News & Events
Edenhurst Will Continue to Strive
Dear Parents, As we enter the second part of the strangest Michaelmas term, I thought I would share a couple of my thoughts about the half term with you. Firstly, we at Edenhurst will strive to make this term as ‘normal’ for your children as we can. Let’s face it, we could all deal with…
What it says on the tin!
The clue is in the name. We are a Preparatory School and such, we promise to prepare children for the next stages of their lives. As a staff we recognised that we are unable to teach our children everything they need to know to flourish in their future careers. Simply because many of those careers…
ISA Sports Award
ISA Finalist for Outstanding Sport Edenhurst have been shortlisted for the ISA outstanding sport award, 2020. With over 500 entries, this achievement is a wonderful testament of how sport is embedded into the day to day life at our school. The entry had to detail our achievements, participation and sports available. We, as a…
The Year Ahead – by Mr. Hibbert
The year ahead – A Covid-ignoring blog by Mr. Hibbert! Believe it or not, I spend a lot of time thinking about Edenhurst. A lot of that time is spent reflecting on what is going well and what could be better. I am always struck by how special this place is and how much…
Head Boy and Girl Blog
Our Head Boy and Girl for the academic year 2020-21 are Aaron and Lexi. Have a look at their first blog below to meet them.
Owning Learning – By Mr. Barber
On the face of things the past couple of decades have seen huge changes in the way that our children are educated. The days of the blackboard are long gone. Interactive whiteboards, iPads, Chromebooks, virtual classrooms and online learning have revolutionised schools. As each of these appeared they were heralded as ‘revolutionary’, and to a…
Completing a PGCE at Edenhurst – By Mrs Whitmore
Posted on 10th Jul 2020 It truly has been an amazing 11 months, well actually, amazing 7 months and 4 unorthodox months but even in these unprecedented times I have thoroughly enjoyed this academic year. From teaching in the classroom to teaching at home each day has been a learning curve. My class, Prep…
A Growth Mindset and Skiing
Posted on 10th Jul 2020 I had my first ski lesson at Stoke Ski Centre in October 2018, with others from Edenhurst. I was nervous at this lesson. The instructors were very kind and soon I looked forward to the lessons each week. I started taking lessons because, in March 2019, I went on…
Advantage of specialist teachers at Edenhurst – by Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Nash and Mme. Priest
Posted on 10th Jul 2020 Music is such an important part of education and I am so privileged to work at a school that totally supports and encourages music. Having specialist teachers really gives Edenhurst the Edge. I have had the luxury of performing and teaching music for over 30 years. My life would…
Thirty years at Edenhurst – by Mrs. Long
Posted on 10th Jul 2020 As we come to the end of the school year, in what has been the strangest term we have ever known, it marks my thirty years service at Edenhurst. I started work at Edenhurst in September 1990 as a part time teacher of PE and Games. I had three…
Why Edenhurst?
Why Edenhurst?
