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  • 10/01/26

    Year 6 Visit Warning Zone

    On Tuesday, our Year 6 pupils took part in an important and engaging visit to Warning Zone Life Skills Centre — a powerful, hands-on experience designed to help young people recognise risks and make safer choices in real-life situations. Warning Zone is an interactive education centre that...
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  • 09/01/26

    We’ve Been Adopted - Swim and Gym for Free!

    We’re excited to share some brilliant news for our school community — Great Bowden Academy has been adopted by Everyone Active! As part of Everyone Active’s Adopt a School programme, they’re supporting us for 2 weeks with some fantastic FREE activity offers, helping our ch...
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  • 09/01/26

    Vote for GBA PTA with Waitrose Green Tokens

    Our amazing PTA have done it again! We’re delighted to share that Great Bowden Academy PTA has been selected for the Waitrose Community Matters Green Token scheme, giving us the chance to receive up to £1,500 for the school. It’s incredibly easy to support us - simply pop a gree...
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  • 07/01/26

    Headteacher Awards

    Last half term, we were proud to introduce our Headteacher Awards, a new way to recognise pupils who consistently demonstrate our school expectations of being ready, respectful and responsible. These special awards are presented at the end of each half term and celebrate children who consistently sh...
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  • 23/12/25

    Christmas Carol Concert

    Last Thursday, our Key Stage 2 children filled St Peter & St Paul’s Church with Christmas cheer, singing their hearts out with a beautiful selection of traditional carols. Their confidence, enthusiasm and gorgeous singing truly captured the spirit of Christmas. This year we were also tr...
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  • 21/12/25

    Christmas Lunch

      What a wonderful festive day we’ve had celebrating Christmas Lunch Day on Wednesday. The children enjoyed a delicious Christmas roast with all the trimmings — and looked fantastic in the festive hats they proudly made in class. This day is always a firm favourite for pupils...
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  • 19/12/25

    Merry Christmas from Great Bowden Academy

    Wishing all our children, families, staff, governors, and wider community a truly happy and peaceful Christmas. Thank you for your wonderful support, kindness and enthusiasm throughout the term — you help make GBA such a special place to learn, grow and flourish. We hope you enjoy a magi...
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  • 18/12/25

    Hands-On Science: What Makes Up Blood

    As part of their science topic on the human circulatory system, Class 5 have been diving into the fascinating world of blood and its components — and what better way to learn than by making their own model of blood! Using water with yellow food dye for plasma, red-dyed cereal hoops for red...
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  • 16/12/25

    Geography: Poles Apart

      As part of their geography topic on the polar regions, Class 5 have been exploring why the poles experience such extreme daylight hours. Using globes and torches, the children investigated how the Earth’s tilt and orbit around the Sun cause the polar regions to be dark all day in win...
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  • 15/12/25

    Friday Festive Fun

    What a fabulously festive Friday we had at Great Bowden Academy. The whole school came together in the morning to enjoy Chaplins Mini Panto’s hilarious performance of Little Red Riding Hood — packed full of laughter, singing, and plenty of festive cheer! In the afternoon, we split int...
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  • 12/12/25

    Nativity

    A huge well done to all the wonderful children in Class 1 and Class 2 for their brilliant Nativity performances this week. You brought the Christmas story to life so beautifully - with wonderful acting, joyful singing, and lots of festive sparkle. We couldn’t be prouder of you as the children...
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  • 11/12/25

    LIVE From Antarctica: Class 5 Meet a Real Polar Explorer

    Last week, Class 5 took part in something truly extraordinary - joining a live assembly broadcast directly from Antarctica! Our pupils tuned in to hear from Robert Swan OBE, the world-famous polar explorer, environmentalist, and the first person in history to walk to both the North and South Poles...
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