the girls’ hard work throughout the season and we look forward to seeing how their football progresses next year. FOOTBALL CLUB

UNDER 13 SQUAD Zara Bakker Alicia Gronowska Alena Livesey Ursula Morris Hiba Pathan Isobel Plano Alissia Smyth UNDER 16 SQUAD Georgia Clarkson Abigail Elmer Ella Hilton Molly Neville Nikki Patel Lucy Pickett Happy Yoak

Safaa Bhaiji Aleeza Hassan Alinah McAllister Lucy Nelson Ella Parfrey Evie Pursey George Stubbs

Abigail Carr Vania Khan Ariana McKie Sophie Neville Holly Parrott Lucia Ryan Scout Taylore-Knowles

Pippa Critchley Maggie Fraser Afifat Ismaila Emilia Nuttall Anayka Patel Isabelle Ryan

Eesha Dhaygude Annabelle Guest Olivia Jones Ella Ogunby Zara Plano Lily Stanway

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Rounders 2022-23

Summer Term saw many students having the opportunity to represent school. At the Bolton Town Tournament, all age groups competed well, with the Year 8 and Year 10 teams reaching the semi-final stages of the competition. Overall, a very enjoyable season of rounders. YEAR 7 Mariam Adam Dhatri Anil Tilly Birch Molly Davenport Holly Ford Aleeza Hassan Amara Hussain Aleeza Karim Vania Khan Clara Logan Alinah McAllister Taylor Musadaidzwa Maariyah Patel Meera Salvi Charlie Shambrook Ellie Sidebottom Sianna Tamlin Gabrielle White YEAR 8 Aanya Agrawal Hanisa Becic Gabriella Collings Isobel Edwards Isobel Evans Sophie Green Nikita Luhar Emily Rostron Daisy-Lee Strange Ivy Zheng

Zakia Adam Ameerah Ashraf Holly Bromwell Jood Elkadi Freya Green Bridget Horan Almas Idrees Laiba Kausar Talia Keep Sammie Makin Izzy McKay Sophie Neville Anya Pijper Roma Sanotra Iha Shashikumar Diya Soni Scout Taylore-Knowles Genevieve Whitman

Mariyah Ahmed Zara Bakker Hannah Chen Lola Errington Aisha Hafeji Nico Howarth Olivia Irvine Maleehah Kazi Harriet Kennedy Manha Mamaniat Niamh Molyneux Ella Parfrey Zeest Salman Lottie Seddon Hanaa Sheikh Salma Tahier Ella Walker Maariyah Zaeem

Akacia Allport-Booth Mariam Bokhari Pippa Critchley Christine Ekweogu Mabel Farnworth Marissa Hollinghurst Sophia Macari Bella Shannon Carrie-Anne Warbrick

Cadence Baxendale Scarlett Bowie Lillia Dean Orla Emery Ashriya Fernando Sophie Huang Tilly McCann Emily Sorrigan Lucy Wilson

YEAR 9 Elise Brown Amy Carter Amelia Crompton Eesha Dhaygude Eccleshare Hornby Hannah Faulkner Lily-Grace Greer Annabelle Guest Eva Hurst Lucy Johnstone Umme-Hani Khambalia Freya Marland Anayka Patel Prisha Patel Laurissa Prasad Syana Reece Sarah Tabani Sienna White

Ella Clarkson Madeleine Tia Fitzgerald Rosie Heywood Aaliyah Karim Ella Ogunby Lucy Pickett Lydia Simpson Chloe Zhang

YEAR 10 Ruby Anderson Harriet Atherton Anna Brennand Annika Bullen Frankie Dewhurst Imogen Ferrier Megan Fung Gabby Giambattista-Hunt Molly Grimshaw Maya Guhathakurta Charlotte Harris Ella Hilton Alexia Howarth Caitlin Hurt Zara Kadva Sallie Kendal Olivia Melling Zahara Muhammad Emilia Nuttall Pip Nuttall Gabby Read Anoushka Sharma Ishaani Singh Erin Turner Mia Walters Emily Whalley

