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The Marsh National Schools’ Eton FivesChampionships Attract Record EntriesA record 1,058 boys and girls frommore than 30 independent andstate schools took part in a hugelysuccessful Eton Fives NationalSchools Championships this year.Sponsored by Marsh for the 32ndconsecutive year, the championshipwas held at Eton College wherecompetitors aged 11 to 18 putin displays of the very higheststandard and the 16 courts werefull every day.In a hotly contested OpenChampionship, Eton Collegeemerged victorious, ultimatelywinning 3-0 in a hard-fought finalagainst Shrewsbury School.42 FinanceIn the Under-15 tournament, firsttimeappearances from Shrewsburyand Berkhamsted, exemplified thegrowth in the girls’ game, whichsaw a record number of girlstaking part overall, including twoUnder-18 pairs from Zuoz Schoolin Switzerland.The girls’ Under-15 final, betweenShrewsbury and Ipswich, wasanother fiercely competitive affair,with all four players performingwell. In the end, the extrapower and strong cutting of theShrewsbury pair, Nina Lange andTilly Reynolds, made the differenceand carried them to victory.The boys’ Under-12 event,meanwhile, was once again verypopular. This year it attracted anastonishing 96 pairs to Eton andbrought a first time winner, havingbeen the exclusive preserve ofHighgate School for a long time.Highgate School’s top pair wereeliminated in the semi-finals, whichleft old rivals Sunningdale andSummer Fields to battle it out inthe final. Summer Fields’ EdwardBingham and Mark Spiridonovedged a close-run first game by 14points to 12, before sprinting tovictory in the second game by an11-point margin. The result was afirst ever national schools title forSummer Fields, much to the delightof coaching team Andy Bishop andJames Woodcock.Another notable appearance camefrom Malay College in Malaysia.The college has just taken up EtonFives again after a 60-year hiatus,and its players acquitted themselveswith great distinction in their firstcompetitive championships.The end of the tournament wasmarked with a dinner attendedby 85 head teachers, bursars,teachers, coaches, and members ofthe Eton Fives Association Board.Speaking at the dinner, Jon Taylor,head of education at Marsh said:“Having worked in the sectorsince 1926, Marsh is proud toMarsh Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority Copyright © 2015 Marsh Ltd All rights reservedBusiness for Children AwardsThe youngest speakers at this year’s Business for Children Awards heldin Telford last month (March) were two young members of Mini-Moreton Enterprises at Moreton Hall School, Shropshire. Lucy Rees (Year6) and Bridget Bould (Year 5), along with the senior girls of MoretonEnterprises who delivered a business overview of operations in their£50,000 business, the younger girls talked about how they are gettinginvolved in developing business ideas and bringing them to market.They commented: “We really enjoyed going to the Business forChildren Awards ceremony because it was the first time we had stoodup in front of lots of people and spoken. It was a great opportunityand lots of fun. We were really nervous about speaking in front oftwo hundred people but when we had done it we were really proud ofourselves. The best part was when we met the paralympian DanielleBrown because we got to hold her London 2012 gold medal.”support independent schools, andsponsoring these championshipsfor 32 years and counting is part ofthat support.“This event has given more than1,000 young people the chance tohave a really wonderful experiencethat they will remember alltheir lives, and is an importantinvestment in future generationsof Eton Fives players. Marsh isdelighted to have been part of itonce again.”To find out more about theMarsh National Schools’ EtonFives Championships, pleasevisit www.fivesonline.net.About MarshMarsh’s Education Practicecurrently supports more thana 1,000 schools and colleges.As an education insurancebroking specialist, we provideaccess to a wide range ofinsurances for schools, theirstaff, and pupils, includinga personal accident scheme,which protects more than350,000 independent schoolpupils and staff in the UK.For further information, visituk.marsh.com/education or jointhe Marsh UK Education Forumon LinkedIn.Pictured: L-R Melissa Hu (Year 12, MD of Moreton Enterprises), Natasha Rowland (Year12, Moreton Enterprises), Lucy Rees (Year 6), Nia Lewis-Badman (Year 12, MoretonEnterprises), Bridget Bould (Year 5)IS YOUR SCHOOL’S FIRST AID KITMISSING SOMETHING? PUPILSPROTECTED BY PERSONAL ACCIDENTCOVER AND PRIVATE HEALTH CARE?Today, nearly 850 independent schools and over 320,000 pupils areprotected by our personal accident scheme; with more than 12,000pupils covered via our private health care scheme. Are yours?To find out more, contact us today (quoting IS_APR15):( 01444 313174 * termly.schemes@marsh.com 8 uk.marsh.com/educationMarsh Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority© Copyright 2015 Marsh Ltd. All rights reserved.