boltonschool.org Summer 2015 A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD

‘Pride in the past; confidence in the future’: these were the words sent by telegraph by one of my predecessors to the School as the girls and staff celebrated one of the significant events in their illustrious history. These words remain as true about the School now as they were then. This edition of the magazine celebrates our past as we recall Lord Leverhulme’s re-building of the School on our current Chorley New Road Site, side by side with the Boys’ Division. It is also a celebration of a generation of girls’ futures with vibrant pictures of the pupils engaged in meaningful and pleasurable activities, each of which is designed to help them prepare for a fulfilled life as part of a national and international community. Whilst she is with us, our aim is to encourage every girl to make the most of all the opportunities on offer to her in such a large and busy environment. The number of activities available has risen again this year, with even more academically enriching talks, societies and activities on offer. We have also seen a growth in the number of Outdoor Activities available to the girls. There are a host of new clubs in this area at lunchtimes, after school and at weekends - from climbing to archery, via snowboarding and mountain biking - and it is great to see the girls getting involved. We have also made a conscious decision to increase the number of activities in School which develop the girls’ Speaking and Presentation skills, since these are such key skills for later life. I hope that the following pages give a taste of all that is available. Miss S Hincks, Headmistress

Bolton School Girls’ Division A MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD CONTENTS

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR 01 Mrs Julia Head 25 Science Welcome to the second edition of our 02 Duke of Edinburgh Award 26 Psychology revamped Magazine, Spirit. In 2015 we 03 Careers 27 Music are celebrating 100 years of our school as 05 Charities part of the Bolton School Foundation and 31 Technology 07 Year Group Highlights in honour of this centenary we have been 34 RS considering the ways in which education 14 Economics and Business Studies 35 ICT for girls has changed over the 20th Century. 15 Classics 37 MFL You will be able to read here about changes 16 Geography in the subjects taught, the technology used 41 PE & Sport 17 English & Drama and the careers available to our leavers. As 47 Hesketh House ever Bolton School Girls’ Division is a school 20 The Sound of Music of both tradition and progress and this 21 Art 50 Staff Leavers edition of Spirit is testament to that. 23 History 51 Alumni Ms H Bradford-Keegan 24 Mathematics 54 Destination of Leavers

SPIRIT 2015 STAFF LEAVERS This year we say goodbye to Mrs Julia Head, History teacher and Head of Middle School. She has been a source of inspiration to pupils and colleagues alike, guiding new Year 7 girls through their first years in Senior School and championing the student voice in the School Council.

What do you plan to do once you are retired? No great plans. Walking! I have had so much exercise walking up and down the long corridors at school that I shall have to keep going, only outside on the moors above Bolton. My brother and his family live in the States and we have friends in Australia so that’s a couple of trips. I’m not greatest traveller. I like being at home. With two little granddaughters I’m sure there’ll be plenty to do here. What will you miss most about BSGD? Working here is very busy and strangely enough I shall miss the pace and the variety. Most of all, the people. There aren’t many jobs where you get to work with such great people, that’s girls and staff. I will really miss them all. What will you definitely not miss!? Cold mornings defrosting the car. What has been your most embarrassing moment? Not sure. Smiling and waving at some older girls on the corridor then walking into the door. Not surprisingly they couldn’t stop laughing even though they were concerned I might have hurt myself. What has been the most unforgettable moment? Actually getting the job in the first place. Why did you choose to become a teacher? I never thought of anything else. As a little girl (ok I’m not very big now) I used to line up my dolls and teddies and take the register. How sad is that? If you weren’t a teacher, what would you have liked to be? Possibly a journalist but I don’t think it would have suited me - too unstructured. Whoever heard of a journalist who wasn’t keen on travel? Do you have any memories of your first day teaching at school? The staff room. Having been a girl here it was weird to be on the other side of the staff room door and to find in those days it was as scruffy and crowded as the 6th form common room. Good conversation though. How has the school changed while you have been teaching here? Enormously... the buildings for one: the Arts Centre and swimming pool (we had an inaugural day when all the girls had a swim in the new pool) and the wonderful Riley Centre. The variety of extra-curricular activities and trips. Most of all the emphasis on teaching and learning. When I started you just taught a syllabus and girls did exams at the end. No revision sessions, clinics, mentors, learning support, personalised learning, target setting, tracking, personal statements. No ICT and certainly no iPads. Can you tell us about your time as a pupil at BSGD? I loved it. I came at 11 years old from Church Rd County primary school. I had a satchel which smelt of leather (probably because it was leather) and a pile of crayons which I labelled individually because it said that everything had to be named . My games skirt was enormous. I was told I would grow into it. I never did. I had a great time at school here. I loved the drama and sport and going to London with the first Lacrosse team. What advice do you have for new teachers at BSGD? Enjoy it. It’s hard work but there is nowhere better to teach. What advice do you have for students at BSGD? The same. Enjoy it. It’s hard work but there is nowhere better to learn. Is there anything else you would like to add? Just to say that I consider myself immensely fortunate to have spent my working life doing my hobby - teaching History to people who enjoy it like I do. And latterly, to have the opportunity to be closely involved with parents and the daughters who are in those crucial middle school years. I shall miss you all.

01 Bolton School Girls’ Division STAFF LEAVERS DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD Duke of Edinburgh Accolade

Mr Paul Griffiths, Regional Manager of the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Our Headmistress told the audience: told pupils and staff at Bolton School: “The Duke of Edinburgh Award chimes with the same “You are officially the largest independent school provider of pupils values that we uphold at Bolton School. A love of the achieving the Duke of Edinburgh Award in the North-West of England outdoors, a willingness to learn new skills and the and in the top 10 schools in the whole of the North; an area where 42,000 children take part in the Award.” importance of giving something back to the community.” Mr Griffiths was the Guest of Honour at the School’s Duke of Edinburgh Six students offered their own perspectives on what they had got out of Award Ceremony which saw 144 girls, including the whole of Year 9, and 70 the Award. They had a diverse range of stories to tell including learning boys achieve Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards. Mr Griffiths had also calculated new languages, working in a charity shop on a Saturday morning, that between them the 214 pupils would have contributed at least 4,000 bouldering at Fontainebleau and learning to play tennis. All told of how hours of voluntary work to the local community. He continued: the Award had increased their confidence, built their team-working skills and given them lifelong memories. “The Duke of Edinburgh Award is loved by employers and universities. It helps children develop new skills, particularly team-working and The presentation evening, held in the Girls’ Division Great Hall, was communication skills, it develops problem-solving faculties and it attended by all the girls and boys who had taken part in the Bronze, extends pupils beyond the classroom and imbues in them the desire Silver or Gold Awards in the last year. All the pupils were invited on to never give in. Anyone who can work their way through the awards stage to collect their certificate by Mr Griffiths. Typically, pupils take from Bronze to Gold can do anything!” the Bronze Award during Years 9 and 10, the Silver Award in Year 11 and the Gold Award in the Sixth Form.

Katherine Potts receives her Gold Award

SPIRIT 2015 02 CAREERS Women get to Work: from 1915 to 2015

Let’s go back a 100 years to 1915. It is no surprise then that the employment rate for women increased As a woman it would be 1 more year until you could become a during the war from about 24% of the population in 1914 to 47% policewoman with full powers and 5 more years until the snappily titled (according to some figures) in 1918. And what’s more, 40% of women Sex Discrimination Removal Act allowed you to become a lawyer, a vet or workers were married. 100 years later in 2015 more women are in civil servant (the first female solicitor was appointed in 1922). work than ever before. 14 million now have jobs. In 2013, the female employment rate reached 67.2%, the highest since the Office for National You would have to wait 7 years (until 1922) to be allowed to inherit Statistics’ records began. In the interests of symmetry, it is worth pointing property equally with your husband and a whole 13 years before you out that women today make up 47% of the UK workforce (see www. gained equal voting rights with men. opportunitynow.bitc.org.uk/WomenWorkFactsheet). Now where have we If you were 15 in 1915, you would be 65 before you saw your first female heard that figure before? minister of state (Barbara Castle) and 70 before The Equal Pay Act of 1970. At 85 years old you would be able to celebrate the amendment to The Bolton Girls buck the trend Equal Pay Act which finally introduced equal pay for work of equal value. Since we’ve leapt forwards to the 21st century let’s stay here and focus In theory. on some of the progress we have made in male dominated roles. There is absolutely no question of there being any kind of inequality when it Women at War comes to students at Bolton School. Much of the Careers programme in With all this mind you might wonder what part women played in the the Sixth Form is shared with the boys and access to opportunities is free labour market back in 1915? In the early 20th century women could be of bias. Without banging the drum in support of single-sex education too found working in a variety of settings including textiles and clothing loudly however, it is clear that at Bolton girls are bucking a national trend factories, coal and tin mines as well as commerce and agriculture. Four by showing their passionate interest in studying Science at A Level and years earlier, the census of 1911 showed that 28% of all employed women beyond. Too many articles in the national press over the past few years were in domestic service. (Think below stairs in “Downton Abbey”). have headlines like that in The Independent (December 2014): How can Meanwhile, the majority of upper and middle class women did not we encourage more girls to study Science? Statistics published by Ofsted work for a living although some might be found pursuing “respectable” show that more than 40% of girls who sit AS Physics nationally do not professions such as teaching or nursing. There were, in fact, over continue onto A2, compared with 29% of boys. At Bolton School Girls’ 200 female doctors by this time but that’s another story. (See www. Division it is often half that figure. It is most likely, for example, that 70% womanandhersphere.com for a fascinating article about the war). of this year’s cohort, often only half, will take Physics to A2 and each year a number of girls pursue the subject at degree level. The outbreak of war in 1914 clearly had an impact on women and work. Many women were recruited into jobs left vacant by the men who had It was no surprise then that last Autumn Term the specialist careers day gone off to fight. This meant that 600,000 women went to work in what on Engineering attracted a great deal of attention from girls in Years had been male dominated roles in industry. In addition, new jobs were 10 and upwards. The keynote speaker, Kate Bellingham, TV presenter of created which fed directly into the war effort. Our local area had an many science programmes, was followed by a whole range of different important role to play as many of the region’s companies switched their talks, some of which were delivered by old girls working in varied fields production to weapons and shells. If you look closely at the photograph of Engineering. One of them, Shakti Patel (left in 2011), is studying you can see women munitions workers (being supervised by men, of Aeronautical Engineering at Loughborough University and is presently on course) at the works of the Yorkshire and Lancashire Railway Company an industrial placement at MBDA. Amy Williams (nee Worsell, left 1997) at Horwich. spoke about her experience of being a civil engineer and her role as a contracts manager with the Highways Agency. Both are inspirational role models for any young woman. You can read more about Amy and Shakti on page (51) of this magazine.

Amy Williams with pupils in Years 10 and 11.

03 Bolton School Girls’ Division CAREERS CAREERS Women get to Work: from 1915 to 2015

Closing the “Gender Gap” Before we become too complacent, however, it is interesting to note that Engineering at Cambridge a report on a study of students at 7 universities, published by Oxford Tejal (Class of 2014) writes to tell us about her first year University’s Careers Service this March, laments the “gender gap” for studying Engineering (traditionally a male-dominated subject) graduates (www.ox.ac.uk/news). Not only do fewer female graduates at Cambridge. secure graduate-level jobs than their male counterparts 6 months after “Choosing to study Engineering, for me, was really about leaving university – the short fall is 9% - but there is a pay disparity, too. applying maths and physics to solving problems in the real On average the young women who took part in the study accepted £4000 world. Doing work experience with BAE Systems and Rolls Royce less for their first job! This year the Careers Department have ensured that allowed me to see how creatively scientific principles can be girls are more aware of the variety of jobs available to them and what applied, and really inspired me to get involved with projects they can do to compete with the best. In March, all Year 12s listened to a like the Engineering Education Scheme and Headstart. I was fascinating talk from Charlie Ball, old boy and Deputy Director of Research thrilled to receive undergraduate scholarships from the Reece at Graduate Prospects. He explored the reasons why it still makes Foundation (Arkwright Trust), the IMechE and the IET, and have economic sense to go to university and what the changing job market had some great networking opportunities as a result. really looks like once you graduate. Some weeks later, the illuminating talk from Martin Birchall, Managing Director of High Fliers Research and the The first year Engineering course at Cambridge has been editor of The Times’ Top 100 Graduate Companies, was extremely well intense but extremely enjoyable, and the supervision style of attended by parents and pupils from Year 9 upwards. Perhaps these events teaching really encourages you to approach problem-solving will help to equip students to go out and close that “gender gap” in the differently. Over the summer, I’m looking forward to starting an years to come. undergraduate research placement in Mechanical Vibrations. It is clear that girls who are leaving Bolton School in 2015 have so many In the photo, which is from one of her Michaelmas supervisions, more opportunities available to them than their “sisters” 100 years ago. Tejal is winding the Trinity Clock. If young women are going to get to work in the 21st century on a truly equal footing however, they need to develop the grit and determination to ask more of themselves and the confidence and self-belief to make it happen, whatever their ambition. Beth Lowe Head of Careers and Higher Education

Shakti Patel with pupils in Years 10 and 11.

SPIRIT 2015 04 CHARITIES THANK YOU!

The successful non-uniform days and excellent music recitals in the In February, there were tears during a very moving assembly given by Girls’ Division have raised over £3000 for charities such as: Leukaemia Kathryn Kay, founder of Phelan McDermid Syndrome UK, about her son & Lymphoma Research, Derian House, Speakeasy, Friends of Oliver and Charlie, who suffers with the rare genetic disorder. As a result, £280 was St John Ambulance. Each charity has been suggested and selected by raised for the charity through a pancake café and a pancake obstacle students and their charity representatives. This has given every student a course that ended with an entertaining victory for the Deputy Head girls. say as to where they would like to send their charity money. Narrowly beating a highly competitive Science Staff and another team made of various teachers from differing subjects.

The Autumn Term was particular busy with £4540 collected through the annual Year 9 Children in Need week, Year 10’s Christmas Post extravaganza, in aid of Contact the Elderly, and of course the entertaining Prefects’ Pantomime, for Motor Neurone Disease Association. Three pupils were invited to Key 103 to be interviewed after the Year 7 Sponsored Silence raised a fantastic £2300 for the Mission Christmas campaign.

In March, girls ‘cooed’ over Peanut, during a Guide October 2014 saw the third Sixth Form trip to SKCV, an orphanage for Dog assembly which introduced the first picture of street kids in India. It was a life changing experience for the students the third dog to be sponsored by Girls Division. and staff who attended. They made new friends and gained insight into how the £2400 of charity money they helped raise is spent to help the orphaned children.

05 Bolton School Girls’ Division CHARITIES CHARITIES Every member of the Girls’ Division deserves a big thank you for all their help in raising more than £13,000 for a wide variety of local and international charities. It is a magnificent effort, well done!

The Sixth Form has raised an impressive £550 for Speakeasy, a Tea at the Riley: local charity helping individuals Old and Young share afternoon tea! with aphasia. This was done through Tea at the Riley has gone from strength to strength this year, with guest cake sales, a Henna design stall and numbers up to 45 for the monthly afternoon tea for the older generation in the Staff baby photo competition. our local community. The most recent event was hosted by a group of year Students also had the opportunity 8 pupils who baked, designed table settings and hosted the guests. There to buy a ticket to a talk about was also live musical entertainment as Lucy Stiles, Tiggy Blackwell, Sally careers in fashion and design by Cowling and Emily Rajbhandari demonstrated their aptitude in solo pieces. Henry Holland, the proceeds of which went to the charity. Despite exams, fundraising continued in the Summer Term with Years 10 and 7 raising money for the Nepal earthquake disaster. Star Awards! This morning I really enjoyed making lemon biscuits with Lydia. The The Year 12 girls at Bolton School have volunteered over 5000 hours of group made a variety of different delicacies such as rainbow meringues, their time this year, reading with younger pupils in the Junior Schools or at chocolate orange fudge squares, treacle cake and Bakewell tartlets. We local secondary schools, assisting at hospices and care homes, and getting were happy to be part of the group as we really enjoyed the day. We involved with Tea at the Riley, monthly tea parties for the older generation. had three people sitting at our table, Connie, Ken and Phyllis – they all Alongside the boys, our school won the vInspired National Award as enjoyed the food and were impressed that we had made such difficult “Star Awards Provider” in April, ranked top in the country with the highest things and wanted to know the recipe! Lizzie Crowther proportion of students registering their volunteering hours and achieving I really enjoyed hosting “Tea at the Riley” today as it was fun and awards at 50 or 100 hours of voluntary work. The school has been offered a involved teamwork. First of all, my group and I baked summer fruit £1000 grant, designed to help students develop new or existing skills, or to bowl tartlets, which I had never baked before so it was good having a support their progression into further volunteering, training or education. challenge. After baking them, I was very pleased as they looked really Alex Hopkinson said: tasty and I think that I am going to try the recipe at home. “I loved all the different volunteering opportunities; I could be interested in Imane Nagi a wide variety things and I was given so many options.” On our table were three ladies who said they met at the previous “Tea At Emma Rayner agreed, saying: The Riley.” They told us about their past and showed us pictures of them “I thought the range of volunteering opportunities in School has been great at Bolton School back in 1941. Me and my team served them drinks, this year, particularly the chance to help talented young people with fewer sandwiches and cakes whilst keeping up the friendly conversation. opportunities than ourselves. Also the push to do volunteering outside of Yolanda Hughes School is great for gaining independence and also helps those outside the School community.” Tayyibah Khalid summed up many pupils’ vInspired community action experience: “This is the first year I’ve started volunteering and I’ve really enjoyed it! Giving back to the local community has been a very rewarding experience.”

SPIRIT 2015 06 YEAR 7 Picture this... Year 7

Crime Day

Formby Trip

Stratford Trip

Singing at the Old Girls’ Lunch, Coronation Street and The Bridgewater Hall

07 Bolton School Girls’ Division YEAR 7 YEAR 8 Year 8 Highlights

MFL Day

India & SKCV Day

Sailing

SPIRIT 2015 08 YEAR 9 YEAR 10

Amongst many other exciting events, pupils in Year 9 enjoyed a terrific week Year 9... on their Duke of Edinburgh expeditions!

Business Enterprise Day Ambleside Visit

Duke of Edinburgh

09 Bolton School Girls’ Division YEAR 9 YEAR 10 Year 10’s year...

Christmas Post Ski Trip

Resistant Metals

Pancake Day

SPIRIT 2015 10 YEAR 11 Year 11

Volunteering at Puzzle Morning NCS Intro

11 Bolton School Girls’ Division YEAR 12 Year 12

BEST Day

SPIRIT 2015 12 YEAR 13 BUSINESS STUDIES Leavers’ Fun Day

As is tradition in BSGD, the Year 13 left Bolton School in style on Friday 15th May. The theme this year was animals and sea creatures and the girls dressed the school corridors with waterfalls, jungles, creatures and seaside scenes. The girls (and some staff!) came into school dressed in an array of fantastic animal and sea creature costumes! Before lunch, the girls played rounders in full costume and despite the difficulties of playing dressed as an animal, their competitive natures came to the fore! Refreshments came in the form of ice cream during rounders and a celebratory lunch was served in the Arts Centre for students and staff followed by farewell speeches from Miss Jones and Mrs Winder. A perfect Leavers’ Day!

