Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge

Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge One student said "it's for kids who just don't fit in a mainstream school." Visit https://www.redballoonlearner.org/centres/red-balloon-of-the-air/

Red Balloon is an alternative to school, which enables young people aged 11-17 who have been bullied or suffered other emotional trauma, to re-engage with education. There are three Red Balloon centres in Cambridge:
Red Balloon Cambridge - 57 Warkworth Terrace, Cambridge, CB1 1EE
Red Balloon Cambridge - 47 Norfolk St, Cambridge, CB1 2LD
Red Balloon of the Air - this is a separate Red Balloon with its own contact details.

Review of the past year, just in time for the start of the new one! July saw us saying farewell to our wonderful leavers...
01/09/2026

Review of the past year, just in time for the start of the new one! July saw us saying farewell to our wonderful leavers, who are variously off to colleges, apprenticeships and jobs. We also said goodbye to four of our wonderful staff: Magda, Cameron, Esther and Becky. We wish you all the very best for the future, and hope you’ll keep in touch with us. Remember that Red Balloon is very much like Hotel California in that no-one ever really leaves. ###
The new term brings new students, new staff and new challenges aplenty. Bring it on! 👍👍👍

Review of the past year: David Attenborough turned 100 at the EXACT same time we were deciding on a theme for a film wit...
01/09/2026

Review of the past year: David Attenborough turned 100 at the EXACT same time we were deciding on a theme for a film with the Cambridge Junction, and so a nature documentary about teens in the wild happened. It was bonkers. It was joyful. It involved terrible wigs and a pink balaclava. It won an award 👍👍👍

Review of the past year: in April there was a lot of nature, as in A Lot, and it was good. Many of our students went out...
31/08/2026

Review of the past year: in April there was a lot of nature, as in A Lot, and it was good. Many of our students went out and “touched grass” (a youth phrase apparently - I’m from the last century so I wouldn’t know).
Also there was a cactus thing on the whiteboard that no-one really understood but which escalated quickly and was fun.

Review of the past year: March saw us celebrating International Women’s Day, exploring the stories behind Eid, catching ...
31/08/2026

Review of the past year: March saw us celebrating International Women’s Day, exploring the stories behind Eid, catching up with former students at the pop-up cafe, discussing the psychology of social media with Alan Jagolinzer from the Judge Business School, going to a solo art exhibition by former student Lily, and having an Easter egg hunt. Of course.

Review of the past year: February saw us celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Horse (complete with a student’s actual h...
30/08/2026

Review of the past year: February saw us celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Horse (complete with a student’s actual hair…), and planting spring-flowering bulbs in the cemetery on Friday 13th, as well as actual lessons. Lessons happen all year round but I tend to forget to mention them. Oops!

Review of the past year: January 2026 saw us celebrating the wonderful Ruth’s 90th birthday (Ruth is one of the founders...
30/08/2026

Review of the past year: January 2026 saw us celebrating the wonderful Ruth’s 90th birthday (Ruth is one of the founders of Red Balloon), learning about rail safety through VR helmets with Network Rail, taking part in the Great British Bird Watch, experiencing snow, celebrating some of our fab teachers, and hitting 1000 followers on Facebook!

The Northstowe Running Festival was a lot of fun today! We met loads of people, many of whom joined us to hide in our ga...
29/08/2026

The Northstowe Running Festival was a lot of fun today! We met loads of people, many of whom joined us to hide in our gazebo during the worst of the downpours - it was cosy with about eleven of us in there!
Our stall was very quiet in the morning and then basically ram packed in the afternoon with tonnes of people making badges, necklaces and key chains, and eating cake. Thanks to everyone who came to help, especially taking it all down in the rain. You are fab!

Review of last year: December saw lots of red, white and green shenanigans, with silly hats and jumpers. It was fun.
29/08/2026

Review of last year: December saw lots of red, white and green shenanigans, with silly hats and jumpers. It was fun.

Review of the past year: November saw us having an Autumn-themed Bake-Off, braving our seasonal moat, making an upcycled...
29/08/2026

Review of the past year: November saw us having an Autumn-themed Bake-Off, braving our seasonal moat, making an upcycled poppy wreath, filling a shoebox for a child in Eastern Europe, and welcoming Leo to tell us about commedia dell’arte, and Simon to try and explain the events in the Middle East.

Review of the past year: October saw us undertaking a sponsored Bike-Hike (cycling 13km or hiking 8km) to raise some mon...
28/08/2026

Review of the past year: October saw us undertaking a sponsored Bike-Hike (cycling 13km or hiking 8km) to raise some money to help our wonderful maths teacher Helen through her medical treatment. We also carved some pumpkins and painted terrifying pictures of the teachers, one of which is modelled as a mask here.

Address

42-44 High Street
Milton
CB246DF

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 3:30pm
Thursday 9am - 3:30pm
Friday 9am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+441223357714

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