Dear parents,  It is a nice feeling to reach February half term and I am sure that everyone is looking forward to a break. It has been a highly unusual and intense term and I’m not sorry to see the back of it. We long for a return to normality and I am hopeful that we will get some inf...

Balcarras selected to provide high-quality professional development to teachers and leaders Balcarras School has been selected to become a Teaching School Hub. Teachers across the country will benefit from vital developmental support and expert advice, allowing them to improve a broad range of...

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Can you help every child in Cheltenham access digital learning by donating your old laptops, tablets, ipads or by giving some money to #LaptopsForLearning? Today we are launching the ‘#LaptopsForLearning’ campaign in collaboration with the Cheltenham Borough Council’s No Chi...

Dear parents,  In one of my very earliest updates at the start of the pandemic I wrote about feeling that time had somehow become distorted in a way that was difficult to explain and I feel the same now. The weeks are whizzing by and dragging all at the same time. Life continues to be disori...

In the absence of being able to invite prospective pupils and parents in for Sixth Form open evening we have produced a virtual video to outline the application process and what we can offer as a school. Please click on the video below. For more information see our Sixth form pages. Click he...

The application process for Sixth form at Balcarras is now open.  We are offering virtual consultations with Sixth Form staff  to Y11 students and parents who are currently studying for their GCSEs at other schools on: Wednesday 20th January 4-7pm Thursday 21st January 4-7pm These...

Dear Parents,  We are coming to the end of the second week of term and all is well. I would like to thank those parents who have filled in our survey on remote education. It is all part of developing our plans and trying to ensure that our offer is as good as it can be. I am full of admirati...

Dear parents,  I hope the first week of term has gone well and that those students working from home have managed to access their lessons on-line. Generally our plans have worked well and I have been pleased with the transition to remote education. The school has about 100 students attending...

Dear parents,   Welcome back to the start of a new term. First of all I’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!    2021 has not started in the way that we would have wanted and I am very sorry that we are not welcoming back all of our young people today. You have my...