Month: February 2020

28th February 20

Many of our children might be envious of those youngsters in Cornwall who, having travelled to northern Italy at half term, were required to stay away from school for a whole fortnight. Just imagine: no more sums; ten bonus lie-ins; lots more time to spend on the Xbox, treats galore! Well, the spread of the…

28th February 20

Today, pupils, staff and governors welcomed Caroline and her colleagues from the UK’s leading children’s charity, the NSPCC, to deliver their ‘Speak out, Stay Safe’ programme. This is a nationwide programme for primary-school-aged children to help to make sure pupils have the knowledge and understanding they need to stay safe from abuse. With the help…

28th February 20

On the last day of the half term Pre-Prep were treated to an exciting afternoon by our Prep Sports Leaders. They were involved in their first school Football tournament which was planned and led by our new BCS Sports Leaders during their Games lesson. The Year 6 children had been preparing for this tournament for…

28th February 20

The Yr 6 boys performed magnificently to reach the Aston Villa regional finals day final on 24th February. On the way they played 6 matches scoring 23 goals and conceding 1 en route to the final. The first game was a re-run of the qualifying final against Hallfield and the boys showed great character to…

28th February 20

Although Year One have only just returned from half term on Monday, IM rose to the challenge of learning their lines and performing an assembly for KS1 children today. Our theme was ‘Respect’ which gave them pause for thought when thinking about the types of job that might be considered more worthy of respect than…

28th February 20

U9 Boys’ Football Tournament hosted by RGS The Grange In the Group Stages we had an excellent start to the tournament winning v Moor Park 4-0. This set expectations high and the boys were playing with fluency and directness.  Against a well organised King’s St. Alban’s team we achieved our second win 2-0, with the…

28th February 20

This has been an incredible week of music-making at BCS. Celebrating the opening of the 2020 Music Festival, the first-round heats have taken place. It has been my privilege to hear 138 children perform and the depth and breadth of talent amongst our pupils never ceases to amaze me. To have so many of them…

28th February 20

Blue Coat Children raised £2,000 over half term at St Cyprian’s Hall in Birmingham for a young lady requiring a heart operation in Bangladesh. Riyadh,  Raees, Aydin, Jonathan, Elizabeth and George worked fantastically well together. They donated their own books and toys to hold stalls and raise money for a good cause. It was a…

28th February 20

We welcomed 21 pupils from The Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School for a Multi-Media Experience day on Wednesday. BCS Producers, Mr Hill and Mr Nicklin, were on hand to take them through the process of producing their very own live TV newscast, “Live at 2”. After an initial production meeting, the children divided into two…

28th February 20

25 February 2020 U9A Netball v Solihull School (A) BCS 5- Solihull 4 Scorers: Lois Hughes, Li Wan, Anusha Singh, Susie Tomlinson An exciting game of high 5s Netball against Solihull on Tuesday afternoon. The girls were very excited for their first game after half term. As soon as the whistle blew the girls seemed…