
Tom Arbuthnott
@arbuthnotttom
Tom Arbuthnott is Deputy Head (Partnerships) at Eton College. 1930s British art, cross-sector school partnerships and books of all kinds. Views mine.
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12-02-2019 11:07:00
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Delighted to have chaired the Eton College Star Academies Partnership Free School briefing dinner event tonight.This is an amazing opportunity for Oldham’s young people.I feel honoured to have overseen the birth of this project and to have helped set it on its way.



Read the full exclusive The Telegraph comment on the new schools from Eton’s Simon Henderson and Star Academies’ Sir Mufti Hamid Patel here 👇telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/2…

Delighted that Eton’s new Sixth Form College in Dudley has been confirmed by Gillian Keegan 📚👨🏼🏫 The college will give young people from disadvantaged backgrounds access to the highest levels of education, and I’ll continue to work with Eton to bring their plans to life🤝


Listen to this clip from BBC Manchester to see how news of Eton and Star Academies' new sixth form in Oldham has been greeted locally. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…



. Jonathan Simons and Tom Arbuthnott discuss high attaining 16 year olds feeling disengaged from higher education and feeling uncertain about their next steps #EtonStar


. Alex Crossman @LAEstratford and Ian Warwick discuss improving educational opportunities and nurturing aspiration among talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds. #UnlockingPotential #EtonStar

A great panel discussion with Anne-Marie Canning Leora Cruddas CBE Nick Harrison highlighting the importance of pushing for educational equality and using education as a force for social justice #ExcellenceForAll #PowerOfPartnership #EtonStar


Our ‘promoting excellence in post-16 teaching and learning’ panel with Jonathan Sharples Jerry Collins and James Lovell from Ark Schools & Ventures covered academic and professional pathways, work readiness and turning educational research into powerful teaching strategies and much more!

Our panel discussion on technical education and #apprenticeships provided food for thought on employability excellence, transferable skills and the role of families in influencing student choices. Thank you Jenny Taylor MBE Cllr John Cope Professor Raheel Nawaz and Samuel Okusaga


. John Blake Alex Pryce and Elizabeth Chandler from Uni of Birmingham considered collaborative outreach, barriers to education and what universities need from their students in our final panel of the day #EtonStar #WideningParticipation





Well said, Jon. Sir Hamid Patel Mufti Hamid has transformed the life chances of literally thousands of young people. He is the best of us and it is a privilege to call him my close friend. Eton Star Partnership partnership flourishes because of his inspiring leadership. Lucky Ofsted.
