During this week our pupils are recognising Genes for Jeans week to raise awareness and support for the organisation who complete research into genetic diseases and work together to create treatments and where possible cures.

In Science lessons our pupils have taken part in activities, learning about Sickle Cell disease and what treatment can be effective. There has also been the opportunity to research other disease and how the charity has helped to support people with those genetic diseases.

With a real show of curiosity form all of our pupils they have shown their Problem Solving skills across the week. Well Done Team Etone.

Nice start to the Academy Season for Year 13

Etone Football Education Academy (WBA) 20 V 1 Derby County Foundation 

An emphatic start to the season for Etone Football Academy Year 13 this week saw them sky rocket to the top of the table with a landslide 20-1 win over Derby County. The game started comfortably but Etone couldn’t break the deadlock passing up a number of good chances. After waiting 20 minutes for a goal, 3 came along at once as the floodgates opened and set the pace for what was to come. Goals mostly came from success sliding forwards through in wide and central areas with Attkins, Grimes and Kosperek performing brilliantly in the first half. Half-time the score line had soared to 12-0. Things wouldn’t slow down too much 2nd half either. Grimes made it 13-0 and from there the concentration levels dropped off allowing Derby a cheap conciliation goal. Substitute’s helped keep things fresh and the goals kept coming and Heaths last second goal took the score line up to 20-1. Full scorers list saw a multitude of hat-ricks and Atkins steps up to top scorer in the league after the opening game. 

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On Thursday 14th September Etone College became a movie set as we welcomed Revel Studios into our school to film the next video case study with a focus on our new build block.

Since the inception of the project a strong partnership between Etone College and Alcema (our construction partner) has developed and the video case study is set to cement (pardon the pun) this relationship as a long lasting one. 

Alcema are dedicated to providing opportunities for our pupils and it was fantastic to see a group of our pupils become the stars as they worked together with the business to create an impressive feature.

Highlighting the importance of the investment in the area, sustainability of the project and how it will positively impact our pupils education the aim of the film is to share our experience with the wider community.

Along with a number of the Matrix Academy Trust team including our CEO, Mr Smith and our enthusiastic staff the video showcases our determination to provide an ‘Education Without Exception’ which enables ‘Progress for All’.

A big thank you to Revel and Alcema for such an enjoyably day. Our pupils really did enjoy their debuts and we can’t wait to see the end result.

Stay tuned…

As we enter this academic year for many the focus has already turned towards exams. This is certainly the case for our Year 11 and 13 pupils who are preparing for their Mock Exam’s in October.

At Etone College we are committed to developing a partnership with parents/ carers with the shared aim of ensuring our pupils make progress in everything they do.

Following our continued successful programme of sessions last year, we are excited to be hosting our first event of 2023/24 aimed at Key Stage 4. The goal of these workshops is to look at one element of school life consider how best our pupils can be supported both in school and at home. Through a mixture of online and face to face sessions, we will look to develop links between home and school and provide support in a number of areas.

All materials form these sessions will then be uploaded to our website and can be found using the following link: https://shorturl.at/aeCVW

We would therefore like to invite you to the next event:

Parent/ Carer Support Workshop: Helping your Child Revise at KS4

Location: Etone College

Date: Wednesday 4^th October 2023

Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm

The aim of this workshop is to consider strategies to support your child at home with revision techniques and guidance in preparation for their exams. There will also be an opportunity to discuss ideas for helping pupils to engage with revision along with some important principles in preparing for mock and real examinations.

This event will be virtual and a link to join will be sent following confirmation of attendance. If you would like to attend this event, please book by completing the online Microsoft Form sent via text message or click here: https://shorturl.at/biEOX

If you have any questions, please contact the school. We look forward to welcoming you to Etone.

Over the summer one of Etone’s very own elite sportspeople was selected to take part in the 2023 IFAF European Junior Flag Football Championships for Team GB.

Izzie M has continually impressed in the sport being very successful at a domestic level and a key member of her team regularly scoring touchdowns and showcasing our employability skills of Teamwork and Communication in each game. 

Through these performances, Izzie was selected to be a part of the youth team during the summer where more than 400 young athletes from 12 nations converged on Grosseto as Italy hosted September 1 to 3.

With a superb effort from Team GB the Under 17’s took home the Gold medal, howeverwe are prouder to relay that Izzie scored touchdowns in every game and once again did Etone Proud by displaying all Etone Employability Skills, Values and living up to our motto “Progress for All”.

A big congratulations to Izzie, we cant wait to see what the future holds.

On Friday 6th October we are delighted to invite our Year 7 parents in for the Macmillan Coffee Morning. This event is held each year to help raise funds and awareness of MacMillan Cancer Support with the central event leading to our annual Etone College Bake Off.

The competition is held with entries from across our staff who share with us their latest bakes in the hopes of becoming the Etone Champion.

Last years marked the most funds raised and a significant increase in the standards of our bakes with Mr Clinton ultimately taking the crown.

This year we are hoping to make the event even bigger and better with some surprising entries, as we welcome parents of our biggest cohort yet.

If you would like to attend please return the reply slip from the letter that will be given to pupils in the week beginning 11th September.

We look forward to seeing you there!

As you will be aware we are extremely proud of the success our School and Sixth Form enjoy as a leading provider in the area. During the past few years we have consolidated strong results and repeatedly performed above the national average. With all of this it will not be a surprise that Etone College Sixth Form has welcomed it’s biggest intake of Year 12’s yet. 

Over 120 students arrived on Tuesday to officially enrol with Etone College and begin their next chapter as they move into Post-16 education. As our pupils entered the hall there was a buzz of optimism for the potential possibilities as students were eager to receive their timetables and begin their journey into their chosen subjects. With more subjects than ever on offer it is an extremely exciting time to be a part of the Sixth Form. This was something shared by Mr Smith (Headteacher) and Miss Churchard (Head of Sixth Form) as they shared our Sixth Form Video highlighting our achievements in the Sixth Form. 

We would like to welcome all of our new students to the Sixth Form as we look forward to working with you towards your future goals.