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Governors

Mr B H Singleton - Chair of Governors
Qualifications:
LLB
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Bernard practised as a solicitor in Birmingham for 37 years and was a Partner with the firm Lee Crowder specialising in commercial litigation. His three sons attended the School between the years 1988 and 1997.

Bernard joined the governing board in April 2013. As well as his role as Chair of Governors, Bernard also chairs the Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Committee.

Mr M H Dyke - Vice Chair of Governors
Qualifications:
BA
Email:
Mail

Martin is Managing Director of Tyndallwoods Solicitors, Trustee of the OHMI Trust and the Limoges Charitable Trust & formerly a governor of a state primary school (10 years in post). His three children are former pupils and wife Judy was a previous Chair of the Association of Friends.

Martin is Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the Awards Committee. He joined the governing board in 1999.

The Revd J R Allcock - Ex Officio Governor
Qualifications:
BA
Email:
Mail
Jeremy is presently serving as Rector of St. Martin in the Bull Ring. He has a wide range of experience in school and charity governance, including being Chair of Governors at a Church of England primary school.
Mrs E J Cook - Governor
Qualifications:
BA
Email:
Mail

Emma graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1992, and worked as a solicitor in a large commercial law firm specialising in employment law until 2001. She was formerly Chair of Governors at a local Special Needs State school for 11 years.  Emma has three children, her son Will and daugther Lily are former BCS pupils.

Emma is Chair of the Governance & Human Resources Committee.

Mrs K Gilmore - Governor
Qualifications:
DPSN RGN HV
Email:
Mail

Prior to her retirement, Karan spent 44 years working in Health and Social Care. She spent 26 years as a Nurse, Health Visitor, Health Service Manager and then as the Designated Nurse for Child Protection. This was followed by 18 years with Children’s Social Care chairing Child Protection Conferences. Karan has extensive knowledge and experience in safeguarding practice and procedure and the roles of all the statutory agencies. She is the Link Governor for Safeguarding and Special Education Needs, and also the Governors’ representative on the Association of Friends’ Committee. Karan’s four children are former Blue Coat pupils.

Karan is Chair of the Safeguarding, Health and Safety Committee and joined the governing board in June 2004.

Mr W G S Hordern - Governor
Qualifications:
MBE, MA, Dip.Th, JP
Email:
Mail

Guy is a graduate of Cambridge University and Trinity Theological College, Bristol. He is Vice-Chairman of Birmingham City Council’s Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education and a Governor of Broadway Academy, Aston. Guy’s daughters, Victoria and Alice, are former pupils of The Blue Coat School.

Revd M C Kitto - Governor
Qualifications:
BEd Hon Fellow NSEAD
Email:
Mail

Michèle has had a long association with Blue Coat as she herself attended the School from 1983 to 1986. She is a former Deputy Head and previous editor of Prep School Magazine. Currently Michèle is School Chaplain at a Prep School in Glastonbury.

Dr P Narendran - Governor
Qualifications:
MBBS PhD FRCP
Email:
Mail

Parth works at the University of Birmingham and is a Consultant at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He and his colleagues specialise in providing care to people with diabetes and also in researching causes and new treatments for diabetes. He is a graduate of King’s College, London and worked in London, Manchester, Bristol and Melbourne before finally moving with his family to Birmingham in 2005. Both his children Arjun and Alisha attended Blue Coat School and have now moved on to local secondary schools.

Mr S R Page - Governor
Qualifications:
ACA
Email:
Mail

Steve is currently a Birmingham based partner in the accountancy firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

During his 30 years in the accounting sector he has gained significant experience in tax, accounting, legal and of a broad range of businesses operating in numerous sectors of the economy.

Both of Steve’s daughters, Melanie and Natasha, attended the School, with Natasha due to graduate from the school in the summer of 2019.

Steve is a member of the Finance and Estates Committee.

Mrs A K Poole - Governor
Qualifications:
BA
Email:
Mail

Anita has a marketing background, and worked for several Advertising and Marketing agencies before moving to the position of Brand Manager at MG Rover. As a former parent at the School, Anita was heavily involved in school life and was previously Chair and Vice-Chair of the Association of Friends (PTA). Her two sons were pupils at the School between 2005 – 2017. Anita is the Link Governor for The Blue Coat School Old Scholars’ Association.

