Great Times

National Storytelling Week at Great Ballard

February 5, 2026
Great Ballard embraced National Storytelling Week with a wonderful range of creative activities across the school.
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News

Pitch Perfect in Science

January 30, 2025
The labs were filled with music this week as Year 4 were lucky enough to be visited by a guitar maker during their Science lesson.
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Combined Cadet Force at GB

February 5, 2025
Last week, our small contingent of cadets joined forces with the Grenadier Guards CCF contingent at Chichester Free School.
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Great Ballard compete in the School Challenge

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