Here are our news articles. We hope that you enjoy reading them.

We are always happy to publish articles about our current and former students.

Please contact Mrs Coles (a.coles@balshaws.org.uk) if you would be interested in having an article on our website. 

Thank you.

19 July 2021
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Puzzle of the Week

16 July 2021
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Success in Queen’s College Translation Competition

We are delighted to have had a number of winning entries in the Anthea Bell Translation Competition, which was run by the Translation Exchange at Queen’s College, Oxford.

7 July 2021
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School Diversity Week - 21st to 25th June 2021

Each year thousands of schools take part in School Diversity Week. A national charity 'Just like Us' created the week to celebrate LGBTQ+ families in schools. We love taking part in this week as it is a fantastic way to ensure that our school is a safe, happy and welcoming place for everyone, no matter who they are. At Balshaw's, we like to celebrate all types of diversity, so that is exactly what we did!

5 July 2021
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Year 7 Drama Fun!

Year 7 Drama students are having so much fun exploring Shrek the musical.

17 May 2021
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Year 7 Coding Club!

Here are some of our Year 7's enjoying working with Microbits at Coding Club.

17 May 2021
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Year 7 Drama Lessons

22 April 2021
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Balshaw’s Success at Golf Championship

On Monday 19th April, the Lancashire Schools Golf Championships were held at Pleasington Golf Club. Over 50 golfers took part.

4 March 2021
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Year 7 Spectacular Solar System Work

As NASA's rover has been exploring Mars our Year 7 students have been very busy exploring all the planets in our Solar system.

11 February 2021
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Children's Mental Health Week 2021

As a school, we took part in Children’s Mental Health Week from 1st to 5th February.

9 February 2021
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La Chandeleur Posters

Years 7, 8 and 9 French students have been learning about the French tradition of La Chandeleur which is celebrated in February on the feast of Candlemas.

9 February 2021
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Jon Burgerman Creations

Students, in Year 8, were tasked in their Design and Technology lessons, to research the work of artist Jon Burgerman.

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