Mr S M Raine - Governor
Qualifications:
FCA BSocSci
Email:
Mail

Stephen is a retired partner from the accountancy firm, Deloitte. He has gained significant experience on the financial operations of the education sector as well as charities during his career. A former trustee of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens (an educational charity) for 15 years, Stephen currently assists other not for profit organisations.  Stephen’s two grandchildren currently attend the School.

Stephen is  Chair of the Finance and Estates Committee.

Mr A J Roddick - Governor
Qualifications:
FRICS
Email:
Mail

Adrian is a Chartered Surveyor and Director of Pennycuick Collins Limited, based at Five Ways, Edgbaston. He has been in private practice in Birmingham since the late 1980’s and was previously a Partner with James & Lister Lea, undertaking a wide range of consultancy work from pre-acquisition surveys through to the project management of refurbishment and new build projects.

Adrian became a Governor in January 2020 and is a member of the Finance & Estates Committee.

Very Revd Matt Thompson - Ex Officio Governor
Qualifications:
MA MPhil
Email:
Mail

Currently Dean of Birmingham, The Very Reverend Matt Thompson has extensive experience as a school governor in a variety of schools, primary and secondary; church and community; maintained, voluntary aided, academy trusts and now the independent sector.

Revd Dr N Tucker - Governor
Qualifications:
BSc MTh Phd
Email:
Mail

Nick is Vicar of the local parish church and sits on the boards of a number of other charities. Before coming to Birmingham, he was a Foundation Governor of a Church of England School in London. Nick is married with three children who are former and current pupils of the School.

Miss J Ward - Governor
Qualifications:
BA NPQH
Email:
Mail

A dancer from an early age, Jessica has toured the UK and USA with the Laban Centre’s resident company Transitions. Through this she developed a love of teaching and working with young people.

She became Principal of Elmhurst in autumn 2010. In her role as Principal, Jessica is actively involved with the Music and Dance Scheme School’s National Head teachers group and a number of other networks to support the development of Elmhurst. Jessica is a Team Inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate.

She has run workshops for trainee head teachers with the National College of School Leadership and has created a number of television programmes for Teachers TV. Jessica has been a Senior Leader in three London Secondary Schools, and prior to joining Elmhurst Jessica held senior appointments for Edison Learning, an International School Improvement Company, deployed at Turin Grove Secondary School in Enfield. Ofsted has described her as a ‘highly effective leader’.

Senior Leadership Team

Mr N G Neeson - Headmaster
Qualifications:
BEd NPQH
Email:
Mail

Noel joined The Blue Coat School in September 2016. He is currently on his third Headship, spanning over 12 years in both the Independent and state sector. He is a member of the National College of School Leaders, and an advocate of ‘learning without limits’. Noel moved up from his former school St. Peter’s Prep School, Lympstone, Devon, with his wife Jules and two children Bea and Jasper who currently attend the School. Outside of School, Noel, himself a keen sportsman, relaxes by supporting his rugby team – The Exeter Chiefs!

Mrs E H Andrews - Head of Pre-Prep, Second Master, Lead DSL
Qualifications:
BA PGCE
Email:
Mail

Helen first joined Blue Coat as a part-time teacher in Reception before progressing to become a full-time Year 1 teacher and subsequently Head of Pre-Prep.  Helen leads the Pre-Prep Department and oversees the Nursery keeping a watchful eye on the pastoral and academic development of all the children from age 3 to 7.

As a member of the EMT, Helen has whole school responsibilities for strategic developments giving input into decisions to ensure that as a School, we continue to provide the very best for our pupils. She is the Main Designated Safeguarding Lead, ensuring that all safeguarding practices are fully implemented; responsibilities also include preparing documentation for the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate (ISI) and supporting the Governing Body with policy preparation and review.

