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Jan - July 2007
Prep School Speech Day Thursday 12 July 2007s12 July 2007
Mr David Firth was guest of Honour at Prep School Speech Day…
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Judo tournament medals for the Prep school13 July 2007
On Sunday 17th June the South Yorkshire Judo Championships took place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield…
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Distinguished Sheffield Paediatrician inspires Pupils13 July 2007
Birkdale School, Sheffield, held their annual prize giving at the Octagon Centre, University of Sheffield…
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Prep School Summer Play July 200710 July 2007
This year's play was the re-telling of the legend of King Arthur. In an action packed drama the boys re-enacted great battles, dastardly plots and heroic deeds.…
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Birkdale Pupil called to Regional Basketball Squad 10 July 2007
Matthew Oakey aged 13 (Y8), recently played basketball for South Yorkshire Under 14…
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Inter School Orchestra Day at Birkdale School 27 June 2007
Many musically talented Y5 and Y6 from Dobcroft and Hunters Bar Junior Schools, Sheffield High and Birkdale Prep Schools, all spent the day at Birkdale Senior School performing together as part of one large orchestra…
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Birkdale Teacher leads Himalayan Expedition04 July 2007
John Allen, the Head of Outdoor Pursuits at Birkdale School is leading a British Expedition to Xinjiang province in the far west of China…
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Howzat!27 June 2007
Jordan Bethel, (Y7), has achieved outstanding cricketing success. He has been selected from over 60 boys to play for Yorkshire CC…
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Birkdale Sixth Former scoops one of the top International Engineering Awards27 June 2007
David Badger, aged 19, from Birkdale School in Sheffield, won second prize with his trailer/caravan manoeuvring device, at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held recently in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA…
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Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award25 June 2007
S3 took part in the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award expedition Friday 22 and Saturday 23 June…
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Rensburg Winners 21 June 2007
The Economics and Business Studies Department is pleased to announce that this year's winners of the 2006/7 Rensburg Fantasy Shares Race is the Stocksters…
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P2 History Trip to York24 May 2007
On Wednesday 13th June 2007 P2 went to York to experience hands-on history at Jorvik and DIG…
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Birkdale Prep at the Broomhill Festival 12 June 2007
On Tuesday 12th June boys from the Prep School participated in the Broomhill Festival 2007: Broomhill at Play…
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The Latin Revival12 June 2007
Over a recent Bank Holiday weekend, pupils from across Europe took part in a European Latin Competition including two from Birkdale School, Sheffield. …
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Birkdale pupils travel back in time!06 June 2007
As part of their study-visit programme to Cantabria in northern Spain, thirty-eight Y8 and Y9 pupils from Birkdale School had the opportunity to explore the caves at Puente Viesgo…
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Rising Golfing Stars25 May 2007
Birkdale School celebrated team success winning a number of awards at a golf competition hosted by Denstone College, Sunday 20 May…
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Birkdale Prep Beyond the Classroom 24 May 2007
A group of Y4’s from Birkdale Prep School experienced a weekend of outdoor challenges at the Hollowford Centre in Castleton recently.…
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Chemistry Winners 21 May 2007
Birkdale School have won the Royal Chemical Society Schools Analyst Competition – North Division…
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Birkdale School May Concert - A Celebration of Summer18 May 2007
The Birkdale School annual summer concert took place this week…
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Tennis Success for Birkdale School15 May 2007
Birkdale School, Sheffield, beat Leeds Grammar School in the final of the U 16 tennis competition in the British Schools Lawn Tennis Association Northern Region Championships…
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Heart to Heart 14 May 2007
Dr Louise Robson recently visited the Prep School to talk to Prep 3 about the heart…
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PP1 visit two local farms09 May 2007
An excited group of 34 PP1 boys set off to visit Graves Park and Whirlow Hall Farm to see how many different animals they could meet up with …
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Classics Competition09 May 2007
On Saturday 5th May, James Mullen and Richard Wilson, two members of the Lower 6th Latin set, along with two teachers travelled to Malvern to take part in the first ever pan-European CICERO Classics competition…
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Birkdale swim to success08 May 2007
Birkdale Prep School enjoyed considerable success at the recent North and North East HMC Swimming Gala held at Harrogate Hydro…
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Sheffield Young Painters 200704 May 2007
Birkdale was very well represented in the Sheffield Young Painters exhibition at Ponds Forge, opened by the Lord Mayor on 27th April. …
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Birkdale experience new beginnings in Nepal24 April 2007
28 pupils aged 14 to 18 years and 3 staff returned from having spent nearly a month in Nepal, last week…
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Continental drama at Birkdale Senior School22 April 2007
