Don’t forget to turn your clocks back 1 hour!
Daylight saving ends during the night (2am on the last Sunday in October).
That’s an extra hour in bed!
Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, is over half-term, so, this week has seen EGS celebrating in advance.
We have had pupils at Lower school preparing Rangoli patterns and making paper lanterns, Diwali displays have gone up in Lower Reception and the Lower dining area, a display in the Upper School Library is on show to all and our Catering Team cooked up a delicious, themed lunch for the boys and staff to enjoy; samosas, curry, and naan bread. Thank you to Mrs Sathish for leading on this project 🏮
Happy Diwali to our Hindu, Sikh and Jain community.
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Today’s Staff Spotlight is: Mrs Hawkins, Senior Finance Officer
We asked her to tell us a bit about herself and what she does in her role:
1.How did you become a Finance Officer at Enfield Grammar?
A friend of mine showed me an advert for a Finance Assistant role at EGS, I applied, and the rest is history… I have now been here since 2004, that’s 18 years!
2.What do you do within your finance role?
Support Staff are integral to the smooth running of a school and my role within Finance with my colleague, Mrs Povey, is very varied, ensuring the day-to-day aspects of school finances run smoothly and efficiently; processing orders and invoices, paying suppliers, reconciling payroll, assisting Departments with their budgets and preparing month end reconciliations and reports for SLT and Governors.
In addition, I also assist the School Business Manager with budget issues and prepare reports for the Auditors.
I need to be super organised as it can be extremely busy!
3.What do like about your job?
From meetings with auditors to being involved in student Wellbeing sessions, no day is the same. Working in a school environment adds a different dimension to working in a ‘usual’ office – I love the variety of it!.Although it can be stressful at times, I have made many happy memories working here alongside my colleagues.
4.What do you like to do outside of school life?
Away from school, I enjoy spending time with family and friends, Formula One and horse racing.
School Governor Spotlight: Introducing Mr Guy Jones-Owen, Chair of Governors.
“As an old boy of the school, I am very proud to now be serving as one of its governors. Professionally, I have over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry and am currently the Area Director for Metro Bank in North London. Seeing the boys grow and prepare themselves for the outside world is very important to me and is the ethos of the school.”
Mr Jones-Owen currently sits on the Foundation Trustees Committee, Pay & Performance Committee, a Member at the AGM and is Chair of the Stakeholders Committee and has been a Governor of our school since September 2018.
For more info: https://www.enfieldgrammar.org/about-us/governance/
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Basketball is back at EGS!
- Starting Monday 31st October
- 3:45 pm to 5pm
- Lower School Ball Hall
- Years 10 to 13
Year 11 & Seniors teams are now entered into the Enfield Schools Basketball league.
Limited spaces available, those interested to register with Mr Smith by Friday 21st October 2022
Opportunity to represent Enfield at the London Youth Games cross country event at Parliament Hill on Saturday 19 November:
Team Enfield – Saturday 19th Nov 2022 at Parliament Hill
Event for the following ages:
Age Categories |
Event Distance |
Oldest DOB |
Youngest DOB |
School Year |
Under 13’s |
2000m |
01/09/2009 |
31/08/2011 |
Years 6, 7 & 8 |
Under 15’s |
Girls2000m Boys 3000m |
01/09/2007 |
31/08/2009 |
Years 9 & 10 |
Under 17’s |
Girls 3000m Boys 4500m |
01/09/2005 |
31/08/2007 |
Years 11 & 12 |
How to enter and run for Enfield
To be able to represent Team Enfield at the London Youth Games X-Country event, you need to either live in, or go to school in the Borough of Enfield.
Team Enfield will choose the team based on the fastest times for a:
- 5km Parkrun for age categories U13, U15 & U17
- 2km Junior Parkrun for age category U11
- For age category U11, if you took part in the Schools Cross country event at Forty Hall on Friday 7th October, you may submit this time as an alternative to taking part in a Junior Parkrun.
To submit your interest, you need to do the following;
Step 1 – Register and have attended at least one Parkrun event in or close to Enfield
5km Parkruns take place every Saturday at 9am. See links below for Parkrun locations in Enfield, please note it does not have to be one of these locations, but must be run within a year of the competition date;
Grovelands Park Run – http://www.parkrun.org.uk/grovelands/
Pymmes Park Run – http://www.parkrun.org.uk/pymmes/
2km Junior Parkrun takes place every Sunday at 9am at Enfield Town Park.
Enfield Town Park – https://www.parkrun.org.uk/enfieldtown-juniors/
Step 2 – Complete the registration form and parental consent form via the link below, include your quickest time achieved in a Park Run, and the venue and date of the run, so that we can check it on the Parkrun website. Please complete this by 12pm on Monday 31st October 2022: London Youth Games Cross Country 2022/23 – Team Enfield | Cognito Forms
Step 3 – All submitted forms will be assessed and verified, and then teams chosen. A maximum of six runners are chosen per category for boys and girls. We will contact you by 5pm on Thursday 3rd November to confirm if you have been selected and to provide further information for those that have.
NB: If selected, participants will need to make their own way to Parliament Hill on Sat 19th November
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]
For more info on London Youth Games head to their website:
https://www.londonyouthgames.org/sports/athletics/cross-country/
Web: www.activeenfield.uk
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Twitter: @activeenfield
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It’s time to start introducing some of our School Governors who are all volunteers in the extremely important role they play to support and guide the school. Over the next few weeks, we will ‘spotlight’ some of our governors so that you can get to know them.
Our Enfield Grammar School Governing Body is made up of various governors;
Foundation Trustees, Parent Governors, Staff Governors, Community and Co-Opted Governors.
These governors sit on sub-committees that hold 3-4 meetings per year; Resources & Management, Standards & Achievement, Stakeholders and Admissions as well as the FGBs.
For more information about school governance and our governing body, please visit our website page: https://www.enfieldgrammar.org/about-us/governance/
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Results from last week.
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