Knowing and understanding how a school works is an essential part of the support that you can offer to your child to help them to thrive; regular communication is a key feature of the successful partnerships that we aim to foster. We hope that our website will guide you to a range of information but we also use the Parent Handbook as a useful reference point for parents to clarify details, especially for those students who are just joining us at their start of their Bluecoat Beechdale journey in Year 7.