13 Bolton School Girls’ Division BUSINESS STUDIES The History of Economics and Business Studies Whilst Economic writings date from earlier Mesopotamian, Greek, the US. Roman and Arab civilisations, the term “economics” was popularized In comparison to Economics, Business Studies is often viewed as a by neoclassical economists at the start of the 20th Century. Up until ‘modern’ subject and has only been taught in schools since the early the mid-30s, economic thought was based on classical economics, 1990s. The teaching of the subject began with MBA’s and degree level predominantly the thoughts of Adam Smith (1770s). It was the courses and then it slowly filtered down to A Level and GSCE. Great Depression of the 1930s that brought an alternative view to In BSGD Economics and Business Studies have been taught solely by macroeconomics by John Maynard Keynes who believed that high Girls’ Division staff with a Head of Department and a part time member unemployment may not be self-correcting. Classical economists was of staff since the late 1990s. In recent years, there has been some growth modernised in the 1970s with the development of monetarism which was in the popularity of the subjects and we have additional teaching from the embodied in the governments of both Thatcher in the UK and Reagan in Boys’ Division. 2014 -15 The Department enjoys participating in a variety of competitions each and provided clear justification for their interest rate decision. They year. endured some tough questioning about the natural rate of unemployment At the beginning of the academic year, we began the Young Enterprise but they were a credit to the school both on the day and in the Company Programme with two Year 12 teams: Cosmos and the Candle commitment they displayed throughout the preparation. Company. Both teams developed a strong brand image and participated In the Spring Term, it was the turn of the Year 13 Business Studies’ in the Dragon’s Den Event ran by Ernst Young. They also ran a stall at the students, who participated in the popular BASE competition run by the Trafford Centre Spring Fair, amongst other events during the year. Team ICAEW. We travelled to the home of Stockport County Football Club to Cosmos won through to the Greater Manchester Area Final in May and take part in the challenging day of activities. At the start of the day, the created a festival ‘vibe’ with their creative stall. girls were given a detailed business scenario, they were then presented In the Autumn Term, a team of four Year 13 Economists entered the with issues that affected the business from which they had to devise prestigious Target 2.0 competition, run by the Bank of England. After appropriate strategies. The competition concluded with each team months of preparation, the girls produced a 15 minute presentation presenting their ideas to a panel of judges. Despite not progressing to the on what level of interest rate would best suit the current economic next round, the girls enjoyed the competition as it helped them improve conditions. The judges commented on the team’s excellent performance, their strategic thinking and appreciate the synoptic nature of a business. in which they covered all of the key influences on the current economy Miss Lisa Jones

SPIRIT 2015 14 Latin evolution

Would it be true to say that Latin could never change because it is a So, this academic year, the Year 7 Latinists have visited Manchester to language which is not spoken anymore? study classical influence in art, including the wonderfully cinematic Of course not. For one thing it is spoken in the® Vatican – if you want chariot race painting in the Manchester Art Gallery which is proof look at the cash machines there. And there are constantly new understandably the city’s favourite painting. Latin words being invented for modern gadgets and foodstuffs: what, Our Year 9 students have walked the Roman Walls of York and visited the for instance is maizae grana tosta? There is further evidence in the Latin undercroft of the Minster. Year 11 have travelled further afield to London tweets at: Pope Francis (@Pontifex) | Twitter. to take in the stunning artefacts of the British Museum, including the And of course, it is still spoken in the Romance Languages: what are ever controversial Elgin Marbles, and the bewildering array of classically French, Spanish and Italian if not evolved forms of Latin? inspired paintings in the National Gallery. No doubt we could debate the evolution of the Latin Language, but We also teamed up with the Art, English and History Departments there is no doubt about the evolution of Latin teaching. Since Latin was to deliver a series of seminars with ‘War’ as the common theme. The removed as a prerequisite for studying Medicine at university and for introduction to these was an assembly given by Mrs Hone which recalled entry to Oxbridge, it has had to fight for its space in the education of the lives of four heroes of WW1, two of whom attended Bolton School: young people. Hence, the evolution from the chanting of forms, learning they were brothers who lost their lives on the same day in the Battle of of tables and writing Latin Prose to the Cambridge Latin Course. the Somme. Caecilius dominates the thoughts of every Year 7 and 8 student of Latin to the extent that when we take them to visit Pompeii they head straight for his house.

Perhaps the highlight of our Year was the Michael Scott lecture, ‘Why study the Ancient World in the 21st Century’ – a title which hints at the way Classics teaching has changed over the years. We do have to win over our students and convince them that our academic subjects are worth Thus the job of Latin teachers is to animate the classical world aurally studying for the myriad reasons we believe they are: learning about the and visually for Classics students and to make live a language which some roots of our culture, enriching English vocabulary, enhancing the brain’s inaccurately describe as dead. linguistic mechanisms, reading Ovid, Homer, Thucycdides, Virgil et cetera.

15 Bolton School Girls’ Division GEOGRAPHY Studying the world around you... Geography. Parents reading this will instantly think of mountains and streams We no longer merely take our Y13 to Berlin, via a very long coach journey! and maps and compasses. Indeed, during a recent stock take, we were most In the last 10 years, the Geographical interest of our pupils has led to trips excited to find treasures from the past, in the form of giant cloth maps which in Europe where we have had exciting visits to Iceland and to Sicily, Italy; in days gone by would have adorned Geography classroom walls. a cultural visit to Morocco in Africa; an all-encompassing visit to the West However, Geography today is much bigger than that. coast of the USA taking in the cities of San Francisco and Las Vegas via the majestic Grand Canyon and the famous Route 66; and the furthest we have Geography is the world around you, wherever you are. The introduction travelled was to Eastern Asia, to the fast changing country of China. We are of technology at the end of the last century has enabled Geographers to now busily preparing our next trip to a country which is constantly in the handle large sets of data, and in class we are now able to use maps such news for its changing political, cultural and economic landscape, Cuba. as World Mapper and Hans Rosling’s videos using Gapminder, both of which use statistical data to challenge preconceived ideas about how the Our aim in the department is to not only instill both a love for the subject contemporary world looks. This use of data has resulted in Geographers and the need to know more, but also to encourage our pupils to get out asking questions which enable them to consider the role of various and see. To that end, we annually take our classes out of the classroom to influencing factors which form the complex world in which we live. Whilst Formby, the Lake District, to Manchester, Bolton and to Devon. As Michael we believe that place knowledge is still important, an observer of a typical Palin wisely commented: lesson in Geography today would be much more likely to find our pupils employing their ‘thinking skills’. This is a technique which encourages pupils to think for themselves, outside of the box, to realise that the “Geography is the answer is not always black or white, and that usually a variety of ideas or concepts can make a contribution. key to our future.” China Morocco

Iceland Grand Canyon Sicily

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SPIRIT 2015 16 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT All things English...

Curriculum reform is high on the agenda as In the nineteenth century a steady trend for in these rules. Rules which contradicted directly the Girls’ Division English Department finalise including some works of literature on the school the ways in which language is used effectively their plans for the new GCSE, AS and A level curriculum began, but it is interesting to note by us in a wide variety of contexts. syllabuses. However, the time at which we that it is not until 1859 that English Literature As early as 1947, research began to suggest busy ourselves with looking to the future of first appeared as a degree subject at the that becoming a skilled writer was not our subject is also the year in which the school University of London. dependent upon formal grammar teaching, celebrates its centenary. Therefore this is a The texts on the curriculum in the early years but change takes time and in the 1960s the O more pertinent time than ever to reflect upon of the twentieth century would have been level English paper still contained much that the influences that have been brought to bear drawn from the literary canon, a collection had been in evidence in the 1920s, including: on English today. of works that have acquired a high level of precis, punctuation of sentences, correcting of status and are regarded as great. Inevitably the Like all disciplines English is largely defined ungrammatical sentences and letter writing. work of female writers and those from other by the content specified by the National cultures and traditions would have been less However, for all the flux and change the Curriculum and examination boards, but the well represented than those of male writers. twentieth century has been marked by many subject is harder to pin down than one might However, as the century progressed we began of the core values of our subject remain the expect when conflicting ideologies and agendas to see the breadth of texts widen to include same. As teachers of English at Bolton School pervade. Healthy debate continues to rage in those that gave us a window onto worlds Girls’ Division, we aim to encourage all the girls schools across the country as to what approach previously neglected. who pass through our classroom doors and teachers take. For much of the twentieth century the tension get involved in our extra-curricular activities So what has English meant to students over remained between a prescriptive approach to to have a love of reading; to appreciate the past 100 years? The teaching of English English grammar with a stress on ‘correct’ and language variety through experience and grammar has its roots in the eighteenth century formal usage, and the celebration of innovation experimentation and to acquire the skills and, of course, the teaching of Latin grammar through literature and a greater focus on and knowledge that will equip them for life. for many centuries before that, but at the creative writing. It must be the case that many The following is a celebration of some of the beginning of the twentieth century the teaching of us came to detest the kind of repetitive activities and events that have taken place over of literature was a relatively new discipline. exercises involving cats and mats that drummed the past year. Poetry in motion

Train journey, from Cardiff to It’s my Jam At Night Manchester Piccadilly (and I’m stood in the bar next to my friends When only your brain is alive But conversation’s taken a lull, The shadows lift away from the walls, then Victoria to Atherton) And as look around, the room’s in silence Swim like nervous fish Cardiff sky, akin to rainy Manchester Even though it’s tragically full. Across the room Always more appealing But then it happens, the spotlight shines And dance in the dim light. Now Fuschia with misted indigo On my body from toe to head, Gravity takes a rest Telephone pole after pole And the music changes to Bruno Mars, And your hair lifts slowly Relentless tick of the line, sky like It’s ‘Treasure’, the jam to my bread. From your pillow Opaque tights at the bottom of my case And, like waving weeds in water, I rise to my feet, slowly at first These lights are opalescent Curl around your cheeks. While the crowd breaks apart in my path, My skin looks like chimney smoke Forgotten thoughts glisten Then I strut down the aisle as shocked gazes Among the drops of the fading window Like dropped pennies as they try turn A child cries, a woman coughs to find new homes And they faint in my aftermath. Piccadilly depart 18:30, stroll across noir- Where you will see them. My shoulders start first, they bounce as I strut tinted streets And when morning rises Then my arms rise up past my face. Still smelling Windsor Blues on my sleeve The night goes to sleep, My feet start to kick and my hips start to 19:12 service to Atherton is now leaving the trees outside twist, platform 6 Tap you to wakefulness. They all stare, amazed at my grace. ABBIE-NICOLE ALKER HELEN MORRIS LIZZY DILLON

17 Bolton School Girls’ Division ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Cha-cha-cha-changes Mike’s Open Mic Teaching English in the seventies Girls of all ages received recognition for their creativity at a special Open Mic Night where (the 1970s, not the 1870s) they were selected to perform their poems and stories alongside poet Mike Garry. Ruby In the 1970s, when I started teaching English, Cummings was the overall winner for her you could tell a lot about a school’s English short story, ‘Hairstyles’. Mike also delighted department from looking at their book room. the audience with a rendition of his own If they had copies of O’Malley and Thompson’s poetry, such as ‘The Threads That Weave’ The Art of English they were very traditional, commissioned by Manchester United. but if they had the Penguin Voices they were progressive which meant mixed-ability and resourced-based learning, as it was called in those days. The Art of English was not a Live Writing bad textbook-it had the occasional picture- Poet Mandy Coe encouraged pupils from Years 8 and 9 on to the stage to write poems on the but students nowadays would find it ‘dry’. spot, on her visit in January. Asked to write Voices was a mixture of poems and artwork- about a tree without using the letter E, the photographs by Don McCullin or Cartier- work they produced was original and surprising. Bresson, or a reproduction of a Van Gogh or The interactive and inspirational session was Picasso-and poems by contemporary writers enjoyed by all. such as Roger McGough, Seamus Heaney and Denise Levertov (woman poet-shock-horror).

On my PGCE course ‘grammar’ wasn’t mentioned, let alone how to teach it - grammar was something that the pupils somehow Lake District magically acquired, via a kind of linguistic Retracing the steps of William and Dorothy osmosis. On the plus side, as a teacher, you had Wordsworth, girls from Years 9 to 13 attended a lot freedom. Of course, there were exams: a Writing Retreat in the Lakes, visiting Dove O Levels at the end of the Fifth Form, one for Cottage where the family lived 200 years ago. English Language and one for English Literature, Under the expert tuition of professional writers, they produced stories and poems inspired by but no anthologies and no coursework. the breath-taking surroundings. Of course, some things haven’t changed at all! Tim Heavisides

Hairstyles I used to judge people solely on their hairstyle. All my friends had long, blonde hair that was shiny and never greasy. There was a girl in my English class - her hair was lipstick red and candy floss pink. Weirdo, I thought. Weeks passed and I stayed away from her, her colours made my eyes ache. Soon after this I got sick and my hair started to fall out, little by little and then what seemed like all at once. My friends pretended it didn’t matter, but I saw how none of them could look at my bare scalp without grimacing... It made me angry that they cared so much about it; but it made me furious that I did too. I couldn’t sit there every lunchtime and stare in envy at their “gorgeous” hair; so I went and sat alone. A day or two later the fiery-haired girl ambled over to my table and asked me why I’d shaved off my hair, she said it looked “totally cool”. I smiled and we chatted about things I didn’t know people talked about over school lunch. Capital punishment, euthanasia, equality and how the Simpsons has gone downhill. Over the next couple of weeks I began to look for Felicity, the girl with the wacky hair at lunchtime, and whoever got to the dinner hall first would save the other a seat. And now, two months later some of my hair has grown back, but I’ve kept it short. And dyed it green. People see me and notice my short, ocean green hair and I notice that some of them have a certain, discerning look - but that doesn’t bother me.

RUBY CUMMINGS

SPIRIT 2015 18 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Debating Natalie Henderson’s poem, The Legend of Mons, won this year’s BSGD National Poetry Day competition. Three girls from Year 8 enjoyed a weekend of Legend of Mons discussion and debating at the MUN-HIGH We crouched by a wall; We squatted in the dust, ducked Fire, incendiary white 2015 event which was held at Manchester High The advanced guard, overhead shells Shattering upwards School for Girls. Amelia Doherty received a Waiting. As we bit our lips and bloodied Thrusting aside, special mention for a particularly confident our skulls, Ricochet outwards Bullets contribution during one of the sessions. Slipping and sliding In a halo of light, Of dread leaden in our guts, In sweat, to keep quiet to see the Two strong lines Grime our first layer of skin. Boche to take aim and fire Spreading in flight… Sweat cooled, slipped When the dust cleared. …and Freddy, little lost Freddy. On bayonets. And when the dust cleared… Just turned sixteen. The smell I won’t forget. His slim figure fragmenting, We were up, shaking Charred carcasses sick-sweet, Obliterated by beams Fumbling the trigger, Leeched, Of white-hot shell. Freddy leapt over the wall Out of summer’s heat. They splayed apart like wings. And the ground began to quiver We could hear shells Where they caressed, they We knew what that meant Before they hit. burned and Our shoulders tensed A keening whistle, a flinch Blazed at my face, We ducked to the ground The silence. Threw us all backwards; The Girls’ Division hosted the second round But I half-sensed… of the ESU Schools’ MACE competition in An explosion so loud we couldn’t We landed in a daze. hear it. I looked up, February. Six schools attended the event and Charred carcass. Then the “Hail Mary’s” Defying command fierce debating ensured. This is the oldest Sick-sweet. Mumbled by Percy, There was Freddy, debating competition in the country; it offers Surged up on the breeze. participants the chance to challenge themselves Rodger and George; Throwing down arms. with debates on controversial topics and Prayers ringing the quiet. He took a step Percy was mumbling about international affairs. A leap angels, But not Freddy. Toward the humming shell Rodger was enraptured, Four girls from Bolton School Girls’ Division Freddy didn’t believe in that, He threw himself u- George was shaking, took part in the Qualifying Round of the He said. Said we’d all be captured. Debating Matters competition. Lively and I did not hear the yell. Though what he believed in impressive arguments took place based on the I heard the silence. The explosion But no. I could not say. two motions: ‘Artistic expression should never so loud you can’t hear it. They’d stopped. Weeks of iron dread be censored’ and ‘The UK must embrace the use Maybe their shells depleted. Must have unhinged him. But I could see it. of fracking’. The Girls’ Division were victorious Unhooked his mind from the cold Giving us time, and, in the words of the judges, ‘sailed through’ light of day. The time we needed to the Regional Finals.

Women in the Theatre For many years women were banned from the stage. Tolerated more than accepted - lauded for their theatrical talents maybe, but still looked down upon as essentially immoral and of low character. Because of this, many early actresses adopted the appellation of ‘Mrs’ whether they were married or not, simply because the married title implied a greater air of respectability. Gradually, through the efforts of many of the early proponents of their art the situation changed. The idea of theatre without women to play female roles became inconceivable. Accomplished actresses, once unknown, then finding fame only through their off-stage exploits, eventually entered an age where they could be recognised for what they were; where they could make their mark through their acting talents alone and no longer be forced to The second round of the Debating Matters trade upon their beauty, charm and the influence of their married competition took place in April at The lovers. Although some actresses still preferred to use the married University of Manchester. Six keen debaters title it was no longer necessary, an actress could use the unmarried from Girls’ division took part. Isabella received appellation ‘Miss’, as in ‘Miss Lily Elsie’, and it still conveyed chaste an honourable mention in the presentations respectability. The day of the actress had come of age, their finest at the end of the day for her performance and hour had arrived. contributions from the audience. Who would have thought 100 years ago that British actress This year has been extremely productive for Maxine Peake would play the title role of Hamlet at the Royal the Senior Literary and Debating Society. Exchange Theatre, Manchester? Bradshaw in his review of Peake’s A large amount of time has been dedicated performance for the Guardian remarked “It’s a terrifically fast, to Parliamentary-style debating. A group of fluent, attacking production and Peake’s Hamlet is like a page- students also went to the Royal Exchange boy gone bad… Her casting isn’t a gimmick. Peake looks like a Theatre to see Shami Chakrabarti speak about stowaway, or a French resistance fighter in disguise: her femaleness the future of Human Rights, LGBT initiatives, gives a new edge of differentness and alienation and anger”. and government surveillance. Mrs R Smith 19 Bolton School Girls’ Division ENGLISH DEPARTMENT WHOLE SCHOOL PRODUCTION The hills came alive! This year marked the 50th Anniversary of The Sound of Music. It is both fitting and appropriate that Bolton School staged this charming and well-loved musical in March 2015, during the celebrations of 100 years of the foundation of the present school and 500 years of education in Bolton. We also discovered that the Captain von Trapp’s first wife, mother of the 7 children who feature in the musical, descended from Bolton School Old Boy, Robert Whitehead! The cast and crew really were superb and received rave reviews for their ‘five star’ production. Old Boy Malcolm Howe in his review of the production, which was included in From Torpedoes to The Sound of Music, remarked “Charlotte Hopkins was a marvellous Maria, a superb soprano who stole our hearts singing with crystal clarity, a ravishing rival to Julie Andrews. Giorgio Arnetoli portrayed Georg von Trapp with the appropriate gravitas, reflecting well the captain´s personality changes from naval disciplinarian, to becoming next an enchanted bride groom and then finally a veritable ´boy in the band’. Robert Whitehead´s great-grandchildren´ were great singers indeed and the Nonnberg nuns sweet fun, particularly Natalie Henderson´s portrayal of the Mother Abbess”.

