The opportunity to educate other people’s children is a rare privilege, bringing with it a huge responsibility to provide the best all-round education possible as we aim to prepare young people for happiness and success in their adult lives. At Eton we take this responsibility extremely seriously. We care about the individual and pride ourselves in the warmth of a community in which all our boys feel valued.
We live in exciting and fast changing times and this means that providing an outstanding, progressive and well-rounded education is more important than ever. Of course examination results matter and at Eton our boys consistently achieve excellent results in all areas of the curriculum, giving them access to the top universities in the UK and overseas. However, this is just one aspect of an Eton education and boys are supported to show ambition both within and beyond the classroom.
School should be fun and happy children are more likely to be successful. We see it as our responsibility to bring out our boys’ talents, to broaden their interests and to develop their personal qualities. To do this we aim to foster confidence, perseverance, tolerance and integrity; to enhance communication skills; to embrace creativity; to encourage teamwork; and to promote an open-minded and outward-looking mentality so that boys are ready to make a really positive contribution to their wider community.
Tradition is important here and still shapes some of our guiding principles but we seek to build on the past while looking to the future. This is, and will remain, a forward-thinking school that enthusiastically embraces innovation and new opportunity.
We are committed to making an Eton education accessible to talented boys whatever their background and very significant levels of financial support are available through our various financial aid schemes. Full details can be found here.
Best wishes,
Simon Henderson
Head Master
