Great Times

WHAT SETS GREAT BALLARD APART FROM OTHER SCHOOLS?

June 4, 2026
A blog post from Matt King explaining what sets Great Ballard apart from other schools.
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News

Great Ballard compete in the School Challenge

January 14, 2025
Great Ballard compete in the School Challenge Plate
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IET Faraday Challenge

December 4, 2024
Go Beyond students participated in the Faraday Challenge Day, designed to be cross curricular and cover hands on activities spanning science, technology, engineering and maths.
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Great Ballard Art Exhibition 2024

December 11, 2024
Last week we hosted our first ever whole school Art Exhibition at Great Ballard. Thank you to all who attended and we look forward to seeing you all next year for the annual show.
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Stories

Rethinking Maths

January 17, 2023
We love Maths at GB and we have plenty of students and a number of teachers who revel in algorithms, algebra and prime factors. In their hands, numbers simply seem to dance, and arithmetic is just another language. For many though, just the memory of quadratic equations, square roots and rote learned tables can raise a cold sweat, reminding them of a lifelong phobia. And that is why Rishi’s well-meaning and passionate promises received such a mixed reception.
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Tom Anderson explains the value of Learning2Learn

October 26, 2022
After our recent shortlisting in Talk Education’s National Awards for Innovation in Education, Head of Adventure and Learning2Learn teacher, Tom Anderson, explains the value of our unique Learning2Learn curriculum.
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STEAM introduced for our littlest learners

May 6, 2022
Get to know our new STEAM curriculum for Pre Prep at Great Ballard.
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