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- 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 - 10/07/20
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- 29/06/20
Commonwealth Coronavirus Competition
Millie Crouchman-Powell 7G1 has written and performed a song for the Commonwealth Coronavirus Composition. She has done an absolutely AMAZING job! We wish her well in the competition.Read Full Story - 10/06/20
- 10/06/20
Letter to Parents from Chair of Trustees
Please see the letter below to parents from Rosi Shepherd Chair of TrusteesRead Full Story - 08/06/20
- 05/06/20
Update from the Head 5th June
Update from the Head 5.6.20 I hope you are all well as we head into the weekend. Although I wrote an update just a couple of days ago I thought I should contact you again. Return of Year 10 and Year 12 Our plans are at a very advanced stage and early next week the governors will ensure that...Read Full Story - 05/06/20
Year 11 and Year 13 Book Return
From Monday 8th June we would like text books to be returned. The process is; At home make sure that each of your textbooks has your name in it – a post-it inside the front cover and not on...Read Full Story - 05/06/20
Young Enterprise win SW finals
Students from Balcarras have been crowned the Best company in the South West Regional finals.Read Full Story - 04/06/20
Year 10 Return to School
Please see the letter below giving details of the Year 10 return to school from the 15th JuneRead Full Story - 03/06/20
Update from the Head 3rd June
Update from the Head 3.6.20 Dear students and parents, I hope you are all well. As I write this update it is drizzling outside which is the first rain for weeks. We’ve been so lucky with the weather during the last few weeks—it’s been great to have the opportunity to get out...Read Full Story - 28/05/20
Update from the Head 28th May
Dear Parents and students I hope you are all having a nice half term week. I thought I should issue a brief update about plans to offer some face to contact in schools for Year 10 and Year 12 students. At the time of my last update I said that we were waiting for the publication of the governm...Read Full Story