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Newcastle upon Tyne Royal Grammar School, known locally as The RGS, is a long-established co-educational, independent school. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1353x970, 302 KB) Summary Photographed by Andrew Bellis(gimp) The gates of the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1353x970, 302 KB) Summary Photographed by Andrew Bellis(gimp) The gates of the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle. ... An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ... The Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference (HMC) is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 242 leading day and boarding independent boys and coeducational schools in the United Kingdom, Crown dependencies and the Republic of Ireland. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ...

History

The RGS was founded in 1525 ^[1] by Thomas Horsley, within the grounds of St Nicholas' Church, Newcastle. Planning is believed to have begun as early as 1477. The site has moved five times since then, most recently to Jesmond in 1906.^[2] The new school building was officially opened on January 17th 1907. ^[3] An 1868 description reads, Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, ZÃ¼rich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Thomas Horsley was a sixteenth century English magistrate and Lord Mayor. ... The Cathedral from the New castle The interior Newcastle Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Newcastle, in the north-east of England. ... , Jesmond is a residential suburb and electoral ward just north of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Description

The RGS currently has 1216 pupils, of which 360 are in the sixth form and 186 in the Junior School, making it one of the largest in the independent sector. After 450 years as a boys' school, girls were first admitted to the sixth form in 2001. The school became totally co-educational in 2006. Former pupils of the RGS are known as Old Novocastrians ("Novocastrian" is Dog Latin for "citizen of Newcastle"), or Old Novos for short. England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level... A Junior School is most commonly a school for pupils aged 7-11 in the United Kingdom. ... An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ... England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The phrase Dog Latin refers to the creation of a phrase or jargon in imitation of Latin, often by directly translating English words (or those of other European languages) into Latin without conjugation or declension. ...

The school is noted for its all-round excellence in the North East: academically, musically, and in sport.^{[citation needed]} North-East England is one of the nine official regions of England and comprises the combined area of Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear and a small part of North Yorkshire. ...

The RGS is located opposite Central Newcastle High School, a single-sex girls' school. The RGS often shares activities such as drama and school trips with them. Central Newcastle High School is an all-girls school in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. ... A single-sex school is a school that only accepts boys or girls exclusively. ...

Within the Senior School (years 7 - 11 and the sixth form) are four houses, named Collingwood, Eldon, Horsley and Stowell. In the Junior School (years 3 - 6) are four houses, named Red, White, Blue and Green. The Senior School is located on Eskdale Terrace, while the Junior School is currently housed on the adjoining Lambton Road, but a new Junior School on the main school site will be in use from September 2006.

The RGS has Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Army and Navy contingents, open to both boys and girls from the RGS and Central Newcastle High School, however some members of CCF who have moved schools, for a variety of reasons, are often still welcome to attend. The CCF provides leadership training by means of military exercises. Cadets have weekly training sessions after school, and opportunities to go on extended training and adventure trips during the holidays. The Army section of NRGS CCF are affiliated to the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, and the Navy Section are affiliated to HMS Calliope which is situated on the Tyne next to the Baltic.^[4] The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. ...

In recent years the school's debating society has become increasingly prominent within the debating community. In October 2004 the school hosted the first Northern Junior Debating Championship, which has now become an annual competition. It is notable for being the first competition of the school calendar. The society also regularly enters teams for other competitions, and has reached the finals' day of both the Oxford Union and Cambridge Union schools' competitions in recent years, and reached the final of the International Competition for Young Debaters in 2006 and 2007, and won the Northern Junior Debating Competition in 1990, 2005 and 2006.^{[citation needed]} The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to simply as the Oxford Union, is a private debating society in the city of Oxford, England, whose membership is drawn primarily but not exclusively from the University of Oxford. ... The Cambridge Union Society, commonly referred to simply as the Cambridge Union, is one of the largest student societies at the University of Cambridge and one of the oldest in the world. ...

The school is very strong in sport. The primary sports that are played at RGS are rugby, hockey, football, netball, cricket, swimming and athletics. The school is dominant in each of these fields of sport, moreso in rugby than the other sports with some of their pupils representing England RFSU at U16 and U18 level. Fred Burdon (U16), Tom Jokelson and Michael Johnson (U18) are the 3 latest players to have represented their country at international level.^{[citation needed]} For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... A netball game in Australia Netball is a non contact sport similar to, and derived from, basketball. ... This article is about the sport. ... Swimmer redirects here. ... A womens 400 m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland. ...

