Bluecoat Academy
Aspley Lane Campus
Aspley Lane
Nottingham NG8 5GY
Tel: 0115 929 7445
Fax: 0115 942 6257
Email: [email protected]
Bluecoat Academy
Wollaton Park Campus
Sutton Passeys Crescent
Wollaton Park
Nottingham NG8 1EA
Tel: 0115 929 7445
Fax: 0115 985 4271
Email: [email protected]
Sixth Form
Aspley Lane
Nottingham NG8 5GY
Tel: 0115 900 7215
Fax: 0115 900 7216
Email: [email protected]
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At the heart of our Academy is our belief in the valueof each person, caring for one another and our trustand faith in God.
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Bluecoat Academy began as The Nottingham
Bluecoat School. It was founded as the firs
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charity school in Nottingham in 1706 situated
in St Mary’s Gate.
Today the Academy is a vibrant, diverse
community of almost 2,000 learners. The
Academy is founded on the principle of a
Christian faith education for all. Our m
ission is
to provide the best possible education in a
supportive and disciplined environment where
each student is seen as an individual “fearfully
and wonderfully made”.
In April 2014 the Bluecoat family expanded as
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy became part
of Bluecoat Academies Trust. We are
delighted to be able to build on the
successes we have enjoyed as Bluecoat
Academy to reach out and improve the
education of yet more young people in the
heart of Nottingham City.
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educationPreparation for lifelonglearning and skills lie at theheart of our educational vision.Each learner is seen as anindividual and their educationmoulded around their strengthsand areas for development. Withstrengths in technology, science,ICT, arts, numeracy and literacywe offer a broad and balancedcurriculum divided into pathways to enable learners to progress at theirown pace on relevant courses. We areconstantly evaluating our entitlement for our learners so that new courses such as creative & media, childcare and businessstudies complement more traditional subject choices such as modern foreign languagesand humanities.
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learning
Effective learning takes a multitude of forms.
Some of this happens in traditional classrooms
with familiar methods but we believe in
constantly looking for new ways to promote
learning.
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These include taking learning beyond the
classroom and our many international links with
South Africa, Italy, F
rance, Germany and
Jamaica allow students to explore unfamiliar
places and enrich knowledge and
understanding.
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inclusion Bluecoat is proud of itsdiversity. It places greatemphasis on its uniqueand varied community oflearners. Everyoneregardless of faith, ability,ethnicity or background isvalued and nurtured.Bluecoat has a local andnational reputation for itswork with young peoplewith special needs.Inclusion for all and of allis central to what we areabout.
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enrichment Bluecoat is passionate about takinglearning beyond the confines of theclassroom. Enrichment is not just an add-on extra for some - it is integral to therich and diverse experience we want for allour students. Every week all Year 7 and Year8 students take part in an afternoon ofwonderful enrichment opportunities availablefor all. Students can choose from a wide rangeof activities such as go-karting, street dancing,kick boxing, horse-riding, cooking, drama andmany, many more. In addition there arelunchtime clubs, activities before and after theAcademy day not to mention our sports teamsand many Academy drama productions.
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values The Christian ethospermeates all aspectsof Academy life making it aharmonious and caringcommunity. Every studentis important and thecurriculum and pastoralsupport structures of theAcademy are designed toencourage every studentto believe in the personthey can be. Regular Actsof Worship, often led bystudents, emphasise theChristian values we expectand live by. Every faith isrespected and theAcademy is underpinnedby its belief in love andcompassion..
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extended learning As a modern Academy we pride ourselves on using the most up todate equipment to enhance and develop learning. Students are givenopportunities to improve and complete work in our study resourcecentres. They also have access to a virtual learning environment in orderto complete homework and extend school learning. Our team ofacademic coaches and learning mentors also support students inachieving the best resultsthey can. Students fromYear 7 are equipped withthe skills to becomeindependent thinkers andself-motivated learners.
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