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Athletics 2022-23 TRACK + FIELD CUP 2022 Both Junior and Intermediate age groups travelled to Longford Park in May to compete in the Manchester round of the English Schools Athletics Cup. Both age groups performed superbly on the day and finished 3rd at each age group level for this event. Stand out performances included the Intermediate relay team: Anna Brennand, Pip Nuttall, Amelia QuintonTaylor and Emelia Nuttall who completed their event in 55.3 seconds scoring 24 points. Also at intermediate level, Zahara Muhammad and Pip Nuttall impressed in the 300m and High Jump. For the juniors, Sasha Bartalotta topped the point scoring with 29 points for her 800m, finishing in just 2m 28s. Harriet Kennedy also scored highly. Georgia Clarkson finished the 1500m in 5m 32, scoring 24 points and Isobel Evans completed the 100m in 14.1s, scoring 18 points. Overall in Greater Manchester the Juniors placed joint 6th and the Inters 7th. Juniors: Isobel Evans, Sianna Tamlin, Lottie Seddon, Abigail Carr, DaisyLee Strange, Scarlett Bowie, Sasha Bartalotta, Harriet Kennedy, Georgia Clarkson, Lola Errington, Pippa Critchley, Carrie-Anne Warbrick Intermediates: Emelia Nuttall, Coco Jones, Alexia Howarth, Ruby Johnson, Zahara Muhammad, Caitlin Hurt, Ella Hilton, Imogen Ferrier, Molly Grimshaw, Annika Bullen, Pip Nuttall, Anna Brennand, Amelia QuintonTaylor Both Junior and Intermediate teams progressed to the North West B final at Ellesmere Port in June where the Juniors finished in an impressive 2nd place and the Inters finishing 5th. Well done everyone!

INDOOR ATHLETICS Nine girls from Years 8&9 enjoyed a fantastic afternoon of competition at the indoor athletics competition organised by Sale Harriers in December. There were Individual gold medals for Zara Plano (200m A race), Sasha Bartalotta (800m) and Georgia Clarkson (200m B race) along with a bronze medal for the girls 4 x 200m relay team of Zara Plano, Sasha Bartalotta, Georgia Clarkson and Emily Rostron. Well done also to Eliza Doyle (300m), Miley Sharpe (60m), Olivia Jones (Shot), Daisy-Lee Strange (High Jump) and Abigail Elmer (Long Jump). An eight-strong team of Year 7 pupils travelled to Eastlands indoor athletics arena to take part in a Schools’ invitation competition organised by Sale Harriers. Olivia Rameirez (9.28s) and Evie Chadwick (9.57s) were 4th & 6th respectively in the 60m Sprint. George Stubbs ran the 200m in 33.34s, closely followed by Iva So with a time of 35.00s. Willow Greer performed magnificently (2.42.09s) to finish with a silver medal in the 800m and Florence Kenny was placed 5th after achieving a distance of 3.80m In the Long Jump event. Megan Robinson threw herself into the High jump event, clearing 1.0m, whilst Anjali Kishore enjoyed learning the technique of Shot Put, securing a distance of 4.22m.

INDIVIDUAL SUCCESSES Blythe Cordwell in Year 11 retained her Lancashire gold in the Hammer and added a further gold in the Triple Jump, leaping to 10.72. This made her 13th in Britain!

COUNTY SCHOOLS COMPETITION In June, five girls were selected to represent the Bolton Town Team at Greater Manchester Schools Athletics Championships. Those who came in the top two in their event were invited to compete for Greater Manchester in Stoke at the Mason Cup the week after. Disappointingly for Elena Bartalotta, she was injured for this event and was unable to compete. Junior Girls (Year 8 & Year 9) 1500m: 2nd Sasha Bartolotta 4.54.50, 7th Isabella Backhouse 5.03.02 Inter Girls (Year 10 & Year 11) High Jump: 1st Pip Nutall 1.48m Triple Jump: 2nd Blythe Cordwell 9.89m

BOLTON TOWN ATHLETICS 2022 The final athletics event of the season is the Bolton Town Athletics Championships which made a welcome return to Leverhulme Park. At the Year 7 + 8 competition, on what was probably the hottest day of the year, there were superb individual performances from two girls who became Town Champions in their respective events. Sasha Bartalotta won the 800m, achieving a new PB of 2.29, and Eliza Doyle won the 1500m also setting a new PB of 5.48. There were several more personal best performances. Scarlett Bowie (17.10m) and Temilola Banjo (15.83) in the Discus event along with Georgia Clarkson (5.08) in the 1500m. There were further PB’s for Jood Elkadi (6.98m) in the Shot event, Lottie Seddon (4.10m) in the Long Jump event, Gabby White (1.15m) in the High Jump and Lola Errington (14.37m) in the Javelin event. Congratulations to the Year 7 team who were joint winners of the competition with Turton School. Well done also to the Year 8 team who were runners up in their event. A clash with the Duke of Edinburgh qualifying expedition unfortunately meant that Year 9 were unable to take part in their Town Championship competition, which was very disappointing. In the Year 10 competition the following week, the team placed second overall, again with some impressive individual performances. Pip Nuttall cleared 1.40m to win the High Jump competition and become Town Champion. Imogen Ferrier also became Town Champion in the Discus event with a distance of 16.88m. Emilia Nuttall achieved a new PB of 13.78 in the 100m along with a PB of 48.18 for Zahara Muhammad in the 300m. Molly Grimshaw ran well in the 1500m event to set a new PB of 5.46. Well done to everyone who took part and braved the wet weather conditions.