James Miller has been headmaster of the school since 1994. He intends to retire in 2008.^[5]^[6] He will be succeeded by Dr. Bernard Trafford, currently headmaster of Wolverhampton Grammar School^[7]. The Second Master is Tony Bird. There are 91 members of teaching staff in the Senior School, 6 of whom are part-time. In the Junior School there are a further 6 members of teaching staff including the Headmaster Roland Craig (since 1999), and Deputy Head Ken Wilkinson. There are also approximately 68 members of maintenance staff under the management of Richard Metcalfe, the school Bursar (who previously worked at Durham University^{[citation needed]}), as well as 14 private music tutors. In the UK and elsewhere, a head teacher is the most senior teacher in a school. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Wolverhampton Grammar School is an exclusive public school located in the city of Wolverhampton. ... For university teachers, see professor. ... In the UK and elsewhere, a head teacher is the most senior teacher in a school. ... This article is about the year. ... A Bursar is a senior professional financial administrator in a school or university. ... Affiliations 1994 Group European University Association Association of MBAs EQUIS Universities UK N8 Group Association of Commonwealth Universities Website http://www. ...

The RGS school uniform was updated for all new pupils as of September 2006. The accompanying picture, from a school brochure, depicts the new design. Image File history File links School_uniform. ... Image File history File links School_uniform. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The school magazine, Novo, comes out once per term and features trip reports, sporting news, outstanding poetry and artwork, and a section on recently-joined or departing staff. A student-run newspaper, the re-Issue, was created in September 2003 and contained reviews, opinion columns, road-tests and humour pieces. It ran roughly twice per term until its demise in summer 2005, but was replaced in early 2006 by The Grammar, a more serious and formal piece than the photocopied re-Issue, which has both printed and internet sections.

Since 1965, the school has held a "Prizegiving" ceremony each November, to recognise academic achievement and bring the school together. It was held at the Newcastle City Hall, since no space on campus could hold all teachers, students, and parents. Due to declining interest by parents, students, and teachers, the school announced in 2007 that it will it, in favour of a series of smaller gatherings and a public festival.^[8] Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Newcastle City Hall is a concert hall located in Newcastle upon Tyne, which has hosted many popular music acts through the years. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Buildings and grounds

The RGS's main buildings are in a complex located on Eskdale Terrace, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne. , Jesmond is a residential suburb and electoral ward just north of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. ...

There have since been a number of large-scale building operations to provide the school with better facilities and to accommodate for the expansion of the school as it prepares to admit girls at all major entrance points from September 2006. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1997, Professor Richard Dawkins opened the new Science and Technology Centre (STC), with Physics and Design & Technology laboratories downstairs, and Chemistry and Biology laboratories upstairs. In 2003 the STC was renamed The Neil Goldie Centre in memory of Neil Goldie, who died earlier that year. At the time he was the school's Head of Science and Technology. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS (born March 26, 1941) is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and popular science writer who holds the Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford. ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ... Design And Technology Design And Technology is an academic subject of the UK educational system that can be taken at all levels from secondary school upwards. ... This article is in need of attention. ... For other uses, see Chemistry (disambiguation). ... Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology (from Greek: Î²Î¯Î¿Ï‚, bio, life; and Î»ÏŒÎ³Î¿Ï‚, logos, knowledge), also referred to as the biological sciences, is the study of living organisms utilizing the scientific method. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1998, a new Sports' Hall containing basketball courts and updated gymnastics facilities was opened. The building also provides facilities for table tennis, fencing, and weight-training, plus a gymnasium available to pupils of the school in their free time. During the height of summer examination seasons the hall is used for pupils sitting public examinations and is closed to all other activities. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 2005, the music and economics block was demolished. A new Performing Arts Centre and Modern Languages department was completed in September 2006. It includes a 300-seat auditorium for school concerts and productions, a musical recital hall, a drama/dance studio, recording facilities, a band room, a percussion room, and a number of classrooms where modern languages and music will be taught. Also in 2005, an extension to the school's dining hall which has been created as the new Junior School site. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... Face-to-face trading interactions on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor. ... An auditorium is the area within a theatre, concert hall or other performance space where the audience is located in order to hear and watch the performance. ... For the illustrated magazine, see Studio Magazine. ...

