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- 21/09/20
Year 10 GCSE Information Evening
Please click here to watch the Year 10 GCSE information evening video.Read Full Story - 18/09/20
Update from the Head 18th September
I am going to start this weekly update with some GREAT NEWS. On Wednesday it was announced that Mr Bennett has won a Life Time Achievement Award in the National Teaching Awards run by Pearson. Mr Bennett is one of the finest teachers I have ever worked with and his award is well deserved. For...Read Full Story - 18/09/20
Tony Bennett wins Pearson Life Time Achievement Award
On Wednesday it was announced that our Head of Drama, Tony Bennett, has won a Silver Pearson Teaching Award in the Lifetime Achievement Category. Mr Bennett was nominated for the award before lockdown and only learnt of his success a few weeks ago. We were under strict embargo not to announce it...Read Full Story - 16/09/20
Guidance for Parents/Guardians of ill pupils
Please read these important guidelines with regards to pupils feeling unwell. Guidance for Parents When pupils are feeling unwell, it is important for parents to respond appropriately. According to the latest government advice: If anyone in the school becomes unwell w...Read Full Story - 15/09/20
Year 11 GCSE Information Evening
Please click here to view the materials for this evening. These materails will be available for several weeks.Read Full Story - 15/09/20
- 14/09/20
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- 11/09/20
Update from the Head 11th September
Dear parents, Welcome to the weekly update. Firstly apologies that the first newsletter of the year is not out this week…..it is imminent. The first full week has gone really well and there is a lovely atmosphere in the school. Your children continue to be a real cr...Read Full Story - 11/09/20
Headteacher - The High School Leckhampton
Search for outstanding leader is underway Today the Balcarras Trust began the process of recruiting a new headteacher for The High School Leckhampton. This will be a crucial moment in the school’s development and we are looking for a superb educator to lead the school and lay the foun...Read Full Story - 09/09/20
High School Leckhampton Open Week
Extra dates have now been added to the Open Week programme for the High School Leckhampton. Please click here to register for a ticket.Read Full Story - 04/09/20
Update from the Head 4th September
Dear parents, It has been a GREAT first week at Balcarras. I would like to pay tribute to our young people…they have conducted themselves superbly all week and settled in remarkably well. It will take time to get fully used to our new procedures but so far so good. Could I thank you...Read Full Story - 03/09/20
Admissions - The High School Leckhampton
Admissions Arrangements for The High School Leckhampton now determined The Balcarras Trust has now published the final admissions arrangements for the High School Leckhampton after a consultation period. Please see the final documents plus the Trust's response to the many submissions we recei...Read Full Story - 03/09/20
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Vacancy for a Teaching Assistant (Qualified) Site Management Assistant, Catering Assistant and a Cleaner
Please click here for further information about these vacancies.Read Full Story - 02/09/20
Planning Application for new classroom block
We have submitted a planning application to build a four classroom block to accommodate the High School Leckhampton for the academic year 2021-22 before being re-purposed for use by Balcarras. We have been over our capacity for some time and have always just found a way to make it work but we have b...Read Full Story - 01/09/20
Mr Burke's Welcome Back
Dear Parents and students, Welcome back to the new school year! Today all of the teachers and staff have been in the school making sure that everything is ready for the first day back tomorrow. We can’t wait to welcome Year 7 and Year 12 on Wednesday and everyone else on Thursday. We...Read Full Story - 21/08/20
Removal of AS Exams Next Year
The Balcarras Senior Leadership Team, and the Sixth Form Team, have been considering the future of AS examinations for some time. As many of you will know we have always believed in preserving AS-levels and we honestly believe it is one of the reasons why we have achi...Read Full Story - 20/08/20
GCSE Results 2020
Congratulations to our GCSE students on achieving a fabulous set of results in this most difficult of years. Collectively they were a superb year group and we are proud of them all. Right from the start this year group applied themselves brilliantly and all the way through the GCSE process we have b...Read Full Story - 20/08/20
First Week Back September 2020
Arrangements for the start of the autumn term, starting Tuesday 1st September 2020, are as follows: Monday Summer Holiday Tuesday INSET for staff (no pupils in...Read Full Story - 16/07/20
Art Equipment for pupils
The Art department are requesting that pupils bring in their own materials or purchase their own Art Pack.Read Full Story - 15/07/20
Balcarras Full Opening September 2020
We are working hard to develop our plans for a full opening of the school in September 2020. Please see the documents below that outline our plans. The Timetable Full Opening document outlines the approach we are taking and how we have adjusted the school timetable to try and minimise contact bet...Read Full Story