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We don’t like Cricket.. We Love it!

As the Summer term approaches, we have an abundance of cricket action to look forward to across the entire school.

Merchant Taylors’ has a proven record of producing county cricketers at youth and professional level, with the likes of Ben Aitchison at Derbyshire and George Lavelle and Tom Hartley at Lancashire now playing regularly for their respective first teams.

George Lavelle is one of a number of recent Alumni who have gone on to play professionally. (Image: Lancashire CC)

As the next generation of young cricketers follows in their footsteps, they will enjoy access to our excellent indoor and outdoor cricket facilities and top-class coaching at lunchtimes and after school, led by our head of cricket coaching and former Lancashire Academy director, Gary Yates.

Former Lancashire Academy director, Gary Yates is head of cricket coaching at Merchant Taylors’.

Indeed, our credentials mean we were chosen by Lancashire CCC as their only development centre on Merseyside and our pupils have taken part in nets and other coaching throughout the winter months, including specialist holiday cricket camps which are also open to external pupils.

We have an established boys’ cricket team at every year group from Year 6 to Year 13, with two teams in Years 7 and 8, and each season we enter a variety of regional and national T20 and cup competitions.

Girls’ cricket is also flourishing at Merchant Taylors’, with coaching available across the year groups. This season, our girls will play their first competitive matches on behalf of the school, against Nottingham High School, following an extensive period of summer and winter training.

For those pupils with the talent and ambition to pursue professional careers, we support them with detailed knowledge of player pathways, strong links at Club and County level and bespoke invitational training within school.

We have an established boys’ cricket team at every year group from Year 6 to Year 13

A highlight of every year is the MCC Invitational match against our current first team, which takes place this year on Thursday 12 May, while we can also look forward to a season finale tournament, hosted jointly with Ormskirk CC, when we will welcome teams from The Perse School in Cambridge, Newcastle School for Boys and Durham School.

If you love cricket as much as we do, this is the school for you.

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The Merchant Taylors’ Theatre Company would like The Merchant Taylors’ Theatre Company would like to invite you to watch a live performance of ‘Blood Brothers’ (play version)’ taking place at Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School.

The production, written by Liverpudlian playwright Willy Russell, revolves around twin boys (Mickey and Edward) who are separated at birth and brought up in contrasting environments around the city. The play explores themes of class, identity and fate and is a moving and powerful production which inspires and provokes audiences.

Performances will take place on the following dates: 
Wednesday 13th December 2023 7pm – 8pm (Cast A) 
Thursday 14th December 2023 7pm – 8pm (Cast B) 

Click the link in our bio for more information or to book tickets.
A huge thank you to all pupils and parents/guardia A huge thank you to all pupils and parents/guardians who generously donated an advent calendar in November for the @trusselltrust.

Working together, we successfully gathered just over 300 calendars to bring some joy to children's lives during the month of December.
Yesterday, during TENDO, pupils who were participa Yesterday, during TENDO, pupils who were participating in the Forensics activity had the opportunity to complete forensic examination techniques on airsoft and air rifles with Miss Birchall.

During the examination, the pupils were able to recover trace evidence, such as hairs and fibres; this evidence can be crucial in forensic investigations as it can provide valuable information about the individuals who may have come into contact with something such as a firearm. By analysing these trace elements, forensic experts can potentially link suspects or victims to the scene of a crime.

In addition to this, the pupils also sampled for contact DNA, which is the genetic material left behind when a person touches an object. This is a powerful tool in forensic investigations, as it can provide DNA profiles that can be compared to databases of known individuals or used to establish a link between a suspect and a crime scene.

By conducting these forensic examinations the pupils were able to apply their theoretical knowledge to a practical setting and the hands-on experience deepened their understanding of forensic examination techniques.
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Great to have former Rugby League legend @bobbieg7 Great to have former Rugby League legend @bobbieg777 in to coach the Year 10 and Senior Rugby group yesterday.

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It’s been wonderful to see our Year 8 and 9 pupi It’s been wonderful to see our Year 8 and 9 pupils working hard to write Christmas letters to some of our older alumni with @merchantsalum recently ✍️

Each year at Christmas we bring some of the oldest and youngest members of our community together in a letter writing project – the pupils enjoy receiving responses to their letters and learning about the many shared school experiences that span the decades.

Over the last 3 years, pupils have written to over 300 alumni, and this year’s batch will be on its’ way soon! 📨
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