Well done to all girls who took part - they took much away from the opportunity to perform at a world class facility and this was a great kick start to the summer athletics season.

ATHLETICS SQUADS 2021-22 YEAR 7 Tilly Birch Lola Errington Talia Keep Ella Parfrey Lottie Seddon Salma Tahier

Holly Bromwell Bridge Horan Harriet Kennedy Amber Pilkington Miley Sharpe Gabriella White

YEAR 8 Sasha Bartalotta Scarlett Bowie Pippa Critchley Abigail Elmer Olivia Jones Isobel Evans Bella Shannon Daisy-Lee Strange Carrie-Anne Warbrick

Eliza Doyle Amara Hussain Clara Logan Roma Sanotra Sianna Tamlin

YEAR 9 Bella Backhouse Ella Clarkson Mariella Duckworth Hannah Faulkner Annabelle Guest Natasha Houghton Umme-Hani Khambalia Ella Ogunby Lucy Pickett Phoebe Walls Chloe Zhang

Amelia Crompton Lily-Grace Greer Lucy Johnstone Karishma Patel Sienna White

Georgia Clarkson Marissa Hollinghurst Emily Rostron Sharina Tavakolynik

YEAR 9 Anna Brennand Anika Bullen Molly Grimshaw Ella Hilton Caitlin Hurt Ruby Johnson Zahara Muhammad Emilia Nuttall Amelia Quinton Taylor

Imogen Ferrier Alexia Howarth Coco Jones Pip Nuttall

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SPORTS DAY 2022 Congratulations to Sasha Bartalotta who broke the longstanding Year 8 800m record with a time of 2.34

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STAFF DEPARTURES

FOND FAREWELLS... Mr R Ball Well, the last thirteen years have certainly flown! Back in September 2010, starting as the BSGD Head of Physics, I had no idea what an amazing time was ahead. It has been an absolute pleasure working with all the Physics/Science students over these years. I’m not ashamed to say that I love Physics and sharing my passion for ‘How our Universe Works’ with intelligent, inquisitive, and insatiable students has been the highlight of each day. Thank you to all my classes for making my job so much fun! It’s been a privilege to be part of the Science Team and to work with the Physics Team – I will resist naming you all, but you are the best! I also owe a huge debt to all my colleagues (teaching and support staff) who have provided help, encouragement, and friendship on a daily basis. And a special memory? So many to choose from. But a very special one that will remain with me is the Year 10 summer 2013 trip to Meserani, Tanzania to support the LivLife Charity. If I close my eyes, I can be in that Jeep travelling back from safari in the Ngoorongoro Crater with Alex, Ruth, Hannah, and Ashna. We’re all tired after a very long hot day but amazed by what we have seen. As we travel over the severely potholed roads, conversations subside and all that is left is Alex’s travel speaker playing Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’. As Lou Reed might have said, ‘Perfect Day!’

