On Thursday 25th April, 30 students from Year 7 and 8 took part in the Junior Mathematics Challenge, along with students across the whole of the UK. This Challenge tests students’ problem solving skills. We had some excellent results with several students gaining either a Bronze, Silver or Gold cer…
Year 10 student Evie and her Talking in the Dark podcast have been short-listed for a top UK award! The Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 is a platform for change and each year recognises the most influential disabled people in the UK, celebrating their ambition and achievements, and providing much n…
Year 10 student Evie created her very own podcast, 'Talking in the Dark' to raise awareness about blindness, visual impairment and disability in general, in a happy and light-hearted way. Evie was born with a condition called bilateral anopthalmia, meaning her eyes didn’t develop, and as a result E…
Please note the change in route for bus 37 below. Commencing on Tuesday 7th May, the morning Service 37 operates as follows: 07.55: Avondale Road, Mount View Road 07.58: Opposite the Birch Hill shop stop 08.04: Whitebridge Road (for Ballachrink) 08.07: Windermere Drive 08.12: Royal Avenue, Glen ent…
Dear Parent/Carer We are planning to make a minor change to the timing of the school day from September 2024 to accommodate changes in the delivery of PSHE/RSE considering the recommendations made in the recent DESC PSHE/RSE Review. The proposed change would mean that: the compulsory school day wou…
Dear Parent/Carer As part of the Year 7 Geography course, we have planned a fieldwork trip to Castletown for the second half of the summer term. Depending on their teaching band, students will be going on one of the following days: Band A = Wednesday 12th June Band B = Thursday 13th June Band C = F…
29th April 2024 Dear Parent/Carer, Ballakermeen has volunteered to be part of a second pilot group of schools that will be validated under the Island’s new Quality Assurance Framework. As such, we will welcome the Tribal (Education Services) Validation Team into school on Tuesday 7th May and Wednes…
The Year 9 girls took part in a football tournament hosted by Castle Rushen High School last week. The tournament was enjoyed by all and it was fantastic to see the girls showing great confidence and ambition throughout. It was a very close competition, with Ballakermeen coming joint second! Every…
