1st February 2023 Dear Parent/Carer, Preparations are well underway for the 2023 Year 11 Prom which will be held in the Royal Hall at the Villa Marina. The date is provisionally booked for Tuesday 18th July 2023, although this could be subject to change. The full cost of a ticket will be £30.00, wh…
6th February 2023 Dear Parent/Carer, I wanted to get in touch again at the start of a new week as I know how important it is that you feel connected to our school and involved in what we are doing. Last Sunday two of our senior students represented Ballakermeen with great dignity at the solemn Holo…
Summer 2023 external written examinations Please note, written examinations begin on Tuesday 2 May, 2023 and do not finish until Wednesday 28 June, depending on the subjects for which each individual student is entered. There are exams for all students in Year 11 during TT Week. Most Year 13 studen…
30th January 2023 Dear Parents/Carers, I feel that firstly I should apologise that I haven't communicated with you as much as I should have during my first term as Head teacher. I suggest a ‘C-’ and “Must try harder” on my part! I believe strongly that the relationship which I personally, and we as…
Please follow the link here to view this year’s options presentation. Click to read Options letter The presentation references the Google Options classroom (pu6kceg) which provides a wealth of information that will help you to make your options choices. This includes: A presentation from each of th…
Due to the school closure, any mock exams scheduled for today will be moved to Tuesday next week. Links to a variety of educational resources can be accessed via the Google Classroom joining codes listed below: Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9): z7lhfao Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11): xd7vydi We encourage our…
Due to the poor weather conditions around the island today, the DESC has made the decision to keep all schools closed. The Year 11 mock exams that were due to take place today have been postponed until next week and details of this will be given to students when we return to school. The BHSA meetin…
13th January 2023 Dear Parent or Carer, I am writing to inform you that following the success of the previous two years, we have once again decided to record and upload the Year 9 Options Evening, rather than hold it in person. The presentation, which will outline everything that would have been di…
Following a meeting on Friday 6th January between NASUWT and the Department of Education, Sport and Culture, and the subsequent work which has continued since that meeting, the Department has been advised by NASUWT that tomorrow’s strike action will be suspended. Therefore, all students will be exp…