Opportunity to join a growing cricket squad for girls in Years 7 to 10. Contact the club direct for more information. Email walsallccwomenandgirls@outlook.com or call 07968-027823.As a Rights Respecting School we promote information (Right 17) and especially where there is opportunity for pupils to attend for free or at a discounted rate (Right 26) and to take part in different activities (Right
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Save the date for Blue Coat Academy’s Upper School Prize Giving Evening, Thursday 25th November 2025.This is an opportunity to celebrate all the hard work and achievements of our past pupils (Year 11, L1/2 and Year 13 leavers from 2024/2025) 🗓 Thursday 27th November 2025 🕚 6.45p.m. arrival for a 7.00p.m. start 📍 St Matthew’s Church[video width="1200" height="1200" mp4="https://www.bluecoatacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/P-Save-the-Date-Upper-School-Prize-Giving.mp4"][/video]More details will follow in due
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Last Tuesday, we welcomed a team from the Royal Navy who worked with our year 9 students. They worked with each group on communication skills, teamwork and STEM. The groups were set the task, as a group, to build the tallest radio mast, which had to be free standing and be able to withstand a rigorous test to remain upright after Hurricane Rod’ passed through the hall.This was a great day which really encouraged our pupils to think outside the box and work in a team.Thanks so much to the Royal Navy and Miss Addison for providing such an incredible opportunity for our pupils.Being able to ‘share thoughts freely’ (right 13) and have ‘access to information’ (right 17) are 2 rights which workshops such as this are able to
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On Monday 6th October 2025, Year 7 took part in a road safety workshop. This consisted in them seeing a production of Streetwise followed by a workshop looking at the different aspects of the production.The session covered important subjects such as • Dangers and distractions around roads • Identifying risk pupils take around roads and the consequences of their decisions. • Peer pressure and strategies to overcome this • Encouraging the use of using appropriate places to cross such as school crossing patrols, zebra crossings and light-controlled crossingsThis was a great afternoon enjoyed by all the students in year 7. Thanks to Walsall Council for funding such a beneficial opportunity for our pupils.Workshops like this are vital in ensuring our youngest pupils understand how to keep themselves and others safe which is Right 6 (Life, survival and
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Transport for West Midlands are offering free bus passes for parents and carers this October half-term from 27th October to 2nd November 2025. Apply by 15th October 2025.The poster used within this post and accompanying story are produced by Travel for West Midlands, thank you for allowing us to share.FREE bus travel for parents this October half-term | Transport for West
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9th October is Harry Potter Book Day, a day to celebrate a series that captured and changed the world. An enduring message of the books is fitting in, finding your place and championing the good in the world, all messages and traits that Blue Coat Academy are proud to hold dear.We are happy to announce that The National Literacy Trust have kindly donated a collection of books which are available to borrow from the LRC.Rights we see on this day are Right 31- children having the right to rest, culture, play & arts- by exploring new texts and genres, and Right 26- social and economic help- we have a free to use LRC and the books are available to all at no extra cost.✨We hope our pupil’s keep their magic sparkling bright!
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Blue Coat Academy in partnership with Walsall Archives present a preview to the 370th anniversary of Blue Coat, which will be showcased at Lichfield Street Hub in partnership with Walsall Archives at their Local History Fair 2025.🗓 Saturday 25th October 🕚 11.00a.m. – 2.30p.m. 📍 Lichfield Street Hub, Lichfield Street, Walsall, WS1 1TR 🎟 Free admissionRemember to save the date for Blue Coat Sunday which will be on Sunday 8th March
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⚽ 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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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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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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