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Great Bowden Academy

News & Events

We aim to keep you abreast of all the latest news and information here in our 'News and Events' section, as well as on our social pages on Instagram and Facebook 

For our weekly updates, please see our Newsletters.

Or for the latest news, please see our Latest News articles

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Coffee Mornings

Parents and carers are invited to attend a coffee morning with our Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENDCo) Libby Harris and others to a termly coffee morning. These will be held jointly with Ridgeway and Great Bowden academies, so will alternate the venue between these 2 schools. Each coffee morning will have a focus as well as an opportunity for general discussion. The dates for this year’s coffee mornings are as follows:

  • Autumn term: 31st October, 9:15-10:15am
    Focus: Harborough Against Bullying as guest speakers
    Venue: Ridgeway Primary Academy
  • Spring term: 26th February, 9:15-10:15am
    Focus: tbc
    Venue: Great Bowden Academy
  • Summer term: 3rd June, 2 :00-3:00pm
    Focus: tbc
    Venue: Ridgeway Primary Academy

For more details on our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities offering, please see our SEND page here 

School Open Events

We are delighted to invite prospective parents and children to one of our open events. It is the perfect opportunity for you to see our school in action, find out more about Great Bowden Academy, meet our staff, and get a better understanding of how the transition from pre-school/nursery to primary school works.

Open event dates as follows:

Tuesday 24th September 2024 (9.30-11am)
Tuesday 8th October 2024 (9.30-11am)
Wednesday 13th November 2024 (1.30-3pm)

You will be welcomed by our Head, hear a short talk, given a tour of the school, have an opportunity to ask questions at our Q&A session, plus meet the class teacher. We will have refreshments as well as play activities for your child, so please do bring them along if you can.

To book please complete this form or contact the office on 01858 463216 or office@gba.learnat.uk

PTA Events

We have some wonderful events coming up in our social calendar organised by our PTA team. See more on the PTA information page here