SPIRIT 2015 20 ART DEPARTMENT Artistic Explanations

Miss Fazackerley writes: My memories of the Art department span many years back to 1976 when I was a pupil in 3T (Year 7) with a very stern Mrs Shuttleworth in charge as Head of Art and Craft. Mary Shuttleworth was legendary: you definitely did not misbehave if you wanted to escape alive from the art studios! Early memories include very silent drawing lessons, where you could just hear the ‘sweet sound’ of pencils on paper. How things have changed! I still have my ‘Madonna and Child’ ceramic sculpture which I made with Miss Spencer – who went on to become Mrs Cole when she married shortly after I arrived in the senior school. I also have fond memories of collecting Emma Jackson Y11 Laura Hainey Y12 Laura Hainey Y12 sheep’s fleece, carding and dyeing it and eventually knitting it to make a purse after our week-long visit to Cautley House (the precursor to Patterdale Hall). Watercolour painting featured highly in Mrs Cole’s lessons and we all contributed to the Queen’s Silver Jubilee celebrations (1977) by hand painting commemorative bookmarks in our art lessons. Having chosen ‘O’ Level Art, I was thrilled to be taught by the new and trendy art teacher, Mrs Ann Chambers. I can definitely say that she was the inspirational teacher I aspired to Aleena Dhokia Y11 Iman Orths Y12 be like! Art lessons became the highlight of the week, and I remember clearly that this was the turning point for me – from being quite good at drawing to being a committed artist with an interest beyond the curriculum. I began to investigate possible career paths in Art, and so started the journey which would eventually lead me back to Bolton School over 25 years later.

Robyn Lomas Y13 Annie Linfitt Y12

Charlotte Stamper Heather King Y11 Georgia Simmons Year 11 Francesca McDonald Y13

21 Bolton School Girls’ Division ART DEPARTMENT ART DEPARTMENT

Mrs Fisher writes: When I began my career at Bolton School in 1983, it was an exciting time for the Art Department. We were just about to move into newly equipped, purpose built, bright and sunny art studios! In the 1980s, studying Art was very different at Bolton School. The ‘O’ level examination consisted of a 2 1/2 hour drawing exam! We also taught an Art History lesson every week with slides and a projector. Coursework was introduced in the late 1980s when GCSEs came on the scene. Prior to the new A-level around 1990, you could take Art, Weaving, Pottery and for a couple of years, Craft A Level. Jessica Broome Y13 Portia Riding Y11 Iman Orths Year 12 When Miss Panton was headmistress, she made the decision to move the Art Department to its current location. The rooms we moved into previously accommodated the Girls’ Juniors and their library! So they moved out and we moved in, but the drawers have never fitted since! The kilns lived for a while in the music room by the dinner queue. Over time, walls have been moved and new sinks fitted and A12 was created as a much needed A Level Art studio. In terms of much needed, I could not talk about changes in the Art Department without Nuala Fowler Y12 mentioning the terrific Technicians and Support Assistants. In 1989, our indispensable Mrs Phyl Rushton, mother of old girl Justine, and Ceramics expert, joined the crew and has supported the Department and girls through thick and thin over the years. In my 33 years at school, I have witnessed and experienced a lot of changes in the Art Department. But what has been unwaveringly consistent is the commitment of the staff to facilitate and encourage the highest possible standards from the super girls we teach. Millie Adamson Y11 Ella Tobin Y11

Ellie Broome Y11 Coris Craggs Y11 Alice Delaney Y11 Olivia Porter

SPIRIT 2015 22 HISTORY DEPARTMENT Historical Happenings

USA trip, Easter 2015 at the Battlefields trip (at the Canadian memorial Mock ‘General Election’ debate Martin Luther King memorial at Vimy Ridge), October 2014

On the occasion of the Centenary of the Bolton independent country?’ whilst in May the 2014. Upon returning to school, they designed a School Foundation, an Old Girl (and soon to be ‘Conservative party’ won the most votes in temporary memorial of artificial tealights in the retiring member of the History Department!) a mock General Election in which all of the Great Hall, each bearing the name of a victim of remembers History lessons in the Girls’ Division major political parties were ably represented the Holocaust. On the 70th anniversary of the in yesteryear: by the Year 12 Government & Politics group. liberation of Auschwitz this served as a timely In the run up to the mock elections, pupils reminder of the suffering of millions and the Old girls will remember the third form (Year 7) aligned themselves to a political party, and lessons that can be learned from such a tragic textbook ‘From Ur to Rome’, with illustrative joined a campaign team headed by Sixth Form event. material varying from black and white vases Government and Politics pupils. to a map of the Tigris and Euphrates. The most History Club continues to enthuse the younger exciting trip was a visit to Ripon Cathedral In other news, the Bolton Historical Association girls. This year, the craft sessions have been (omitting to mention the historical content have had a successful first year in their new based on Victorian jewellery and basket of times spent at Cautley). It was around home – the Girls’ Division theatre. Talks weaving, amongst others (including mock this time that Mrs Tate told stories of fire have ranged from ‘Robin Hood’ to ‘Cold War election vote counting!) watching during the Second World War from Whitehall’ (which was delivered in November In addition, Politics Club has had a committed the top of what is now the Turret library. by the eminent historian, Baron Hennessy of and growing membership in which the political If you continued your historical studies to Nympsfield). Next years’ programme looks issues of the day have been discussed and A-level, G. R. Elton’s ‘The Tudor Constitution: just as interesting, with a range of interesting debated. Topics this year have included the Documents and Commentary’ became your speakers to boot. Girls of all ages are rights of prisoners, young people and the vote, constant companion. Regarding the staff, Miss encouraged to attend so that they can widen making laws in Parliament, and the First Past Pilsbury was a formidable Head of History and their understanding of History beyond what is the Post voting system. Miss Winfield’s inspirational lessons are partly taught in the classroom. the reason why this Old Girl decided to teach Finally, the department has gone global again We were also pleased that two sixth formers, History.’ this year, visiting France, Belgium and the USA. Sarah Ibberson and Alexandra Hopkinson, In October, 39 girls accompanied their teachers As for 2014-2015, this has been another busy were given the Historical Association on a sombre visit to the WW1 battlefields of year in the History department, with lots going ‘President’s Award’ for their regular attendance Ypres and the Somme. It was especially moving on in and out of the classroom. There have at meetings and for writing up lectures for for Emma Higginbottom (Y10) who was able been not one, but two mock elections this year, the branch website. Elsewhere, Sarah and to locate the grave of her relative, Herbert which have closely mirrored national events. Alex hit the headlines for their moving and Lee. During the Easter holidays, 28 girls were In September, the school voted a resounding thought provoking assembly about their visit accompanied by four staff on a tour of New ‘No’ to the question ‘Should Scotland be an to Auschwitz concentration camp in October York, Philadelphia and Washington DC.

Alexandra Hopkinson and Sarah Ibberson with Sarah Ibberson and Alexandra Hopkinson the temporary memorial that they created to Rob Thompson speaking to the Historical receive the President’s Award from the mark Holocaust Memorial Day Association about the WW1 centenary Historical Association (with Dr Richard Hoyle).

23 Bolton School Girls’ Division HISTORY DEPARTMENT MATHS DEPARTMENT Mathematical Musings

The Maths department has had another busy detection and commercial purposes. Other talks Yet again, our Sixth Form girls have given their year with many successes and interesting looked at ‘Patterns and Predictions’ and ‘why time generously as Maths mentors for the events throughout. emotion, art and mathematics can go hand in younger pupils, organised by Mrs Gilding. This hand despite the stereotypes’. year, over forty pupils volunteered as Maths hub The Maths and Physics Secondary liaison day, or one to one mentors, and we thank them for organised by Mr Wrigley, was a great success. Year 6 pupils from the wider community their efforts and time. Year 11 pupils from the community (including were invited into School to compete in the our own in the Girls’ and Boys’ Divisions) were team challenge event. Sixteen teams of four In addition, two Year 11 pupils, Emma Rayner invited to attend an introductory morning, combatted their way through a number of and Shavani Manoharan acted as mentors for applying advanced Mathematics and Physics. mathematical challenges set by Mr Wrigley, with pupils in Hesketh House. Pupils were shown how their mathematics could Christchurch Primary being the eventual winner. Nicola Li, Milly Wood, Sharon Daniel and Emily be used in the creation of games such as Angry Following on from last year’s success with Rajbhandari represented the Girls’ Division in Birds. They were also treated to a lecture by the GCSE Further Maths examination, a large the UKMT Junior Team Challenge. They gained Dr Mark Lewney on “The Maths and Physics of number of girls have been studying this extra a credible 7th place in this year’s regional final the Rock Guitar”, which gave insight into String GCSE during lunchtime sessions organised competition. Miss Kelly was very pleased with Theory. by Miss Kelly. We wish them all well for the the girls’ efforts. Invited speakers this year also included Dr forthcoming examination. Girls’ Division pupils competed well in all this Charles Warkden who gave a very interesting The five week Shine course devised and year’s UKMT challenges. There are too many and topical lecture on how the Engima machine presented by Miss Reynolds, gave Year 9 girls to mention here, but of particular note was able to crack German Codes during the pupils from within the local community, the are Nicola Li, who qualified for the prestigious Second World War. opportunity to apply new mathematical skills Hamilton Olympiad, Francesca Adams, Imaan Pupils that took part in the annual trip to the to real life contexts. The group was tasked with Bhuta and Rhianna Jones who all qualified for Maths Inspiration Lectures in Manchester heard working out the most cost effective method for the Pink Kangaroo and Mahnoor Raza, Chloe talks from a variety of speakers. Dr Hannah Fry wiring up the University of York for superfast Tsang and Sharon Daniel who qualified for the discussed the mathematical links and ‘hidden broadband, using a variety of optimisation Junior Kangaroo. connections’ on social networking sites and algorithms and processes. how these were utilised for crime prevention,

The Rock Doctor Spread Your Wings

We all familiar to our dating system 850BC • BD and AD - “before decimalisation” and • NL and WL - “narrow lined” and “wide lined”. and 2015AD and understand the meaning of “after decimalisation”. Historically, narrow lined paper was usually BC and AD but what if time was defined by used in Mathematics lessons. Three possible Can you imagine using a mathematics? suggestions for this could be - money system of “£ sh d” in which there Mrs Hayes has a few suggestions to make you think: - written solutions are easier to read if they are were 12 pence in a shilling and 20 shillings in written on alternate lines and narrow lined • BC and AC – “before calculators” and “after a pound. paper would mean less paper is wasted. calculators”. - mass system of “st lb oz” in which there were - fractions look more like fractions when the Just how did students manage before they 16 ounces in a pound and 14 pounds in a numerator and denominator are written on had use of a calculator? Those old enough to stone. two lines and are close together. remember will have fond recollections of the - distance system of “yd ft ins” in which there battered copies of their “log tables” or their - there is more chance of a complete solution were 12 inches in a foot and 3 feet in a yard. cherished “slide rule”. fitting on one side of paper! Question – What year was the decimal Question – What year were calculators Question – What year did a student first ask system first used in Mathematics first used in Mathematics Mrs Hayes if they could use wide examinations? examinations? lined paper in her lessons?

SPIRIT 2015 24 SCIENCE DEPARTMENT 100 years of Science

The Science department has used the School’s anniversary as an opportunity to explore “100 years of Science”. The initiative has been celebrated by three Year 9 students, Havana Lloyd, Jasmine Kirkham and Ella Stenton. They have been producing Art Work on famous British scientists such as Rosalind Franklin, who was a chemist and X-ray crystallographer and made a huge contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA. A collage using chromatograms celebrates the work of Archer Martin who developed paper partition chromatography technique and all the art work will be put on display on the science corridor for everyone to enjoy. A huge thank you to the girls who have worked with such enthusiasm in this area.

Women in STEM Career Day

Physics Olympics Chemistry Olympiad Physics Olympics

Year 8 CREST Awards Ogden Trust Each year, over 32,000 CREST Awards are undertaken by 11 to 19 On the 8th April 2015, seven Year 10 girls from Bolton School Girls’ year-olds, giving them opportunities to explore real-world science, Division joined around 40 students from a number of local Bolton technology, engineering and maths projects in an exciting way. Schools and set off on a three-day residential trip to Keble College, Oxford University to learn more about Physics and Mathematics CREST is a UK award scheme that recognises success, and enables through lectures, challenges and activities. We learnt about engineering students to build their skills and demonstrate personal achievement and the different courses available for study in this area at the in project work. It offers educators an easy-to-run framework for University. curriculum enhancement and is student-led, which means that young people take ownership of their projects and choose to undertake them In the Computer Science Faculty, following lectures on aspects of in areas they enjoy or see as relevant. A group of Year 8 pupils at Bolton computer science forensic crimes, undergraduates from Oxford School Girls’ Division achieved their Bronze awards, which involved University taught us the basics of programming language through around 10 hours of project work. Cassia Drummond, Hafsa Qadeer, Anna practical challenges. Later, at the Natural History Museum, we had great Swarbrick and Shivani Chohan investigated the V itamin C content in fun learning about evolution and some lucky pupils got the chance to fizzy drinks. Other pupils completed project work on the acid content of hold a giant hissing cockroach. fizzy drinks. These pupils were: Honey Higham, Cate Lord, Aamina Patel, The event was funded by the Ogden Trust. It gave students the Amy Potter, Lauren Whitaker, Lauren Pursey, Hannah Rayner, Rachel opportunity to have a brief experience of life as a student at one of McGinty, Sana Saleem, Neha Bagewadi, Emma Sellwood, Ella Fullelove, the country’s top universities and also to think about Physics in new Rachel Care, Imane Nagi, Amy Mackie, Hafsa Syed, Sharon Daniel, situations. Bryony Meech, Ingrid Lam, Jessica Chae, Lima Assi, Carla Law, Safia Kapadia and Hana Hanif. Well done to the girls on all their hard work. Amie Murray

25 Bolton School Girls’ Division SCIENCE DEPARTMENT PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT Psychology as a discipline: Psychology in School – the story so far... • First offered as a subject in School in 1999 • Curriculum 2000: assessment structure was 4 units and 2 pieces of coursework • 2010: Coursework no longer • 2015: A Level reform. Exams at the end of 2 years – 3 x2 hours exams – things have gone full circle to when Mrs Sanders and Mr Berry did their A Levels!! • 2001: Mrs Sanders started and taught 1 small group of Upper Sixth and 2 small groups of Lower Sixth. The subject has continued to grow in popularity since and now comprises 11 groups across the foundation and somewhere in the region of 100 students. Whilst Psychology did not emerge as a separate discipline until the late • 2009: Mr Radcliffe joined the department as a part-time teacher. 1800s, its earliest history can be traced back to the time of the early • 2012: Psychology became the first subject to be cross-foundational. Mrs Greeks. During the 17th-century, the French philosopher Rene Descartes Sanders was appointed Head of Department for Boys’ as well as Girls’ introduced the idea of dualism, which asserted that the mind and body Division. All three members of the department now teach both boys and were two separate entities that interact to form the human experience. girls but in separate classes across the Foundation. Many other issues still debated by psychologists today, such as the • 2012: Mr Berry joined the department. relative contributions of nature versus. nurture, are rooted in these early As the subject grows so do the opportunities to extend students’ philosophical traditions. knowledge of Psychology outside the classroom: While early philosophers relied on methods such as observation and • Trip to London: includes Freud Museum, Jack the Ripper, Science museum logic, today’s psychologists utilise scientific methodologies to study and draw conclusions about human thought and behaviour. Physiology also • Poland trip: includes a visit to Auschwitz to support learning of the topic contributed to psychology’s eventual emergence as a scientific discipline. of ‘obedience’ Early Physiology research on the brain and behaviour had a dramatic Many students go on to study the subject at degree level both in this impact on Psychology, ultimately contributing to the application of country and overseas, for example, Isabelle Gore-Ward who is now scientific methodologies to the study of human thought and behaviour. studying Psychology in Canada.

The Cambridge Essay Research experience at Writing Competition Manchester University In Psychology, we have also established a proud tradition within this The University of Manchester offers 20 places for students from all highly prestigious annual competition alongside notable recent successes. over the country to apply for work experience within their Psychology Rachel Zarrouk won first prize in 2012. This included a cash prize of £300 department. The competition was fierce and one of our Year 13 and her attendance (accompanied by Mrs Sanders) at a celebratory dinner. students, Charlotte Holden, won a place. The pair spent the day at Newnham College in the company of Senior “I participated in work experience at the University of Manchester in the Professors of Psychology. Psychology department. The work experience consisted of university This was followed by further success last year, when Paloma Shakouri styled lectures, seminars and performing our own experiments. The received special recognition for her essay on the development of concept work experience was run by professors at the University who were formation in children and how this carrying out their own research impacts upon their language skills. on gesture and how individuals The competition provides an respond to gestures they are given. excellent opportunity for potential Personally, I found the university Psychology undergraduates to lectures the most appealing and broaden their knowledge of the fascinating; this was because I am subject beyond the confines of the particularly interested in clinical A Level specification. psychology and sleep patterns. I met a variety of people from different cultural backgrounds from all over the UK, who like me had an interest in Psychology. I thoroughly enjoyed the work experience and left the week knowing I wanted to pursue a career in Psychology.” Charlotte Holden Year 13 Trip to the Freud Museum

SPIRIT 2015 26 MUSIC DEPARTMENT Musical Notes... The Musical year opened with both the full Senior of rehearsing and performing, and represented congratulations to those who have been awarded Choir and Year 13 leaver Jessica Ryan performing the school impeccably throughout the occasion. Grade 6 and above on their instruments: at the Presentation Evening. Following on from From outstanding offerings by some of the smaller Caroline Fairclough, Emma Hailwood, Vasudha that, our Year 7 girls prepared a medley of songs ensembles to massed items featuring hundreds of Marthi, Than Dar, Chandrani Gupta, Kiran Cheema, from Frozen that brought the Year 7 Concert in performers, the concert was a real tour de force Katie Hurt, Hannah Rayner, Stephanie Higgins, the Great Hall to a rousing finish. The year group that will be remembered for many years. Daisy Forshaw, Charlotte Mellor, Zoe Stirzaker, also took great pride in performing the medley At the start of the Summer Term, the May Alisha Maini, Helen Morris, Lorna Stirzaker, Isabel alongside the School Song for the Old Girls. In Serenade offered an opportunity for some of our Harper, Seren Davies, Abigail Naylor, Bethany October, preparations turned to the Autumn newest ensembles, including the Middle School O’Donnell, Anu Jain and Lucy Stiles. Concert, which was held in the Girls’ Division String and Guitar Group, to perform. It was also This year, there have been more external Great Hall and featured a number of the Schools’ a chance to say farewell to the Year 13 students performances and competitions for ensembles joint ensembles. A particular highlight was the who have all made a significant contribution to than ever before. The Middle School and Senior Joint Senior Orchestra’s performance of Bizet’s Girls’ Division music during their time at Bolton Choirs enjoyed singing “Carols on the Cobbles” Farandole. At the end of term, the Great Hall was School. Katie Hurt, Isobel Faulkner and Polly for the Coronation Street Christmas launch, the then the venue for a moving, nature-themed Adams stood out in particular for their excellent String Quartet and The Accidentals performed Ceremony of Carols and School Carol Service. solo contributions as well as their participation in for Armistice Day and Holocaust Memorial As we moved into the Spring Term, the a number of ensemble items. Day and the Jazz Band, Training Orchestra and Second Senior Girls’ Music Festival took place There have been a number of Recital Evenings Intermediate Concert Band all performed in with outstanding solo and small ensemble throughout the academic year, allowing girls to Music for Youth. Other ensembles have also taken performances given by the girls. The adjudicator perform repertoire learnt in lessons and to gain part in a variety of community music events. was impressed with the level of participation, valuable practice in preparation for GCSE and Congratulations to the Jazz Band who were the mature and confident performances and A Level performance examinations, as well as awarded a place in the National Finals of Music for particularly the way in which our students external examinations. The recital evenings have Youth and the National Concert Band Festival. supported each other. During this time, been more popular than ever and in January an Summer sees the Saxophone Choir and Saxophone preparations were already well under way for extra event was put in the calendar to ensure Quartet travelling to Strasbourg for the SaxOpen the performance highlight of the year: the all students who wanted to perform could be World Saxophone Congress and Festival, where spectacular Bridgewater Hall Gala Concert. On included. the Saxophone Choir will be performing and the Tuesday 10 March, students from Years 2-13 Congratulations to all girls who have sat Saxophone Quartet competing in the finals of the travelled to the Bridgewater Hall for a long day external music examinations this year. Particular International Quartet competition.

