Eton last night defended its decision to sack an English teacher following a dispute over a lecture. A freedom of speech row erupted at the elite £42,500-a-year school after pupils revolted following the sacking of Will Knowland. More than 1,000 children have so far signed a petition calling for his reinstatement amid claims he was … Read more
Eton College SACKS English master for producing lecture for older students that questioned the ‘current radical feminist orthodoxy’ Will Knowland taught English at £42,500-a-year Berkshire school for nine years Mr Knowland said he was dismissed over a lesson titled ‘The Patriarchy Paradox’ The class was for Perspectives module, where pupils critique subjects of debate It was made … Read more
Eton College sparks uproar by chopping down beloved 150-year-old oak tree on land it owns 100 miles away on the Isle of Wight to make way for 12 houses Furious locals up in arms after Eton College felled ancient oak without warning Campaigners are fighting to protect other trees on site earmarked for 12 homes … Read more
Pupils at £42k a year Eton College are sent home to isolate after ‘a significant number’ of students test positive – prompting concerns from anxious parents that the move will ‘spread coronavirus across the country’ ‘Significant number’ of students at college, near Windsor, test positive for Covid School bosses have decided to send entire Year … Read more
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 virus are in isolation and staff will trace their recent … Read more
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
Eton College’s headmaster is leading calls from some of the top private schools in the country to scrap the controversial A-level algorithm that decided A-level results. 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 … 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
Eton College has today apologised to the first black student to complete his studies there after he suffered years of racist abuse from boys who accused him of being riddled with maggots and asked him: ‘Does your mother wear a bone in her nose?’. Nigerian-born Dillibe Onyeama would eventually leave the prestigious private school in … Read more