On Monday 14th November, Etone College will be stepping out in style as we invite all pupils and staff to take part in Odd Socks Day, supporting the Anti-Bullying Alliance and marking the start of our wider Anti-Bullying Week celebrations!

Odd Socks Day is a fun and colourful opportunity to celebrate what makes each of us unique, reminding everyone that our differences should be respected, valued and celebrated. Pupils are encouraged to wear their brightest, boldest and most mismatched socks to show their support for kindness, inclusion and standing together against bullying.

There will also be opportunities for tutor groups to show off their colourful combinations with a form group photograph, capturing everyone getting involved in the spirit of the day!

Not wanting to miss out on the fun, staff will also be putting their best feet forward with a special 'Guess the Feet' competition. Can pupils work out which pair of odd socks belongs to which member of staff?

As part of our wider Anti-Bullying Week activities, Odd Socks Day is a fantastic way to reinforce our Etone Values and celebrate the powerful sense of community that makes our school special.

So dig out those odd socks, embrace what makes you different and help us take a stand against bullying – one colorful step at a time!

We were delighted to welcome Lewis Hall, a representative from the OddBalls Foundation, to Etone College to receive an incredible £5,011 raised by our pupils through their Snowdon fundraising challenge, which took place in the Summer Term last year.

During his visit, Lewis spoke about the important work of the OddBalls Foundation in raising awareness of testicular cancer and encouraging conversations around men's health.

Following this, Lewis was presented with a cheque by some of the pupils who took part in the challenge, alongside Mr Smith.

We would like to extend a huge thank you to Lewis and the OddBalls Foundation for visiting us, and to everyone who took part, donated or supported the fundraiser. We are incredibly proud of our pupils for demonstrating the Etone Values and making such a fantastic contribution to an important cause!

One of our Year 13 sixth form students, Prisha and Miss Sandilands have been working together to deliver two assemblies celebrating different religious festivals. The first assembly focused on Navratri, a Hindu festival which was delivered to Year 7 this week, with a second assembly on Diwali being delivered to Year 8 next Monday.

Please see the attached summary write-ups for further information about both festivals. These assemblies form part of a wider programme being delivered across the school to celebrate and raise awareness of different religions, faiths and cultural traditions.

We are pleased to announce the update of our extracurricular offer for Autumn 2. Please follow the link to show the full range of clubs that pupils can attend before school, at break and after school. HERE

Extracurricular clubs offer pupils the opportunity to make new friends and learn new skills and we would really appreciate your support in encouraging pupils to attend at least one of our exciting range of clubs each week.  Pupils are also rewarded for attendance at clubs.

The spotlight this week is on MFL - please take a look at the fantastic offer that is provided for pupils by our Languages Team

The festive season is nearly upon us, and at Etone College we are getting ready to spread some Christmas cheer with our annual Christmas Jumper Day on Thursday 10th December 2026!

As part of our celebrations, we are inviting all pupils to get into the festive spirit by wearing their favourite Christmas jumper and making a £1 donation to charity. Whether it is covered in reindeer, snowflakes, Christmas trees or something a little more unusual, we cannot wait to see a fantastic display of festive fashion across the College!

On the day, pupils wearing a Christmas jumper will not be required to wear their school blazer. All other school uniform expectations will remain in place, ensuring that we can enjoy the celebrations whilst maintaining our usual high standards.

Christmas Jumper Day is a wonderful opportunity to come together as a school community, demonstrate our Etone Values and support a worthwhile cause during the season of goodwill.

There is no need to purchase a new jumper especially for the occasion. We encourage pupils to reuse a jumper they already own, borrow one or even get creative with some festive decorations!

With the incredible generosity our pupils and families continue to demonstrate, we hope to raise a fantastic amount whilst enjoying a little festive fun along the way.

We look forward to seeing Etone filled with Christmas colour, creativity and plenty of festive spirit, all whilst making a positive difference to others!

At Etone College, we believe that being part of a community means looking out for one another. As we enter the season of goodwill, we are once again encouraging our pupils and families to make a difference by supporting our Nuneaton Foodbank Christmas Appeal.

Nuneaton Foodbank provides an invaluable service to individuals and families experiencing hardship across our local area, collecting and distributing essential food and household items to those who need them most.

With Christmas approaching, we are hoping that the Etone community can come together to help ensure that local families have access to some of the essentials that many of us take for granted.

