Hoots from the Archive - "A Life in the Day of...Paul Ponde… We have previously published an article in this format, written by MGS teacher William Duggan The following was published in The New Mancunian in December 2001: "In the first of a new feature, MGS' r… 0 2024 23/05/2024
Hoots from the Archive - Spotlight on Old Mancunians: The B… In his 1992 Ulula article tracing the history of teaching art at MGS, teacher David Stockwell describes the ‘star-quality’ surrounding the renowned artist and illustrator Charles Tunnicliffe’s (pictu… 0 2023 08/02/2024
Hoots from the Archive - "Only Connect": Four Great MGS Tea… This guest post from Jeremy Ward (History 1974 - 97, Archivist 1997 - present) first appeared in the 2008 edition of "Ulula". We have reproduced it in honour of World Teachers' Day We all remember ou… 0 2023 05/10/2023
Ian Bailey Ian Bailey attended MGS between 1927 and 32. He later returned to teach History in 1949, and later created and curated the MGS Archive. The Archive Library is named after Ian in recognition of his … 0 2000 24/05/2023
Splendid Isolation Splendid Isolation was a newsletter created for Lower School boys at MGS in the first Covid lockdown of Spring 2020 Splendid Isolation.docx Splendid Isolation 2.docx Splendid Isolation 3.docx Splendi… 0 2020 13/01/2023
Folk Song and Tradition Mr Dobson has been a member of staff at MGS since 1980, as well as being a pupil at the school between 1962-1970. Mr Dobson is a German teacher and also looks after the folk music option for pupils, … 0 2022 23/05/2022
Staff Photos - Whole Staff Photograph, 1890 Back row, L - R: Cowan, Chatterton, Bally, Harrison Middle row, L - R: Sykes, Gros, Joseland, Marrick, Postlethwaite, Start, Jackson, Earl, Fowler, Crane, Withers, Horsley, Willis, Front row, L … 0 1890 05/04/2022
Hoots from the Archive – How to Make an Owl Costume This article was prompted by the rediscovery in the archive of a practical art & craft guide aimed at children: Simple Art Crafts for Schools (Methuen, 1926), written by former long-serving Art Maste… 0 2021 11/06/2021
MGS Has Got Talent Junior School’s answer to Britain’s Got Talent – MGS Has Got Talent– has once again proved that our boys are not only gifted in the classroom, but also on the stage, with singers, musicians, magician… 0 2018 22/06/2018
The transit of Mercury May 9th saw an exciting astronomical event, the transit of Mercury, an event which happens 13 or 14 times a century. A transit of Mercury is when the Mercury moves directly between planet Earth and t… 0 2016 09/05/2016
Man of steel Ger Morris raised more than £1,000 for the cha… Man of steel Ger Morris raised more than £1,000 for the charity Scope after a gruelling challenge this summer. Maths teacher Ger successfully completed the UK Ironman in Bolton in July, surviving thr… 0 2015 21/09/2015
Teacher Dan Farr cycled 1,000 miles from Land’s End to John… Teacher Dan Farr might have only been able to take off his jacket for four hours in two weeks due to the British weather, but it did not dampen his spirits as he cycled 1,000 miles from Land’s End to… 0 2015 30/08/2015
