Eton College has signed an agreement with an academy trust to open three selective state sixth form colleges for young people who live in deprived northern areas. The landmark agreement, which was signed this month, has seen the 581-year-old independent boarding school form a partnership with Star Academies to open three highly selective sixth … Read more
Eton College has been accused of ‘greed and hypocrisy’ over controversial plans to sell off land it owns in the countryside to make way for 3,000 homes. The £48,000-a-year boarding school owns a large swathe of unspoilt countryside in East Chiltington, on the edge of the South Downs National Park in East Sussex. But a … Read more
State school in east London gets more Oxbridge offers than ETON… as deputy head of the top private school writes to parents to defend its performance Brampton Manor, in Newham, announced 55 pupils received Oxbridge offers By comparison, Eton College, which Boris Johnson attended, secured 48 offers Eton sent a letter to parents explaining its … Read more
It’s been the year from hell for Eton – the school that famously hates attention – and now I can reveal things have got so bad they have drafted in a top City PR firm to rebuild its image. Brunswick Group – famous for high-profile crisis management and eye-watering prices – has been appointed to … Read more
Eton College loses HALF its Oxbridge offers as top universities try to boost intake from state schools Oxford and Cambridge universities have reduced Eton intake from 99 to 48 The universities have boosted their intake of state school-educated students An Etonian parent said the school has ‘taken its eye off the ball’ with admissions By … Read more
The teacher sacked from Eton over an anti-feminist video could now face a lifetime classroom ban after the school reported him to the teaching authority. Will Knowland, 35, was removed from his role at the prestigious Berkshire school after posting a lecture on Youtube challenging so-called modern feminist views about ‘toxic masculinity’. The lecture, in … Read more
An Eton teacher who was sacked over a lecture attacking ‘radical feminist orthodoxy’ has said ‘controversy is essential’ in education and claimed he’s received support from Tory ministers. Will Knowland was removed from his role at the prestigious Berkshire school after posting a lecture on Youtube challenging so-called modern feminist views about ‘toxic masculinity’. The … Read more
Stephen Fry says Eton pupils are just as likely to self-harm as children from rough state schools and should not be dismissed as ‘privileged’ Stephen Fry, 63, said he noticed a ‘general rise in unhappiness amongst young’ The actor and comedian said school pupils from all backgrounds were suffering Fry added: ‘There doesn’t seem to be … Read more
Eton master who was dismissed after voicing his views about patriarchy on YouTube claims the school rigged an appeal panel against him Will Knowland, 37, was dismissed after he refused to take down an online lecture In it, he addressed radical feminism and the concept of ‘toxic masculinity’ Mr Knowland was dismissed from his role … Read more
Eton College tried to report its dismissed Master to the anti-terrorism Prevent programme for allegedly advocating male supremacy and the glorification of violence. The elite £42,500-a-year public school reported their concerns to their local authority over teacher Will Knowland’s lecture. School chiefs dismissed Mr Knowland after he refused to take down an online lecture tackling … Read more