Mrs S Crowther It is with mixed emotions that I am leaving Bolton School to run my website business. I am excited for the future, but know I am leaving a truly exceptional place. Prior to joining Bolton School in 2008, I had been working at a high school near Warrington. I remember being surprised at how well-behaved girls were in lessons! Previously I had had to concentrate on behaviour management, and I had to completely rethink my teaching style and refocus on delivering more ambitious lessons. This was a joy. I joined a well-run art department and spent the majority of my career with Head of Art, Jane Fazackerley and colleague Tess Fisher/Felton. Halcyon days! I feel a strong connection with Bolton School as, not only have I been here for 15 years, but my husband and brother and sister-in-law, my two daughers and nieces all came here. All four girls were completely different and took advantage of different aspects, trips, and extracurricular activities during their time here. Each of them had completely different favourite teachers and have gone on to good Universities and varied careers. My fondest memories will certainly be being in the classroom with students. However, I also have wonderful memories of school trips. I was lucky enough to lead trips to Tanzania twice. It was an experience of a lifetime for Year 10 girls who volunteered at a school in Arusha, and also at outreach schools in the Maasai Bush. Although one girl did wake up in the middle of the night covered in ants, there were no major incidents, and I was glad to hand them back to their parents in the airport in one piece. I also took part in the Writing Retreat at Patterdale for the past six years. This is a great experience for girls who work with established authors and poets responding to the beautiful location. I will miss the warm welcome from Patterdale staff. Being Admissions Tutor for Year 7 and then eventually also for Sixth Form was a huge job where I ran many events. As soon as one event was finished, you were working towards the next. It was good getting to know more colleagues in the wider school. I am grateful to have spent a majority of my career within the Bolton School family and will miss my wonderful, hardworking colleagues who make Bolton School such a special place.

Mrs J Hone It’s hard to believe that I will have taught (good use of the future perfect tense for Latinists) for thirteen and a half years at Bolton School when I leave this summer. It is the school I have stayed in longest which must say something about its pedigree. It has always been fun teaching Latin, Greek and Classical Civilisation to students here, and that is the most important part of our job, a testament to the girls (and boys) we teach. However, some of the trips stand out in my memory. Rome/Naples 2011 was a mind-blowing trip in terms of art: The Villa Borghese and all things Bernini, the Pantheon etc., but was it more memorable for the Hotel Lazio whose standards of cleanliness were somewhat below what we were used to? Probably. And yet we all stood spellbound when Mr Challinor read Virgil in Latin as we marvelled at the statue of Laocoon in the Vatican Museums. Perhaps our trip in 2017 had a slightly different dimension when a lucky few of us saw the Pope in St Peter’s square - there were a few squeals of excitement at that juncture. More local trips too were very rewarding: York, the Lady Lever and Manchester Art Gallery where I always appreciated the help of staff, especially Mrs Ball waxing lyrical over the chariot race painting and any other art-appreciation task she was assigned. A new aspect opened up for me in 2016 when Mr Ickringill and I started to organise the evening lectures in Science and the Arts – they were certainly some of the most memorable times of my career with some famous names gracing our beautiful hall: Evelyn Glennie, Simon Armitage and Thomas Schafernaker – to name but a few. But just being in our Great Hall is special and it was awe-inspiring to stand on the stage and give assembly - just one of the things I shall miss. sed vita progreditur...

Miss C Ventura As I bid farewell to Bolton School, it has been a truly enriching journey, one filled with cherished memories and meaningful connections that will forever hold a special place in my heart. When I think back, there are certain moments stand out, in particular the Year 11 leavers assembly was a bittersweet occasion, marking the end of a chapter as a form tutor. It was a privilege to guide and support 11C, and seeing them embark on their next adventures filled me with immense pride. The German culture club provided endless moments of joy and discovery. Beyond the classroom, the Christmas concert and the Spanish spelling bee competition showcased how talented Bolton School students truly are. Perhaps one of the most cherished memories I will carry with me is the weekend at Patterdale with my Year 8 German class. Amidst the breathtaking scenery, we bonded, learned, and laughed, forging connections that extended beyond the classroom. It is with a heavy heart that I leave behind the fun and engaging Spanish lessons with the Year 7. Their energy and enthusiasm never ceased to amaze me, making every Wednesday and Friday lesson a joyous experience. Moreover, the excitement and vitality of my Year 9 students will be sorely missed. I will also fondly remember the hard-working and bright Year 11 German students, whose perseverance and determination inspired me daily. Moreover, I will deeply miss Joanne’s friendliness and loving manner. My overall experience of teaching at Bolton School has been nothing short of extraordinary. I have been blessed with incredible colleagues, supporting mentors and teaching experiences that have made my first year of teaching unforgettable. As I prepare to embark on a new chapter of my teaching career, I carry with me the invaluable lessons and memories forged throughout this year. Next year, I look forward to embracing new challenges and to further learn and develop my teaching in Switzerland.

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WORLD CHALLENGE

WORLD CHALLENGE BORNEO In the summer of 2022, after a year’s delay due to Covid, eight Year 13 students accompanied by Mrs Entwistle and Mrs Furey travelled to Borneo with World Challenge for the trip of a lifetime.

However, a further 12km trek with no stops lay ahead, followed by a three-hour boat ride and transfer by truck. Eight hours later, exhausted, they arrived at their homestay.