Mr G W Morgan - Bursar & Clerk to the Governors
Email:
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Following a career in the Royal Navy as a Logistics Officer, Gareth joined The Blue Coat School having been the Bursar at King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys for the past 3 years.

Mr R J Newman - Head of Prep, DSL
Qualifications:
BA PGCE
Email:
Mail

Robbie grew up just a stone’s throw away from the Blue Coat campus and has always had a strong understanding of the School’s history and reputation. He worked at Wells Cathedral Senior School for his first 8 years in teaching, enjoying a number of roles that included Master in charge of Cricket and Academic Head of Sixth Form.

As Head of Boarding and Director of Co-Curricular at St Peter’s Prep School in Devon, Robbie found expanding the extra-curricular programme especially rewarding.  Since joining Blue Coat, he has been keen to extend the opportunities for pupils and to widen their horizons through additional clubs and activities. This is an on-going process but already the extensive programme he has put in place will encourage the children to develop into well-rounded individuals who are able to take advantage of everything that life has to offer them, both at senior school and beyond. From September 2018, Robbie will take on additional responsibility for pastoral care.

Robbie is married to Clare who teaches Modern Foreign Languages at the School and has two daughters who are currently in Pre-Prep.

Mrs H R West - Deputy Head of Pre-Prep, DSL
Qualifications:
BA PGCE NPQH
Email:
Mail

Helen has spent the majority of her teaching career working in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage One, gaining an excellent understanding of these fundamental years. As part of the Senior Leadership Team, she is responsible for tracking pupil progress and extending and enriching the curriculum.

She is extremely passionate about raising standards, guiding and inspiring colleagues in order to maintain a high level of skill and motivation, so pupils are continually stimulated and strive to achieve.  Helen is married with a daughter who currently attends the School.

Mrs T A Palmeri - Deputy Head Prep, DSL
Qualifications:
BEd
Email:
Mail

Tracey has been teaching for over 20 years and is currently responsible for the academic curriculum at The Blue Coat School. An immensely passionate teacher, Tracey draws upon her previous experience working in a variety of different schools.

As part of the SLT, Tracey is strongly committed to working hard to raise standards. She wants pupils to be excited by their learning, willing to take a risk and open to different ideas. Tracey has taught all year groups throughout her career, enjoying the challenges and rewards of each age group; she believes that to be a good leader and teacher, patience, firm discipline and a good sense of humour are essential!

Mrs C J Kavanagh Finch - Assistant Head Teaching and Learning
Qualifications:
BA PGCE
Email:
Mail

Throughout her teaching career, Clare has worked in the EYFS and each subsequent year group (from Year 1 to Year 6); gaining a sound understanding of the teaching and learning expectations for each key stage. She is committed to raising standards in teaching and learning: ensuring that the pupils at BCS have access to an exciting, engaging and challenging curriculum. Clare supports the teaching team as a coach and mentor. She strongly believes that all children should have access to a well-rounded education that nurtures the whole child. 

Mrs J S Dredger - Director of External Relations
Qualifications:
BA
Email:
Mail

After starting her career in international trade, Jenny moved into marketing. For the last 20+ years, she has been working as a marketing professional in the education sector working in Sixth form, Adult Learning, Further and Higher Education, and more recently, for Independent Preparatory schools.

As the link for the Old Scholars’ Association and as a Staff representative on The Association of Friends, Jenny has joined-up communications for the BCS community as a whole, bringing together former, current and prospective families, staff, governors and supporters of the School under one external relations umbrella.

House Heads (Prep)

Mr N C Hill
Position:
St George’s House Head (Boys)
Qualifications:
BMus FTCL DipRCM PGCE
Email:
Mail
Mrs J C Lynn
Position:
St Margaret’s House Head (Girls)
Qualifications:
RGN PGCE
Email:
Mail
Mrs J C Redfern
Position:
St Monica’s House Head (Girls)
Qualifications:
BEd
Email:
Mail
Mrs H J Walker
Position:
St. Margaret's House Head (Girls)
Qualifications:
BA QTS HLTA
Email:
Mail
Mrs E Stockton
Position:
St Philip’s House Head (Boys)
Qualifications:
BA PGCE
Email:
Mail

