Monthly Archives: February 2017

One of the most interesting Sixth Form Specials of the year was an informative talk about the Arab-Israeli conflict done by Meedu, (Middle East Education) on 24th February. In this talk, speakers Ruth Camay and Sami Hussein covered the current situation in the Middle East, and the main issues facing the governments of the region. […]

A group of Year 12 and 13 French students spent five busy days in the lovely town of Lille over February half-term. The trip, a new destination for the French department, was a great success, with pupils bravely tackling a work experience placement in local shops, hotels and businesses which allowed them to speak French […]

Over the February half term, 33 boys, three girls and four staff members enjoyed a fantastic week skiing in San Sicario in Italy. The snow conditions were great and we were lucky  enough to enjoy four blue sky sunny days, which were a great antidote to the gloomy first half of term we had in […]

Considering that the Biennial Music Festival Winners’ Concert programme of 22 items was the distillation of 90-odd individual entries over a two-day period, it’s astonishing that the selected musicians – some performing on more than one instrument across the categories – were still capable of turning in a decent (let alone prizewinning) performance for the enjoyment of […]

Year 8 Shalom Robinson’s career as a presenter is really starting to take off. Following his first review and his appearances in the Christmas, Roald Dahl and David Walliams Specials on The KRiB – a website dedicated to reviews of children’s books – Shalom interviewed Absolute Radio breakfast show DJ Christian O’Connell about his popular children’s […]

There was a very impressive turnout of delicious-looking cakes, brownies, biscuits – and even fudge – at our Blue Coat Bake Off on February 7th, and the judges – Headmaster Mr Elzinga, Year 13s Alex Kotelawala, Joe Johnstone and James Cadwallader (all from Aldworth), and Sodexo chefs Adam and Lewis – had a tough time ‘working’ […]

Blue Coat’s Sixth Form Specials every Friday are intended to expose our Year 12s and Year 13s to the wider world beyond the classroom, and equip and prepare them for life outside school. The 27th January Special by Bob Tait on Drug Education did just that. Covering relevant topics from the Border Control Act to reading […]