Following a gruelling twenty-four-hour journey, the group arrived in Miri, where they had two days to acclimate and prepare for their first trek. Then it was off to Lambir Hills for their first experience of the rainforest.

‘Mrs Entwistle cried, Mrs Furey cried – we all cried, I think! We had pushed ourselves to the limit and were proud that we had finished a very challenging few days. This is what World Challenge is about. Pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone and growing as a person, proving to yourself that you can overcome your fears and worries, supporting each other as a team to achieve a goal.’

Walking with a guide, they listened to the ‘orchestra of the forest’, learned about native plants and swam in waterfalls. They also faced leeches dropping from trees: ‘Working as a team we would check each other whilst we were walking every minute or so to stop the blood suckers in their tracks!’ Next the girls travelled to Mulu National Park by air. Despite the strange creaking of the plane, the short flight over the vast rainforest, palm oil plantations and meandering river offered spectacular views. The group stayed at the Jungle River Lodge Homestay, where they experienced local traditions and enjoyed fresh bananas and coconuts picked from the trees for breakfast. ‘Our time at Mulu was absolutely incredible. We walked in the canopy of the rainforest along tiny rickety rope bridges, visited two of the world’s largest caves with amazing rock sculptures and we witnessed a phenomenon of nature. Over six million bats live inside the caves and at dusk they leave in groups forming spectacular spiralling shapes as they do so. What an experience that was.’ Departing Mulu, the group travelled along the river in small, hand-carved long boats and visited a local school, where children board from the age of five as the daily journey would be too long. The girls’ second trek to Camp 5 deep in the rainforest was to be their biggest challenge yet: a 24km journey in 32° heat and 90% humidity, with a full back pack, rope bridges to navigate, rivers to cross, more leeches and other wildlife to contend with: certainly ‘an experience’! They arrived at dusk, just before a massive rain storm, and set up mosquito nets on a sleeping platform under the stars. People from all nationalities chatted over dinner and in the morning the girls were greeted with the beauty of limestone cliffs set against lush green forest, and azure blue river water running past the breakfast table.

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Next the girls completed a community project. They spent five days on the Kinabatangan River, where they learned about the devastating effects of continuous deforestation and how the Malaysian government is working with local communities to both protect habitats and provide work. They also helped combat plastic pollution by cleaning the river with huge nets - while watching out for six-metre-long crocodiles! In between community action work, the group went on early-morning river safaris: they saw proboscis monkeys, macaques, crocodiles, hornbills, storm storks and more. The most memorable experience was seeing a wild orangutan feeding on ripe fruits and swinging in the canopy! The group was sad to leave the Kinbatangan River but excited to visit the orangutan and sun bear sanctuary in Sepilok, where conservationists rescue animals formerly kept as pets – something that increased during lockdown. They spent a day watching these creatures monkeying around, laughing at the similarities to humans and learning about the successful conservation of these endemic species. Once back in Kota Kinabalu, the group enjoyed a couple of days of rest and relaxation: shopping for local clothing, enjoying a local meal and a snorkelling trip where they saw Moray eels, coral beds and many tropical fish. Spending 21 days on the island of Borneo was definitely a challenge, but the girls described it as ‘the best type of challenge’. World Challenge builds the life skills young people need to live a life of courage, kindness and adventure, and the girls came home with plenty of new experiences to reflect on as they headed off to university.

DESTINATIONS OF LEAVERS 2022 Isma Ahmad

Gap Year

Fatimah Ahmed

Gap Year

Imaan Ahmed

King’s College London, University of London

Sarah Al-Falahi

Gap Year

Management and Modern Languages

Laweeza Ali

University of Liverpool

Mechatronics and Robotics Systems

Millie Ashton

University of Exeter

Modern Languages and Latin

Ellen Baines

University of Liverpool

Communication and Media

Georgia Barnes

University of Bristol

Law

Mia Bennett

University of Nottingham

Microbiology

Hannah Berisford

University of Kent

Psychology

Imaan Bhad

Queen’s University Belfast

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Syeda Binte Fahad

Leeds Art University

Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

Poppy Blackhurst

Employment

Communication and Media

Phoebe Booth

University of Warwick

English Literature

Isabel Brennand

University of Liverpool

Architecture

Natalia Bromilow

Leeds Beckett University

Psychology

Katie Burgess

Leeds Beckett University

Architecture

Zaynab Bux

Gap Year

Sofia Carrera-Knowles

BAE Engineering Apprenticeship

Psychology

Eli Collins

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Song Writing and Performance

