To celebrate the Eurovision Song Contest being held in Liverpool this year, we held our very own 'Blue-rovision'. Some very talented acts performed in a lunchtime show in Shirley Hall. Jamie in Year 7 was crowned champion. We had some great judging from the panel of teachers each representing a different European country. It was a fun event for the audience with lots of flag waving and cheering.
On Thursday 9th February 2023, 13 Blue Coat students from years 7-10 took part in the Now! Young People’s Mental Health Festival 2023. Children and young people across Merseyside came together to perform in the city’s eighth annual NOW Festival during Children’s Mental Health Week.
Produced by Merseyside Youth Association, in partnership with the Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership, young people from across the Liverpool City Region shared their voices on mental health and violence prevention. Racism, sexual harassment, online abuse, homophobic abuse, hate crime, and many more topics were explored in a variety of powerful performances.
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At the Blue Coat School, we value inclusion, diversity, tolerance, love, respect and equality always! As part of our commitment to ensuring everyone feels welcome in our school community, we are PROUD to announce that we have achieved the Rainbow Flag Award!
The Rainbow Flag Award is a national quality assurance framework for LGBT+ inclusion (see video) https://youtu.be/zYdlfJKYzlw. It has involved months of work by all our stakeholders to provide evidence that we strive to create an inclusive and supportive environment for our LGBT+ community.
We have been able to demonstrate our commitment to challenging LGBT+ phobia and promoting inclusion in 6 key areas of the school, which include skilled teachers, supportive trustees, and parents (thank you!), effective policies, an inclusive curriculum, pastoral support, and most importantly student voice.
Students at The Blue Coat School have been applauded for their efforts and dedication after securing another impressive set of GCSE results today.
The number of Grade 9s achieved grew by a third to 35% compared to 2019 - the last set of results before the pandemic. In addition, 81% of all exams sat secured a grade of 7 or above.
We have had a wonderful day of celebration here at Blue Coat. Double the number of students who achieved A*s compared to 2019 – the last set of results before the pandemic.
The pride ambassadors presented their work on The Rainbow Flag Award to the Trustees on Wednesday 13th of July. They talked about the progress the school has made in celebrating diversity and their plans moving forward.
The U16 Merseyside Cup final was played on 5/7/22, held over as we could not play the final before the GCSE exams started. Blue Coat played Ridgeway HS at the Tranmere Rovers Solar Campus.
Our Year 12 Biology students participated in this year’s Intermediate Biology Olympiad. Over 12,566 students from 608 schools worldwide took part in this year’s competition. Of this figure, 5% were awarded the Gold, 10% the Silver, and 15% the Bronze award.
The Youth Sport Trust set out a national initiative each year, which focusses on all children having equal access to sport within school and the benefits this has on their development. Their theme for 2022 is: Belonging – a place in sport for every child.
After 18-months in the making, we are pleased to announce that our brand-new house names have been revealed.