A new WisePay App is now available for Android and Apple devices. You can download it from the Google Play or Apple Store.

Please note that you can't have both the new and old apps running side by side so you must uninstall the original app for the new one to work. The original app does still work so if you prefer to use this then you can continue to do so

The process for logging into the new app is the same as it was for the original app:

1. Enter the organisation code of the school (41938984)

2. Enter username 

3. Enter password

4. Child's first name 

5. Child's last name

Here are some FAQs and a User Guide for parents when using the new app: 

New WisePay App FAQs_V2.pdf

 WP App User Guide_V1_0206.pdf

Community project: Tree planting

One cold, wet day in December, several members of the local community met up to discuss a community project. These included Marcus Jones the local MP for Nuneaton, members of the committees at the local Rugby & Football clubs and Ms Kim Chapman the Co-ordinator of Etone Eco Council. The volunteers up at the Rugby club have been working very hard to address the flooding situation and provide more training pitches for both rugby and football. So the topic for discussion included how the local area around the playing pitches at the Old Edwardians Rugby Club, could be further enhanced for both the community and wildlife.

This area is an attractive haven for wildlife, which is accessible to the public to enjoy allowing access to Weddington Walk and the area adjacent to Sandon Park. The project was to plant saplings, to grow into large trees to provide habitats for wildlife and hope to address the problem where the pitches are unusable due to the rising water table every winter.

Applications were made and 250 saplings were provided by HS2 rail project and 420 saplings donated by The Woodland Trust in their plan to plant a tree for everyone on the UK.

Despite COVID the trees arrived ready for planting, in late April. The weather had been very dry and there was a worry that watering may be necessary…. How wrong we were!

 Several groups of students have been involved in this project from Etone College.  Year 7 Eco Council, Etone College CCF cadets, 6th form Eco Council leaders and Etone College football academy who complete projects to “Pay Back” to the community.

Tree planting is one way in which the students can help the community, and develop team working skills as well as valuable lessons about the environment.

Along with tree planting, some of the younger students spread wild flower seed to provide for the smaller animals in the area, biodiversity is vital to the health of the habitat and, as we are now very much aware, our natural spaces are vital for our mental health and well-being.

Many thanks to all our hard workers and we hope you and members of our community will continue to enjoy our local green spaces in years to come.

Nothing beats being on the pitch! The lads played their first game back since lockdown against the Albion foundation's EFL C team. It started off as a game that showed 2 teams that had missed competitive football and both sides struggled to get any sort of flow to the game. The EFL C team showed a bit more composure and looked to threaten the Etone lads early on. However, after 15 minutes Etone edged in front through D King with a well-placed strike. After this the lads really put the pressure on the EFL C team and worked hard to make the EFL C team uncomfortable on their own pitch. A couple of good chances go wanting as the Etone lads see out the 2nd half with a small advantage. 2nd half gets underway and shortly after winning the ball from the kick off the Etone lads double their lead with an excellent well worked team goal finished off by L Watts After this the lads didn’t look back as they controlled the tempo throughout. Another good display of pressing in the opposition half leads to an intercept and D King gets his 2nd of the game. J Thompson takes advantage of a GK mistake scoring a volley from 40 yards out and Watts gets his second from the penalty spot kick minutes after having a goal disallowed for offside. After that the Etone lads controlled the game and could have increased their lead by several more goals from C Rowley, King and Watts, but it wasn’t to be this time. A solid display of football from the young lads, creating plenty of opportunities in the opposition box and a fantastic attitude from the players to get a clean sheet.

5/5 vs Future Pro

A dominating start from the Academy team as they set out the intensity of the game early, suffocating the visitors with a well worked press, moving the ball with purpose and tempo. The game was a well fought one, in the middle of the pitch and with both teams testing each others defending abilities. 

However the equality was not to last, it was the home side that created better chances with some good combinations and through balls for L Watts and C. Unfortunately there was a little need for more composure in the box to convert their chances. This didn't deter the lads though as they continued to probe and dictate the tempo of the game in a first half of many missed chances. The team finally converted a goal just before the half time whistle on the 43rd minute from C Rowley after some patient build up to finish on a clever through ball, from J Thompson, to pick out a well timed run from C Rowley. Who showed far more composure this time with a low drive into the far corner. 1-0 into the break with a brilliant first half from the Academy players but the score should be more considering how many chances have been missed, lets hope the lads don't pay for their missed chances. The 2nd half and the visitors make wholesale changes to counter the Academy lads changing formation and personal. This seems to spur the home side though with some more good chances missed from D King after closing his opposite number down and robs him of the ball and hits a well placed shot into the nearest corner but the goalkeeper pulls off a great save. The Academy double their lead after S Wilson cuts inside and reverses the ball into C Rowley who hits it first time and converts brilliantly just after the hour mark. After the 2nd goal Future pro makes further changes to change the outcome of the game and again this seems to have made an impact as the visitors enjoy the lions share of possession. They create some good efforts from free kicks with a couple efforts on the back post and number 10 cuts inside to hit a shot narrowly wide. Other than a few well defended corner the Home side never looked worried as they managed the game well, defending as a team and denying the visitors any clear cut chances. Final score 2-0 from the Academy and an excellent performance that they will be looking to replicate into next week's fixture.