School Chaplain

Mrs R R Drake
Position:
School Chaplain (From Easter 2019)
Qualifications:
BA

Year Group Co-ordinators

Miss R L Stanford
Position:
Year 6
Qualifications:
BA QTS
Email:
Mail
Mr B W Hulbert
Position:
Year 5
Qualifications:
BSc QTS
Email:
Mail
Mrs L E James
Position:
Year 4
Qualifications:
BA (Ed)
Email:
Mail
Mr J M Wood
Position:
Year 3
Qualifications:
MA PGCE
Email:
Mail
Mrs N R Wingfield
Position:
Year 2
Qualifications:
BEd
Email:
Mail
Ms S Benjamin-Coker
Position:
Year 1
Qualifications:
BEd
Email:
Mail
Mrs M K Reiner
Position:
Reception
Qualifications:
BA MA PGCE
Email:
Mail
Mrs S K Hall
Position:
Nursery
Qualifications:
BEd
Email:
Mail
President

Rt Revd David Urquhart, Lord Bishop of Birmingham

Teaching Staff (Prep)

Miss S C Anning, BA QTS (Form Tutor 3SA)
Mrs N L Ashman, Ba MSc PGCE (English, Maths Part-Time)
Mrs R Ayub, JP LLB PGCE NPQSL (Head of English, Form Tutor 6RA, Senior Schools Liaison)
Mrs S S Barnes, BA PGCE (Head of Humanities)
Mrs R Barrowclift, BA (Swimming)
Mrs T L Bennett, BA QTS (Director of Sport)
Mr E J Brown, BA PGCE (Form Tutor 4EB)
Mrs E J Collins, L3 Diploma (Teaching Assistant, Part-Time)
Mrs J M Creaton, BMusEd (Music Teacher)
Miss P M Crews, BSc PGCE (Head of Girls' Games)
Miss V Fiellateau, BSc PGCE (Form Tutor 5VF)
Mrs N Ford BEd (Hons ITT) (UCE) TEFL Teaching Assistant (EAL) (Part-time)
Miss A Green, BSc PGCE (Form Tutor 5AG)
Mr S M Gregory, BSc PGCE (PE and Games)
Mrs E L S Gridley, BA PGCE (Form Tutor 3EG)
Mrs L M Hadley, BSc PGCE PG Cert lld AMBDA SpLD APC (Special Education Needs Co-ordinator)
Mr M D Hegenbarth, BA PGCE (Head of Creative Arts)
Mr N C Hill, BMus FTCL, DipRCM, PGCE (Director of ICT)
Mr B W Hulbert, BSc QTS (Head of PSHE and Values, Year 5 Group Leader, Form Tutor 5BH)
Mr C H Isherwood, BEd (Outdoor Education Coordinator, Science)
Mrs L E James, BA (Ed) (Year 4 Group Leader, Form Tutor 4LJ)
Mrs CJ Kavanagh-Finch, BA PGCE (Assistant Head Teaching and Learning)
Miss M Levett BMus (Hons) (Ulster) - Pastoral and Teaching Assistant
Mr J T Matthews, BA PGCE (Form Tutor 5JM)
Mr P N Melia, BSc PGCE (Head of Boys' Games)
Miss H Mockler BSc (Lead Swimming Coach)
Miss C G Moore, BA Hons (B'ham City Uni) - Art and DT Technician
Ms A Nazir, MSc BA PGCE (Head of Mathematics, Form Tutor 6AN)
Mrs C H E Newman, MA PGCE (Head of French)
Mr J E Nicklin, BA (Ed) (Director of Music)
Mrs T A Palmeri, BEd (Deputy Head Prep, Head of RE)
Miss R A Patel, MA PGCE PG Cert (Assistant Head Academic Development)
Mrs J P Powell, BA (Teaching Assistant, Part-Time)
Mr D J Protherough, BSc PGCE (Boys’ Games, Part-Time)
Mrs J C Redfern, BEd (Form Tutor 6JR)
Mrs K N Simmons, BSc PGCE (Head of Science)
Mrs E A Somerville, MEd BA PGCE (PE and Games)
Ms H Stacey, Msc BA PGCE (Prep and Pre-Prep Librarian)
Miss R L Stanford, BA QTS (Year 6 Group Leader, Form Tutor 6RS)
Miss Z A Stefanowski, BA PGCE (English)
Miss E J Timmins, BSc PGCE (Form Tutor 4ET)
Mrs H J Walker, BA QTS HLTA (Form Tutor 3HW)
Miss S A Waller, BLaw PGCE (Form Tutor 5SW)
Miss L S Ward, BA PGCE (Maths and English)
Mr J M Wood, MA PGCE (Year 3 Group Leader, Form Tutor 3JW)

