Eton End's Head has started to reconfigure the way the school runs and operates. Rachael Cox took on the role of Head in September 2022 bringing with her three decades of teaching and management experience. And she has started making changes at the school to benefit children and parents.
The school’s core hours for Years 1-6 have now been extended and lessons will take place between 8.20am and 4.00pm. While the core teaching hours for nursery and reception will continue to end at 3.30pm, care will be offered to the children until 4.00pm to facilitate collection of older siblings. In addition to this, the wide range of co-curricular clubs run by the school staff will now be offered free of charge, meaning that children can be in school as late as 5.15pm as part of the core fee structure. The school will continue to offer a breakfast club from 7.45am and wrap around care between 5.15pm and 6.00pm for an extra charge.
Mrs Cox said: “We recognise that these are difficult times for everybody with the cost of living constantly rising and it’s important for us to adapt and be flexible. As part of our commitment to ensuring that all our parents get value for money, we have decided to extend our core hours so that parents do not have to pay any extra for after school clubs provided by school staff. We hope this move will make life easier, particularly for working parents who often struggle with shorter core school hours.”
“Since taking on the Headship in September of last year, I’ve been looking at ways to further enhance the opportunities that Eton End offers and ensure that it continues to be a forward-thinking Prep school at the heart of the community. The change to our core hours is a start but there are more exciting plans in the pipeline that I will be able to unveil soon.”
Eton End is a co-educational Prep school for children rising 3-11 years old and has strong historical links to Eton College. It was originally founded to educate the children of Eton Masters and retains a link with the College, using the pool for swimming lessons and celebrating Christmas by holding its carol service in the Lower School Chapel. The school is also heavily involved in the local Datchet community.