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Thank you to the Music Prefects for Music Festival 12 February 2015 Music Festival 13 February 2015 2014-2015, Than Dar, Isobel Faulkner Middle School Piano Grades 1-4 Middle School Percussion and Katie Hurt, who alongside our 1st Ria Bansal 7C 1st Sally Cowling 8G Year 11 Prefects, Vasudha Marthi and 2nd Nicola Li 9D 2nd Rachel Care 8D Zoe Stirzaker, have been wonderful 3rd Shreya Kamath 7B ambassadors for the department. Senior School Piano Grades 6+ Middle School Piano Grades 5+ 1st Chandrani Gupta 11D 1st Lucy Stiles 8C 2nd Zoe Stirzaker 11E 2nd Sally Cowling 8G 3rd Alexandra Hopkinson 12A1 3rd Ella Bolton 9G Middle School Woodwind Grades 1-4 Senior School Piano Grades 1-5 1st Charlotte Hughes 7B 1st Abigail Naylor 10A 2nd Rachel McGinty 8D 2nd Su Sam Tham 10D 3rd Cassia Drummond 8D 3rd Jessica Stiles 10A Highly Commended Senior School Woodwind Grades 6+ Claudia Barnes 8S, Maya Parmar 7S 1st Zoe Stirzaker 11E Middle School Woodwind Grades 5+ 2nd Vasudha Marthi 11E 1st Lucy Stiles 8C (saxophone) 3rd Polly Adams 13A1 2nd Lorna Stirzaker 8B Middle School Orchestral Strings 3rd Hannah Rayner 8G (clarinet) 1st Katie Couriel 7C Highly Commended Seren Davies 9G 2nd Sally Cowling 8G Middle School Voice 3rd Amara Vijayadurai 8G 1st Jacqueline Jones-Humphrey 9C Highly Commended 2nd Hannah Holt 9S Alice Higginbottom 7D, Annabelle Boulos 8B 3rd Santina Hundle 8D Senior School Orchestral Strings Highly Commended Rachel Care 8D 1st Khamillah Mohammed 13G1 Senior School Voice Middle School Brass 1st Riya Kalhan 12H2 1st Antigone Blackwell 8G 2nd Caroline Blair 10A 2nd Emily Rajbhadari 8S 3rd Jessica Willcock 12E1 3rd Anabel Nuttall 8S Highly Commended Helen Morris 13G2, Eilidh Gibson 12F2 Middle School Guitar 1st Phoenix Khan 7C Senior School Brass 2nd Laylia Alikhasi 7D 1st Isobel Faulkner 13E2 3rd Saira Hussain 7D 2nd Jessica Willcock 12E1 Highly Commended Fay Roughley 7S Ensembles 1st Clarinet Choir 2nd Clarinet Quartet 3rd Piano Duet (Sana Riaz & Shreya Kamath) Highly Commended Three’s a Crowd

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ABRSM Examination Results Spring Term 2014 ABRSM Examination Results Summer Term 2014 Name Form Instrument Grade Result Name Form Instrument Grade Result Emily Rajbhandari 8S Trumpet 4 Merit Ria Bansal 6P Singing 1 Merit Alisha Maini 11A Flute 7 Merit Gemma Howard 7C Singing 1 Pass Rachelle Sidoli 8D Viola 1 Distinction Ananya Agarwal 4H Violin 1 Pass Abigail Naylor 10A Piano 4 Pass Isabelle Du Plessis 4T Violin 1 Pass Roxanne Asumu 7G Piano 1 Distinction Martha Brennan 4H Violin 1 Distinction Vanessa Wong 6P Piano 2 Merit Isha Nunkoo 5LF Violin 1 Merit Shreya Kamath 7B Piano 4 Pass Anabel Nuttall 7S Trumpet 2 Merit Sana Riaz 7C Piano 4 Pass Rosie Alice Allen 6P Singing 2 Pass Georgia Forester 9G Flute 2 Merit Carla Law 7S Violin 2 Pass Jessica Kay 8D Flute 2 Merit Jessica Kay 7D Singing 2 Merit Lois Ho Sze Mok 11B Flute 2 Anna Clark 7B Violin 2 Pass Anita Cardozo 7G Piano 2 Pass ABRSM Examination Results Autumn Term 2014 Ani Sastry 5LF Piano 2 Pass Amy Chicken 7B Trumpet 2 Merit Name Form Instrument Grade Result Amerleen Hundle 5LF Piano 2 Merit Natalia Bromilow 6P Singing 1 Pass Jessica-Rose Curtis 6P Piano 3 Pass Santina Hundle 8D Singing 2 Merit Santina Hundle 7D Piano 3 Pass Anika Maini 5H Flute 2 Distinction Isabel Kate Harper 8C Piano 4 Pass Katie Hurt 13F1 Cello 8 Distinction Sally Cowling 7G Piano 5 Pass Amara Vijayadurai 8G Violin 5 Pass Laura Daly 12A2 Piano 5 Pass Janani Velayutham 4H Clarinet Prep Awarded Lucy Stiles 7C Flute 5 Distinction Phoenix Khan 7C Guitar 2 Merit Caroline Fairclough 10D Piano 6 Pass Saira Hussain 7D Guitar 2 Merit Lauren Hope Amerna 3J Singing Prep Awarded Genevieve Storey 6W Piano 1 Pass Letitia Sermin Reed 11F Piano 3 Pass Antigone Blackwell 8G Trombone 4 Distinction London College of Music Exams Summer 2014 Faye Clarkson 5LF Cello 1 Merit Name Form Instrument Grade Result Ellen Masterson 6P Cello 2 Pass Sara Crompton 10D Pop Vocals 5 Distinction Helena Lintott 6W Cello 3 Pass Millie Liptrot 9C Pop Vocals 3 Distinction Annabelle Boulos 8B Cello 4 Pass Maisie Kennedy 9D Pop Vocals 2 Distinction Chandrani Gupta 11D Piano 6 Merit Elspeth Harper 7C Piano 2 Merit Maisy Ferguson 7D Piano 2 Pass Nicola Li 9D Piano 3 Distinction Caitlin Foster 6W Piano 4 Distinction Katherine Devine 13C2 Piano 5 Pass Kiran Cheema 10B Piano 6 Distinction Shreya Kamath 7B Flute 1 Merit Eleanor Haighton 6P Flute 3 Distinction

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Trinity Exams, Spring Term 2014 Trinity Exams, Summer Term 2014 Name Form Instrument Grade Result Name Form Instrument Grade Result Helen Morris 13G2 Singing 6 Merit Isobelle Gore-Ward 13A2 Singing 6 Merit Lorna Stirzaker 8B Clarinet 6 Merit Vasudha Marthi 10E Clarinet 8 Distinction Isabel Harper 9C Clarinet 6 Merit Eleanor Pickard 13D2 Saxophone 8 Distinction Cassia Drummond 8D Clarinet 4 Distinction Lucy Stiles 7C Saxophone 6 Distinction Rebecca Parkinson 6P Clarinet 1 Distinction Mary Aiken-Wood 11F Saxophone 6 Merit Sêren Davies 9G Saxophone 6 Distinction Hannah Rayner 7G Saxophone 5 Distinction Abigail Naylor 10A Saxophone 6 Merit Charlotte Hughes 6W Saxophone 3 Distinction Bethany O'Donnell 12G2 Saxophone 6 Pass Rachel McGinty 7D Saxophone 3 Merit Eleanor Winter 11A Saxophone 5 Distinction Cassia Drummond 7D Clarinet 3 Merit Charlotte Hughes 7B Saxophone 4 Distinction Daisy Taylor 5LF Clarinet 2 Merit Nina Simon 9D Saxophone 4 Distinction Ariella Tanfield 5LF Saxophone 1 Distinction Abigail Hughes 7G Saxophone 3 Merit Lauren Hilton 5H Clarinet 1 Merit Ella Bolton 9G Saxophone 3 Merit Jennifer Pearson 13B2 Saxophone 8 Distinction Ellen Masterson 6P Piano 3 Distinction Sarah Richards 12C2 Piano 5 Distinction Rosemary Crowther 5LF Piano 1 Distinction Estelle Pass 5LF Piano 3 Distinction Holly Fowler 5LF Piano Initial Merit Ellen Masterson 5H Piano 2 Distinction Rhianna Jones 10f Piano 3 Distinction Jessica Crompton 4H Piano Initial Merit Anu Jain 10E Piano 6 Merit Than Dar 12B2 Piano 8 Distinction Emily Man 10B Piano 2 Distinction Jessica Ryan 13A1 Piano 7 Merit Jasmine Curtis-Walker 5H Piano 1 Merit Emily Bibby 12D2 Singing 5 Merit Lucy Stiles 8c Flute 6 Distinction Nicole Williams 7B Piano 2 Merit Lucinda Butterworth 7B Piano 2 Merit Trinity Exams, Autumn Term 2014 Emilie Reilly 4H Piano 1 Distinction Emily Man 9C Piano 1 Distinction Name Form Instrument Grade Result Bethany Shum 4T Piano 1 Merit Hannah Rayner 8G Clarinet 6 Distinction Angelie Chitre 3Ma Piano Initial Distinction Stephanie Higgins G2 Clarinet 6 Merit Emma Hailwood 11F Clarinet 6 Merit Siân Rowlands 9B Clarinet 5 Merit Chelsea Twist 9G Flute 5 Pass Ashna Patel 11f Clarinet 4 Pass Amelia Myatt 10A Flute 4 Merit Maya Drummond 10E Flute 5 Distinction Rhianna Taylor-Birch 5H Flute 3 Distinction Zoe Stirzaker 11E Saxophone 8 Distinction Isabel Harper 8C Flute 5 Merit Sasha Cooke 10B Saxophone 5 Distinction Claudia Barnes 8S Saxophone 3 Distinction Ananya Darshan 8G Saxophone 2 Distinction Ella Thompson 7B Guitar 3 Distinction Lorna Stirzaker 8B Piano 4 Merit Kareena Singh 5H Piano 1 Merit Charlotte Kennedy 5H Piano 1 Merit Holly Stevenson 6P Piano 1 Merit Nicola Shaw 4H Piano Initial Merit Charlotte Hughes 7B Piano 3 Distinction Daisy Forshaw 11C Singing 6 Merit Hannah Holt 9S Singing 2 Merit Angelie Chitre 4T Piano 1 Distinction Reet Kaur 6P Piano 1 Distinction Isabel Brennand 6W Piano 1 Merit Alice Morgan 5LF Piano 1 Pass Natasha Williams 4H Piano Initial Distinction Amy Scoble 6P Saxophone 1 Distinction Charlotte Mellor 11B Flute 7 Distinction Kate Hailwood 7B Flute 2 Distinction Matilda Rodriguez 10A Flute 3 Distinction

SPIRIT 2015 30 TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT The Great Bolton School Year 7 A selection of cushions inspired by India, decorated with tie-dye, appliqué, hand Bake-Off! embroidery and block printing, created by Year 7. The Bolton School Bake Off 2015 was a great opportunity for pupils from both Divisions to showcase their culinary skills. From 100/500 Celebration cupcakes to savoury biscuits, pastries themed around the local area, and ‘old meets new’ mini desserts, each week, the Bake Off contestants produced an array of delicious entries for the judges. Over the course of four rounds, the numbers were whittled down from twenty-nine entrants to the final four: Year 8s Safa Patel, Isobel Plant and Asmara Stubley, and Boys’ Division Year 7 pupil Jack Tyldesley. The finalists created their ‘Showstopper’ signature bake, all of which were of an incredibly high standard and left the judges with a real challenge in selecting first place. They finally announced that the winner for 2015 was Isobel with her perfectly baked and fantastically decorated 100/500 cupcakes Arabella Barker-Smith Charlotte Hughes

Ellie wallis Jennifer Doyle Year 8 Year 8 have been making fleece hot water bottles inspired by folk art. They have used appliquéd felt and embroidery techniques to embellish their products.

Clockwise from bottom left: Amy Potter, Ingrid Lam, Rachel Care, Isabella Howe, Lauren Whitaker, Lauren Pursey, Bridie Rawlins and Anabel Nuttall (centre)

Clockwise from bottom left: Naeema Bux, Anita Cardozo, Amy Mackie, Ella Kaut-Howsen, Lucy stiles, Shivani Chohan, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Crowther, Honey Higham, Ella Fullelove 31 Bolton School Girls’ Division TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT Year 9 Environment Club Year 9 have created personalised wash bags with three internal pockets, decorated with appliqué, stencilling, decorative stitching Bird boxes / Morsbags and sublimation printing techniques. Ruby Browne Nina Simon In the Autumn and Spring terms some members of the club successfully made the bird boxes you can see on display in our foyer. Using templates to guide them, the girls cut out the roof, the base and three sides of their bird box from left over soft wood. Using waterproof wood PVA glue, they assembled the three sides and the base before nailing them together. The front of the bird box was then made from scrap plywood. Using computer aided design software (CAD), the girls created a unique design for the front of their box. The girls then engraved their design pattern onto Sameera Mohammed Jaya Guhathakurta the plywood before cutting out a hole large enough for a bird to get in and out. To strengthen the hole and prevent it from being enlarged by predators like squirrels or woodpeckers, a ring of scrap acrylic Year 10 was placed around the entrance. The front was Year 10 designed and made their own choice then glued and nailed onto the three sides and the of fashion skirt, learning pattern adaption base. Finally, the girls attached the roof by making techniques and garment manufacturing skills a rubber hinge using a piece of recycled inner tube to produce their product. from a bicycle tyre. This allows the roof to be opened for its annual clean from August onwards once the birds have stopped using the box. Meanwhile, other members of the club focused on the need to reduce the use of plastic bags by recycling fabric to make Morsbags. Using old fabric like bedlinen and curtains, girls cut out the pieces of the bag using the basic pattern on the Morsbag.com website. Each bag has a Morsbag label sewn on the front so that when the bag is given away and used, word spreads and more people get involved with this non-profit making project.

Left to Right: Gini Edwards, Amna Idrees, Rosie Somerville, Deanne Ahamed

Decorative Products inspired by Bolton School’s 100/500 celebrations – using images from around the school to create a cushion with a broad range of decorative techniques.

Annie Cao Charlotte Crook

Masie Camm Zainab Kazie

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Anushka Bazu Charlotte Mellor Charlotte Woolley Hannah McGee Holly Wilcock Gothic Dress ‘Frozen’ Costume Swan Lake Dress 1960s inspired dress Poodle dress 1950

Lauren Hurst Libby Lupton Olivia Porter Rachael Metcalfe Tomina Kirkman Alice in Wonderland dress Modern Vintage Dress 1960s inspired dress Frenchie from Grease dress Play Mat A LEVEL

Emily Barnes Y12 Emily Barnes Y12 Esther Compsty A2 Molly Heron AS Level Bag inspired by 1980s Bodice inspired by lightening 1920s dress for a period drama Bodice inspired by fish

Molly Heron Y12 Natalie Henderson Y12 Natalie Henderson Y12 Natalie Henderson Y12 Bag inspired by 1970s Art Deco Bag Back Art Deco Bag Front Bodice inspired by Butterflies

33 Bolton School Girls’ Division TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT RELIGIOUS STUDIES DEPARTMENT Religious Studies over 100 years

Religious Studies, or Religious Education as it is also known in many schools, Our Religious Studies lessons cover all six major world religions and we are has changed beyond all recognition since 1915. One hundred years ago, lucky enough to be able to take students on visits to a church, a mosque, the subject, if taught at all, would most likely have been called ‘Religious a mandir, a gurdwara, a Buddhist centre and a synagogue, all within easy Instruction’ and, as the name suggests, would have taken the form of reach of Bolton. teaching students about religion from a confessional angle. Children would Another important difference is that today, a key focus in Religious Studies have been taught about Christianity and would have studied the Bible, lessons is on encouraging girls to think for themselves and to ask questions. probably learning passages by heart. Many families would have attended Girls are never told what they ought to believe but instead, challenged to church on a regular basis and any Religious Instruction in schools was often justify their opinions with reasoned argument and to be able to recognise an extension of what was taught by the Church. why others may hold an alternative view point. The situation at Bolton School Girls’ Division is very different today! Our When we meet parents on Consultation Evenings, one of the most common girls come from a wide range of backgrounds; we have girls who follow comments we Religious Studies teachers hear when we explain what our religions including Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity; atheists and agnostics; students have been learning about is, “That sounds so interesting! It wasn’t and girls who ‘believe in something’ but do not follow a particular religion. like that when I was at school!” Church Visit Faith Trail Mosque Visit With so many diverse beliefs and “ First, we went to the Church of Saint Year 8 also visited the Zakariyya Mosque perspectives in our school community one John the Evangelist. We learnt about in Bolton where they were able to explore of the best ways we can learn about other the history of the church and the relics different features of the building and find faiths is by visiting places of worship. inside. We found out that there has been a out more about how local Muslims use the Year 8 visited two churches - a modern church on that site for 1500 years! mosque. Pictured - Lucy Stiles and Cate church and a traditional church: We then went to the Gujrat Hindu Lord learning about how Muslims wash before prayer. “In the modern church we learnt about Temple. We took off our shoes and went the way the church is used for different into a room with shrines of gods and purposes and groups: on Friday teenagers goddesses. There was Krishna, Mother meet up in the café and they bring the Goddess, Hanuman and Ganesh and pool table out and on Sunday people pictures on the ceiling of the lives of the come to sing hymns and hear the gods. We watched the beginning of the preacher.” service which included singing hymns. “In the traditional church, Reverend French After that, we went to Guru Nanak told us about some of the things that go Gurdwara. We took our shoes off and on at the church. For example there is an put on headscarves to cover our hair. We early service every Sunday because it was ate lunch and, to respect the religion, we once believed that the sooner you came didn’t have any meat in our sandwiches. to church every Sunday the earlier you After lunch, we went upstairs to a large could have breakfast. At the back of the room where we learnt about the history church there is a font which is made of of Sikhism and the Gurus. The whole actual sea shell.” experience was very enjoyable.” Bryony Meech Brooklyn Williams

Year 9 students investigate the symbolism of images of the Buddha and construct their own.

SPIRIT 2015 34 ICT DEPARTMENT From Computing to ICT and back again!

