Category: Head’s Blog

12th July 19

Earlier this year, Year 5 found themselves faced with a pile of sticks. They had not to build a fire, as they were later to do at Bushcraft, but to construct something altogether more significant. The children were challenged to explore what structures they could build – using just that collection of  sticks, and a…

5th July 19

It’s obviously a great time to be young. When a 15-year-old can turn up for the first time at Wimbledon and defeat a five-times champion 24 years her senior, anything seems possible. And that’s how it feels at BCS. So much on offer, and so may children wanting to make the most of their opportunities:…

28th June 19

The focus of the nation will be right here at Edgbaston on Sunday. When England play India, the atmosphere will doubtless be electric, and children in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere will be glued to their televisions and radios. How wonderful it is for youngsters to have role models like Virat Kohli, Aaron Finch,…

21st June 19

We appear already to be in that part of the summer that newspapers call The Silly Season. While Donald Trump has changed his mantra from ‘Make America Great Again’ to ‘Keep America Great’, an England batsman has hit 17 sixes in one brief innings, and men with the unlikely Christian names of Boris and Jeremy…

14th June 19

How often has the question been posed in the glossy magazines: if you had a free choice, who would be your four favourite dinner guests? Somewhere near the top of many an invitee list would be a 93- year-old man who has done more than anybody on earth to help us understand the planet: that…

7th June 19

The year must be nearing its end; Year 6 have written their pieces for the Yearbook, and, scanning them, I noted the affection with which they recall moments or events that have taken place during their years at BCS. Yesterday evening I watched with a watery eye as the WW2 veterans made their nostalgic return…

24th May 19

On Monday 3 June, we will be attempting to forge the name of The Blue Coat School into the Guinness Book of Records. As you will be aware, we are very keen to develop the children’s sense of being part of a community and teamwork which are such important skills for all aspects of their…

17th May 19

Flicking idly through the news on my phone earlier this week, I was amused to see that Mick Jagger is back dancing again following an enforced lay off due to a heart issue. The likes of Jeremy Kyle and Danny Baker come and go – not much lamented in this quarter, I have to say…

10th May 19

While we mull over the pros and cons of the Confirmatory Referendum, Red Lines and Customs Unions, News from the world beyond Blue Coat is – as ever, bitter-sweet. No sooner have we seen awfully dramatic footage of an Indian cyclone than we get ‘blown away’ by the heroics of two of our top football…

3rd May 19

No sooner are they back than the children are heading off again. Next week, Year 6 journey off to France and Year 5 are driven off to sample Bushcraft. I will be heading to visit Year 5. As the weathermen talk about the possibility of snow, please spare a thought for me, the staff and children…