We are so excited for our performance of our brand new production “Seven Ages of Man”. As rehearsals are stepping up we are eager to remind you of the upcoming event and the amazing performances our talented cast are putting in. If you would like to attend please see our poster for details.

Tickets for our performances can be purchased through the Matrix Academy App/ ParentPay and all enquiries should come direct to the school. We hope you will be there for a truly enjoyable evening.

Our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors have been busy making a positive difference across the school. They are currently planning a range of engaging anti-bullying activities to share with form groups, helping to spark important conversations and promote kindness and respect. The team is also working creatively on new anti-bullying pledges that everyone in our community can stand behind. Ambassadors are proudly wearing their new black anti-bullying lanyards, showing their commitment and leadership. Excitement is building as they prepare for the upcoming Diana Award Anti-Bullying Training Day, where they will develop even more skills to support others and champion a safe, inclusive school for all

On January 20th and January 21st Year 7 enjoyed an enterprise day sponsored by M & G.

They used maths skills to organise a teen concert event. This involved surveys for market research, data handling skills, budgeting, stage design and pitching to raise capital.

Pupils worked in small groups and were able to delegate and plan and work collaboratively. Pupils reported back that they really enjoyed the experience and learned many new skills, with some considering event organisation a possible future career. Our pupils were fantastic and the feedback from the event organisers was amazing.

This week we have celebrated the resilience and commitment of every pupil and student who had 100% attendance for the autumn term.  

Each day a different house had Hot Chocolates, juices and Pain au Chocolate with Mr Smith. In total, over 246 pupils and students maintained 100% attendance for the term. A huge well done to those pupils and thank you to their parents and carers for supporting them to come in all day, every day even when they are not feeling at their best. 

On 9^th February our Year 11 and Year 13 pupils complete the next step of their exam journey with our second Mock series of the year. These mocks are an important part of the preparation process for pupils as it gives them the opportunity to complete a full series, build their resilience and identify key areas of strength and targets for their summer series.

We are always incredibly proud of our pupils who show the full range of Etone values as they dedicate time to their studies. This year our Class of 26 cohorts have already done us proud and we know they will continue this as we go towards the final exams in the summer. Good luck to all of our pupil’s – We know you will smash it!

Year 11 Mock Timetable here: https://www.etonecollege.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Year-11-Spring-Mock-Pupil-Exam-Timetable-2026.pdf

Year 13 Mock Timetable here: https://www.etonecollege.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Year-13-Spring-Mock-Pupil-Exam-Timetable-2026.pdf

A big well done to our Trust Community Champions for generating some amazing ideas for our first events of this year with our new charity partner Papyrus. The charity do some valuable work supporting individuals and raising awareness helping young people with their mental health and the important issue of suicide prevention.

This year our Trust Champions are Sam and Eloise in Year 9. They have done an amazing job and we are extremely excited to see where this leads to. Read more about Papyrus here: https://www.papyrus-uk.org/

We are so excited to be able to share our first cohort of Etone College Value Badge holders. These badges are awarded to pupils who showcase our values inside and outside of the classroom. As an important aspect of our school community pupils have the opportunity to be; Caring, Courteous, Trustworthy, Self-Belief, Being Supportive and Showing Integrity in many ways. With out value of the term this is one of the ways our pupils can access their badges. However, this year we have awarded over 11,000 separate values points which is a record amount at Etone College. Amongst this 43 separate badges have been awarded with more to come. Check out our collection and some of the proud initial awardees.

School Council have been busy today meeting with the leaders for PSHE.  They have been discussing what they enjoy about their Learning for Life lessons and the key messages that have taken away to help them stay safe and healthy.  They were also discussing the topics that they think are really important to include for their age group as well as coming up with ideas to support Children's Mental Health Week. Talking to School Council and groups of pupils is so important to gather their views and provide pupils with the opportunity to tell us what they think works well in lessons. They also talked to us about the external speakers that they had enjoyed in PSHE. Next time School Council will be meeting to discuss healthy food choices and take part in some food tasting in the Cafe.

A big shout out to Amara for making it to the Wales National Winter Championships. We are so proud of our Etone Learner and her swimming abilities. Representing all of the values we hold dear – You are amazing!