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Great to have you back!

25.04.2022

Alumni | Careers | Support & guidance

Great to have you back!

Last year’s leavers turned out in force to pass on the benefit of their recent experience to current sixth-formers at QE’s annual University Convention. With the 2021 event moved online...

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MasterChef was “a dream come true”

22.04.2022

Alumni | Alumni Newsletter

MasterChef was “a dream come true”

Taking part in the BBC’s MasterChef had long been a dream, yet Old Elizabethan Rishi Nanavati assumed the programme would not be interested in his vegetarian and vegan food. But...

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Putting their foot down: sixth-formers vote to bar non-electric transport in dinner debate

19.04.2022

Alumni | Debating & public speaking

Putting their foot down: sixth-formers vote to bar non-electric transport in dinner debate

Year 13 debaters Ciaran Price and Christan Emmanuel successfully convinced their classmates to keep petrol and diesel-engined vehicles off the roads in the 55th Elizabethan Union Annual Dinner Debate. The...

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Encouraging the economists: alumni trio return to speak to sixth-formers

13.04.2022

Alumni | Economics

Encouraging the economists: alumni trio return to speak to sixth-formers

A trio of Old Elizabethan Economics graduates gave senior pupils interested in following in their footsteps valuable career and life insights in a series of talks. Zainul Jafferji (2000-2007), Zain...

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Andrew Tarry (OE 1955-62)

12.04.2022

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Andrew Tarry (OE 1955-62)

The Association has just recently been advised of the sad passing of Andrew Tarry OE. Andrew was a pupil at the school from 1955 to 1962.

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Back in action! After a two-year break, the QE Rugby Sevens make a welcome ‘post-Covid’ return

18.03.2022

Alumni | Alumni Events | Sport

Back in action! After a two-year break, the QE Rugby Sevens make a welcome ‘post-Covid’ return

Teams from across the south of England battled it out in the 46th Queen Elizabeth’s School Sevens Tournament – the first running of the event since 2019. The day brought...

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John Keeley (OE 1956-64)

09.03.2022

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John Keeley (OE 1956-64)

The Association is sad to announce the passing on February 14th, of John Keeley, a pupil at the school from 1956 to 1964, following a long illness.  John was part...

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Paul Vivian Davis (OE 1945-51)

09.03.2022

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Paul Vivian Davis (OE 1945-51)

The Association has just learnt of the sad passing on January 14th, of Paul Vivian Davis after a long struggle with multiple sclerosis.  Born in Yorkshire, Paul attended the school...

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Elizabethans one and all: huge new photo display shows the way we were

26.02.2022

450th anniversary | Alumni

Elizabethans one and all: huge new photo display shows the way we were

A major new photographic installation charts the history of School photos at QE, as preparations for next year’s 450th anniversary gather pace. The carefully curated collection of 232 photos of...

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Fortitude and focus lie behind another year of outstanding Oxbridge success

11.02.2022

Alumni | School performance

Fortitude and focus lie behind another year of outstanding Oxbridge success

Thirty-five Elizabethans received offers from Oxford and Cambridge universities this year, having successfully surmounted all the extra challenges posed by Covid throughout their A-level studies. The 29 Cambridge and six...

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Derek Ingham (OE 1947-53)

25.01.2022

Old Elizabethans'

Derek Ingham (OE 1947-53)

The Association has recently learnt of the sad passing of Derek Ingham OE.  Derek was a pupil at the School from 1947 to 1953.

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Joining up the dots: alumni pass on their lessons for life at Year 12 Luncheon

24.01.2022

Alumni | Debating & public speaking | Support & guidance

Joining up the dots: alumni pass on their lessons for life at Year 12 Luncheon

Two former classmates stressed the importance of being true to your authentic self as they spoke to sixth-formers about their lives and careers. Arjun Paliwal and Matthew Chew, who both...

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