Great Times

Living With Purpose: Service, Leadership and the Power of Helping Others

April 16, 2026
Living With Purpose: Service, Leadership and the Power of Helping Others
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News

Great Ballard STEM Day

December 15, 2023
Along with local primary school pupils, children from Years 5 and 6 gathered together for a day celebrating all things STEM related with a variety of competitions and teamwork challenges.
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Year 6 tackle the South Downs Ways

December 15, 2023
For their first big residential of Year 6, pupils plotted their own route and planned a hike along the South Downs Way.
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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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Stories

But what is M.A.P?

April 9, 2025
You know there is something wrong in your school when sport is solely about winning at all costs and cookery is about bringing home cookies and cakes in a Tupperware box.
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REV: Representing Excellent Values - Podcast

March 21, 2025
"Once you get over yourself," says Matt King, headmaster of Great Ballard School, you can have "the joy of appointing people who are so much better than you."
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Get Outdoors!

February 24, 2025
Today the interim report from the Play Commission has been published and its findings are disheartening. Time spent playing outdoors has declined by 50% in a generation.
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