Thought for Week 2

The year 2022 has finally arrived, not only is this an important year because it is HRH The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the year that Birmingham will host the Commonwealth Games, it is also 300 years since the founding of The Blue Coat School! Last term we began our preparations with a whole school Creative…

A short but fun-packed final week of term was enjoyed by all. The week started with a trip to the Forest School to see a very important visitor. The outdoor classroom had been decorated and Father Christmas was in residence! From Nursery right up to Year 6, the magic of Christmas was in abundance and…

Although we are bitterly disappointed to have to cancel the remaining events of this term, we were at least able to enjoy some wonderful Christmas music over the last week. Our Chapel Choir spread some festive cheer at the Royal Star and Garter Home for retired servicemen and women in Solihull. We were connected with…

In Reception, we have used the Christmas Story as our literacy focus this half term. The children familiarised themselves with the story using Talk for Writing. They learnt the story by saying it out loud as a class whilst performing lots of simple actions. After this, they were given the opportunity to draw their own…

What is STEM? STEM is Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. These are all areas of learning that children need to be comfortable with to excel in the future. STEM education is far more than just ‘lumping’ those subject titles together. It’s a philosophy of education that embraces the application of learning to address real world…