School Blogs
Headteacher’s Blog: February 2023
Growth Mindset is very much part of our school culture and the focus this half-term has been risk taking. Risk taking is a crucial component of both personal and academic growth. At Edenhurst our pupils are encouraged to be open-minded and curious and to actively seek out new opportunities. They are inspired to be courageous,…
Teaching and Learning at Edenhurst
At Edenhurst, we are committed to ensuring that we keep up to date with the latest research and pedagogical developments in education. This academic year, staff at Edenhurst have been working with other schools in the Bellevue group to upgrade our ‘charter of excellence’, otherwise known as C.O.D.E 2.0 – challenge, ownership, dialogue and engagement….
Top 10 Tips For Preparing Your Child For School
Posted on 19th Jul 2019 Starting school is one of life’s major milestones and for many parents it can be an emotional time. It’s natural to feel both nervous and excited, but with a little advance preparation both you and your little one will be able to cope with the transition more smoothly. Here…
EPTA
A BIG THANK YOU FROM THE EPTA What a year it has been for Edenhurst and the EPTA! I cannot believe how far we have come since the start of the Michaelmas Term back in September 2021. We, at the EPTA, were adamant that the money raised in 2022 was going to make a…
End of 2022 Message
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…A newly appointed Head teacher stood in front of an expectant audience of parents, teachers and children, in the King’s Hall in Stoke-on-Trent, ready to set his stall out. His message: Your children need a Growth Mindset! That was me, 4 years ago, and today I…
Edenhurst Preparatory School Appoints New Headteacher
We would like to announce the appointment of the new headteacher, Emma Mousley, who joins the school in January 2023. Emma will succeed current headteacher Michael Hibbert, who took on his headship at the school in 2018. He is leaving the school with excellent growth mindset foundations in place for its new leader, an ISI…
The Importance of Being Weird
The importance of being weird. At Edenhurst we do things differently. As I write this I am in my office and it is 9:27pm on a Thursday. That is not because I am a workaholic, it is because the children in my school are camping on the school field. Weird! Some might think that this…
Fair Play
When the rules aren’t applied consistently or when people behave in such a way that leaves me feeling unjustly treated, I get annoyed. I see the same in our children in the playground and around school. Treating people fairly has always been important to me. I do my very best to apply this in all…
Why Do We Take Our Children Skiing?
I am an African. Born and bred in the mining heartland of South Africa. In the first 30 years of my life I never even saw snow, let alone considered skiing. So how did I go from that, to being passionate about taking children skiing? In March of this year, 30 children from Edenhurst and…
Parent Survey 2022 Results
Thank you to all of you who responded to the recent annual parent survey. We use the data to support the forward planning of the school. Your feedback is invaluable and complements the feedback we receive via our regular contact with you. I am always appreciative of this as it helps inform our planning and…
Why Edenhurst?
Why Edenhurst?
