English Symphony Orchestra Summer Courses

After a safe journey Year 5 arrived at Bushcraft, Cholmondeley Estate, Cheshire. There was much excitement as the children found out about their tribes and their tents. Tribes are the groups the children spend the day activities in, and their tent buddies are the ones the children chose together before they left. Alice, the Bushcraft…

A packed Blue Coat School Chapel resounded to shouts of welcome yesterday as the Lord Bishop of Birmingham formally introduced our new Chaplain Becky Drake. The gathered pupils, staff, governors and a number of parents (including Becky’s) were given the opportunity to get to know both Becky and her “other boss” the Bishop. Amongst other…

On Friday 29th March 2019, the marquee was full of children, parents, other relatives, friends and staff moving around admiring and finding out facts about the many and varied heroes on display. One fact was made crystal clear, and that was that all the children in Year 4 are heroes! The effort, interest and enthusiasm…

Karen is The BCS Young Musician of the Year 2019! After two weeks of amazing music-making, Mrs Nadia Hinson, our esteemed adjudicator, chose Karen to be this year’s worthy winner! Karen, currently working toward Grade 7 piano and Grade 6 viola, is a member of The Royal Birmingham Junior Conservatoire Orchestra. She thrilled a packed…

2F performed their class assembly this week to both Reception and then KS1 respectively. The theme of the assembly was based around Science, connecting to our scientific learning as part of British Science Week. Our assembly asked the question: what if science didn’t exist? The moral of the story quickly revealed that in fact, science…