Last week, we received the exciting news that our very own Mrs Hewetson, St Bart’s Librarian, has been asked to join the panel of the Spark! Book Awards. Spark! Book Awards was founded in 2020 with the mission to build excitement and enjoyment in reading in all schools. Spark! believe that children should engage in […]
We are delighted that a wonderful moment in time and important piece of school history has recently been shared with us. Contractor, Patrick Bowen, recently discovered a video taken at St Bartholomew’s Boys’ Grammar School in 1972 during a visit from Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by the Secretary of State for Education, Margaret Thatcher. The visit […]
An important piece of St Bart’s history is rediscovered and we celebrate our Year 10 students completing Key Stage 3 in this week’s BartholoNews
At our recent Open Evening, our Year 10 Living for Sport group had a great opportunity to work alongside athlete Mentors Toby Garbett and Susie Dear. Toby has longstanding links to our school and as a previous Olympic rower and Tri athlete, he is always an inspirational figure for our students. This year, Toby introduced […]
On the 27 September, I went to watch a Frantic Assembly production of ‘Metamorphosis’ in Southampton along with Year 13, 12 and 10 students who are studying Drama. This play is about a young man called Gregor who turns into a bug, and how his family cope with this Metamorphosis.This play explores themes of family […]
Last Friday, the Year 10 students in the Stretch and Challenge community attended a fantastic workshop lead by Mrs Lane in the hall. They looked at what it takes to get a place at Oxbridge, and about dispelling the myths surrounding the universities and their entrance exams. There was also a panel of current and […]
Highlights from our recent PE activity including: U14 and U16 Netball, Cross Country Festival, U13 Girls’ Football and Year 9 Rugby… U14 and U16 Netball St Bart’s entered two teams in the Pre-Counties Netball Tournament at Queen Anne’s Caversham. It’s a tough competition and St Bart’s were looking forward to the challenge.The U14s had a […]
With the school’s support, a team of girls from St Bart’s competed as Phoenix Lacrosse Club in the Berkshire Schools Rally at Downe House on Wednesday. The team played brilliantly and came second. The club also had a very successful time at the U19 South West Schools Lacrosse Rally at St Swithun’s School in Winchester, […]
For this year’s harvest appeal, St Bart’s will be donating to two immensely impactful local charities- Loose Ends and Fair Close Centre. Loose Ends is a fantastic drop-in Centre in Newbury, run by volunteers, which has served over 5,000 meals and distributed more than 2,500 food parcels in the past year. Fair Close Centre is […]
Tuesday 26 September commemorates the European Day of Languages and, as is the custom at St Bartholomew’s, we celebrated this day with full aplomb! Students in Y7 and Y8 decorated a flag in a style either of one of the languages that they currently study or for a country that they are interested in. It […]
