Eton hit by coronavirus as ‘a few’ students test positive after returning from summer holidays amid fears of wider outbreak Eton College confirmed several students have tested positive for coronavirus School near Windsor had tested pupils privately as final students arrived back Those who have the virus are in isolation and staff will trace their … Read more
High-tech designs of the new state-of-the-art secondary being built next door to Prince George and Princess Charlotte‘s £19,000-a-year prep school have been revealed. Thomas’s Battersea snapped up the neighbouring Royal Academy of Dance building for its planned 13 to 18 school, which is already being dubbed ‘South London‘s Eton’. The CGI images in a new prospectus offer a look … Read more
School chiefs are ‘greatly relieved’ following the Government A-level U-turn after ministers heeded calls from the headmaster of Eton College to dump the ‘unfair’ algorithm. Simon Henderson said that several of pupils had seen their teacher-assessed grades downgraded by the standardising process, sometimes by more than one grade, ‘and in a way which on many … Read more
Eton promises to ‘decolonise’ its curriculum and hire more black teachers after appeal from parents and students Simon Henderson responded to letter signed by 635 students and their parents He pledged to alter Eton’s curriculum and diversify his staff after their appeal Mr Henderson said he would ensure Etonians ‘understand the roots of racism’ By … Read more