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- 03/11/25
School Nurse Extended Service
There will be a meeting in School on Tuesday 25th November at 5.30pm. All the information can be found in the powerpoint here.Read Full Story - 25/11/25
Carol Service - Wed 3rd December
The annual Carol Service is being held at Holy Apostles Church at 7pm on Wednesday 3rd December. Everyone is invited. There will be a retiring collection in aid of Cheltenham Open Door. Please bring cash on the evening or donations can be made in the usual way via scopay. Afterwards, t...Read Full Story - 24/11/25
Giving Tree
Balcarras are supporting https://kidsout.org.uk/the-giving-tree/ #TheOriginalGivingTree was created to be a fun alternative to the traditional Secret Santa; instead of buying a fun gift for a colleague, the Giving Tree encourages people to buy a toy for a child fleeing domestic abuse in...Read Full Story - 21/11/25
Update from the Head - 21st Nov
It’s got significantly colder this week—I quite like it that the weather is more seasonal although I hate talk of snow! I wince every time I see a headline which is forecasting snow—fortunately it has all been much further North than us so far. My week started with a meeting wit...Read Full Story - 21/11/25
Cleaner vacancy
We are looking for a cleaner. All the information can be found by clicking here.Read Full Story - 20/11/25
Vacancy for an HR Advisor
We have a vacancy for an HR Advisor for the Balcarras Trust. All the information can be found on the Balcarras Trust website by clicking here.Read Full Story - 20/11/25
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BALCARRAS GIRLS UNBEATEN AS THEY REACH COUNTY FINALS
Year 7 girls are on a roll with football wins.Read Full Story - 20/11/25
6th Form Apprenticeship Event
Year 12 and 13 had the opportunity to attend an apprenticeship event at BalcarrasRead Full Story - 14/11/25
Cop 30 conference in Cheltenham
Members of the Eco club took part in a mock Cop 30 climate conference in Cheltenham Council chambersRead Full Story - 14/11/25
Year 8 visit Natural History Museum
Geography trip to the Natural History Museum in LondonRead Full Story - 14/11/25
Squash team into the Nationals
KS4 boys squash team through to the next round of nationals!Read Full Story - 14/11/25
- 14/11/25
Update from the Head - 14th Nov
Update from the Head It has been another fun packed week at Balcarras! I would like to start this latest update by thanking those parents who have joined the Balcarra$ Plan. We have had several people sign up in the last couple of weeks. If you haven’t already I would ask that you look...Read Full Story - 14/11/25
- 13/11/25
LIEUTENANT TIERNEY RETURNS!
On Thursday this week Lieutenant Daniel Tierney landed his helicopter at Balcarras as part of a Royal Navy training exercise. Daniel was a Balcarras pupil from Sept 2014 to June 2020. He is now a pilot with the Royal Navy. Year 7 pupils went out to watch and several staff were there as well inclu...Read Full Story - 11/11/25
Remembrance at Balcarras
On Tuesday 11th November we organised our annual remembrance ceremony around the flagpole. Mr Burke said a few words before Ben Carroll played the last Post. The whole school then observed a silence until Ben played the Reveille. A copy of Mr Burke’s speech is below: 107 years ago almost to...Read Full Story - 09/11/25
- 07/11/25
- 07/11/25
Update from the Head - 7th Nov 2025
I hope you all had a lovely half term. I don’t normally go away in October but this year we decided to go to Mallorca. We had a lovely time in the autumn sunshine…I can recommend it! Geography Trip The Geography department had a hugely successful visit to Iceland over ha...Read Full Story - 07/11/25
Pupils share their opinions on Internet safety
Sixth formers get involved in Internet safety forumsRead Full Story