Job Vacancies
Teaching Assistant
We are seeking to recruit a Full-Time Teaching Assistant to support children in Prep (Year 3 – 6). The successful candidate will be caring and flexible and be able to communicate effectively with children, parents and colleagues.
The hours are 8.30am – 4.00pm together with some Prep Aftercare duties which will usually be until 5.00pm.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include are listed within the job description.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The post is effective from 4 January 2022.
CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 1 December 2021, Noon
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Midlands Rugby Champions!
26th November 2021
Early on Wednesday morning we set off for the IAPS U11 Regional Rugby Festival at Ratcliffe College. Following the girls’ superb performance in the IAPS U11 Hockey Regionals, the boys were determined to do their best and both staff and pupils were raring to go and ready for the day. On arrival we were immediately…
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Prep STEM Day
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…
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U11 Boys X-Country Win
What a way to end the week! Last Friday we travelled to RGS The Grange to compete in the U9 and U11 Cross Country Meet. For some runners this was their first ever meet and for some they were running up an age category. As we walked the course, the anxiety was building and the…
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One Kind Word
19th November 2021
This week, The Blue Coat School has been an active supporter of Anti-Bullying Week, as organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance. The Anti-Bullying Alliance are a unique coalition of organisations and individuals, working together to achieve a vision to stop bullying and create safer environments in which children and young people can live, grow, play and…
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Music Extraordinaire
On Tuesday night, our Music Scholars delighted with a recital worthy of many a senior school. With prowess, confidence and musicality our Prep Music Scholars performed pieces far outreaching their tender years. The Year 6 Quintet performing an extract from Schubert’s Quintet in A major ‘The Trout’, really showcased the children’s ability to collaborate musically….
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Lights, Camera, Action!
Yesterday we were delighted to welcome 24 pupils from Thornton Primary School for a Multi-Media Experience Day. The aim of the day was for children to produce their very own live TV newscast. Working as part of a production team the children tried on-camera presenting, behind-the-scenes producing, directing, graphics creation, editing pre-recorded video segments and…
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Congratulations to our new Officers
12th November 2021
We are delighted to announce our new Heads of School and House Officers. Our Heads of School have quickly got to grips with their new roles and set a fantastic example to fellow pupils in leading our Children in Need online assembly earlier today. They helped to raise awareness ahead of next week’s charity day:…
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We Will Remember Them
‘At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.’ The children of 4LJ led a very poignant and moving service of Remembrance on Wednesday 10th November. They thought about what the word ‘ remembrance’ actually means, and why Armistice Day is such an important event in our calendar. ‘In Flanders…
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Black History Month
5th November 2021
October was Black History Month in the UK. This is an event dedicated to recognising the contribution of those in the UK with African or Caribbean heritage and the theme for 2021 is ‘Proud to Be’. Over half term, the children across Prep were set an optional Enrichment homework to research the achievements and contributions…
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Happy Diwali!
What better way to brighten the darkening winter nights than with an exploration of light? This week Nursery and Reception each had a Wow Day to learn about Diwali, the ‘festival of lights’. In Nursery, the children shared their own experiences of celebrating Diwali and then listened to the story of Rama and Sita to…
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Somerset Road, Edgbaston
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