James Taylor Staton, alumnus of Chetham’s Hospital (1826-1831) – at the time, a Blue Coat School – was one of Bolton’s most well-regarded businessmen and writers. Born in January 1817...
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Earlier this month, Year 12 and 13 students visited Iceland as part of their A-level Geography courses. Students had a very busy itinerary studying the geography of this fantastic country....
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On Sunday 5 February, 17 students competed for the opportunity to become soloists for the Chetham’s Senior Ensembles concerts throughout the 2017/18 school year. After an exhilarating seven hours of...
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This year’s Chetham’s Carol Competition produced a real variety of choral pieces, with thoughtful texts and imaginative musical settings. The judge was Matthew Owens, a former Chetham’s student, published composer and current Director...
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The recent Top 250 Independent School List, published by The Sunday Times, has seen Chetham’s climb a whopping 68 places from 167 in 2015 to 99. The rise is ranking...
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November has been a busy month for historical performance at Chetham’s. This term’s Baronial Baroque concert took place on Wednesday 9 November in the school’s historic Baronial Hall. Chetham’s students...
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Two recent Chetham’s alumni, Alexander Bone and Rory Ingham, have been nominated in the Rising Star category of the 2016 British Jazz Awards. Close friends Alexander (saxophone) and Rory (trombone)...
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On Wednesday 16 November, 40 Sixth form students from Chetham’s were lucky enough to attend the TEDxyouth@Manchester at Fallibroome Academy In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, the TEDx conference...
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Every term, academic lessons come to an end and Chetham’s devotes itself to performance. The Autumn Music course is particularly special, as for many young players it is a first...
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Last weekend, Chetham’s students headed for the water on the first of many activity trips organised by the recreation team. Middle school student Shamimu tells the story: “We set...
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