Birkdale 6th former Ellen Osborne triumphed in the lead role of 'Antigone' in Sheffield University Drama Society's recent production…
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Significant award given to Birkdale School teacher24 April 2007
It was off to the Royal Society of Arts in London for Fenella Noble who teaches at Birkdale Prep School…
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ISFA 8's Football Tournament held at QEGS Blackburn, 21 March27 March 2007
Birkdale 1st Football team was one of 20 teams to attend the second annual 8's Football tournament…
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Birkdale return to Nepal27 March 2007
Birkdale are hoping that the recently improved political stability in the country will ensure that the 18 pupils aged 14 to 18 years and three staff who fly out to Nepal this week…
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Is this Latin or D.T.?22 March 2007
We decided it would be fun for the S3 (Year 9) Latin sets to try to replicate some Roman defixiones using the original techniques and material…
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Autumn Term 2006 Archaeology News22 March 2007
Budding archaeologist Alex Farnsworth (Upper Sixth Latin) spent the first week of term on an training dig in Dorset…
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National Science Week at Birkdale20 March 2007
Many exciting science related activities were arranged throughout the week for both the Senior and Prep school…
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AS Geography Field Trip to the Lake District March 200720 March 2007
Despite very cold winds and blizzard conditions, a great deal of work was achieved during this four day visit…
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Birkdale Maths Champions at the 12th Annual Sheffield Pop Maths Quiz17 March 2007
This event at Sheffield Hallam University attracts entries from schools all over South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire…
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Seven’s tournament at Castle Dyke13 March 2007
Birkdale School hosted a Seven’s tournament at Castle Dyke, in calm conditions…
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National Schools Sevens Tournament13 March 2007
The Senior Sevens squad took part in the prestigious National Schools Sevens Tournament held at Fylde in Lancashire.…
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Sporting success for talented hockey player09 March 2007
Ben Stoney (Y11) from Birkdale School, Sheffield, has been selected to play in the England U18 Hockey team…
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West Side Story Superstars!07 March 2007
A vibrant and polished performance of this famous musical by Leonard Bernstein took place at the Senior School to a packed audience…
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Rugby Sevens at Mount St Mary’s05 March 2007
Both the Under 14 and first team sevens squads took part in the Mount St Mary’s invitation sevens tournament Sunday 4 March.…
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Birkdale Under 15 7's Rugby team reach the final at Hall Cross Tournament02 March 2007
The Under 15 Rugby 7's team took part in the Hall Cross invitation 7's at Doncaster RUFC…
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The Times/Bank of England Target 2.0 Interest Rate Challenge01 March 2007
The team of Georgina Smallman, James Cull, Dominic Shaw and Robert Campbell came a very creditable runner-up in a national semi-final of this prestigious competition
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Continental drama at Birkdale Senior School23 February 2007
All of Y7 and Y8 were treated to an excellent, swashbuckling performance of "The Three Musketeers"…
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Visiting Author to the Prep school23 February 2007
Joe Craig, an author who visited Prep 2, 3 and 4, gave the boys an enthralling talk and finished with a quick burst of jazz piano…
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House Swimming Gala23 February 2007
The Swimming Gala was a huge success, with a very enthusiastic time had by all the competitors. …
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French Day in the Prep School 21 February 2007
Pupils spent a day in January in French style, complete with French dress and food…
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An Evening of Musical Enjoyment08 February 2007
The youngest musical members of Birkdale Senior School provided an evening of excellent entertainment…
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Independent Schools Golf Association – Match play Tournament30 January 2007
Birkdale entered this new national tournament, which is split up into regions…
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British Mathematical Olympiad15 January 2007
Last term Paul Denver and Alistair Wardrope qualified for the first round of the British Mathematical Olympiad…
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Art in the Prep School 15 January 2007
As part of the Art curriculum, pupils are learning to appreciate and understand African Art…
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Mike Stones (1939 - 2006) Sheffield Teacher remembered (24 January 2007)
A memorial service was held recently for Michael Stones who died in Spain last summer…
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Sheffield Schools Keep On Running15 January 2007)
Birkdale School hosted the Sheffield Secondary Schools cross country league final fixture this weekend…
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Oxbridge Recognition for Birkdale Pupils(09 January 2007)
Consistency is the name of the game at Birkdale School with seven offers…
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Voices of Angels (14 December 2006) Voices of Angels were heard at Birkdale School this week in their annual Pre-prep Nativity play.
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Training Orchestra is born (11 December 2006) Music students across Sheffield are celebrating the birth of Sheffield Independent Schools’ Training Orchestra…
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