Etone College and Mental Health

At Etone College this term we have explored mental health during Mental Health Week 2021. The aim of this week is to consider the importance of positive mental health and consider how we can look after it.

How does School help with Mental Health?  

School helps with mental health in many different ways. You have the ability to interact with friends, something that has not been taken for granted over the past year. You can access support from your teachers and out House system if you feel you need it. In addition to this learning enriches your mind and that in itself is important in keeping positive mental health.

During this week pupils have had an assembly; making them aware of what mental health is, showing examples to pupils of how it can be effected, the different types of mental illness and ways to overcome it.

In a time where there is so much anxiety related to the global situation it is more important than ever to take good care of your mental health.

Peer Education Project

The Mental Health Foundation is a group dedicated to preventing mental illness and promote positive wellbeing. Working with them, this helps to build our curriculum for mental health awareness. They are currently providing a program called the PEP program (Peer Education Project). The mission of this program is to help people understand, protect and sustain their mental health. The Peer Education Project aims to give young people the skills and knowledge they need to safeguard their mental health. This project teaches the ways to look after our mental health and wellbeing and where to seek help when needed.

This week our theme is “Healthy Lifestyles” and it has also been Stress Awareness month during April.

The Theme of the week at Etone is currently Healthy Lifestyles.  As a part of this please find below practical advice and tips when dealing with stress.  The information is from the national stress awareness initiative as this month is national Stress Awareness month which we want to sign post as a part of our Healthy Lifestyles theme. 

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On Tuesday, 9 February 2021, we will celebrate the 18th edition of Safer Internet Day with actions taking place right across the globe. With a theme once again of "Together for a better internet", the day calls upon all stakeholders to join together to make the internet a safer and better place for all, and especially for children and young people.

Read on to find out more about practical ways in which you can get involved in the celebrations. Whether you are a young person, a parent or carer, a teacher or an educator, a policy maker, or whether you represent an organisation or industry, everyone has a role to play in creating and maintaining a better online world.

And, noting the global reach of the Safer Internet Day campaign, on this site you’ll also be able to discover more about the planned actions of European Safer Internet Centres, global Safer Internet Day Committees and a range of organisational and industry supporters – we’re progressively updating profiles for the 2021 campaign, so please check back often for the latest updates.

https://www.saferinternetday.org/resources

Students are challenged to research and choose an NHS career that interests them. Once chosen, they create materials to promote it, starting with a job description to capture key responsibilities, along with any qualifications, skills and experience needed.

This learning is then used to create a fun and lively job advert to appeal to their peers. Deadline - 30th April 2021 - students need to submit entries to careers@etonecollege.co.uk  

The link to the competition can be found here: NHS careers and jobs schools competition for KS3 (stepintothenhs.nhs.uk)

Year 11: Careers interviews have moved onto Teams you may receive an invite from Amanda Joseph. Please accept this and let your teacher know via email why you have missed their lesson.

Year 10: Think Higher sessions have moved onto Teams. Please expect an invite from Jamie Ormes if you are a member of Think Higher.

Ensure you join your lesson then at your appointment time. You can click on your calendar and join your appointment. This will place your lesson on hold and you can click resume and rejoin your lesson when the appointment is finished

Willmott Dixon are offering a free online WEXP opportunity to Years 10 and 11. Please follow the link below for more details and apply ASAP if you are interested. In the current climate, virtual work experience is extremely important and we encourage students to grasp such opportunities

Etone Sixth Form - Applications for our sixth form next year are still open. Please contact Crussell@etonecollge.co.uk or Lpetch@etonecollege.co.uk for more information. Application forms can also be accessed via the sixth form section of our website. www.etonecollege.co.uk/sixth-form/

Our in school reward systems are still running during the lockdown period we encourage all pupils to earn rewards during Teams lessons.

Feedback from the careers interview process has been collected this week.

All students said the interviews had been a good experience. Some are yet to apply for places on courses or jobs on leaving school so I wish to encourage everybody to discuss this with students and start to ensure applications are completed.

Careers Competition Winners - these pupils have each earned 5 House points each. Well done!

Overall Winner: S.Darleston

• A.Isak 7P1
• J.Gavin 7G1
• O.Gurung 7P1
• P.Carmichael 8G1
• P.Holdaway 8D1
• C.Grimbley 8C1
• J.North 9G1
• D.Burkett 9P1

Create House competition for students to showcase their creativity and skills in Art and design which was to design a Christmas card that represented our school and featured the Etone College logo. There were some excellent entries received. These designs were then sent out as an electronic Christmas card to contacts of the school.

The winners were:

• H.Kimberley - Year 7
• G.Knight - Year 7
• A.Barriga - Year 8
• E.Clay - Year 9

Huge congratulations to our winners who have all won a Christmas themed prize!