QE Alumni News
APRIL 2019
 
 
 
WELCOME
 
 
 
An e-newsletter produced by Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet
for all our old boys.

We trust you will enjoy reading it and will also take the opportunity
to visit the alumni section of our website.
 
Headmaster April Update
Headmaster's update
With next term’s examinations fast approaching, my colleagues and I have been further reflecting on questions of how young people study, of effective learning habits and of the best ways to revise.
 
 
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Image of Richard Peters
Music-lover and movie-maker Richard rises to become
Chief Medical Officer at Network Rail
Richard Peters took a degree in Music and then months later embarked on another in Medicine
– after receiving some essential help from QE in the interim.
 
 
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Recounting the rise and fall – and rise again – of Classics at QE
Old Elizabethan Professor P J Rhodes, a leading ancient historian, highlights a QE connection in a new academic tribute to one of the world’s foremost experts on Greek art.
 
 
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Image of Veli Aghdiran
World-beater: Veli Aghdiran’s global role with fast-expanding media agency
When Veli Aghdiran graduated from Cambridge in the depths of the 2008 crash, he wasn’t sure what he did want to do, but he was clear about one thing: “I didn’t see myself staying in the UK.”

A decade later, as global vice-president of professional development for high-flying media agency Essence, he has he found a career he loves – and he is based some 7,000 miles from London.
 
 
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Image of Joseph Besser
Medic’s journey from the QE ‘elephant dip’ to beach volleyball
After qualifying as a GP, Dr Joseph Besser is now combining his practice of medicine with a passion for educating people about health – and enjoying married life in the sun in Australia.
 
 
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Image of Scott Lesner
Headhunter Scott highlights the importance
of pursuing a career that you enjoy
Scott Lesner switched careers after initially training as a lawyer – and has never looked back.

Now a recruitment specialist, Scott (OE 1987-1992) has carved out a successful career, while raising a family and maintaining his longstanding enthusiasm for football, as both player and fan.
 
 
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Image of Three Old Elizabethan medics among a group of London healthcare students
Making a child’s dream come true: alumni raise money
for Sri Lanka education charity
Three Old Elizabethan medics are among a group of London healthcare students who have teamed up to sponsor a child’s education in Sri Lanka.

Raahul Niranchanan (2010–2017), Vipushan Konesalingam (2010-2016) and Athithyan Vijayathasan (2009-2016) are supporting a string of fundraising activities to raise £3,000 for Ocean Stars Trust – a UK charity working in Sri Lanka.
 
 
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Image of Martyn Day
A globe-trotting TV career…and musical Armageddon!
In a colourful life, triple BAFTA-nominated Martyn Day has enjoyed an illustrious television career that ranged from working on much-loved children’s programmes to making documentaries in locations as disparate as the Arctic and India.
 
 
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FUTURE EVENTS
 
 
 
 
 
Founder’s Day 2019
 
Saturday 15th June
Church service, OE lunch, past vs present cricket fixture and FQE fete
 
Old Elizabethans Association Dinner 2019
 
Friday 15th November
 
For more information about any alumni events, please contact the Headmaster's office.
 
GETTING INVOLVED
 
 
 
The School is always delighted to hear from our former pupils, whether they would like to get involved in QE events, or simply have news to share about themselves or former classmates. To contact our Alumni Office, please email alumni@qebarnet.co.uk

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Through this e-newsletter and the alumni section of The Queen Elizabeth’s School website, the School is aiming to strengthen its links with former pupils.
 
If you wish to find out more about having an active role in supporting the school as a past pupil, please contact: alumni@qebarnet.co.uk
 
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