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Year 10 League Opener- Winners

07 Oct 2025

⚽ MATCH REPORT ⚽ Blue Coat CofE Academy 5 - 0 St FrancisAn outstanding start to the season for Blue Coat CofE Academy’s Year 10 team as they cruised to a dominant 5-0 victory over St Francis in their opening league fixture! 💪🔵⚽️From the first whistle, Blue Coat set the tempo and never looked back — combining solid teamwork, sharp passing, and clinical finishing. Every player played their part in a performance full of energy, discipline, and determination.🔥 A statement win to kick off the campaign. Eyes now on the next challenge!Our pupils that join or set up groups (Right 15) and partake in play of any kind (Right 31) are aligning with the UNICEF Rights of the Child and are supported by staff in doing this, thank you to the PE department for helping the pupils get off to a super strong start this

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Year 7 Settling-in & Parent Information Evening, Thursday 9th October 2025

06 Oct 2025

Our Year 7 ‘Settling-in & Parent Information Evening’ is on Thursday 9th October 2025. This is an opportunity to meet your child’s form tutor and discuss how they have started their time at Blue Coat Church of England Academy, both socially and academically. Other key members of staff will also be present for you to speak to, including the Head of Year 7, the Key Stage 3 Progress Leader and the Special Educational Needs Coordinator along with members of our Senior Leadership Team. There will also be staff on hand to talk parents/carers through our homework portal: Satchel One and our payment system: School Gateway.Appointments with form tutors will run from 3.30pm - 6.00pm. As meetings with form tutors will be brief (five minutes), we ask that you are punctual for your allocated slot.We are trialling the use of Guardian Consultations through Arbor. This will allow you to select and view your own appointment times with teachers.Please visit https://login.arbor.sc/ or

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Good News Story: Blue Coat Academy’s very own Action Man Paul Booker on his marathons and fundraising

29 Sep 2025

Putting his best foot forward to raise funds for a host of charities is Blue Coat Academy’s very own Action Man Paul Booker.Paul- a valued member of the site team who also drives the minibuses- has recently completed the Humber Coastal Half Marathon - that's 13 gruelling miles of hills and dales- from Cleethorpes to Hull, in Humberside.It took it two hours and ten minutes.And that's not all... he's also set to compete in a slightly shorter 10,000 metres (that's 10K or just over 6 miles) in Alton Towers in Staffordshire. This run will be in aid of Birmingham Children's Hospital.Paul, and his wife, have also set their sights on raising funds for the Air Ambulance in the coming months."It's not about setting targets," he says. "It's not about how many hundreds or thousands of pounds we can raise and then saying: 'Stop! We've got there!'"There is never enough money for charities. You can never do enough for them. Fund

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A-Level Geography Field Trip to North Wales.

23 Sep 2025

Last week, 8 brave A-Level Geographers fought against the gale force winds on Talacre and Rhyl beaches in North Wales.They were collecting vital information for their Non-Examined Assessments in which they had chosen our fieldwork location. They all worked extremely hard and showed so much resilience in less-than-ideal conditions on the two beaches. A hardy bunch our Geographers. Next up is Cannock Chase for some investigations into ecosystems in our local area.Rights of the Child were promoted by giving ‘Access to Education’ (Right 28) on location and the ‘Aims of Education’ (Right 29) were supported by developing pupil talents and abilities during this field trip.Thank you to Mr Homer in organising and overseeing this educational visit, we hope you have a more pleasant day weather-wise on your next

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Save the Date – Blue Coat Sunday, Sunday 8th March 2026

23 Sep 2025

Save the date for a very special Blue Coat Sunday which will be held with a service at St Matthew’s Church. Sunday 8th March 2026 will be the culmination of the Blue Coat Festival, running the week prior, which is a celebration of the Infants, Juniors and Academy of the Blue Coat Church of England Schools group which make up the Blue Coat Federation. Blue Coat Sunday is an annual tradition which is hundreds of years old. The 2026 celebration will be even more special as it marks the 370th anniversary with a theme of ‘Centuries of Service’. More details to follow, but for now save the date in your phone or mark it on your calendar, this is a milestone day 370 years in the making that you will not want to miss. [video width="1080" height="1080"

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Upcoming Open Evening is Thursday 2nd October beginning at 4.45p.m.

17 Sep 2025

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School Photographer, Friday 12th September 2025

09 Sep 2025

The school photographer will be in school on Friday 12th September 2025. All students will need to attend in full school uniform for this

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Sons of Pitches at St Matthew’s Church on Friday 12th September 2025

08 Sep 2025

The Sons of Pitches are one of the premiere vocal groups currently working in the UK. With soaring vocals, stellar set pieces and mind-bending improvised numbers they are taking the world of entertainment by storm and it's all without instruments.They have won multiple awards in the world of a cappella music and their videos have had over three million views on their YouTube channel.We are delighted to be welcoming Sons of Pitches back to Walsall. An amazing evening is guaranteed.All proceeds go towards our student's trip to Camps International to Cambodia.Friday 12th September 2025 at 7.00pm in St. Matthew's Church. Car parking is available at Blue Coat Academy. Tickets £5.📍 St. Matthew's Church, Walsall 🗓 Friday 12th September 2025, 7:00pm 🚗 Car parking at Blue Coat Academy 🎟 Tickets just £5 – book now 👉

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BCA Sixth Form Mock Assessment Centre in partnership with Black Country Support for Schools

10 Jul 2025

Earlier today (Thursday 10th July 2025), we welcomed the team from Black Country Support Schools to deliver a mock Assessment Centre experience for all Level 3 students in Year 12. Most higher level apprenticeships and a huge number of jobs now use assessment centres as part of the recruitment process. Gaining an insight into this selection method and the opportunity to learn from mistakes and be taught successful strategies for these tasks is a big advantage.Students spent the first 30mins leaning about do’s and don’t in the job application process: presentation, body language, handshakes, mannerisms, how to present yourself in the best light etc They then broke into three groups of ten and took part in a series of group tasks where their own personal performances were scrutinised and assessed by one of the BCSS staff.The students really embraced this opportunity and learned valuable strategies about how to make themselves stand out for the right reasons amongst other candidates in

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Facial Recognition is coming to Blue Coat CE Academy

10 Jul 2025

We are excited to announce that from September 2025 we will be introducing Facial Recognition as a fast and straightforward payment experience for school meals. It is important to us that everyone in our school community, including parents/carers and students, are well informed about this new development and have all the information needed before opting to use this new service.Why?Facial Recognition offers a quick and secure way for students to purchase school meal items without needing cash. It is also quicker than finger biometrics, which is our current system. Facial Recognition will speed up the break and lunchtime service with a contactless point-of-sale experience.How?Students simply choose their meal, look at the checkout camera, and proceed with a quick and secure point-of-sale experience. An image of the face is captured, and the software turns unique features of the face geometry, such as the distance between the eyes and the distance from the top of the forehead to the chin, to create

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