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Y6 Bushcraft Residential Trip

24th May 2022

An early start to Tuesday morning could only mean one thing for our Y6 pupils: it was finally time to head to a residential after many years of waiting! Bushcraft, Boughton Woods was the destination for the remainder of the week. The coaches were abuzz with excitement as the children discussed what would be in…

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Founders’ Day service marks 300th birthday of BCS

13th May 2022

300 years ago, the foundation stone was laid down for the Blue Coat School. And this week, we have come together to celebrate the founding of our school and give thanks to God for his goodness and blessing on our school over these last 300 years. On a beautifully sunny day, the children in Years…

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Pre-Prep delighted staff with their reading challenge efforts

5th May 2022

This week, we have been busy looking at some of the children’s reading challenge booklets within Pre-Prep. It has been amazing  to see how many of the books from the BCS recommended reading list have been enjoyed and reviewed by our pupils! We have now introduced BCS reading charts within each of the classrooms in…

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BCS shortlisted for Independent Prep School of the Year Award

3rd May 2022

We are delighted to announce that BCS has been shortlisted for the third year in a row, for the Independent Prep School of the Year category at the prestigious 2022 Tes Awards. The most outstanding individuals and institutions that the education sector has to offer have been recognised in the shortlists for the awards, and…

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Commonwealth Games Mascot visits BCS

28th April 2022

From our youngest children in Nursery to our soon to be leavers in Year 6, the whole school gathered together in the Sports Hall this morning for a very special assembly with Perry the Bull – the official mascot for the 2022 Commonwealth Games here in Birmingham. Perry is certainly a proper Brummie: strong, kind and…

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The BCS Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

4th April 2022

On the final day of term, pupils and staff across the whole school donned t-shirts designed by our Art and DT Technician, Miss Moore. The artwork features the Ukraine flag and a sunflower, the country’s national flower, which has become a symbol of peace, resistance and solidarity in the face of atrocity. We are delighted…

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Grandparents Day

On Wednesday 29th March Year 3 celebrated our inaugural Grandparents’ Day. The afternoon began with an assembly and performances from music scholars Kara and Joshua. Year 3 then transported grandparents back to their school days with a selection of poems on the theme of school. The assembly closed with singing from the Year 3 choir…

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Into the Blue

We are excited to announce that the next episode of Into The Blue, The Blue Coat School Podcast, is now live. Our School Leaders finished recording Episode 4 a couple of days ago. In this latest episode we look at how our tercentenary celebrations are progressing. We interview Mr Nicklin, our Director of Music, Mrs Andrews, our Head…

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Prep House Shout

The Prep Lent term ended with style and panache as the four Houses battled it out in the House Shout. Each House had been practising hard to ensure a polished performance – complete with actions, props and a few altered lyrics of course –  of their chosen song, on a ‘numbers’ theme. St Monica’s were…

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Prep Community Outreach

25th March 2022

As part of Blue Coat’s Community Outreach project, the Board Games and Gardening TED groups went into the local community and planted some lovely daffodils and bluebells along a small stretch of land on the Harborne Walkway. The children had to clear a section, before working with Mr Allmark to dig the right sized holes…

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