It is the advances in technology which, more than anything else, separate buy PCs for home use. the experiences of pupils one hundred years ago from those of girls Computers became currently in education. easier to use and, as software expanded The first computer arrived in the Girls’ Division in 1980. A few years later, Some staff take their first lesson the subject of Computing appeared on our curriculum with the arrival of exponentially, the subject of Computing on a Commodore computer Mrs Louise Robinson, our first ever Computer teacher. morphed into IT, then We commandeered C3, a Science Lab at the time, and set up standalone ICT and all things GUI. Programming was squeezed out and generic office BBC computers in amongst the gas taps! We could only give the computer packages were in. The network started to grow a room at a time, and typed instructions, as there were no mice or computer graphics to click then link together. The Central ICT Department appeared, manned by on. We programmed in Basic and created many small wordplay games and skilled technicians, and slowly, other Subject Departments began to use primitive animated rockets made up of keyboard characters. Emoticons the computer rooms. In no particular order, the ICT syllabus expanded are a recent example of this use ;). Floppy Discs were the storage of to include good practice in: presentation software, web design, email, choice and the noisy dot-matrix printer echoed around the room. Word- graphics tablets, drawing and graphics packages, health and safety processing was quite a challenge without a mouse and formatting icons! guidelines, computer law, spreadsheets, databases, mail-merge, desktop In 1990 we expanded: Standalone Apple Macs with mouse and graphical publishing, animation skills, video creation and more. user interface (GUI) in C2; RM Archimedes machines in C1 and a BBC In 2015, we have come full circle; Apple technology has reappeared computer network in C3. We had one freelance technician who appeared in the form of personal iPADs and Computing is reasserting itself as a once a month to fix broken machines and maintain the C3 network. A creative logical discipline at the expense of some ICT skills. One thing few years later, the Internet, containing the developing World Wide Web, has undoubtedly changed; computers have become an embedded tool in became accessible and jostled for position amongst the superior CD-ROM the way we work, communicate and store information. Our challenge, as content of research encyclopaedias and educational games. Our Year 8 both Computing and ICT teachers, is to allow pupils to embrace, adapt girls made Lego models of greenhouses, building in sensors, and writing and create technologies thoughtfully. By teaching underlying concepts, programs to control them via the computers. methods of learning and practical skills, we can empower pupils to mould the technologies of tomorrow instead of being passively ruled by them. As technology advanced and the number of computers increased, it I don’t think we are going to be bored any time soon! became sensible to standardise with one technology. We chose the PC platform, not Apple, as the majority of staff and pupils had begun to Liz Brown May 2015 YEAR 7 YEAR 8 Year 8 Graphics assessment – design a house including the use of advanced tools in Adobe Illustrator.

Sally Cowling 8G Alison Jordan 8G

Hannah Rayner 8G Ananya Darshan 8G

35 Bolton School Girls’ Division ICT DEPARTMENT ICT DEPARTMENT Criminal Profiling

Amy McVeigh in year 13 has developed a Amy interviewed Mr Radcliffe regarding the perpetrator. Following this, they then choose Criminal Profiling Assessment program criminal profiling aspect of the Psychology the most likely suspect and indicate why they for her Computing A Level. A Level and following a detailed analysis and fit the profile established. The program then design, finally created a student-friendly assesses their responses and gives feedback She developed her Python programming skills assessment tool. regarding their successes. throughout the course and by incorporating Tkinter was able to create a user-friendly GUI Amy designed the program so that pupils are Amy ended up with over 750 lines of code for her program. presented with a random crime scene and have to produce a successful criminal profiling to identify the most likely characteristics of the assessment tool!

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SPIRIT 2015 36 MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT Bienvenido, Bienvenue & Wilkommen Languages over the years

As the theme of this year’s magazine is centred round the 100 year When reel to reel tape recorders were introduced along with a grainy film anniversary we have been discussing changes that have taken place in strip depicting the antics of “la famille Marsaud” things started to get very language learning. Although I have been learning and teaching languages exciting. I remember delivering a presentation to the governors on the use for many years even my experiences didn’t stretch back that far. I have of the Overhead Projector (there are some still to be found lurking in the therefore done some research and called on former colleagues to share Art department) and then on how we might use a language lab. With the their thoughts. Miss Morley who was my first Head of languages here introduction of computers and more recently ipads we now have access to at BSGD, was judged to have very innovative methods when she arrived a wealth of exciting material. Interactive online textbooks have been the in the mid 50’s and only spoke French in the classroom. The girls did latest addition to the language department this year and communication complain, but were told by the Deputy Head that they would get used with exchange partners via Instagram, Whatsapp and even Skype if we are to it. Emma Saxelby who taught in the Boys Division published books feeling very brave has given us access to authentic language in seconds. on the “direct method” of language learning and these became famous On the language pages you will find lots of examples of how we are both worldwide. The Saxelby gate in the school grounds stands in her memory. using and exploring the use of new technology and taking advantages of Learning phonetics in order to ensure good pronunciation was also all the opportunities for travel abroad and extracurricular activities which considered very important and girls were allowed to bring a mirror into are available to language learners in the 21st century. school so that they could check that their mouths were in the correct position – some thought this had the potential to be very disruptive! Angela Shafiq Head of MFL.

Providing the linguists Honing our of the future... linguistic skills... On 8th of November, we were delighted to welcome over a hundred In November, four teams of linguists took part in the North Schools’ MFL talented linguists, from both Divisions and from 14 other schools in the Debating Competition at Cheadle Hulme School. They had to debate region. The day got off to good start with a French breakfast and language topics such as ‘Give me a pen, not a gun’, ‘University education is a waste quiz in the Riley Centre café which provided an opportunity to mingle of time and money’ or ‘Let’s tackle poverty here, not abroad’. Some of and swap linguistic experiences. The opening talk by Dr Roel Vismans the topics were hard to debate in English, let alone in French, German or from Sheffield University provided an excellent range of information Spanish. Nonetheless, all the teams did a fantastic job and showed excellent about the possibilities for studying languages as a single honours degree debating skills and command of their foreign language. Some teams reached or in combination with other subjects such as economics, science and the semi-finals and everybody agreed it had been a great experience. engineering. To end the talk, Dr Vismans invited Bryony Mutton, a former BSGD student, to give us a student’s insight into studying at Sheffield and the exciting prospects offered by the year abroad. Students were then able to practise their own linguistic skills in their chosen post GCSE workshop and try a new language taster session in either Italian, Russian or Arabic. To bring the event to a close we were very fortunate to be joined by Andrea Cockram, a former student, currently living in Paris where she runs her own communications company and lectures at the Sorbonne. She was able to illustrate the value of languages both in the world of work and as a skill which makes us better communicators, more culturally aware and offers endless interesting and enjoyable opportunities.

Students talk to guest speaker Andrea Cockram

37 Bolton School Girls’ Division MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT SPANISH DEPARTMENT Málaga El Puerto de Santa María 2014 This Easter the annual Year 10 study trip to On Sunday 19th October, we left Manchester for Southern Spain; despite flying across Europe Málaga was not blessed with the usual sunny we landed to find ourselves still on British soil… in Gibraltar! Fortunately, the weather was very weather, but this didn’t dampen our spirits. different to that which we had left behind in England and after crossing the border, we were finally in Spain, and ready to meet our host families. Manuel’s tour of the city pointing out the famous sights as well as the best ice-cream On Monday morning we met our teacher at Trinity Language School – José. He would be our teacher shops was a big hit. A tour of Picasso’s house for the next three mornings at the school, where we enjoyed different sessions to help us improve and museum where we discussed selected our Spanish. In the afternoon, we were treated to trips of the local area – firstly we works by the artist meant that we learnt a lot were taken on a tour of the town with one of the teachers from the language school – Loli. about Málaga’s most famous painter and even Unfortunately, some of us got more than our bearings: the next morning we all met up at the managed to get him to pose for a photo! The language school to find we had all been bitten by mosquitos in the night, with some members of the weather didn’t stop us from improving our group suffering considerably more than others! dance moves with a flamenco master class or We also enjoyed trips to the beach; a ‘bodega’ where sherry is produced, as el Puerto de Santa from sampling “chocolate con churros” in the María is part of Spain’s‘sherry triangle’; as well as a trip to Cádiz with Marta from the school. On the town’s oldest “churrería”. On the last day we Thursday we went for a day trip to Seville, where we visited a number of tourist sites, including ‘La visited the impressive aqueduct in Ronda and Plaza de España’ and the Cathedral (where Christopher Columbus is buried). We had a great time on the bull ring. We learnt about the history of the this trip and I would really recommend it to anyone who is taking Spanish, wants to improve their town as well as the traditions of bullfighting and confidence and enjoys eating a lot of ice cream! there were some lively debates on the topic. Stephanie Higgins

La casa será inteligente Alarmas que usan huellas digitales Cómoda con muchos artículos de lujo Aparatos electrónicos muy avanzados Será más ecológica Ahorrará energía Dormitorios que apagarán las luces cuando te acuestas Educación interactiva en los dormitorios de los niños Los aparatos podrán hablar Fabricada con madera y vidrio Una conexión a internet muy buena Tendrá pantallas interactivas en cada cuarto Una inteligencia artificial Reconocerá a cada individuo Opciones para cambiar la decoración Alex Brown and Amber Tobin

Year 9 have taken photos on their iPad to Year 13 consider technological keep a record of their work on fashion Year 11 explore current environmental problems advances in the house of the future

SPIRIT 2015 38 FRENCH DEPARTMENT Film Competition French club Spelling Bee Congratulations to Ella Kaut-Hauson in Year 8 I have thoroughly enjoyed French Club this year. Spelling has always been important in languages, who received a “Special Commendation” for We have done all sorts of fun activities, from but this competition makes it fun. her entry into the Oxford University film essay arts and crafts to charades. One of my favourite Twelve Year 7 girls showed nerves of steel as competition in the Years 7 to 11 category. Her things was when we had to run around the they competed in front of the whole year group task was to watch the first half of the film “Le school with a checklist of objects in French; we in a French Spelling Bee Competition. Petit Nicolas” and to imagine her own ending. had to find them and take a picture of them. I The girls had to learn a bank of one hundred Ella’s creative writing impressed the judges who found it really interesting learning about many words in preparation for the competition, and wrote to say that hers was “a very strong entry of the different traditions in France and playing had to spell as many as possible in one minute. within a competitive field”. a game on the French regions. As I progressed French teacher Miss Tomlinson gave each girl with French in lessons, French club gave me the an English word. Pupils had to translate the opportunity to have a conversation in French word into French, say it out loud, and then spell Year 9 and 10 with someone from France. I have made cards it using the French alphabet including accents for Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s and punctuation. This would be difficult enough Day, learnt about what people in France do on at the best of times, but doing it on stage and French Exchange those days and practised new vocabulary in in front of the whole year group definitely This year, the French Exchange with Le Collège writing the cards. Katy (the French assistant) is intensified the pressure! Saint-Benoît celebrated its thirtieth anniversary always really helpful and she brings in lots of Ordinarily girls would be able to recall and spell in style by travelling to France by plane for the games and resources for us. just a few words in a minute but the competitors first time! Whilst in Moulins, the girls enjoyed Grace Hansford recalled up to sixteen words. The girl who spelled a busy week full of activities and visits allowing out the most words correctly won the prize. them to practise their French first-hand. It was an incredibly close competition, but the Theatre Production outright winner was Haleemah Mohammed On Monday 1st June, Year 8 French enjoyed the with sixteen words, closely followed by Nabilah annual visit from Onatti’s theatre company. Thagia with fourteen words. Miss Tomlinson said: This year’s play, Erreur d’identité, was set in a “Congratulations to all girls who took part. It hotel in France where the owners, Pierre and took great courage to stand up on stage in front Rose-Marie, are convinced that one of their of the rest of Year 7, who were really supportive. customers is an escaped prisoner they read It was so impressive to see the girls in action about in the newspaper. and this competition is something they will remember for years to come.”

Year 7 developed their writing skills by producing short paragraphs about their use of new technologies Year 10 wrote about their use of the Internet. Year 12 expressed their opinion on Reality TV

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Girls taking part in the German Exchange used to write letters to each other. German Exchange Times and technology have changed, as the following girls explain: Taking part in the German Exchange is one I was quite nervous about the German exchange Three months or so before the exchange we of the best experiences I have had at school. as I had never done anything like it before and I were given the name and contact details of our Although I was extremely nervous about was worried that I wouldn’t get on with Jasmin, exchanges. We all began using Whatsapp as our staying with a strange family for a whole week, my exchange partner, or fit in with her family. chosen form of communication. Day by day we I had been communicating with my partner However, my uneasiness was soon put to rest were learning more and more about each other: and many of the other Germans via Whatsapp as she gave me a massive hug when we finally our likes, dislikes, friends, family and what we and Instagram for months beforehand so it met, after our unexpectedly long journey to did at school. By the time the exchange came was a lot less intimidating. We finally arrived Bonn. We had been talking to each other on about late March, we were more than ready at the school and got to meet our partners. It Snapchat for a while, and in the last few months to go and meet them. Whatsapp proved vital was very awkward for the first few hours as we prior to the trip, we had been speaking almost up until the last second when speculation tried to stumble around the language barriers every day. This communication certainly made regarding the cancellation of our flight arose but after a while everyone settled in and found things easier as we discovered that we had from their end. Throughout the exchange we ways to communicate. Over the week, we did similar interests and the same personality. From visited various town centres, museums, theme lots of fun activities including climbing, visiting the first evening of the trip, we met up with parks, rock climbing centres and the school. Köln and Bonn and going to the theme park others from the exchange, which gave me the My favourite part of the trip was going to ‘Fantasialand’. We met up every evening with opportunity to listen to the Germans speaking Fantasialand on Sunday as it was great fun and the other pairs so everyone became really and their pronunciation of words which has it allowed us to test our German in various close friends. The trip definitely improved my since helped me in listening and speaking shops and situations. Hannah Saad ability to understand German through reading exercises in class. I would recommend the signs and being put on the spot to have full exchange to anyone who is considering it, as it conversations in German with my exchange’s was a thoroughly enjoyable experience in which parents. By the end of the week I had become I learnt a lot and made many new friends, both really good friends with my partner and English and German. Asena Akdeniz everyone else so it was sad to leave but we have all kept in contact and are really excited about seeing them again when they come to England! Lauren Crowther

Patterdale Language apps Recommended by Year 12 and Year 13 Our German study weekend in Patterdale for girls Technology is constantly changing the way we learn languages: the introduction of iPads has and boys in Y11-13 is an established event in the led to the discovery of some wonderful apps which the Sixth Form Germanists have been using school calendar. This year, 12 girls, 16 boys and to help them study. 5 members of staff spent a weekend in January talking and listening to German and enjoying the The Flashcards app has been incredibly useful for Learning vocabulary is one of the key parts company, the food and the countryside. learning vocabulary throughout my time studying of learning a second language. There are so The programme has changed little over the last German. Vocabulary learning is something many words and so many topics that it seems twenty years – why change a winning formula? that I know a lot of people struggle with as impossible to know everything. Let’s face it: We may use online dictionaries on the iPad rather pages and pages of long lists of words can often It’s no fun with the ‘look, cover, write, check’ than paper dictionaries but there is no signal for seem daunting and overbearing. Flashcards has method. That might work for some people most mobile phone networks so we did lots of a completely different approach to learning but most of us want other ways to remember talking face to face! vocabulary. Whether you want to quiz yourself, confusing words and how to spell them. match up the English words with the German Memrise is a free app on the App Store that The very full programme included: a language words or play Vocab Ninja, Flashcards has really helps with vocabulary learning. It’s really ice-breaker (two lies and one truth); a film: something for everyone. You can even compete simple and easy to use on the iPads whether ‘Sonnenallee’ (‘Sun Alley’), a comedy set in East against your friends in a Vocab Battle to see who in school or at home. It’s perfect when revising Berlin in the 1970s; a round of 10 x 2 minute knows the words better. last minute for a test you have first period that discussions; rehearsals for an excerpt from you completely forgot about! ‘Der Besuch der alten Dame’ and sketches by Lizzy Dillon Y13 the German comedian Loriot; a walk along Using the German Grammar Guide app as an You can download courses on their website the lakeside; singing led and accompanied by aid to my German studies has been extremely after creating an account. Many of these Frau Artley ( ‘Die Gedanken sind frei’ and ‘Ein beneficial to me. It has allowed me to fully courses are specific to the exam board so you Mann, der sich Kolumbus nennt’); speed reading comprehend the different tenses and cases in the get the exact vocabulary lists you need. It works using newspaper articles; practice for the oral German language as well as being a great help off short term memory and shows you the examination; and a second film: ‘Kokowääh’, a when completing homework tasks. The layout is word and a few ways to remember it either by comedy directed by and starring Til Schweiger, simple and clear and it includes everything from breaking down the word into shorter bits, by The Patterdale staff provided delicious food prepositions and pronouns as well as a list of all diagrams or by a completely wacky way that including lots of cake! Der Kuchen war lecker! irregular verbs. sticks in your brain. Frau Sheaff Samreen Chohan Y13 Charlotte Fielding Y12 SPIRIT 2015 40 PE DEPARTMENT Farewell Running Club Cross Country At the Bolton Town Cross Country At Christmas we said goodbye to Mrs Hall who Year 10 Championships in November, the Bolton School retired after 22 years teaching PE at the School. Jennie Maher Hannah Daley team of 15 girls battled hard through the wind Maisie Camm Priya Guhathakwta and mud against some strong opposition from Jessica Styles Rhianna Jones the local schools.