Teaching Staff (Pre-Prep)

Miss F Al-Dujaili BA MA PGCE (Class Teacher Nursery S)
Ms S Benjamin-Coker BEd (Year 1 Group Leader, RE and PSHE Subject Leader, Class Teacher 1B)
Mrs J M Creaton, BMusEd (Music Subject Leader)
Mrs L Fletcher, BEd (PE Teacher Year 1 and 2)
Mr E C Fogarty BA PGCE (Science Subject Leader, Class Teacher 2F)
Mrs K A Glasgow BA PGCE (EYFS Expressive Arts and Design Co-ordinator)
Mrs S K Hall BEd (Nursery Year Group Leader, EYFS PD Co-ordinator, EYFS Outdoor Learning Co-ordinator, Class Teacher Nursery H)
Mrs C J Kavanagh-Finch BA PGCE (English Subject Leader)
Mrs J F Neeson, BA QTS (Pastoral Support Teacher)
Miss E M O'Hanlon, BA QTS (Class Teacher 1H)
Mrs C E Powell BEd (EYFS PSED Co-ordinator, Class Teacher RP)
Mrs M K Reiner BA MA PGCE (Reception Year Group Leader, EYFS Maths Co-ordinator,
Class Teacher RM)
Mr D M Robinson BA MA PGCE (EYFS Literacy and Communication and Language Co-ordinator, Class Teacher RD)
Mrs L J Sargeant BSc PGCert PGCE (Class Teacher Nursery S, EYFS Co-ordinator for Understanding the World)
Mrs H J Straw BEd (Creative Arts Subject Leader, Class Teacher 2S)
Mrs A J Taylor LLB PGCE PG Cert (SENCO) (Part-time)
Mrs R L Vaughan BA MSc PGCE (Humanities Co-ordinator, Class Teacher 1V)
Miss E Warmington BA PGCE (Class Teacher 1M)
Mrs N R Wingfield BEd (Year 2 Group Leader, Computing Subject Leader, Class Teacher 2W)

Teaching Assistants (Pre-Prep)

Mrs J G Asghar, BTec (RP)
Mrs A M Belitzki-Grix, BA NVQ3 (2W, Part-Time)
Mrs J A Blackham, NNEB L4 Dip (After Care Assistant)
Mr M P Darby, NNEB (RM)
Mrs N Ford BEd TEFL (Teaching Assistant -EAL)
Mr H J X Gilmore (After Care and Prep House Staff)
Mrs V C Hanson, BTec (1H, Part-Time)
Mrs D A Hope, BA PGCE (2W, Part-Time)
Mrs L Houghton, L3 Dip (Nursery L)
Miss S L Jones, BEd QTS (1B)
Miss F B Lighting, BA EY Teacher status (1V Part-Time)
Mrs D Meek, NNEB (1H and 1V Part-Time)
Miss N J Mooney, L3 Dip (RD)
Mrs J Neigah, L3 Dip (After Care Assistant)
Mrs S K Patel, L3 Dip (Playground Supervisor)
Mrs A J E Phan, BSc BTec (1M)
Miss S A Robinson (Playground Supervisor)
Mrs A Saxena, BA MA BEd NVQ3 (2S, After Care Supervisor)
Mrs M A Shenton, NVQ3 (2F)
Miss M L Smith, BA QTS L3 Dip (Nursery S)
Mrs V J Smith, BA NVQ3 (Nursery H)
Miss S Tiffin, L3 Dip (After Care Assistant)
Mrs R Venkataramaiah, BDS ((After Care Assistant, Playground Supervisor)