Tahira Collins

Gap Year

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Victoria Cook

Gap Year

Isabelle Corrigan

Sheffield Hallam University

International Business with Spanish

Lucy Crabtree

University of Bristol

Economics and Politics

Audrisha De

Queen’s University Belfast

Medicine

Amy Doyle

Northumbria University

Geography

Liyana Dudhia

Gap Year

English Literature

Sophie Edwards

University of Liverpool

Computer Science

Lillian Featham

University of Leeds

Medicine

Chloe Ferguson

Loughborough University

Accounting and Financial Management

Clarissa Forster

University of York

Law

Eve Gould

University of Liverpool

Psychology

Elysia Greenwood

Lancaster University

Accounting and Finance

Gracie Grundy

University of Leeds

Fashion Design Innovation

Elizabeth Harkness

Canisius College, Buffalo, USA

Bethan Hill

Northumbria University

Lauren Hilton

Gap Year

Suzi Howell

Newcastle University

Dentistry

Amerleen Hundle

University of Oxford

Economics and Management

Phoebe Hurt

Florida Institute of Technology, USA

Biochemistry

Iqra Hussain

Gap Year

Madiha Hussain

Gap Year

Tuba Ibrahim

Gap Year

Aimen Iqbal

Lancaster University

Law

Madihah Jiva

University of Bolton

Physiotherapy

Summer Kay

University of St Andrews

Economics and Management

Mia Langtree

University of Cambridge

Modern and Medieval Languages

Shilpa Lapsia

Gap Year

Business and Management Foundation Year

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Maia Latchford

Newcastle University

Medicine

Sophia Liang

Lancaster University

Accounting and Finance

Helena Lintott

University of Nottingham

Biochemistry

Celia Logan

Hull York Medical School

Medicine

Xena Logan

Bangor University

English Literature and Creative Writing

Charlotte Martin

University of Liverpool

Law with Business

Manahil Masood

University of Edinburgh

History

Olivia Matthews-Berry

Newcastle University

English Literature with Creative Writing

Eloise McDermott

Newcastle University

Geography

Millie Mercer

University of Huddersfield

Interior Design

Feryal Mirza

University of Warwick

Physics with Astrophysics

Aisha Mogradia

University of Salford

Psychology

Molly Morrow

Gap Year

Law

Ajwa Mukhtar

University of Central Lancashire

Neuroscience

Amelia Myall

Northumbria University

Geography and Environmental Sciences Foundation Year

Aliza Nirodi

Gap Year

Isha Nunkoo

University of Leeds

Chemistry

Angela Okeke

Royal Holloway, University of London

Law

Taya Panter

Royal Holloway, University of London

Politics and International Relations

Ella-Rose Parkin

Royal Holloway, University of London

English

Estelle Pass

Royal Holloway, University of London

Geoscience

Sanjanaben Patel

Gap Year

Business and Management Foundation Year

Kaitlyn Paton

Newcastle University

Physics with Astrophysics

Emma Payne

University of York

Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Louise Perry

University of Northampton

Economics

Lucy Pixton

University of Leeds

English Language and Linguistics

Chung Yin Marie Poon

University of Manchester

Music

Megan Potter

University of Reading

Business and Management

Dhanishta Puveenthirarajan

Newcastle University

Pharmacology

Yuxuan Qu

King’s College London, University of London

Accounting and Finance

Yasmin Rose

University of Birmingham

Chemistry

Olivia Sample

University of Edinburgh

Religious Studies

Ani Sastry

University of Leeds

Modern Languages

Katie Schaffel

Loughborough University

Architecture

Amy Scoble

University of Sussex

American Studies and History

Fabeha Shafaat

Gap Year

Aaliyah Shah

Swansea University

Computer Science

Isabella Silvano

Liverpool John Moores University

Adult Nursing

Gloria Steer

University of Worcester

Accounting and Finance

Holly Stevenson

Gap Year

Physiotherapy

Genevieve Storey

Gap Year

Fizaa Valli

Gap Year

Economics and Management

Josephina Varghese

University of Glasgow

Medicine

Hui Shan Wen

King’s College London, University of London

English

Katie Wild

University of Leeds

Religion, Politics and Society

Vanessa Wong

Newcastle University

Architecture and Urban Planning

Victoria Wong

Cardiff University

Pharmacy

Raheen Zahra

Gap Year

Medicine

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