Great Times

Fieldwork at Great Ballard: Geography That Gets Mud on Its Boots

May 1, 2026
Some of the best geography lessons don’t happen at a desk. They happen in wellies, on windy beaches, or halfway up a hill with a notebook in hand and a slightly squashed packed lunch. That’s where theory stops being theory and starts making sense.
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News

Child-lead charity event for the Dogs' Trust

December 15, 2023
The Spartans hosted a charity dog walk and bake sale to support the Dogs' trust, their chosen charity for the year. There were children's treats, dog treats, and plenty of Easter treats on a gloriously sunny final day of term.
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Ground Force Day Spring 2022

December 15, 2023
It was another successful Ground Force Day for the GB family (and in the sunshine too!).
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Great explorations at GB!

December 15, 2023
From the classroom to an Antarctic base camp, our youngest pupils have been very busy exploring!
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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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