Support Staff

Miss E M Akehurst BA MA (Recruitment and Music Administrator)
Mrs P A Arch (Pre-Prep Secretary)
Mrs B J Caldora ACCA (Payroll)
Mr K S Finglas ( IT Systems Administrator)
Mrs C M Gregory, BA MA PGCE (Headmaster’s PA)
Miss N Inman (Receptionist, Maternity Cover)
Mrs A C Jarrett (Health Care Assistant)
Mrs R K Kearney BA MAEd (Admissions Registrar)
Mrs W Moloney (School Matron)
Mr L Moss (Catering Manager)
Mr F A Paterson (Estates and Compliance Manager)
Mrs L J Ridgers (Receptionist, Maternity Leave)
Mrs A D Richards (Finance Assistant)
Mrs O F Unterhalter BA (Bursar’s PA)
Mrs J A Wilkinson (Prep Administrator)
Mrs M J Wilkinson (Fees and Assisted Places)

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Prep Celebrate World Book Day

5th March 2021

The Big Bad Wolf, The Cat in the Hat and his reliable Thing 1, The BFG, Miss Trunchbull, as well as a Tiger all came to the Mad Hatter’s tea party in order to help celebrate World Book Day. Lockdown could not deter the enthusiasm of all the children and staff at Blue Coat, who embraced the day in high spirits,…

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Pre-Prep’s World Book Day Excitement!

In Pre-Prep the children have been diving into brilliant books and watching an array of live author/illustrator events this week to celebrate World Book Day. Ladybirds, caterpillars, cats, witches, wizards and a host of other fascinating faces lit up our screens yesterday as we explored the wonder of reading. Reading for pleasure is at the…

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Varoom!

26th February 2021

This week the pupils in Prep have been looking at the work of pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. They discovered that he used the technique of painting in pixels of colour to replicate the comic book style he liked so much. They have all created an onomatopoeia in his style and used pixels to colour in…

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Let the music play on!

12th February 2021

We are missing live music so much but wanted to share that in true Blue Coat fashion, pupils and staff have been ‘cheerfully persevering’ and achieving great things online. In fact some children have embraced the new format on Zoom so well, they are simply flying! Of course none of this would be possible without…

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Our Four Nations

5th February 2021

The children in Year 2 have been learning about Wales this week as part of their Humanities topic about the countries in the UK. They learned all about St David and how he became the Patron Saint of Wales and to help remember all about St David they made some excellent 3D models of him….

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Children’s Mental Health Week

At Blue Coat, our pastoral care and the wellbeing of our pupils is a top priority. To coincide with Children’s Mental Health, we gave this a special focus by setting up our own Wellbeing Week. The theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week has been ‘Express Yourself’. Expressing yourself is all about finding ways…

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National Storytelling Week

As well as it being Children’s Mental Health Week, this week has also been National Storytelling Week. Taking time out to enjoy a good story can do the world of good for our wellbeing and so both themes coincided nicely for our Blue Coat pupils. To kick start the week the staff had been busy…

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Year 5 Recreate The Taj Mahal

29th January 2021

As part of their Humanities topic on India, Year 5 have been exploring the wonderful world of India. Throughout the half term, the children have looked at locating India on a range of maps, explored the varying lives of people living in India and have also travelled to some of India’s famous landmarks. The children…

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Year 2 Distance Learning

Dragons have been the theme of the week in our Humanities and Creative Arts lessons! We learnt about the legend of St George and the Dragon as part of our studies of England and its heritage. We have taken our time to produce some detailed, colourful (and scary!) dragons, persevering and making sure our sketches…

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Winnie the Pooh Day

21st January 2021

On Monday it was National Winnie The Pooh Day! It commemorates author A.A. Milne’s birthday in 1882. He brought the adorable, honey-loving bear to life in his stories, which also featured his son, Christopher Robin. BCS pupils celebrated by having a go at drawing this well loved character. They were given some top tips by Miss…

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