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26 Nov

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Lottie is headed to Westminster for the NSDA School Dog of the Year Final!
02 Jun

Everyone at Cheltenham Bournside School is officially bursting with pride, because our beloved school dog, Lottie, has been shortlisted for the prestigious National School Dog Alliance (NSDA) School Dog of the Year Award 2025 ! Selected from a nationwide pool of inspiring entries, Lottie caught the attention of judges from the NSDA , RSPCA , and PDSA for her exceptional impact on student wellbeing and the school’s unwavering commitment to her health, happiness, and professional training. Whether Lottie is helping anxious students feel calm, listening to readers who need a confidence boost, or simply snoozing in the welfare office with her best mate (and daughter), Olive, Lottie is much more than just a school dog - she’s a much-loved member of the team at Bournside. Notifying us of the good news, a representative from the NSDA said; "The shortlisting panel was incredibly impressed by the outstanding work being done at Bournside and the clear commitment to best practice, not only in how your school dog supports pupils, but also in how you prioritise Lottie's wellbeing.
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Bournside Awarded CyberFirst Gold Status for Excellence in Cyber Education
20 May

Cheltenham Bournside School has been awarded the CyberFirst Gold Award by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) , recognising our continued commitment to cyber education and digital literacy, empowering students with the skills needed for success in an increasingly technology-driven world. The CyberFirst Schools programme, backed by the NCSC and GCHQ, recognises schools that provide excellent cyber and computing education. Bournside’s award reflects years of dedicated development in its curriculum, facilities, and enrichment activities, having previously achieved the CyberFirst Silver award in 2022. We are thrilled to have been recognised with the CyberFirst Gold Award, an award we will now hold for three years.
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Bournside delivers 'spectacular' production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast
13 Feb

"This year's Musical Production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast has been outstanding! The student's commitment, enthusiasm, and talent has grown through-out the 5 month process and helped craft stunning moments such as Kai Attwood's moving solo, Lucy Cottard's joyous rendition of the song 'Beauty and the Beast', and Georgie Johnson's strong characterisation and delivery as Lumiere . Helped craft stunning moments such as Kai Attwood's moving solo, and Lucy Cottard's joyous rendition of the song 'Beauty and the Beast. Not only this but we saw hilarious performances from Mia Burnett as the ticked-off Cogsworth , Jaydee Mornet as the virtuoso Madame de la Grande Bouche , Julia Gold as the eccentric Maurice , Immy Merrylees-Lane as ensemble extraordinaire, and Olivia Caton as lead dancer, who all performed in their last Bournside production.
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School Awards 2024
20 Dec

On Tuesday evening, more than 80 students and their families gathered at the Parabola Arts Centre in Cheltenham to celebrate the Bournside School Awards 2024. The now annual event recognised outstanding academic achievement and academic progress as well as the broader contributions of individual students to the life of the school. This year, 18 students from Year 9-11 were invited to the ceremony to receive the prestigious Headteacher’s Award 2024. A new addition to the awards last year, the Headteacher’s Award is given in recognition of consistently achieving the highest academic standards, demonstrating a positive attitude to learning, contributing to the school community, and maintaining excellent attendance.
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Announcing Our Senior Sixth Form Prefects for the 2024/25 Academic Year
27 Nov

We are pleased to officially introduce our 14 Senior Sixth Form Prefects for the 2024/25 academic year, an exceptional group of students who have been selected to embody and promote the core values of our school: Ambition, Curiosity, Pride, Purpose, Respect, and Support . The selection process included a short video application, to be filmed in school. These outstanding students stood out for their clear ambition for the role, their impressive contributions to school life, and their continued commitment to learning. Additionally, their excellent records of behaviour, attendance, and punctuality further highlighted their suitability for this key leadership role.
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Highly skilled Year 9 students perform an 'innovative and creative Macbeth' at the Schools Shakespeare Festival 2024
26 Nov

22 talented Year 9 students impressed an audience of over 200 people with their take on Macbeth, peformed on the professional stage at The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury at the beginning of November. Their performance was part of the Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival , the world's largest youth drama festival. Each year thousands of young people unite to take part and the Festival culminates with exhilarating performance evenings in professional theatres across the country, raising aspirations and unlocking their potential. "SSF gives students the opportunity to work as an ensemble-based theatre company where they can create work inspired by contemporary theatre makers.
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South Africa Sports Tour 2025 - First fundraiser planned
04 Nov

In our first international sports tour since 2019, Bournside netball, football and rugby teams will be travelling to Cape Town to compete against South African schools in the Connect Festival of Unity in July 2025. 73 students are set to travel the 6000 miles to the adventure capital of South Africa to experience sport and outdoor activities amidst stunning landscapes. In the jam-packed itinerary, students will have the chance to soak up the breath-taking views of Cape Town from Table Mountain, immerse themselves in local culture, test their nerve on a zipline through the Cape canopy, and potentially spot the big 5 on two safari game drives whilst staying on a game reserve. "The 2024 Bournside Sports Tour promises to be an unforgettable experience, blending the thrill of sports with the exploration of the rich cultural and natural wonders that South Africa has to offer.
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We're roaring to go! Lions at Large is Bournside's Charity of the Year
02 Oct

Students and staff at Cheltenham Bournside School are proud to support the Lions at Large campaign this year; working together to fundraise towards an amazing project - The Big Space Cancer Appeal - which will have a positive impact on so many individuals and families across Gloucestershire and beyond. Three of our school core values are ambition, respect and support which align perfectly with the ambitious purpose of the Big Space Cancer Appeal and our incredible students are already busy coming up with some brilliant fundraising ideas. We are delighted to get our school community behind this important cause. Good luck to everybody involved.
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A warm welcome to Olive! Our new school puppy
10 Sep

Welcome, Olive! Update (30th September, 2024): Today, we are delighted to welcome our newest member of the culture team, Olive. Today is Olive's (one of Lottie's seven puppies) first day at school, and at just 8 weeks old, she is already doing a great job. Her six brothers and sisters have joined their forever homes this weekend too.
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Bright futures and big ambitions for Bournside GCSE students with results amongst the best in the country
22 Aug

A preliminary Progress 8 score of +0.45 suggests that once again, Cheltenham Bournside School is placed amongst the best schools in the country. In all subjects students made more progress at Bournside than students nationally. Spirits were high this morning, with 295 students collecting GCSE results across 38 subjects joined by their friends, family and many of their teachers from their time at Bournside. Headteacher, Steve Jefferies said, “We’re delighted with this outstanding set of results and I’d like to congratulate every individual student who has worked so hard to achieve their potential.
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