Year 9 As a result of their excellent individual Lara Grimes Fatima Patel performances at this competition, Ellie Bridge, Abigail Duckworth and Isobel Faulkner were selected for the Bolton Town Cross Country Year 8 team and went on to compete at the Greater Rachel McGinty Huma Azim Manchester Cross-Country Championships in Hannah Rayner Sana Saleem February. Sara Shaikh Jasmin Hussain Safa Patel Alexandria Smith Isobel was placed 15th in the senior race, whilst Emma Sellwood in the junior race, Ellie was placed 44th and Abigail finishd in 59th position. Year 7 Athletics 2014 Fatima Naeem Elspeth Harper The Summer Term was very short which made Nabilah Thaifa Sanaa Hafeji fitting track and field event fixtures in alongside exams quite tricky. There were matches against Canon Slade and Bury Grammar School that involved large numbers of girls, with lots of Golf excellent individual performances and plenty of BURSARY GOLF DAY new personal bests achieved. Well done to Polly Hughes, Rachel Metcalfe, TOWN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Megan Smethurst and Mrs Hayes for their In the Year 10 competition, the team did well to efforts at the Bursary Golf day in September. finish 5th overall against some tough opposition A great day’s golf was had by all. from other schools. A special mention should go to Cerys Baines, who won the Javelin whilst recording a season’s best distance of 21.94m and Priya Chevli, who came second in the Seniors Discus. The team members were: Cerys Baines, Isobel Faulkner Eleanor Broome, Louisa Brophy, Priya Chevli, Sara Crompton, Caitlin Duckett, Emma Jackson, Year 10 Imogen Joyce and Alisha Maini. Jennie Maher Maisie Camm GREATER MANCHESTER ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014 Year 9 Abigail Shaw Anvi Varsani Cerys Baines and Hannah Stephenson were INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS’ GOLF COMEPTITION both nominated to take part in the Greater Congratulations to Ellie Broome in Year 11, who Manchester Athletics Championships. Hannah Year 8 qualified for the final of the 200m where she at the Independent Schools Golf Competition held in April at Fleetwood Golf Club, scored a Amy Chicken Molly Hill finished in 3rd place. Following her excellent Mabel Horridge Maddie Kennedy result in the Javelin competition, Cerys Baines nett 80, finishing 4th in the girls’ gross section and 28th out of 38 in the overall gross section. Imane Nagi Lucy Stiles finished second and just narrowly missed out on Asmara Stubley selection for the English Schools Athletics finals Ellie was also reselected for the Cumbria county U18s Elite golf squad for the 2015 season, and is in July. Year 7 the Junior Captain at Kirkby Lonsdale Golf C lub. Ellie Bridge Abigail Duckworth Fatimah Naeem Year 10 Cerys Baines Eleanor Broome Louisa Brophy Priya Chevli Sara Crompton Caitlin Duckett Amber Farrington Fiona Hazlitt Emma Jackson Imogen Joyce Alisha Maini Rachel Metcalfe Charlotte Winrow

Year 9 Ellie Addison Lena Ahmed Maisie Camm Hannah Daley Isabelle Devine Priya Guhathakurta Jessie Harper Rachel Ibberson Jennie Maher Tilly Rodriguez Jess Stiles Ellie Twist

41 Bolton School Girls’ Division PE DEPARTMENT PE DEPARTMENT

Sports Day Results 2014 Track Events Sports Day 2014 Yr 7 70m A Imane Nagi 7D Captains’ Reports B Haleema Fazal 7B I started playing lacrosse in Year 7 and enjoyed Yr 8 70m A Ella Stenton 8C it from the beginning. It was not a sport that B Zara Walsh 8C I had ever seen being played before. I always Yr 9 75m A Megan Phillips 9N admired the first team; their games were fast B Emma Higginbottom 9S and exciting. Being chosen to be the first team Yr10 80m A Abbie Gregson 10B captain was something that I’d aspired to be Yr7 100m A Sarah Mogg 7B since those early days playing. This season has B Rachel McGinty 7D not only been successful but also a lot of fun Yr8 A Hannah Ferrier 8B and I have enjoyed leading and motivating the Sophie Brown 8D team in all matches and at National Schools. B Melissa Cartwright 8D Sport has played a very important role in my Yr 9 A Daisy Francis 9S life at school and it has made my time at Bolton B Jennie Maher 9N School so much more enjoyable and I will really Yr10 A Emma Jackson 10C miss Saturday fixtures next year. I also wish Yr 7 800m A Asmara Stutley 7B the first team the best of luck next season and B Lauren Whittaker 7C want to thanks all the PE staff, especially Miss Yr8 A Havana Lloyd 8G Donaghy, for their constant support. B Sophie Lang 8S Ellen Dick Yr 9 A Jessie Harper 9S Football B Jessica Stiles 9G Yr10 A Louisa Brophy 10B Bolton School Sport is no doubt one of the Year 8 Yr7 200m A Haleema Fazal 7B greatest aspects of the school, so not only Lucinda Butterworth Antigone Blackwell B Mabel Horridge 7S being involved in the netball team (the best Sally Cowling Yr8 A Ellen Bate 8B team) for many years, but being selected as B Jaya Guhathakurta 8S Captains in our final year truly was an honour. Year 7 Yr9 A Hannah Stephenson 9S Despite loving lie-ins on a Saturday morning, Layli Alikhasi Maddy Ashton B Sheila Chandra 9C we’ll miss our 8am matches at the pavilion, Katherine Baker Anna Boyers Yr10 A Georgina Owen 10B and of course the annual trips to Edinburgh, Evelin Chacko Rubie Dey which really united our team into a strong Kate Dziobon Rachel Funk Sports Day Results 2014 Field Events group of friends. A particularly proud moment Ella Harkness Elspeth Harper Yr 7 Long A Imane Nagi 7D of ours was beating Manchester High in a nail- Haleemah Mohammed Inida Moore Jump B Robyn Lever 7B bitingly close match, as the whole team fought Anna Phillips Fay Roughley Yr 8 A Bella Tankard 8G with perseverance until the end. Although Sara Salim Paige Twidale B Lucy Rowlands 8C we’ve had many trials and tribulations along Brooklyn Williams Yr 9 A Priya Guhathakurta 9N the way, our determination and team spirit B Hannah Daley 9N have made our time unforgettable. Yr 10 A Ellie Broome 10C We’d like to thank the rest of the team for Yr 7 Shot A Leyla Cafferty 7S a wonderful season, and for always making B Lauren Robinson 7S time for practices despite our hectic Year Yr 8 A Samantha Woods 8B 13 schedules. Lastly, we’d like to thank Mrs B Elizabeth Cooper 8S Heatherington for being the best coach we Yr 9 A Abbie Brierley-Finch 9C could ask for, and for the memories that we’ll B Hannah Lever 9C always cherish. Yr 10 A Victoria Jolley 10E Yr 7 High A Isabella Howe 7S Sarah Richards & Taylor Heywood Jump Holly Bulka 7D Yr 8 A Isabelle Pillar 8S From being 10 years old, swimming has been B Lauren Standen 8G a huge part of my life. Competing at national Yr 9 A Asena Akdeniz 9D level for the last 5 years has provided me with Maisie Camm 9B many experiences within the sport, which as B Deeane Ahmed 9N Captain, I have thoroughly enjoyed sharing Yr 10 A Sara Compton 10D with the team. Helping to coach and improve Alex Duxbury 10E racing performance has been a challenge but Yr 7 Discus A Rachelle Sidoli 7D an experience I have found very rewarding and Yr 8 A Jaya Guhathakurta 8S extremely enjoyable. B Eleanor Gibbons 8S We have had many successes over my time at Yr 9 A Trinity Halstead 9N Bolton School, from joining the team in year 7, B Cerys Heard 9D participating in friendly galas and even having Yr 10 A Priya Chevli 10A the opportunity to represent the school in the Yr 7 Javelin A Alexandria Smith 7B English schools final in London. My time within Yr 8 A Alice Sandford 8B the Squad has flown by and I have thoroughly B Jade Green 8D enjoyed every second. Every moment has been Yr 9 A Emily Leather 9S memorable and I am so proud and privileged B Millie Brownley 9B to have been a part of and captained such a Yr 10 A Cerys Baines 10A great team.

Year Group Winners 2014: 7B, 8S, 9S, 10A Katie Nightingale

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NORTH U15 Following on from their success at County level, Lacrosse Scarlett Amos (C) Zoe Ashworth the following girls were selected to represent Throughout the year, the lacrosse teams Maisie Camm Hannah Daley the Junior North of England Squads at the have competed in a number of matches and Harriet Flatt Daisy Francis Territorial Tournament, which was hosted by tournaments across the North of England, and Priya Guhathakurta Rebecca Lees Stowe School. also further afield to Guildford for the National Hannah Lever Jennifer Maher Schools Championships. The season got off to ‘A’ Squad Amie Murray Hannah Saad a good start with an exciting trip to Edinburgh Ellie Broome Georgina Owen Emily Stansfield Hannah Stephenson with the Senior Lacrosse and Netball squads. Jessica Stiles Isobel Tailor Over the course of the weekend, the girls played ‘B’ Squad matches against St George’s School and Fettes Ellen Dick Molly Dick Georgia White College, and they also had the opportunity to discover and explore Scotland’s historic capital NATIONAL SCHOOLS LACROSSE city... and of course a trip to Hard Rock Café! During the Spring Term, the U15 and 1st Team This year, many pupils have also played lacrosse Lacrosse Squads competed in the National at representative level for their County and Schools Championships in Guildford, Surrey. The Territory. During the early part of the season younger age group played against schools from the following girls were selected to represent around the country including Down House, U14 the U18, U15 and U13 Lancashire County Stowe, Sherbourne and Heathfield, finishing 4th Gabriella Appleby (C) Aaliyah Ascroft Lacrosse squads. in their section. Ellen Bate Sophie Brown The 1st team played over 2 days, qualifying for Rachael Crompton Paige Dobson LANCASHIRE COUNTY LACROSSE Division 1 for Saturday’s matches. They played Eleanor Gibbons Alisa Grundy extremely well throughout the tournament, Jaya Guhathakurta Taylor Healy U18 ‘A’ Squad beating a number of schools including King’s Lucy Rowlands Alice Sandford Hannah Al-Saidi Ellie Broome School Canterbury, Sherbourne, St George’s Ella Smyth Ella Stenton Louisa Brophy Ellen Dick (C) Harpenden and Westonbirt. Zara Walsh Molly Dick Amelia Howe The 1st team met Bedford High in the quarter Georgina Owen Georgia White finals but narrowly lost 3-2 in what was a very exciting match right to the final whistle. U18 ‘B’ Squad LACROSSE ACADEMY Millie Adamson Scarlett Amos English Lacrosse runs talent development Marie Decadt Alisha Maini programmes for girls through an Academy Amie Murray system. The system plays an important role in raising the performance of junior players and contributing to the success of the National U15 ‘A’ Squad U13 teams at U19 and Senior levels. Scarlett Amos Louisa Brophy Isobel Catlow Amy Chicken Congratulations to the following girls who are Maisie Camm Eleanor Gibbons Esmee Higgins Honey Higham currently enrolled on the programme: Jaya Guhathakurta Amie Murray Mabel Horridge Isabella Howe Millie Hurt Rachel Jarvis U15 Regional Academy: Maddie Kennedy (C) Robyn Lever U15 ‘B’ Squad Scarlett Amos (Year 10) Cate Lord Lydia Lycholat Gabriella Appleby Arabella Barker-Smith Louisa Brophy (Year 11) Bryony Meech Lucy Nuttall Ellie Bridge Priya Guhathakurta Lucy Stiles Asmara Stubley Maddie Kennedy Hannah Saad U17 Regional Academy: Olivia Wright Ellie Broome (Year 11) Reserves: Rachael Crompton & Asmara Stubley Georgina Owen (Year 11) SCHOOL LACROSSE SQUADS U13 ‘A’ Squad Senior Squad Arabella Barker-Smith Imogen Bootle (*Half colours, +Full colours) Ellie Bridge Esme Higgins Millie Adamson * Hannah Al-Saidi Mabel Horridge Millie Hurt Emily Bibby + Ellie Broome * Elizabeth Lees Bryony Meech Louisa Brophy * Marie Decadt U12 Asmara Stubley Ellen Dick + (C) Molly Dick * Arabella Barker-Smith Eve Birtwistle Amy Hadjinicolau Taylor Heywood + Ellie Bridge Freya Dando Reserves: Maddie Kennedy Amelia Howe Alisha Maini * Abigail Duckworth Kate Dziobon Jessica Melling + Georgina Owen * Isabella Forshaw Liberty Giggs NORTHERN SCHOOLS LACROSSE Nikita Padmakumar + Sarah Richards * Abigail Hughes Charlotte Hughes Throughout the year, the lacrosse squads have Abigail Sikorski Georgia White Amber Kirkham Elizabeth Lees competed in the Northern Schools Tournaments Charlotte Winrow * Mia Monsen Anna Phillips in Yorkshire and Shropshire. The younger age Olivia Stubbs Natalie Taylor-Towers groups played well, with the U12 team beating Zakia Herez Queen’s School Chester, Withington School and Harrogate Ladies College, finishing in 3rd place overall. The U13 team qualified for the semi-final stages of the tournament, where they came up against Birkenhead School. The match was closely contested, but unfortunately Bolton lost the game by 2 goals to 1.

43 Bolton School Girls’ Division PE DEPARTMENT PE DEPARTMENT Individual Winners Gymnastics The girls who have attended the Year 7 Upper School Victrix Ludorum Inter-form Netball Winners Gymnastics Club this year participated in the Louisa Brophy Ellie Broome 7G & 7C, 8B, 9G & 10E Bolton Schools Gymnastics Competition at Molly Dick Georgina Owen Thornleigh School on Monday 4th February. The girls had been preparing their floor routines and vaults for a number of weeks in their lunchtime practices. There were 8 other schools that took part including Thornleigh, Rivington, Westhoughton, Turton, Sharples, Ladybridge, Canon Slade and Harper Green. The girls performed their routines very well and enjoyed the occasion.

Collinson Trophy For Excellence In Lacrosse Ellen Dick Senior Netball Trophy Taylor Heywood & Sarah Richards Senior Swimming Trophy Katie Nightingale

Year 7 Gym Club Alecia Anderson Ria Bansal Madeline Bodger Evelin Chacko Katie Couriel Niamh Dolan Ellie Fielding Annabelle Gibbs Zara Leach Laura Marsden Charlotte Moore Eleanor Murray Sana Riaz Samantha Schofield Inter-form Lacrosse Winners Inter-form Rounders Winners Nisha Varsani Ellie Wallis 9D, 8C & 7C 7G & 7D, 8B & 9B Badminton BADMINTON CLUB

Year 7 India Corlett-Moore Haleemah Mohammed Zara Rattoo Manhoor Raza Sana Riaz Claris Roe Ella Wilson Niamh Woodward

Year 8 Neha Bagewadi Cassia Drummond Carla Law Emma Sellwood Anna Swarbrick Hafsa Syed Lauren Wheeler Lauren Whitaker

Year 9 Saana Ahmed Zineerah Bax Naadiya Mohammed Isabel Pillar Ayesha Safri Fatima Saleem Katie Tan

Year 10 Fatima Islam Rhianna Jones

Year 11 Francesca Adams Eleanor Bracegirdle Kirsty Fielding

Year 12 Hannah Al-Saidi Claudia Smith

SPIRIT 2015 44 PE DEPARTMENT Swimming The School Swimming team have had another SALFORD 100S LIFE SAVING COMPETITION SWIMMING SQUADS busy and successful year. The year, which started In December 2014, nine Year 7 girls took part with convincing wins against Canon Slade, Under 12 in the Salford 100s Lifeguarding Competition Westholme and Merchant Taylors during the first Katherine Baker Maisy Ferguson in Westhoughton. Fifty five girls competed, half term. Interest in the School Swimming team Ellie Fielding Anabelle Gibbs from schools across Bolton. Katherine Baker grew and new girls were looking to join, adding and Ella Harkness finished in 3rd and 4th places Rosalyn Harper Ella Harkness strength and depth to the squad. Following respectively, with Jennifer Taberner in 6th, Ellie Alice Higginbottom Shreya Kamath the Christmas break, the squad recorded wins Wallis in 7th and Olivia Stubbs finishing in 11th Eleanor Murray Olivia Stubbs against Bury Grammar School and again against place. Jennie Taberner Ellie Wallis Westholme in the return fixture. Outside of the inter-school fixtures, the squad Under 13 produced a range of good performances across Lucinda Butterworth Anita Cardozo the age groups. In November, an U15 and Senior Amy Chicken Lizzy Glover team travelled to Leeds Grammar School for the Zoe Grainger Mabel Horridge prestigious John Parry Relays. The Senior team Maddy Kennedy Cate Lord finished in a respectable 3rd place, with the U15 Anabel Nuttall Lucy Nuttall team finishing 1st with wins in both the medley and freestyle relays. Three teams also competed in the Bolton Town Intermediate Swimming Championships with the Junior, Isabelle Devine Jessica Harper Intermediate and Senior teams all finishing 2nd Emma Higginbottom Niamh Knowles in the respective competitions, with individual Havana Lloyd Emily Manock wins for Katie Nightingale in the individual 50m Jennie Mayer Thea Simpson butterfly and Louisa Brophy in the breaststroke Jess Stiles Tara Wallis at Senior level. Samantha Woods

Year 7 Improvers Senior Naeema Bux Shivani Chohan (*Half colours, +Full colours) Aamina Patel Louisa Brophy * Priya Chevli * Chandrani Gupta Katie Nightingale + (C) Year 8 Improvers Anna Rowlands * Radhika Sharma + Annette Elmes Lara Grime Laura Simmonds Fatima Patel Amelia Wood Rounders At the start of July, the Year 7 and 8 Rounders The Year 7 team was undefeated in its section, start beating Harper Green by 32-27, the girls teams both took part in the Bolton Schools’ Key winning 5 of 6 matches and drawing the other. came up against some very fast bowlers and Stage 3 Rounders tournament. This excellent result saw them qualify for the tactical fielding and so found it difficult to score Both teams were drawn in opposite sections of final which was against Turton High School. The enough points to win the games. This resulted in the competition, which saw 13 schools from girls played exceptionally well and managed to them finishing 6th in their section. The B Team across the borough take part. outfield the Turton batting side to win the game started with a marginal loss against Rivington by a nail-biting 26 points to 25. but then improved their performance with every Year 8 was outstanding in all of the games and game, winning 3 out of their 4 games. This meant came up against some very strong opposition. The week after, the Years 9 and 10 Rounders that they finished a very creditable 2nd in their They won 3 of their 5 games, losing the other 2 Tournament took place. The girls in the A Team section, just missing out on a place in the final. matches by the narrowest of margins, to finish in found themselves in a tough section against 3rd place overall in their section. some experienced opposition. After a promising

Year 10 Year 8 Year 7 Millie Adamson Eleanor Broome Aaliyah Ascroft Kate Astbury Charleigh Adams Antigone Blackwell Louisa Brophy Priya Chevli Ella Bolton Sophie Brown Imogen Bootle Lucinda Butterworth Molly Dick Amber Farrington Esme Bradbury Rachael Crompton Naeema Bux Anita Cardozo Bethany Holbrook Imogen Joyce Alex Devine Paige Dobson Isabelle Catlow Shivani Chohan Alisha Maini Rachel Metcalfe Eleanor Gibbons Jaya Guhathakurta Sally Cowling Elizabeth Crowther Gabriella Pate-Eccles Charlotte Winrow Deeya Halai Taylor Healy Haleema Fazal Elizabeth Glover Hannah Holt Emily Hunt Esme Higgins Honey Higham Charlotte Lawler Havana Lloyd Molly Hill Mabel Horridge Year 9 Imogen Macdonald Naadiya Mohammed Isabella Howe Millie Hurt Ellie Addison Leena Ahmed Grace Palmer Emily Pike Jade Jolley Maddie Kennedy Olivia Bromley Maisie Camm Isabelle Pillar Fatima Saleem Robyn Lever Cate Lord Sasha Cooke Hannah Daley Abigail Shaw Nina Simon Lydia Lycholat Bryony Meech Isabelle Devine Holly Errington Thea Simpson Ella Smyth Sarah Mogg Maddy Moon Harriet Flatt Priya Guhathakurta Ella Stenton Isabella Tankard Anabel Nuttall Lucy Nuttall Jessie Harper Rebecca Lees Anvi Varsani Tara Wallis Aaminah Patel Isobel Plant Jennie Maher Amie Murray Zara Walsh Mille Wood Emma Selwood Asmara Stubley Alexandra Nelson Matilda Rodriguez Samantha Woods Imogen Swift Hafsa Syed Rosemary Somerville Jessica Stiles Olivia Wright Su-Sam Tham Ellie Twist

