Last week in our first full school assembly, students waited to hear the results of last year’s House Championship. Our Houses have a fantastic history stretching back over 100 years and this decades’ old competition is an integral part. In the 2023/24 Sport Shield, covering over 150 matches and 13 different sports, Davis were victorious […]
In this first 2024/25 issue of BartholoNews we find out the details of Davis’ House Championship win and celebrate the results of our amazing GCSE and A Level students.
At the end of last term a group of over 40 Year 10 students were invited to attend an afternoon in the Modern Foreign Languages faculty, learning about the benefits of language learning beyond GCSE level as well as its value in the workplace. The faculty organised some international food and inspirational guest speakers, including […]
A huge congratulations to 55 Bronze, and 16 Silver DofE students who have been busy working on their DofE activities to achieved their DofE Award. The DofE students participated in a variety of activities from volunteering in their local community, gaining new skills from languages to science, and participating in a sporting activities. The DofE participants also completed […]
At the end of the Summer term the PE Department hosted their annual Sports Personality of the Year awards evening with tickets being a sell out before the night started! The evening celebrated all our students’ success and achievement in sport this year, both inside and outside of school, which made for a fantastic evening. […]
St Bart’s students were excited and pleased to once again see their German Exchange partners in June. The 24 students from our partner school, the Otto-Hahn Gymnasium in Monheim, stayed for a week with English families. As well as going on trips to Oxford and London, the German Exchange students spent a day in school […]
In July we were extremely sad to say goodbye this summer to a St Bart’s institution – Mrs Eastman (formerly Hollinshead)! Over the past 45 years, Mrs Eastman has had a wonderful impact on multiple generations of students, inspiring them to cook with confidence and lead healthy and fulfilled lives. Now Head of our Food […]
St Bart’s staff, students, governors, parents, and alumni proudly participated in this year’s Newbury Pride parade, showcasing the school’s commitment to inclusivity and support for the LGBTQ+ community. The march started on Bartholomew Street and concluded in Victoria Park. At the park, Lee Dillon, a former St Bart’s student and current Newbury MP, expressed his […]
As the rest of the country took to the polls, St Bart’s had its very own Mock Election, allowing students to have their say. All of the parties that were running in Newbury were represented in our election (apart from the Freedom Alliance Party) with one candidate and someone to endorse them. The candidates were […]
Bart’s 4 Bees took a small group out on our first trip to a working apiary last week. Once we were all dressed up in our safety suits, we were shown around by our beekeeping mentor, Stephen. Some of the students were a little apprehensive about being around the open hives but were so fascinated […]
