As part of our ongoing commitment to creating a safe, kind, and inclusive school community, on Tuesday 21^st October we had an Anti-Bullying Pop-Up Stand!

The stand appeared in the Hall at breaktime and student learnt about:

• What bullying is and how to recognise it

• Find out how to report concerns safely and confidentially

• Pick up leaflets and information about getting help

• Share positive messages about friendship, kindness, and respect

Our anti bullying ambassadors were on hand to answer questions, offer advice, and encourage everyone to take a stand against bullying.

We’re proud to be reinforcing the message that “Bullying is never okay” and that every student deserves to feel safe and valued at school.

Last week, 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 week, we handed out 240 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 four Amazon Echo Shows 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.

Keep up the great work, Etone — and remember, don’t ‘ghost’ your education because every day you miss, you really do miss out!

As always, we like to shout out about our pupils individual successes both inside and outside of school. This week we would like to shout out about Sophie in Year 11.

Sophie is a keen fisher and has taken part in many community initiatives, supporting others in the local community and from Etone, getting into the sport as a way to relax.

Sophie tool part in the National Fishing Competition on Saturday where she came first, winning the highest weight of her age catagory. 2nd overall all in the whole event out of over 400 children. Sophie was also featured as the flag bearer for the county representing her county.

A big congratulations to you Sophie – We hope you reel in more successes in the future!

As always we like to should out about our pupils individual achievements both in and outside of school This week we would like to shout out about Jessica, Year 7.

Jessica competed in Blackpool at the National Sequence Festival at the weekend.  Competing against the top 37 in the UK in under 12 Classical Sequence. She made all 3 finals and has been highly commended by her teachers for what was in their eyes a personal best performance. Showing her Etone Values including Self-belief and creative skills she has once again flown the flag for Etone. We are all so proud of you – Way to go Jess!

This week the Hindu festival of Diwali is celebrated around the world. The festival is also known as the Festival of Lights and is an important part of the Hindu calendar. Also celebrated by Sikhs and Jains it is an event marked on religious calendars as a positive festival surrounded by friends and family.

At Etone this week, our pupils have attended an assembly on Diwali held by members of staff who celebrate the festival. This has given our pupils further insight into those religious communities and to draw comparisons with their own festivals and beliefs.

On Monday, our special lunch menu featured dishes which will have been enjoyed around the world as part of the festival. Not only delicious but also culturally inspired allowed our pupils to immerse themselves in the celebration and join with all others in celebrating the day.

On Tuesday 4^th November we are excited to announce that we are hosting our first book fair of this academic year.

On display at the fair will be a variety of books for various reading experiences, showcasing titles that cater to every age (predominately secondary aged pupils) and interest. The diverse selection on offer will ensure there is something for everyone and offer a real celebration of reading.

Payments can be made via cash, card or by ordering in person on the day.

Come along and take a look, any purchases made will help earn rewards towards new titles for the library.

Years 7 and 8 will visit the fair during one of their lessons during the day. All years are welcome to visit before and after school and at break.

Parents and carers are invited to attend between 3.15-5pm, with refreshments being provided.

On Tuesday we held our Boys Mental Health Awareness pop-up event in support of World Mental Health Day. Whilst all of our events and initiatives are inclusive, we take time to highlight particular issues, groups or focuses with these events.

This time our focus is on Boys Mental Health, with Movember coming around the corner it is so important to raise the profile of supporting positive mental health, especially for boys across the world.

Join us in celebrating and supporting mental health each and every day

On Friday staff across the school celebrated World Teacher Day with personalised thank-you’s to each other for the support given throughout the term so far.

As always it was overwhelmingly positive to see how those few thoughtful words of thanks impacted everybody’s day, brining many smiles to the faces of each other.

Whilst the thank-you’s remain personal to staff, we can share that over 600 individual thank you messages have been hand delivered to the individuals in receipt of them.

This is a great show of how the team support one and other and care for the wellbeing of all – Happy World Teacher Day all!