January is, of course, far closer to the middle of the school year than it is to the beginning, but it doesn’t stop us from considering fresh starts, clean slates, new ambitions and resolutions. It’s also an apt time, as our school closes on being three times the size it was in 2020, to reaffirm what values sit at the heart of our family; what it means to be Great Ballard.

Head Girl, Millie Lyons, welcomes back GB pupils for Autumn Term.

Ali Bushnell, Mental Health Lead, provides some top tips for the transition back to school.