It is a great pleasure to welcome you to Birkenhead School. As an HMC Independent School that welcomes children from Nursery to Sixth Form, we are aware of the considerable privilege in shaping the educational journey of your son or daughter through their formative school years. From Pre-Prep to Sixth Form, our focus is to know the individual, to develop their core values and to provide a breadth of academic and other opportunities so that we can nurture resilient, ambitious and responsible young men and women. Read more...
Paul Vicars Headmaster
On Friday 24th November, Mr Mike Barcroft visited the Sixthn Form as part of our weekly Nicholls Lecture Series.
We recently welcomed Mr Linton Stephens back to Birkenhead School to give a lecture on ‘Perceptions of Success’ as part of our Nicholls Lecture Series.
Sixth Form was thrilled to have Professor Stephen Smith, an Old Birkonian, back at the school to share his insight on the current state and imminent prospects of ‘A Life in the Life Sciences’, along with his view on the rising importance of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
On Friday 13th October, the Sixth Form were delighted to welcome Bafta award-winning actor and screenwriter, Celyn Jones, to the school as part of the Nicholls Lecture Series.
On Monday the 16th of October Year 8 students set sail on a thrilling educational adventure to the heart of London, turning their trip into an unforgettable voyage of discovery. These young scholars navigated their way through the city, embracing the metaphorical role of sailors aboard a ship in search of knowledge.
Science Nights at Birkenhead School went off with a BANG at the end of term.
On Thursday 12th October, 9 students from the Sixth Form attended the Royal Institution Youth Summit, held at the National STEM Learning Centre in York.
We were delighted to welcome multi-award winning stage, screen and voice actor, Richard Armitage, to the School to discuss his debut novel, Geneva, as part of our Inspiring Talks Series in association with Linghams Booksellers.
We were delighted to welcome children's author, Anna James, to Birkenhead School recently. Anna is the author of the children's book series 'Pages & Co' which follows the magical, book wandering adventures of Tilly.
The Sixth Form were treated to another fantastic Nicholls Lecture Series recently when Old Birkonian, Mark Powell, delivered a talk on his life and career leading a successful social enterprise business.
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