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  • Year 5 Open Evening Presentation

    Published 06/06/25

    Please see below to access the information from our Open Evening presentation. Please take note of the Do's and Dont's above when completing your application. 

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  • Open Evening and Open Morning

    Published 21/05/25

    Open Evening 4th June 5:30-7:30pm:

    Headteacher talks will take place at 5:40pm, 6:20pm and 7:00pm. You will be directed as you come into the school for an appropriate talk time dependent on your arrival time due to capacity restrictions. This event is walk-ins and no booking is required.

    Open Morning 6th June 9:15-11:00am:

    There are 3 slots available for tours, 9:15-9:45am, 9:45-10:15am and 10:15-10:45am. At the end of each time slot there will be a 10 minute opportunity with a member of our Leadership Group if you have any questions that your tour guides were unable to answer.

    Please complete the Google Form by Tuesday 3rd June midday (link below) and indicate your preferences for a time slot, these will be assigned on a first come first serve basis due to number restrictions. We will email you your confirmed allocated slot the day before, please keep an eye out for this.

    Year 5 Open Morning Google Form Link

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  • Art and Photography Summer Exhibition

    Published 04/04/25

    These are all the year 12 Art and Photography students' entries to the 'Summer Exhibition' at the Royal Academy of Art.

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  • World Book Day & Red Nose Day

    Published 18/03/25

    Join us this Friday as we celebrate World Book Day & Red Nose Day

    Donations can be paid via Scopay (open from Thursday)

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  • Atom Learning

    Published 08/01/25

    BGS is proud to be open to students from all backgrounds and the goal of this partnership is to encourage even greater representation at our school.

    Eligible students will receive access to Atom Home for free (normally £575.90 a year).

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  • Food Bank Collections

    Published 12/12/24

    Please help add to our tree, the deadline is tomorrow! Sitting underneath it are the fantastic donations that we've already received. As we have done in years passed, we are collecting donations to go to our local Food Bank (Swale) prior to Christmas. https://swale.foodbank.org.uk/

    We have been in touch with the food bank, and they are in need of all items. Examples of what can be donated are below:

    Tins of food items such as meats, beans, soups, fruit and vegetables
    Jar sauces
    Long life milk
    Coffee/tea/sugar
    Pot noodles and other instant snacks
    Pasta/Rice
    Cereals
    Squash
    Gloves, hats and scarves
    Toiletries – deodorant, toilet paper, shower gel, shaving gel, shampoo, soap, toothbrushes, tooth paste, hand wipes
    Household items – laundry liquid detergent, laundry powder, washing up liquid
    Feminine products – sanitary towels and tampons
    Baby supplies – nappies, baby wipes and baby food (please note, due to advice from UNICEF they cannot accept donations of formula milk)
    Please note they are unable to accept any alcoholic items.

    We really appreciate your support!

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  • We are an Op Encompass school

    Published 21/11/24

     

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  • Non-uniform day Friday 15 November

    Published 13/11/24

     

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  • Today we remembered

    Published 11/11/24

     

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  • Swale Young Persons Safety Roadshow

    Published 10/10/24

    Police officers and representatives from a wide range of organisations were back on the road today and visited our school talking to Year 9 students about how to keep safe. Police and partner agencies visited, with discussions of issues including online safety, the dangers of substance abuse and healthy relationships.

    As well as staff and officers from the Kent and Medway Violence Reduction Unit, the event was organised by the KCC Social Services Team, the Metanoia project - who speak about the dangers of knife crime - as well as Homestart and Stagecoach. 

     

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  • Raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support

    Published 07/10/24

    This year, Macmillan coffee morning was run by Year 12 and 13 form groups selling donated cakes every break and lunchtime for a week. Thanks to the generosity of everyone involved, the event raised an amazing £237.67 for Macmillan Cancer Support. 

     

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  • Vafeas Building Official Opening

    Published 02/10/24

    Borden Grammar School officially opened its new multi-million building; the Vafeas Block, named after former Headteacher Harold Vafeas who sadly passed away in 2014. The new building offers teaching classrooms, a sixth form area, gym, changing facilities and science lab. The school crest surrounded by poppies on the outside ensures that it honours the Avenue of Remembrance that the school is situated on.

    The ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Swale Cllr Ben J Marton, local MP Kevin McKenna, members of Kier Construction as well as a host of former staff and students. Music, performed by students from Borden, introduced the evening; fitting as Harold Vafeas had a passion for music and supported the arts during his time at the school. 

    The Vafeas family, his wife Mrs Vafeas, along with her three grown-up children and two grandchildren were guests of honour at the event. Mrs Vafeas spoke about how she had met Harold when they were both teachers in the late 1970’s and his commitment to the school. It was his kindness that shined through, and former school captain and current Assistant Head Teacher Timothy Westby spoke about Harold’s dedication, especially in helping with the lengthy Oxbridge application process.  

    Headteacher Ashley Tomlin concluded the speeches by unveiling with Mrs Vafeas a picture of Harold and a plaque that will be installed in the new building.  

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