Monthly Archives: November 2020

Yesterday morning, we celebrated the Arts in the inaugural Arts Assembly focussing on all the achievements within Music, Drama, Art and Public Speaking this Autumn term. Enjoy!

This week’s Scholars’ Recital comes from Year 7 Will L, performing Chopin’s Mazurka in A minor on the piano. Enjoy this performance, and have a restful weekend! After an intense week at RBC here is a beautifully tranquil piece to ease us into the weekend. Year 7 William plays a piece of his Grade VIII […]

Did you miss Tuesday evening’s Grand Concert? Don’t worry, you can read all about it and watch the concert here – Tuesday 17 November saw the return of Blue Coat’s annual Grand Concert, and COVID did not stop our pupils from performing their hearts out. The Reading Blue Coat Big Band, featuring Year 12 Bentley […]

Year 10 Morgan made this GORGEOUS video to highlight Anti-Bullying Week. His stop frame animation is incredible, and he has found a brilliant way of telling a beautiful story with fruit. I’m sorry to say that you’ll never look at satsumas in the same way! An incredible video made by Year 10 Morgan for #AntiBullyingWeek!

How cool is this?! Mountaineer Kenton Cool sent this video to Year 7 Harry J, who studied Kenton’s book, One Man’s Everest, after learning he had climbed Mount Everest 14 times! Many thanks to Kenton, and well done on his incredible achievements!

As Anti-Bullying week gets underway we are pleased to share Year 8, Jai B’s thought provoking poem entitled The Invisible War. Thanks also go to Callum B-W for his wonderful illustration. #AntiBullyingWeek #unitedagainstbullying The Invisible War Sticks and stones may break my bones But words will never hurt me. That’s the lie they always tell […]

This week’s Scholars’ Recital comes from Year 12 Bentley B, performing Bobby Darin’s ‘As Long As I’m Singing’ accompanied by the Senior Jazz Band. Enjoy, and have a great weekend! A preview of Tuesday’s Grand Concert, our physically-distanced socially-together Big Band support the golden voice of Bentley B with this Bobby Darrin classic!

Our socially-distanced and virtual Remembrance Service on Wednesday offered a great opportunity for reduced numbers of the Blue Coat community to come together to remember those Blue Coat pupils who have sadly lost their lives to war. Read all about it here – On Wednesday 11 November, members of the Reading Blue Coat community gathered […]