45 Bolton School Girls’ Division PE DEPARTMENT PE DEPARTMENT Netball The 2014-15 Netball season was particularly respectively. This was a great achievement for The Under 14 team worked hard and gained busy in the first half term with a record number both teams. much confidence throughout the season under of friendly, league and cup competition games Well done also to the Under 16 team who won the guidance of Mr Owen and were worthy in addition to the usual Saturday matches. There the Bolton Schools Tournament in October runners-up at their Bolton Tournament in March. was a period of disruption just before and after and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the The Under 12 team have demonstrated they Christmas with a disappointing number of matches regional finals after finishing in a very creditable have huge potential after also becoming Bolton cancelled during a particularly cold and frosty spell 3rd place at the County Round of the National League champions. of weather. Nevertheless, things soon picked up Schools Tournament. The Seniors have been an absolute delight to again after February half term as the usual round of The Under 15 and Under 13 teams were double work with over the last 7 years and have been local and county tournaments began. trophy winners this season at their respective great ambassadors for the school – we shall Particular highlights to mention include the Bolton School Tournaments and league play off miss them all next year but look forward to success of the Under 12 and Under 13 teams, finals. A fantastic achievement by both squads welcoming them back in December for the Old who after being entered into the National who said goodbye to Mrs Hall in December and Girls’ Game. Netball Cup competition for the first time, welcomed Miss Schofield in January. progressed to the 3rd and 4th rounds Under 15 Under 13 Scarlett Amos Zoe Ashworth Neha Bagewadi Layla Cafferty Caroline Blair Abbie Brierley-Finch Isabelle Catlow Amy Chicken Under 18 Sasha Cooke Hannah Daley Elizabeth Glover Esmee Higgins Alex Brown + Olivia Burke * Isabelle Devine Priya Guhathakurta Molly Hill Mabel Horridge Katie Devine + Ellen Dick + Rachel Ibberson Rebecca Lees Isabella Howe Millie Hurt Taylor Heywood (C) + Robyn Lomas + Hannah Lever Ciara Mansfield Maddie Kennedy Robyn Lever Khamillah Mohammed * Nikita Padmakumar + Molly Marshall Amie Murray Cate Lord Sarah Mogg Sarah Richards (C) + Tilly Rodriguez Emily Stansfield Lauren-Rae McGann Olivia Wright Hannah Stephenson

Under 17 Sadaf Alikhasi Hannah Al-Saidi Marie Decadt Alexandra Hopkinson Under 14 Under 12 Amelia Howe Sarah Ibberson Zahra Al-Falouji Gabriella Appleby Arabella Barker-Smith Ellie Bridge Mariam Majid Iman Orths Katherine Astbury Vanessa Azavedo Jessie Curtis-Walker Sana Dalal Isabelle Pearce * Georgia White Ella Bolton Sophie Brown Abigail Duckworth Kate Dziobon Alex Woodhead Rachael Crompton Eleanor Gibbons Isabella Forshaw Harriet Forster Taylor Healey Emily Hunt Liberty Giggs Charlotte Hughes Havana Lloyd Imogen MacDonald Amber Kirkham Lizzie Lees Naadiya Mohammed Ayesha Safri Eleanor Murray Anna Philips Nina Simon Thea Simpson Olivia Stubbs Jennifer Taberner Ella Smyth Bella Tankard Sarah Walker Ellie Wallis Tara Wallis Zara Walsh Lizzie Warburton Samantha Woods

Under 16 Millie Adamson* Louisa Brophy Molly Dick* Caitlin Duckett* Alex Duxbury* Amber Farrington Fiona Hazlitt* Imogen Joyce* Alisha Maini* Rachel Metcalfe* Amelia Myatt* Georgina Owen* Megan Whittle* Devon Williams* Charlotte Winrow* NETBALL CLUB

Year 7 Year 8 Alecia Anderson Eve Birtwhistle Sharon Daniel Honey Higham Madeline Bodger Niamh Dolan Lucy Nuttall Bryony Meech Ellie Fielding Sophie Hann Emma Sellwood Saachi Hemmady Alice Higginbottom Abigail Hughes Zara Leach Fatima Naeem Nisha Varsani

SPIRIT 2015 46 HESKETH HOUSE

“In Year 4, we went to Patterdale for the first time. When we were Year 6 Memories... meant to return home, it started to snow heavily. We got to make a snowman and snow angels with the instructors.” Isha Nunkoo

“Since I joined in Year 6 I have enjoyed meeting new friends and we have had many happy memories together.” Sarah Al-Falahi “I found the musical concerts and festivals throughout school the best because I got a chance to listen to other people’s music and “My special memory is when we went to Patterdale and my friends also to perform my own.” Estelle Pass and I had lots and lots of fun together!” Jessica Bailey

“In Year 5, I enjoyed participating in the AJIS athletics and doing “I loved all the World Book Day celebrations at Hesketh House. I the high jump for the first time and getting to 110 cm.” had so much fun dressing up with my friends and doing different Emma Payne activities.” Isabel Brennand

“I really enjoyed going on the extra Patterdale trip in Year 5 “My special memory is when I sang at the Open Afternoon and got because I was with all my friends.” Katie Burgess to take a family on a tour around Junior School in my role as an ambassador.” Louise Perry

“I really enjoyed going on the ski trip. I loved going on the skidoo to the top of the mountain and eating pizza with my friends.” “Looking back, my favourite memory is going on the ski trip to Caitlin Foster Italy and going on a skidoo; it was so much fun!” Maya Peter

“I enjoyed attending the cross-country tournaments as I love running.” Gracie Grundy “One of my best memories is when we went to Patterdale. It was amazing and we did lots of fun activities such as rock climbing, canoeing and archery.” Ani Sastry “Year 4 Patterdale was by far my favourite school trip; I really enjoyed rock climbing. I thought it was great.” Isabella Hawkins “One of my best memories is when we went to Patterdale and I “Tanzania Day was one of my favourite experiences in Hesketh did the ‘Hairy Scary Man Jump!” Mia Short House. My mum made me an amazing leopard print dress and braids for my hair. The senior schools prepared stalls for us as well.” Amerleen Hundle “My favourite memory was when I went to the AJIS Swimming. I came third in my twenty-five metres front crawl and won a bronze medal. It was also on my birthday! I felt so proud of “Looking back my favourite memory is World Book Day 2015 myself.” Genevieve Storey when I dressed up as Violet Beauregarde and performed a scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Mrs Worsley.” Madihah Jiva “In Hesketh House, my special memory is the Ski Trip because everyone was having fun and working together as a team.” “I came to Bolton School when I was in Year 5 and my very special Ariella Tanfield memory is of Patterdale. In Patterdale, we took part in a lot of fun activities that I never had the opportunity to do in China.” Sophia Liang “World Book Days are my favourite memories from Hesketh; my friends and I got to dress up as characters from books. It’s good to talk to people about their book choices.” Daisy Taylor “One of my favourite memories was the extra Patterdale trip in Year 5. I really enjoyed going for ice creams with all my friends.” Helena Lintott “My most memorable experience in the Junior School is going to Claviere, Italy, on a skiing trip. We did so many exciting activities “World Book Day is, and will always be, a magical memory to me.” including going on a skidoo ride up the mountain and going bowling.” Katie Wild Manahil Masood

“Hesketh House is a wonderful school and I have lots of good “One of my best memories was when we went to Patterdale. I loved memories like going to Patterdale where we went canoeing on it. We went rock climbing up a huge hill, canoeing and did an obstacle Lake Ullswater.” Lily Morrow course. We had a good instructor - Hal.” Connie Williamson

46 Bolton School Girls’ Division HESKETH HOUSE HESKETH HOUSE Musical Maestros! It has been a busy year in Hesketh House - with our annual Christmas Production in December starting off the festive season in Hosanna Rock style! Sporting Stars! AJIS Swimming Gala - 22nd April 2015 Greater Manchester School Games This is a very prestigious event in the Independent SWIMMING - 24th March 2015 Junior Schools calendar and a large number of Our girls were delighted to be awarded gold schools from the North West were represented. medals, showing that they were the fastest The U10 Freestyle Relay Team of Caitlin Nuttall, Year 5 girls’ team in the whole of Greater Kiana Murray, Lucy Sackfield and Bethany Shum Manchester! performed superbly well in their final and were worthy recipients of bronze medals. February saw our two-day Music Festival, when we heard from our pianists and instrumentalists. The adjudicators were duly impressed by the quality of playing.

Our Gold Medal Winners; Lucy Sackfield, Bethany Shum, Martha B, Caitlin, Martha H & Bethany S Caitlin Nuttall & Kiana Murray POP Lacrosse Festival - 19th March 2015 AJIS X-Country - 1st October 2014 25 pupils from Year 6 participated in the Bolton The Bridgewater Hall Concert in March was an The Y5 team ran a great race with the top 5 Schools Pop Lacrosse Festival. The girls had opportunity for the Hesketh House Choir to sing in runners all in the top 30 out of 124 runners at a great afternoon, developing their skills and this prestigious school event at a wonderful venue. Rossall School in Fleetwood. It was a fantastic understanding of the game and playing in a achievement from the Y5 team who finished round robin tournament. second overall! Well done girls! Everyone played with enthusiasm and good spirit and the overall winners of the Festival included the following girls:

Some members of the choir went to sing in the Music for Youth festival in Huddersfield, where they were commended for their performance. Year 5 team with their silver medals

Our Gold Medal Winners; Isha Nunkoo, Bolton Schools X-Country Championships Trinity Entwistle, Genevieve Storey, - 17th March Taya Panter, Isabel Brennand, Our Years 3 & 4 girls showed true grit and Madihah Masood & Lily Morrow determination at Canon Slade School during their run, securing excellent positions and Well done Anna! an overall score that secured both individual Having shown consistently good form medals and the trophy. Recitals, assemblies and attendance at the throughout the cross-country season this year, School’s series of lunchtime concerts has Anna Wiggetts in Year 5 was selected by the also allowed us to celebrate and enjoy music Bolton Team Manager to represent Bolton throughout the year. at the Greater Manchester Cross Country Championships at Heaton Park in Manchester. She joined a team of Years 5 & 6 girls who had been selected from other primary schools across Bolton to run a long and complex course. Anna ran with great commitment and determination and finished in a very Years 3 and 4 ready for the off! commendable 59th place.

SPIRIT 2015 47 HESKETH HOUSE Art Attack! Year 6 Year 5 Victorian hand-painted wallpaper designs in the style of William Morris. Silk paintings based on studies of Islamic art and Suzani patters. Inspired Patterns were rotated to create these colourful, repeating designs. by Learning Challenges work on Tudor Explorers and the Silk Route.

Year 4 Year 3 Paul Klee’s artwork ‘Castle and the Sun’ (1928) has inspired our work Busy, colourful, expressive minds using oil pastels.

Hesketh House Ambassadors

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Back Row: Lily Morrow, Isabel Brennand, Ani Sastry, Back Row: Natalia Bromilow, Katie Burgess, Back Row: Katie Wild, Jessica Bailey, Amerleen Hundle, Emma Payne, Amelia Myall, Trinity Entwistle, Ellen Masterson, Megan Potter, Taya Panter, Caris Williams, Estelle Pass, Eleanor Haighton, Reet Kaur, Sophia Liang, Rhianna Taylor-Birch Daisy Taylor, Mia Short, Helena Lintott Rachel Roscoe, Genevieve Storey, Manahil Masood Front Row: Connie Williamson, Millie Ashton, Front Row: Sarah Al-Falahi, Isabella Hawkins, Front Row: Maya Peter, Holly Stevenson, Olivia Sample, Gracie Grundy, Vanessa Wong, Lauren Hilton, Louise Perry, Chloe Ferguson, Caitlyn Howard, Madihah Jiva, Isabelle Corrigan, Ruby Hill, Rebecca Parkinson, Ariella Tanfield Isha Nunkoo, Amy Scoble Molly Morrow, Caitlin Foster, Ella-Rose Parkin

48 Bolton School Girls’ Division HESKETH HOUSE HESKETH HOUSE

“My best moment was the feeling on Induction Day when Rhianna Year 6 Memories... gave me a welcoming look. It made me feel that I belonged here.” Taya Panter “The Careers Carousel is one of my favourite memories of Hesketh House because we learnt about different jobs. I was particularly excited to learn about being an architect.” Millie Ashton “My favourite time in Hesketh House was when I went to Port Sunlight with all my friends. We had lots of fun exploring!” Ella-Rose Parkin “My favourite memory from Hesketh House is when my best friend, Holly, and I made a board game and played it with Mrs Brierley and other teachers and some of the pupils from other “I really enjoyed play times on the school field and doing year groups.” Natalia Bromilow wheelbarrow and piggy-back races!” Rebecca Parkinson

“I really enjoyed it when Olympians came in to show us their “My favourite memories of Hesketh House are when I joined medals.” Isabelle Corrigan because everyone made me feel welcome. I also enjoyed Patterdale.” Megan Potter “My favourite moment at Hesketh House was when we went to Patterdale in Year 4 and it snowed!” Trinity Entwistle “When I joined Hesketh House in Year 6 it was lovely. I made lots of new friends and they were all really kind, caring and friendly (and still are). They all looked after me and showed me where to “‘The H Factor’ in Year 3 is one of my best memories of Hesketh go. I feel like I have been at this school forever!” Rachel Roscoe House. We tried lots of new fruits and learned about having a healthy diet. I even made a smoothie by riding a bike!” Chloe Ferguson “I really enjoyed it when we had a whole day of drama. I found this really exciting and I really liked pretending to be somebody “One of my favourite memories is from when I first joined the different.” Olivia Sample school because everyone was very nice and friendly to me.” Eleanor Haighton “I really enjoyed going to Seven Acres in Year 5 because we found many different plants and animals in the woodland habitat.” “I really enjoyed it when an Olympic rower came in and showed us Amy Scoble her gold medals.” Ruby Hill

“My funniest memories of Hesketh House are when Mrs Brierley “The best time was in Year 4 on the Patterdale trip when it snowed went outside at the end of school in her ‘onesie’ and when she and we made snowmen and buried Mrs Tatlock!” Holly Stevenson came into assembly in a Winnie the Pooh costume and did exercises!” Lauren Hilton “My favourite Hesketh House memory is when it snowed in Patterdale in Year 4 and we had a snowball fight with the “My best time was when Caris and I made an origami icosahedron instructors!” Rhianna Taylor-Birch in Year 6.” Caitlyn Howard

“I have particularly enjoyed World Book Days at Hesketh House. “One of my favourite memories of Hesketh House is the Drama Every year in school we dress up and do different activities. There Taster Day we did in Year 6.” Reet Kaur is a different theme each year and it is lots of fun!” Amelia Thompson “My favourite memory of Hesketh House is when we went to Patterdale in Year 5. It was the best experience with my friends ever!” Ellen Masterson “My favourite memory of Hesketh House is going to Port Sunlight. I enjoyed finding out that William Hesketh Lever, who built Port Sunlight, also founded our school.” Caris Williams “My favourite memory is when we went to Patterdale and did lots of fun activities like the ‘Hairy Scary Man Jump!’” Molly Morrow

“My favourite time in Hesketh House was in Year 5 when we made “I very much enjoyed the Drama Day in Year 6 and it will remain our own mythical creature masks. Mine was called Cyduca.” one of my favourite memories of Hesketh House.” Amelia Myall Vanessa Wong

SPIRIT 2015 49 STAFF LEAVERS Mrs Pauline Sheaff, Head of Mr Phill Challinor is leaving us German, is retiring this year. after teaching here for 16 years. She has worked at the school since 1990. We wish him every success. He has brought a love of the Classics to many What do you plan to do during his time at Bolton School. once you are retired? I think I’m going to go back to school and do: • Art - I’ve joined a local art group called Woodsmoor Artists (see their FB page). I’ll visit art galleries and go on guided tours. • Biology - I’ll cultivate my garden at home and also my allotment. I’m a member of Hazel Grove and District Gardening Club which meets every month, and may even join their committee. • English - I’m going to carry on reading and will look for some local reading groups and I’ll use my local libraries. I’ll go to daytime performances at the Royal Exchange Theatre and the Home theatre in Manchester. I’ll go to play readings. • Mathematics - I’m going to get on top of my finances. • Modern Foreign Languages - I’ll carry on reading German language books and may apply to be an AQA examiner. I’ll visit France regularly and talk French with my French friends. I’m hoping to be the Treasurer of the Manchester Association of Language Learners which meets every couple of months. • Music - I’m going to play my digital piano and might have some more What are you doing next? lessons. I’ve just got a season ticket for the Hallé so I’ll be going there I’m moving to a school that is nearer to my house to take up a Head of once a month with the Bolton Opus One group. Department position. I wouldn’t have felt confident enough to go for • Politics - I’m already a member of Friends of the Earth and am thinking this without the experience that I have gained from my departmental now of joining the Green Party. colleagues and from the children here, so I’m really grateful to all • Sport - I’ve started going on bike rides with Skyride. I’ll be looking for a concerned for that. local pilates/yoga class and may join some walking groups. I might even What will you miss the most about BSGD? take up freshwater swimming with the Outdoor Swimming Society! I will miss my colleagues and my classes. I’ve taught some of these girls • Technology - knitting, baking, cooking, sewing. since Year 5, and most of them since Year 7. The Sixth Form lessons And then there’s the travelling! I’m provisionally planning four trips a have always been something to look forward to because the students year: a short city break in Europe; a weekend in London; a week away have always been of such a high calibre, so you can really get into some somewhere in GB (Cotswolds, Isle of Wight, Snowdonia, Ireland) and a interesting discussions. three week trip further afield (Switzerland, Croatia, Greece, Japan). What has been the most unforgettable moment? Do you have any memories of your first day teaching at this school? I really loved the experience of co-directing the Joint School Production I do remember it very well. I had been a pupil at Manchester High for 2011 with Mrs Worthington. We produced ‘The Frogs’ by the Greek School for Girls, then a student at Somerville College, which was a Comedy writer, Aristophanes. The cast, from Years 10 to 13, were women’s college in Oxford. I then taught for over ten years at a mixed absolutely outstanding and gave incredibly witty and clever performances. comprehensive school in Wythenshawe, which was a very different I watched all the performances through the window of the theatre doors environment. When I came to BSGD, it felt as though I was coming home! every night (wearing my fingernails away…). How has the school changed while you have been teaching here? Why did you choose to become a teacher? There used to be an enormous tree in the GD Quad and crows used to sit I always wanted to be a music teacher when I was at school. I was a guitar on the branches and squawk very loudly and disturb the lessons that were tutor in a music shop from the age of 16, teaching people from ages 5 to going on in classrooms overlooking the Quad. 70! I liked being able to show people how to do something and watching Form tutors used to sit at dining tables with the girls and serve the food them get enjoyment from achieving something. I did lots of other jobs out. Other members of teaching staff would sit at so called “High Table’ before I decided to go into teaching in schools but by then I’d been a with the headmistress. We used to say grace before eating lunch. professional musician and couldn’t face teaching music again. That’s why I decided to teach my other love: languages and literature. We sang hymns much more regularly at assemblies. Sometimes we would have one hymn at the beginning of assembly and a second one at the end. What advice do you have for students at BSGD? I will say that you must never be shy of being seen to want to learn Staff used to stand up when the headmistress entered the staffroom for a something. So, learn as much as you can and grab as many opportunities staff meeting! Women members of staff were expected to wear a skirt, not as you can, right now while you’re here and while you’re young! trousers, and to wear tights, even when it was very hot. I’ve really loved my time here and I’ve met some brilliant people - both I can remember when I came for interview and members of staff came staff and pupils. I wish everyone here all the very best for the future and, into the staffroom from a lesson; I can remember being surprised to see since I’m still in the great North West, I hope I’ll see many of you again the members of staff smiling and laughing; they had obviously enjoyed the from time to time. lesson. That is what made me want to teach here!