We are particularly grateful for donations of:

• Tinned goods: Tomatoes, vegetables, potatoes and fruit.
• Cupboard essentials: Instant mash, long-life milk, squash and small jars of coffee.
• Toiletries and household items: Deodorant, shower gel, toilet rolls, washing powder and washing-up liquid.
• Baby essentials: Size 5 and 6 nappies.
• Festive treats: Christmas goodies with a long shelf life.

All food donations must be new, unopened and within their use-by or best-before dates.

Donations can be brought to Main Reception on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 November 2026.

We appreciate that Christmas can be an expensive time for everyone, and there is no expectation that families must contribute. However, for those who are able to donate, even one item could make a meaningful difference to someone in our community.

This initiative provides another fantastic opportunity for Etone pupils to demonstrate active citizenship and our shared commitment to kindness, generosity and supporting others. After all, the people we help could be our neighbours, friends or even members of our own families.

A huge thank you to our Etone community for your continued generosity and support. Together, we can help make Christmas a little brighter for those who need it most.

As the festive season approaches, Etone College is once again delighted to support the Salvation Army's Nuneaton Toy Drive, helping to spread a little Christmas magic to children and young people across our local community.

Christmas is a time for kindness, generosity and thinking of others. However, for some families, the festive period can bring additional challenges. Through this fantastic initiative, we hope to make a difference by providing gifts for children aged 0–16 years who might otherwise go without.

We are inviting pupils, parents and carers who are able to support the appeal to donate new toys, games or gifts. All donations should be new, boxed or packaged and undamaged, although immaculate, nearly new books are also welcome. New toiletry gift sets are particularly appreciated for older teenagers.

Donations can be brought to D1-1 on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 November 2026.

There is absolutely no expectation for families to contribute, but every donation, no matter how small, could help bring a smile to a young person's face this Christmas.

At Etone, we are incredibly proud of the generosity and community spirit shown by our pupils and families. By supporting this appeal, our pupils have another opportunity to demonstrate the importance of active citizenship, compassion and making a positive contribution to the world around them.

Thank you for helping us spread some Christmas joy across Nuneaton!

The last two weeks of this term, Etone College ran its exciting “Don’t Ghost Me” attendance competition, celebrating students who showed fantastic commitment right through to the end of term.

In the spirit of Halloween, the competition encouraged everyone to “stay present” and not disappear like a ghost — and our students certainly rose to the challenge! Throughout the fortnight, we handed out over 400 bags of sweets as instant prizes to reward great attendance and punctuality across Year 7-13.

To make things even more exciting, we also gave away a range of amazing prizes, including Amazon vouchers and Amazon speakers to some of our top attenders.

The competition was a fun and rewarding way to end the term on a high note, reminding everyone that showing up really does pay off. A huge congratulations to all our winners and well done to every student who attended every single day during the fortnight.

Well done as well to all pupils and students who maintained 100% attendance for the whole half term. This was nearly half of all pupils and students. They have a breakfast celebration to look forward to after half term.

Our attendance continues to be above national averages, and well above similar schools.  Keep up the great work, Etone — and remember, don’t ‘ghost’ your education because every day you miss, you really do miss out!

Our Mental Health team and Wellbeing Ambassadors have had a busy few weeks! We ended September with a stand at our open evening where visitors could join in lots of different activities, such as mindful colouring, mindful puzzles and our main activity which was creating our positive affirmation paper chain, which by the end of the night stretched all the way across the library! Our fantastic Wellbeing Ambassadors Ella and Aniela were in fine form as they confidently told all of our visitors about life at Etone and were superb role models all evening.

Our Brew Mondays are going from strength to strength having quadrupled the number of pupils attending over the last month, we have made friendship bracelets, crochet worry worms, key rings, many pom poms and drunk a lot of milkshake while we catch up and chat about our day. In the coming weeks we will be making more paper pumpkins as these have proved to be very popular and November brings stress awareness month which will bring the return of our stress ball crafting.

October is a key month for us as a wellbeing team because we host World Mental Health Day. This month we have raised awareness through ‘Walk and Talk’ for year 7, form time activities, assemblies, pop up stands in the café and hall, mindful colouring in both the café and hall for  break and lunch time and ‘Just Dance’ on a Tuesday and Friday at break time. We also hosted the first of our ‘Connect with us’ weeks, starting with year 7. It was lovely to see year 7 engaging with our activities such as the crafting and games clubs and our older pupils have really enjoyed including them and showing them the ropes.

With the half term and October drawing to a close, we look to November when we will have our focus as ‘Stress Awareness Month’. Watch this space for our next action packed month.