On Thursday 10^th July our current cohort of TIGERS took one more step forward to graduating and earning their ‘TIGERS’ badge. The programme looks to support pupils in showcasing TIGERS and Etone Values. As part of this pupils took part in a fishing trip with the Reel Rod Squad from Nuneaton. The group are a supportive Youth organisation that look to encourage young people into the world of fishing. A calm and reflective sport our Tigers took to it like ducks in water (pardon the pun) as they patiently cast their rods and waited for their first catches. Not long to wait until the first fish hooked, across the day the size of the fishes grew bigger as our pupils gained confidence.

Showing their integrity and supportive values they released the fish back safely to the water, all understanding the value of their time and for many committing to doing more in future.

On Tuesday our Year 12’s took part in their UCAS launch day. This event is set to offer our students the chance to consider their next steps post Sixth Form. An important cornerstone of their career education and in supporting their value of ‘Self-Belief’.

Across the day students attended five different sessions geared towards supporting them in understanding what is next. In some cases our students are clear on pathways into the next phase and for others, it offered some consolidated time to consider their options;

Session 1; Students were given the chance to consider alternatives to university in the form of “Apprenticeships”. The focus of this session gave students an opportunity to look at what kind of careers might exist out there for them in the world as an apprentice. For some this involved dispelling myths such as, apprenticeships are only for people looking to complete a trade, you are likely to earn less than someone with a degree and of course that apprenticeships mean you will not get a degree.

Session 2; Students had the chance to explore how UCAS operates in “Setting up UCAS”, navigate the site and get some hands-on experience of how to use the systems to ensure the information required is accessible. Often a barrier to deciding on a pathway is getting the right details. UCAS and it’s user-friendly system, is a great way for pupils to access this.

Session 3; Following this students explored what made a strong personal statement with a chance to put together the framework for their personal statement in “Personal Statement” writing. With a limited word count and an often awkward task of writing positively about yourself, it was a great chance for pupils to consider the different activities they have taken part in over the years.

Session 4; In “Student Loans and Accommodation” students were able to explore what finance actually means for pupils. Often another barrier is students wanting to avoid debt, however with the many different schemes out there a ‘student loan’ can sometimes be a great way to support future wealth growth for your own careers. Something which our pupils were able to consider as they completed this session.

Session 5; Finally with the information fresh in their minds, students had the chance to begin to write their own personal statements in “Writing my Personal Statement”. This is a great opportunity for pupils to get a head start on their statements and consider it over the summer.

Overall the students had a fantastic time and the feedback from Sixth Formers has been overwhelmingly positive. With some pupils stating this has helped them see that University is not the big scary adventure it seemed to be before the day. For more information see below

Careers: Etone College – Matrix Careers Guidance

Sixth Form: Sixth Form - Etone College

With Trust Sports just around the corner Friday was a celebration of excellence at Etone as we held our annual Sports Day.

Held at the Pringles Stadium the is an opportunity for our pupils to practice Etone Values within Sportsmanship, being competitive with their self-belief, whilst remaining caring and courteous.

Starting with Year 7 and 8 followed by our Year 9 and 10 our pupils were taken with military precision to Pringles, walking thier excellently and showing our community values in action. After arriving right on time the event could begin with a thunderous applause and high spirits as our new for 2025 special guest mascots made an appearance.

Whilst they do not yet have names the Centaur, Dragon, Griffin and Phoenix were extraordinarily well received as they hi-fived, bumped around and generally caused a nuisance.

As the races and events began the spirits were high with the crowds roaring for success for their House. With records broken, PB’s smashed and a hefty amount of medals we can’t wait for glory at the Trust Sports Day!

A special highlight was a Year 10 Centaur pupil who instead of celebrating the Tug of War final win with her teammates, checked on and consoled a member of the runners-up team. A true show of being supportive of ever there was.

Whilst final results will be announced shortly, it has to be said that the Mascots took place for the final race, a 100m dash to the finish line for House glory - Despite a strong start from Centaur, Phoenix was able to hammer home the win and take this years trophy! Well done Team Mascots!

Well done Team Etone!

Etone College welcomed Parents and Carers to the Induction Evening for our September 2025 intake on this week. During the event, we shared key information about the school, alongside details from our school uniform suppliers.
We have also successfully completed our induction programme for Year 6 pupils who will be joining us in Year 7 this September. It was a pleasure to give them a glimpse into life at Etone College, and we look forward to welcoming them officially in the new academic year!

To mark 'Thank a community carer' month in June. Our Wellbeing Ambassadors have created 'thank you' gifts. They cut out and created envelopes to hold tea bags and biscuits. After one busy form time, 50 sets were ready to go. On Thursday 3^rd July some representatives from the Ambassadors set off to walk to the Police Station at the Justice Centre where staff were delighted to receive the packages. Then, with the sun shining they walked over to the fire station where the timing proved very opportune as the Firefighters were just cleaning the engine, giving us the perfect opportunity to have a look around the engine, sit in it and even try out some of the equipment. We then had a great chat with the firefighters discussing how they take care of their mental health and what their lead ambassadors do to support their colleagues. The firefighters were delighted with their gifts, and we were just in time for them to reward themselves with a cup of tea and a biscuit while their engine dried in the sun. Pupils thoroughly enjoyed their visit and were grateful for our Community Carers offering us their time and showing us their facilities. 

On Tuesday, 1^st July, Etone Exceeding Excellence pupils were treated to a talk about Assyrian Magic by Dr Frank Simons.  Frank introduced the study of assyriology and explained what researchers in this area do before delivering some of his own research to pupils.  They particularly liked the a New Year ritual which involved hitting the King in the face!   Dr Simons also brought an original 4,000 tablet for pupils to look at.  Once again, Etone pupils were incredibly engaged asking sensible questions and thinking hard.  

Celebrating our pupils achievements at Etone College is important to us.

Over the last few weeks Lotus, our aspiring swimmer has swept the board at the latest swim meet taking medals in a vast range of races;

• Gold medals - 50m & 100m breaststroke (this is Lotus' strongest stroke) 50m butterfly 🦋 (this was unexpected 😂) 50m backstroke

• Silver medals - 50m freestyle, 200m backstroke, 200m individual medley

• Bronze - 100m backstroke 

Big congratulations to her and we look forward to more success from this Etone Learner in the future.