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- 25/07/22
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Cricket news
On the final day of term, Sam Barker led the Balcarras under 12 cricket team in the County Cup final against Marling School. Despite compiling a decent total of 109 (topscorer: Freddie Bartlett) we lost with 2 overs to spare. Still, the boys had a great season and hopefully there is plenty more to c...Read Full Story - 21/07/22
- 20/07/22
- 20/07/22
Side Hustle Initiative
Last week, my Year 10 business classes entered a nationwide competition called the 'Side Hustle Initiative'. The competition required the students to create an amazing business idea that they are passionate about launching. Some of the entries have gone through to the voting round. T...Read Full Story - 19/07/22
DofE Gold expedition
Year 12 students took part in their Duke of Edinburgh training expedition during a hot spell down in Dartmoor National ParkRead Full Story - 08/07/22
We are recruiting!
We have vacancies for both qualified and unqualified Teaching Assistants as well as Catering Assistants and Apprenticeships. Click here for further information.Read Full Story - 04/07/22
Bee Hotels to improve biodiversity
Everyone has heard that Bee numbers are in decline, so the Eco club have been making Bee Hotels and putting them up around the school.Read Full Story - 29/06/22
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- 27/06/22
How do you get to school?
We have conducted an extensive survey on how pupils get to school. We had 757 respondents to this survey out of 1400 pupils in school.Read Full Story - 23/06/22
House Dance
The annual house dance festival saw a host of talented dancers at BalcarrasRead Full Story - 22/06/22
Translation Champions!
Queen's College - University of Oxford runs a competition called the Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators. Each year, they send schools a variety of texts to translate into English from various languages and at various levels. This year's theme for year 9 French was poetry. In lesson we s...Read Full Story - 22/06/22
- 20/06/22
Year 12 Geography Field Trip
Year 12 have been out collecting ideas for their own fieldwork as part of A level GeographyRead Full Story - 17/06/22
Voice Collective
Congratulations to Y7 pupils from both Balcarras and The High School Leckhampton who have worked together to compose and produce a song, called 'One Smile'. This was a very exciting project, led by the inspirational team at The Music Works, based in Gloucester. The song's lyrics send...Read Full Story - 15/06/22
- 12/06/22
Balcarras team win £1,000
A team of year 9 pupils have won a competition organised by Kohler Mira on how to sustainably reuse some of the companies old shower components.Read Full Story - 06/06/22
Free School Meals - A message from Gloucestershire County Council
Dear Parent/carer, A message from Gloucestershire County Council We would like to make you aware of some of the schemes that Gloucestershire County Council is currently offering to families of Gloucestershire. The Holiday Free School Meal Voucher Scheme Once aga...Read Full Story - 27/05/22
Litter Pick
Balcarras and High School Leckhampton pupils took part in a litter pick to tidy up our local communityRead Full Story - 27/05/22
- 25/05/22
