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  • 29/09/25

    Best Manners Award

    Congratulations to our Year 1 and Year 6 pupils who were awarded the ‘Best Manners’ prize at lunch last week! Each of the winners received a baking set to take home. Our catering team has launched a monthly competition to celebrate good manners—recognising students who show kind...
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  • 29/09/25

    Zones of Regulation ​​​​​​​

    Across the school, all our pupils are using our Zones of Regulation system to understand and manage their emotions. From Reception through to Year 6, we’ve seen great benefits—children are more aware of how they feel, more confident naming their emotions, and knowing how to get themselve...
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  • 18/09/25

    Assembly with Author Emily-Jane Clark

    Yesterday, our Key Stage 2 pupils enjoyed a truly memorable assembly with award-winning author and comedy writer Emily-Jane Clark, best known for The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom. She visited to share her brand new book Cringe Club, engaging the children with stories about all things “cringe...
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  • 17/09/25

    Lunchtimes

    Lunchtime is always a highlight here at Great Bowden Academy—our pupils gather, enjoy freshly cooked meals by our onsite caterers Miquils, and share stories from their morning. It’s a special time to relax, connect, and recharge. A big thank you to all parents for your support as we...
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  • 15/09/25

    Fun French for Kids Club is back

    We’re excited to announce that our Fun French for Kids club has returned this term, led by Helen, a qualified languages teacher from Harborough Languages. What’s in store? Songs, rhymes, games, puppets, craft, drama, signing, books and even Lego! All delivered in a relaxed, joyful atm...
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  • 15/09/25

    Eco Ambassadors Help at Uniform Sale

    Our PTA pulled off another amazing Preloved Uniform and Doughnut Sale last week, raising an impressive £375! Thank you to our fantastic community for your support. This year, our Eco Ambassadors took an active role—designing posters, setting up stalls, helping with sales, and even tal...
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  • 14/09/25

    Do You Qualify for Extra Funding?

    All children in Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 receive a Universal Free School Meal every day. But if you’re in receipt of certain benefits, your child may also be entitled to Pupil Premium Funding – and this needs to be applied for separately. With Pupil Premium, your child could bene...
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  • 12/09/25

    Reception Class Our First Few Weeks

    Having completed their first full 2 weeks, our new Reception students have settled in brilliantly. Here’s a glimpse at some of activities the children have been doing in class. Along with the daily topic work, phonics and maths workshops, the children enjoy their ‘busy time’ put...
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  • 11/09/25

    Special Author Visit – Emily-Jane Clark

    We are very excited to announce that author Emily-Jane Clark will be visiting Great Bowden Academy on Wednesday 17th September to celebrate the release of her brand-new novel Cringe Club: Volume 1. Emily-Jane is also the writer of the popular Beasts of Knobbly Bottom series, and we are delighted to...
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  • 03/09/25

    Core Dance Clubs Are Back - Book Now

    We’re pleased to announce Core Dance Clubs start back this week. And as before, we have 2 dnace teams: ✨ EYFS & Key Stage 1: After-school on Wednesdays ✨ Key Stage 2: Before school on Thursdays Both groups will be working towards The Big Dance stage show, taking place on Saturday 28...
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  • 29/08/25

    Thank You Mr Moss & Thank You Mrs Harris

    It is with great sadness that we share the news that two much-loved members of our Great Bowden team will be leaving us. After nearly 30 years of dedicated service at Ridgeway and Great Bowden Academy, our wonderful Premises Manager, Mr Graham Moss, has made the difficult decision to retire this...
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  • 27/08/25

    Martial Arts Before-school Club

    Today we kicked off (excuse the pun) our Martial Arts before-school club led by Mike Malloy from East Midlands Kung Fu. Mike is a qualified primary school teacher and a 2nd-degree black belt. He teaches the foundations if Kung Fu and kickboxing, students will build self-confidence, enhance coordi...
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