Introducing our 2024-2025 Themed Bistro Calendar. Each year our catering teams across the trust do a fantastic job of helping to support our Personal Development curriculum with some truly innovative menus focused on celebrating key events across the year.

The next speciality menu is of course our celebration of Black History Month and flavours inspired from the cultures across the world. Join us on the 24^th to enjoy something a little different.

On Wednesday night we had our biggest attendance ever to an online parent session as Mr Bowley hosted that latest edition of KS4/5 Help Your Child Revise.

Each year we take the advice and requests from parents to further enhance our sessions. This year was no different with the feedback being overwhelmingly positive and supportive of the school.

Across the session there was an opportunity to share some subject specific strategies and ideas to support parents with helping revision for A Level and GCSE courses.

The parents in attendance were, as always, engaging and made the session an interactive one. With the chance to communicate some key goals it is well recommended to all parents to attend our future sessions.

Find out more on our sessions here:

Check out the newest edition of the Nuneaton News to see how we have had an impact in our community with our MacMillan Coffee Morning.

Check it out this week!

On Saturday the 5^th October Etone College staff and pupils celebrated the work of our teachers in honour of World Teacher Day. The day marks the achievements and impacts teachers can have on our lives. To support this pupils and staff completed thank you notes to each other. Don’t forget to reach out to those in your life who have taught you, no matter in what capacity.

On Tuesday our staff turned out in force to support one of our Mental Health Day initiatives with our regular ‘Time to Talk’ event.

Held once a term, it is an opportunity for teachers, admin and support staff along with care takers, technicians and any other proud member of the Etone staff body, to head to D0-1 and grab a coffee and cake.

The aim of the session is a simple one, provide a space and time for people to meet up and catch up. It is especially nice to see staff from across the school mix and share anecdotes of the day, debrief from the busy term and of course have the chance to smile and laugh.

As always everyone was in high spirits and the delicious selection of cakes were soon well depleted. As staff returned to their bases to continue their amazing efforts, it was a special time to reflect just how important our team are not only to our pupils but the wider Etone community. A big thank you to all of our staff always! Whatever job you do!

Etone College is consulting on plans to increase the number of school places it can provide.

Matrix Academy Trust is supported by Warwickshire County Council and plans to increase the Pupil Admission Number (PAN) from 150 to 180 with effect from September 2026.

There are no plans to change the current admission criteria.

The consultation will run from Monday 14th October 2024 until 3.00pm on Monday 4th November 2024.  If you wish to submit a response about the proposal then please email consultation@etonecollege.co.uk by 3.00pm on Monday 4th November 2024.

We have made bird feeders for around the school site (these have already been popular with the local wildlife.) This week we planted some self watering peas and repotted some strawberry plants.

What a great week for the cadets so far. Last weekend saw some 15 cadets join other members of the Trusts CCF units for a multi activity camp at Barr Beacon School. Junior cadets learnt basic fieldcraft and camped under canvas for Saturday and the seniors got to shoot on the sir rifle range and took part in more advanced fieldcraft tactics. On top of all this our very Corporal White got promoted to SGT. We had some great contingent drill practice last night and our last “catch up “session were completed for our leading and first-class cadets. Badges will be issued shortly.

Introducing our Prefect team for 2024! These pupils are the epitome of what it means to be a student leader and Etone Learner. Despite having some very clear goals for the year, these Year 11 pupils take time out of their schedule to be role models for all in the school.

So far this year our team have; undertaken their training, supported the opening of the new build, helped Year 7 pupils transition to Etone and supported us as ambassadors for the school during open evening and other events. We look forward to working with this elite group across this year. Class of 25 Prefects!

‘Cool’, ‘amazing’, and ‘exciting’ were just a few of the words which Etone pupils used to describe their sessions with Damani Dennisur on National Poetry Day (3^rd October 2024).   Damani’s performance poetry was exciting, dramatic, and engaging for years 7, 8, 9, and 10 showing them how relevant and impactful poetry can be.

Some workshops included poetry writing, feeding creativity and encouraging pupils to express their ideas.  Eric and Autumn, Year 7 were particularly pleased with their poems and enjoyed sharing them with Damani at breaktime in the library.

Dark tonight,

Falls of sun light,

Stars fall into each other

As the darkness of space welcomes skyfall.

Eric, Year 7

We are very much looking forward to welcoming Damani back to Etone in the future.