A floodlit all-weather surface has been in use since January 2006, on land that once was part of the school field. Aside from the school field, which is primarily used for rugby union, the school also owns land in nearby Jesmond for sports use. A full size football pitch was created there in early 2005. The school has also recently agreed a 50-year lease of the County Cricket Ground on Osborne Avenue, Jesmond. For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ...

The School Song

The RGS had a school song, with the following lyrics. ^[9] The individuals named in the school song are of historical interest.

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The RGS school song was abolished by the current headmaster on the grounds that it is dated and gender-specific (RGS is now a mixed school) and is no longer sung.^{[citation needed]}

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Notable former pupils

16th century

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17th century

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18th century

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19th century

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20th century

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Southern (1912-2001) was a notable medieval historian, based at the University of Oxford. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Brian Redhead (28 December 1929 _ 23 January 1994) was a British author, journalist and broadcaster. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Today, sometimes referred to as the Today programme to avoid ambiguity, is BBC Radio 4s long-running early morning news and current affairs programme, which is now broadcast from 6am to 9am from Monday to Friday and from 7am to 9am on Saturdays. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Geoffrey Bindman (born 1933) was knighted in the New Year Honours 2007 list. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Murray Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth PC (May 1, 1930 - April 28, 1997) was the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 1992 until his premature retirement due to poor health in 1996. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales was, historically, the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Sir John Alistair Graham (born 6 August 1942) is a well known figure in British Public Life. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Committee on Standards in Public Life is a Standing Committee of the British House of Commons. ... Sir Jeremy Beecham, DL (born 1944) is a British Labour politician and a senior figure in English local government. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Kellner is a journalist, political commentator and Chairman of the YouGov opinion polling organisation. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ... Timothy John Robert Kirkhope (born April 29, 1945) is a British politician, and Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber for the Conservative Party. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Sir Derek Wanless (born 1948) is a UK banker and adviser to the government. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in the southwest of England, also known as the West Country. ... Caspar Berry is a professional poker player, screenwriter, actor and television presenter on Poker Night Live. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Screenwriters, scenarists, or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Poker Night Live is the United Kingdoms first live Internet poker show, launched in 2005 on Pokerzone and usually broadcast between 9pm and 1am. ... John Harle, born 20 September 1956 in Newcastle upon Tyne is a saxophonist /composer. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... John Ashton (born 7 November 1956) is the Special Representative for Climate Change, for the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Director for Strategic Partnerships at LEAD International and is the founder and CEO of E3G (Third Generation Environmentalism). ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Ian Colin Lucas (born 18 September 1960, Gateshead) has been the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Wrexham in the United Kingdom since 2001. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Wank Stain Anderson (born March 4, 1965 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) is a film director who regularly works in sci-fi movies and video game adaptations. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Bharat Nalluri is a British television director, best known for his work with the independent production company Kudos Film & Television in the early-to-mid 2000s. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Nick Bell (born December, 1983 in Alnwick, Northumberland) is one of UKs leading young entrepreneurs. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Nicky Peng (born Nicky Peng Gillender on September 18, 1982) is an English cricketer. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Fraser Gerard Forster (born March 17, 1988 in Hexham), is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Newcastle United in the FA Premier League. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

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James Jurin FRS FRCP (baptised 15 December 1684 - 29 March 1750) was an English scientist and physician, particularly remembered for his early work in capillary action and in the epidemiology of smallpox vaccination. ... Richard Dawes (1708 - March 21, 1766) was an English classical scholar. ... Max Black (24 February 1909, Baku, Russian Empire [present-day Azerbaijan] â€“ 27 August 1988, Ithaca, New York, United States) was a distinguished Anglo-American philosopher, who was a leading influence in analytic philosophy in the first half of the twentieth century. ... Michael Roberts (William Edward Roberts) (6 December 1902 - 13 December 1948) was a British poet, writer, critic and broadcaster, who made his living as a teacher. ...

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