Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Oxbridge Outreach Talk by Michael Smith

  Wed 16 Dec 2020

  On Monday 14th December, our ex-Head Boy, Michael Smith, came to the school to deliver an outreach talk about applying to Oxbridge. Michael is currently studying Law at Downing College, Cambridge. His talk focussed on busting the myths surrounding applications to Oxbridge and the reality that you just need to be an academically able pupil, with a real passion and enthusiasm for wanting to study and talk about your subject.

  Michael discussed his own experience about ‘imposter syndrome’, where he questioned his own ability and whether he deserved to be there after a few weeks commencing the course. But the reality is that he did – he had proven this at interview and through the grades that he achieved. Michael talked about advice that was provided by other older pupils, which was ‘fake it ‘til you make it’. This relates to the situation that if you act confident, others will perceive you as confident and so you end up being confident. What was also interesting was the fact that many law firms were already chasing and flattering pupils to come and work for them after they complete their studies. Usually, it is the other way around.

  Speaking to year 11 pupils afterwards, they expressed how helpful they found the session and sparked an interest to do research in to applying to Oxbridge.

  Mr S Miah
  Head of Chemistry

  

• So what is engineering anyway?

  Fri 11 Dec 2020

  Every year 9 class, and many classes in other years, have had the opportunity to examine this question over the last four weeks, thanks to Dyson who have loaned us materials for the boys to find out more about the Engineering industry.  In lessons, the boys have been able to disassemble a vacuum cleaner attachment and investigate the many design decisions that were made to create it.  A large number of boys also came to Science Society at lunchtime to disassemble the entire vacuum cleaner and see more of Dyson’s famous turbine design.

  We are very grateful to Dyson for the equipment and materials which have given so many boys the chance to understand more about the profession and consider whether they may consider it as a possible career in the future.

  Ms T Arnold
  Head of Science

  

• Year 9s create Christmas decorations for the Castle

  Wed 09 Dec 2020

  This year for the Christmas season, The Windsor Boys’ School was one of six schools invited by the Learning Centre at Windsor Castle to decorate Christmas trees based on the theme ‘Windsor’s Pantomime Pictures’.

  The year nine students were invited to make decorations on the theme of the Sleeping Beauty pantomime. The boys put their painting expertise to the test illustrating and hand-painting beautiful vignette paintings of dragons, castles, forests, thorns and even a corgi.

  The six trees will be displayed in Pug Yard, the wonderful new Castle Learning Centre and the hand-painted decorations will eventually be moved to the 6m tall tree in St. George’s Hall, within the State Rooms, where they may even be seen by Her Majesty The Queen!

  Miss S Tombs
  Art Teacher