50 Bolton School Girls’ Division STAFF LEAVERS ALUMNI

Old Girls studying and working in a variety of professions have continued to offer their assistance to the current generation of Bolton School girls, sharing Inspiring the professional expertise and offering guidance. The Development Office and the Careers Department have been delighted to work together to welcome these Next Generation Alumni back to School for the benefit of pupils throughout the Girls’ Division. BEST Day MFL Morning In September, Janette McCormick (1979-1986), During her speech, Janette spoke to the girls In November, the School played host to almost the Deputy Chief Constable of the Cheshire about her life and career, going into detail about 100 talented Year 11 linguists from the two Constabulary, was the keynote speaker at the some of the most important lessons she has Divisions and from 14 other schools across the annual Year 12 Business Enterprise and Skills learned over time. Janette’s mother, sister and region, who spent the morning pursuing their Training (BEST) Day, which offers girls the eldest daughter were also pupils at the School love of languages whilst hearing from speakers opportunity to develop their soft skills during and her youngest daughter is currently a pupil who use their linguistic skills in their careers. sessions led by professionals with expertise in a in Girls’ Division. She offered her assistance to Andrea Cockram (1989-1996) studied Modern variety of different fields. School partly because of these family links: Languages at New College, Oxford after leaving After studying Physical Geography at “I have two girls at Bolton School who wrestle School, then worked as a financial journalist Nottingham University, Janette joined Greater with what they should do, and I value people and then as Head of Communications for Manchester Police in 1989. During her time telling them about their experiences so that they Hammerson, a FTSE 100 Company. In 2013, with GMP, Janette was involved in the policing can think about alternative careers and options. It she set up IMPACT Communications, a small of the Commonwealth Games and worked costs nothing to offer advice and you will perhaps marketing and communications agency as Manchester United’s Match Commander help someone – why wouldn’t you?” based in Paris which focuses on creating for three years, before being awarded the English-language campaigns for international title of ‘Ultra-Woman of the Year 2008’ companies, work which she juggles with while working as Chief Superintendent of the lecturing in communications and advertising at Trafford Division. She transferred to Cheshire the Sorbonne. Constabulary in 2010 as Assistant Chief Constable, and in July 2014 took up the post of During her closing speech, Andrea was able to Deputy Chief Constable. Janette was awarded illustrate the value of languages both in the the Queen’s Police Medal in the 2015 New world of work and as a skill in itself. She says: Year’s Honours List, recognising her work in “I really enjoy my job, and wanted to share that developing Neighbourhood Policing and working with students and perhaps give them ideas with partner organisations on issues such as about alternative careers in which they could domestic abuse and mental health. use foreign languages”. Engineering Day In October 2014, pupils in Years Amy knew that she wanted to be Shakti Patel (2004-2011) is own experiences in the sector 10 to 13 from both Divisions an engineer from a very young currently completing a year-long with current pupils, in the hope of attended a day designed to offer age, and is keen to encourage industrial placement working as encouraging others to follow the them an insight into the rich variety young people to pursue a career a Warhead Engineer based within same path. She says: of career paths open to them in in the civil engineering sector, the Aerodynamics, Propulsion and “I think there are a lot of Engineering, during which they which, with the onset of large Lethality department of MBDA, misconceptions about what an attended sessions given by a variety infrastructure investments such as before she returns to Loughborough Engineer does, so I felt that it was of speakers, including three Old HS2, is an industry actively looking University to complete her Masters really important to come back to Girls and one Old Boy. to recruit bright and innovative Degree in Aeronautical Engineering. school and share my experiences. Amy Williams (1990-1997) was young people. She says: Shakti, who was recently awarded As the youngest speaker on one of the speakers, and told pupils “I thoroughly enjoyed talking to an Engineering Leadership Advanced the day, still at university, with about her career working as a the current pupils and was hugely Award from the Royal Academy of (somewhat vivid!) memories Chartered Civil Engineer for the encouraged by their interesting Engineering, spoke to pupils about of UCAS deadlines still fresh in Highways Agency. After leaving questions and ideas. It was also her undergraduate experience my mind, I was able to offer a School, she undertook a four year brilliant to see the new Riley and aeronautical engineering in different perspective to the other Civil Engineering degree at UMIST, Sixth Form Centre, which I feel is general, as well as her current work presenters. It was an exceedingly graduating in 2001 with a 1st modern and yet compliments the placement, which worthwhile experience and a great Class MEng (Hons) degree. After existing school buildings.” involves co-ordinating teams based opportunity to give a little back to working as a graduate engineer in France, Germany and Italy, a school that did so much for me.” for Babtie (now Jacobs) for five necessitating a lot of European years, during which she worked on travel. the M6 Thelwall Viaduct bearing Having been taught to weld by replacement scheme, in 2006, Amy her father at the tender age of 11, moved to the Highways Agency, Shakti was inspired to pursue a where she is now ‘Asset Operation career in engineering by a fellow Lead’ for the Smart Motorways Old Girl, Amy Durrant, following programme, working at a national her talk at a similar careers event level with the teams designing and while Shakti was at School. Shakti delivering large scale projects. thus felt compelled to share her

SPIRIT 2015 51 ALUMNI Chasing Dreams News of Young Old Girls In January, Siân Pledger (2002-2009) returned Joanne Cooper (née Redford, 1999-2006) previously worked at Katie Hillier twice during to the Girls’ Division to talk about her pursuit her time in London, she developed a huge of a career in athletics to a small group of girls interest in accessories design and successfully who have been selected for the Talented Athlete gained an internship with Mulberry as an Programme. Accessories Design Assistant, where she had an Siân took a gap year between her GCSEs and A amazing year and learnt a lot to take back for Levels to train with her coach in Malta. After her final year at university. leaving School, she returned to Malta to train Flo’s final year was extremely hard work, further whilst completing her qualification as although she was lucky enough to be asked to a Physical Trainer, before studying Geography visit Paris in January to attend the Dior Haute at the University of Malta. Despite suffering Couture Show and an LVMH event. Attending an injury to her ankles which has kept her these two incredible events gave her the out of national competition since 2011, Siân extra push she needed to complete her final has persevered with her pursuit of a career in collection. Flo’s collection was called ‘Wilder’ athletics and was able to advise the girls on the and was influenced by many different folk tribes importance of not giving up on ‘chasing your and cultures, something she has been interested dreams’. in since studying her Art A level. After being introduced through mutual Bolton After Flo’s work was presented in front of a School friends, Joanne married Matthew Cooper panel of designers, writers, stylists and bloggers on 21st May 2014, at Storrs Hall in Windermere. within the fashion industry, she was thrilled to The weather was on the couple’s side and gain a place in the runway show, which was the the ceremony was held outside in a stunning highlight of her whole degree. After working pavilion in front of the Lake, with several Old on her collection day and night for five months, Boys and Old Girls in attendance. seeing all the garments on the runway was Joanne’s bridesmaids included her cousin Laura something Flo says she will never forget! Marginson (Class of 2008) and her best friend Flo graduated on 3rd July 2014 with First Class from school Sarah Pimblett (Class of 2006). Honours, and her collection can be seen at KPMG Interns Matthew’s Best Man was Tom Willan (Boys’ www.westminsterfashion.com/flo-hughes, In February, Old Girl Katie Clinton (1990-1997) Division, Class of 2008) and Alex Hertity (also whilst the catwalk show can be found at www. launched KPMG’s summer internship programme Boys’ Division, Class of 2008) was an Usher. westminsterfashion.com. for Sixth Form pupils. Now in its fifth year, the Joanne graduated from the University of Flo is proud to be an Old Girl of Bolton School, flagship scheme is exclusive to Bolton School Manchester with a degree in History in 2009. and offers a Year 12 pupil from each Division the and has many fond memories of her time in After studying Law at the Manchester College the Girls’ Division. Her School friends are still opportunity to work a four-week placement in a of Law, she qualified as a corporate lawyer prestigious corporate environment. a huge part of her life today. Flo credits Miss in September 2013, and now practises in Fazackerley, M s Fisher and Miss Stafford with Katie is now one of the thirty partners at Cambridge. Matthew works in advertising in endowing her with the confidence to move to KPMG’s Manchester office, and is in charge of London. London and follow her dreams. the Financial Services Audit team across the North West. At the launch, Katie talked to Jennifer Anderson (2002-2009) Helen Mercer (2000-2009) the Sixth Form pupils about KPMG and what In July 2014, Jennifer successfully completed her Helen graduated this each of the different areas of this professional LPC at the University of Law, Bloomsbury and Summer from The services firm actually does, before moving on she is now enjoying a season working as a ski University of Sheffield to talk about the placement scheme. Katie has instructor in Verbier, Switzerland for Adrenaline with an MBChB (Medicine) directed the internship programme since its Ski School and Les Elfes International. In August and with Distinction in inception, and says: “I attribute a significant this year she will be commencing her Training the Student Selected part of my success to my Bolton School Contract with the law firm Mishcon De Reya in Components. education and the superb foundation it provided London. which is the reason why I am so keen to come Helen is all smiles here. back and work with the School.” Florence Hughes (1999-2009) After leaving School, Flo completed an Art and Siân Pledger (2002-2009) Design Foundation Degree at Central Saint Siân has been awarded a First in her Geography Martins, continuing in 2010 to a BA Honours degree at the University of Malta. She has Degree in Fashion Design at the University of also been given a scholarship for a two-week Westminster – an experience she loved. research programme in sea floor exploration. Flo chose to do a Sandwich Course which She now plans to work for 12 months and included a third year in industry. Having prioritise her athletics before doing a Masters.

Thank you to all of those Old Girls Alumni Events & Dinners who have given so freely of their Young Old Girls have attended a variety of events around the country in the past year, including time, knowledge and expertise to Dinners in Oxford, Cambridge, London and Scotland. help current pupils. If you would The Class of 2013 returned to School last summer to attend a special reunion for their year group, like to offer your assistance, please where they offered Year 12 pupils advice and guidance on university life before catching up with contact the Development Office. friends and former teachers over drinks and canapés.

52 Bolton School Girls’ Division ALUMNI ALUMNI News of Young Old Girls Sadie Scorah (2002-2009) Emily Clark (1996-2011) Shakti Patel (2004-2011) Sadie studied French and Russian at the Emily recently returned from a trip to China, Shakti was recently University of Leeds, during which time she representing the University of Nottingham in awarded an Engineering spent a year in Moscow and a term in Dijon. Women’s Football at the Tri Campus games. Leadership Advanced During her final year of university she worked At the start of her final year at University, Emily Award from the Royal in retail and found a real passion for customer set up a Ladies’ Football Team for The History Academy of Engineering, service. After graduating with a 2:1 she decided Society. This was greeted with enthusiasm and recognising her as an to continue her work in retail whilst applying the team were accepted into an IMS league exceptional Engineering for graduate jobs, and in March 2014 was one which consisted of other Ladies Football teams graduate with marked of only ten people from across Europe (and the representing other subjects. Towards the end leadership potential by the only British person) to gain a place on the Hilton of this year each team was asked to nominate a UK’s national academy of Worldwide Fast-track General Management member of their squad to form a team to send Engineering. There is strong competition for the Development Programme, known as the to Ningbo Campus, two hours from Shanghai. awards; nationally, only thirty-five of the most Elevator Programme, which is designed to fast- Emily was nominated by her teammates and outstanding undergraduates are chosen each track participants to managing their own hotel spent her final week of University in China. year, following a robust selection process. within five to eight years. Sadie is currently After scoring the final goal of the final match, Before her degree, Shakti also secured a working in Bucharest and in June will be starting making lifelong friends and enjoying a life- scholarship from the Institute of Mechanical her second training placement in Warsaw. She changing ten days, she returned to the UK to Engineers, who sponsor her MEng studies in loves working for the world’s number one hotel discover she had been awarded a First Class in Aeronautical Engineering at the University of brand and is very happy to have a job which her BA History degree. Loughborough. combines travelling, languages and customer service – although she still enjoys coming home Alexandra Jade Kelly (2005-2012) to Bolton and seeing her friends from School. Jade is currently studying Events Management at Sheffield Hallam University and is spending Kate Fawell-Comley (1996-2010) her placement year on an internship with Kate graduated this Summer with a 2:1 in Walt Disney World in Florida, where she is Law with French Law from University College a Guest Service Front Office Hostess at the London. deluxe resort Animal Kingdom Lodge. She is thoroughly enjoying her time and role there Holly Morton (2004-2010) and is making the most of the many wonderful After thoroughly enjoying her years at Bolton opportunities available. School, Holly is now studying English Literature at Chester University. She has just completed her second year there and is applying for a Masters at Oxford University and Queen Mary’s in London. This Summer, she took part in a Youth Rotary Exchange, joining students from Emily’s blog about her experiences in China can 17 different countries to spend two weeks in be read at http://pursuit-of-sparkle.blogspot. Denmark at an Iron Age and Viking Age Camp! co.uk/2014/06/tri-campus-games-ningbo- Amy Naughton (Class of 2010) china-2014.html. Amy graduated this summer with a First Class Kate Hiepko (2004-2011) BA Hons in Fashion Design from the University Kate has graduated with a First in History from of Leeds. the University of Bristol. Sara Ward (2003-2010) Bethany Hughes (2005-2011) Sara graduated in July with a 2:1 BA Combined Inspired by a Chinese taster session which Honours in Economics, German and Spanish Jade and Mickey Mouse! formed part of the Curriculum Enrichment and Latin American Studies from Newcastle Programme in Lower Sixth, Bethany is studying Claire Ross (2007-2012) University. Since July, she has worked in the Chinese and Spanish at Nottingham Trent Finance Department at Proctor and Gamble in Claire is in her first year at Manchester University and has just completed a year abroad Newcastle Upon Tyne. University, where she is studying Pharmacology. in Beijing. In June this year she will join some of her Lauren Woodcock (2003-2010) fellow students on a six-day trek to climb Having completed a Geography degree at Mount Kilimanjaro as part of her efforts to Sheffield University whilst doing her initial raise £2,750 for Childreach International (a training with the Naval Cadets, Lauren has been charity which advocates for children’s rights). accepted as a Naval Warfare officer in the Royal She is also holding a variety of fundraising Navy and started her ship-based training in events, including quizzes, cake sales and band Portsmouth in October. nights. Read more about Childreach and Claire’s mountain challenge at https://mydonate. bt.com/fundraisers/claireross1.

Bethany in Beijing

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Saira Ahmad University of Manchester Mathematics (2015) Annisah Arshad Aston University Pharmacy Salaha Ashraf Lancaster University Medicine Annabel Ault Deloitte Gap Year Vicki Baldwin University of Central Lancashire Fashion and Brand Promotion with Journalism Nadia Barabash Deloitte Gap Year; Durham University Natural Sciences (2015) Arianna Barnes Durham University Law Georgina Barrow Liverpool John Moores University Human Resource Management Antonia Bate University of Nottingham Psychology Elisha Bell University of Bristol Dentistry Hannah Bentley Manchester Metropolitan University Fashion Design and Technology Maddie Bewlay University of Bristol Economics with study in Europe Holly Bland University of Leeds Social Science Emily Bodger University of Cambridge Law Hannah Boote University of Leeds Economics and Geography Grace Brookes Instituto de Empresa, Madrid Business Administration Zara Brown Nottingham Trent University Criminology Millie Camm Deloitte Bright Start English Abigail Close University of Manchester Fashion Marketing Alex Close University of Manchester Life Sciences with Industrial Experience Zoe Cockerill University of Edinburgh Linguistics and English Language Charlotte A Cooper University of Nottingham Medicine Charlotte E Cooper University of Liverpool Anatomy and Human Biology Isobel Cotogni Durham University Classics Lucy Croston University of Lincoln Product Design Isabelle Currie University of Leeds Psychology Sadiyah Davda Gap Year Stephanie Dean University of Bristol Medicine Olivia Edwards University of Manchester Chemistry Ellen Faulkner University of Nottingham Architecture Eleanor Ferm King’s College London International Relations Francesca Fernside Bangor University Zoology Isobelle Gore-Ward McGill University, Canada Psychology and Behavioural Science Corin Greaves Bath Spa University History Philosophy and Ethics Amy Hackin Manchester Metropolitan University Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Leda Hadjigeorgiou University of Oxford, Classics Archaeology and Ancient History (2015) Madison Hall University of Sheffield Hispanic Studies and Economics Emily Harper Durham University Classics Emily Harrison Gap Year Miriam Harrison University of Reading Ecology and Wildlife Conservation Lucy Harvey University of Bath Pharmacy Emily Henderson Manchester Metropolitan University Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Jennifer Heyes Imperial College London Materials Science and Engineering Charlotte Holden University of Hull Psychology Holly Holt University of Cambridge Music Beth Horry University of Nottingham Classical Civilisation Mollie Hunter Durham University Geography Rebecca Jenkinson University of Birmingham History Elizabeth Jones Nottingham Trent University Philosophy and History Rachel Jones Keele University English and American Literature

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Maddie King University of Nottingham French and History Natasha Lomas Royal Northern College of Music Music Emma Metcalfe Liverpool John Moores University Marketing Abigail Mills Nottingham Trent University Psychology Hannah Mitchell University of Salford Music: Popular and Recording Ragini Moharty University of Manchester Geology Ammarah Moheed University of Manchester Audiology Elizabeth Moore University of Cambridge Theology and Religious Studies Isabella Mott University of Nottingham Psychology and Philosophy Fatima Munshi Teesside University Dental Nurse Practice Nasreen Musa University of Salford Physics Juliet Netting University of St Andrews Classics Georgina Nicol University of Lincoln Bio Veterinary Science Ellie O’Connell Nottingham Trent University Psychology Ellena Owen Durham University Mathematics Priya Pancholi University of Leeds Economics with Spanish Humairaa Patel PricewaterhouseCoopers Leavers’ Programme Kajol Patel Edge Hill University Children and Young People’s Learning Development Rashida Patel University of Leeds Medicine Saba Patel University of Liverpool Biological and Medical Sciences Subhashi Patel De Montfort University Accountancy and Finance Jennifer Pearson Cardiff University Medicine Elisabeth Pepper Leeds Metropolitan University Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Ellie Pickard University of Huddersfield Music Kirsten Reader Sheffield Hallam University Food and Nutrition Anna Reynolds University College London Philosophy Raihaanah Rhind-Mohammed University of Bristol Law Lydia Riding University of Warwick History Alice Rigby University of Aberdeen English Jessica Ryan Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts Foundation Certificate for Acting and Musical Theatre Sian Ryan University of Huddersfield Music Technology Paloma Shakouri Pearson College Business and Enterprise/Entrepreneurship Tejal Shanbhag University of Cambridge Engineering Alex Smith University of Hull Biology Emma Spenceley Sheffield Hallam University Languages with Marketing Peaches Stanforth University College London Law Michelle Sun Loughborough University Materials Engineering Georgia Toole Sheffield Hallam University Criminology Nabeela Umar Gap Year Sana Valli Gap Year Daisy Varley Gap Year Bethany Warke University of Liverpool Psychology Alexandra Weir University of Chester Criminology and Spanish Hayley Wilding Durham University Combined Honours in Social Sciences Deborah Wilson Newcastle University Biomedical Sciences Eleanor Winters Durham University Modern Languages Emily Woodhead Nottingham Trent University Psychology Lucy Worrall Loughborough University Foundation Diploma in Art and Design Hannah Wylie Durham University Law Leena Zafrani University of Liverpool, Dentistry Pharmacy

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