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Headteacher’s Awards

25th June 21

Many congratulations to our Pre-Prep award winners this week –

Cheerfully Trying Hard
Hari Sangha
Mahrus Ibrahim

Showing Respect
Ellis Chan
Harry Banwait

Truthful and Kind
Mason Shi
Lyndsey Cao
Rohan Karamchandani
Alana-Simran Nafri
Sukhmani Parwana
Amelia West
Dezhen Chen
Noah Barnes

Good Work/Behaviour
Tia Griffiths-Stamboulis
Avni Marok
Adam Rashid
Evie Mayland
Milo Cuell
Azalea Sidley
Amelia Xu
Judah Williams
Dara Soltaniazad
Amalia Jain
Amelia Li
Louisa Hope
Etienne Laroiya

Year 6 production: Bugsy Malone

3rd July 2022

Congratulations to both casts for superb performances of the iconic Bugsy Malone. Paul Murphy, the original Leroy Smith, was impressed with what he saw each night, and thoroughly enjoyed talking to the children beforehand. Well done to the production team too, led by Director Mrs Redfern, for an outstanding display. Everyone involved had an incredible…

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Blue Coat Goes Green!

30th June 2022

The Eco-Committees from both Pre-Prep and Prep have been working hard towards the School’s Green Flag Award for this academic year. We are very pleased to say that we have successfully achieved this! Eco-Schools were impressed with the work the children, both those in the Eco-Committee and throughout the school, have completed to improve the…

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Y6 Science Fair

23rd June 2022

‘Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.’ Carl Sagan Our 2022 Science Fair was launched at the end of the Lent Term. In some ways, the most challenging part of the entire process for the children is to determine the topic and, specifically, the key scientific question…

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Charity Day – St Philip’s and St George’s Houses

10th June 2022

“WOW WOW WOW!” This was Reverend Allcock’s reaction at the end of a superb celebratory assembly given by the boys of St Philip’s and St George’s Houses to start their charity day. Incredibly the boys have already raised over £10,000 towards the St Martin’s Youth Centre in the heart of the Highgate area of Birmingham….

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Blue Coat celebrates the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

27th May 2022

Three words that are synonymous with our Queen are: steadfast, constant and dutiful. Her long life of service to our nation – refusing to be curtailed by increasing frailty in her 90s – is an example to us all. The Queen is a firm defender of the Christian faith. Believing in the importance of prayer…

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Year 4 Residential Trip to Kingswood, Colomendy

Colomendy 2022 – A week the Year 4 children at BCS will never forget! Monday Setting off from school on Monday seems like a distant memory now, having packed in so many activities over the last couple of days. From the moment we arrived it really was non-stop. After eating lunch, and much anticipation, the…

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Year 3 Residential Trip to Condover Hall

On Monday the Year 3 pupils travelled to Condover Hall, Shrewsbury for their residential. This was a special occasion for BCS as this was the first time Year 3 have ever been on an overnight residential away from school. Having tucked into their sandwiches, the children were then guided to their dormitories to organise their…

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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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