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QE boys learn first-hand of the horrors of the Holocaust

20.05.2011

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QE boys learn first-hand of the horrors of the Holocaust

More than 200 boys and members of staff seized the opportunity to hear Holocaust survivor Jack Kagan speak about his experiences in the Second World War. The event was organised...

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National business writing award for Sixth-Former

16.05.2011

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National business writing award for Sixth-Former

Year 12 student Adeel Haque has won the prestigious ifs Young Business Writer of the Year competition. “Adeel is to be congratulated, particularly as there were a record number of...

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Learning from the experts: acclaim for QE teacher’s recording work

11.05.2011

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Learning from the experts: acclaim for QE teacher’s recording work

QE Music Technology teacher Tim Adnitt has won acclaim for his work as a professional recording engineer on a recently released Robin Jones and King Salsa album. The CD of Latin...

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Chemistry team in UK top 10

05.05.2011

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Chemistry team in UK top 10

A team of QE boys came in the top 10 of a national Chemistry competition – the first time the School has progressed beyond the regional level of the Top...

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A lively debate – et tout en français

26.04.2011

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A lively debate – et tout en français

Year 13 pupils Anton Bridge and Arjun Sajip represented QE at a French debating competition held at The Henrietta Barnett School. “I was most impressed with both the boys,” said...

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QE’s outstanding performance sustained, says Ofsted

07.04.2011

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QE’s outstanding performance sustained, says Ofsted

Ofsted has once again praised Queen Elizabeth’s School in its latest assessment – effectively giving the School its fifth consecutive ‘outstanding’ rating. HM Chief Inspector of Schools, Christine Gilbert, has...

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Putting a price on education: annual dinner debate

06.04.2011

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Putting a price on education: annual dinner debate

QE’s 46th annual dinner debate was “arguably the most interesting and engaging of the last few years”, according to the teacher in charge of debating, Nisha Mayer. Old Elizabethans Aaron...

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Victory for QE Saxophone Quartet

04.04.2011

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Victory for QE Saxophone Quartet

The QE senior Saxophone Quartet has taken first prize in the Popular category of the Spring Grove Music Festival. “The boys performed their pieces beautifully, overcoming a high-quality field to...

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National award for mathematician Madhi

01.04.2011

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National award for mathematician Madhi

A QE student has won a prize in a prestigious, national awards scheme. Madhi Elango, who is in Year 10, was named winner of the Best Use of Maths prize...

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QE boys linking the past and the future at Royal visit

30.03.2011

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QE boys linking the past and the future at Royal visit

A quintet from QE performed at the official opening of Barnet College’s new £50m Wood Street campus by the Duke of Gloucester, who is the Queen’s cousin. They were invited...

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Oxford college sponsors new QE prizes

24.03.2011

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Oxford college sponsors new QE prizes

Year 13 boys Year Joseph Masters and Joseph Phelan have become the first-ever recipients of two new QE prizes being sponsored by Queen’s College, Oxford. The prizes reward the best...

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Poetry competition winner

18.03.2011

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Poetry competition winner

The QE Sixth-Form poetry competition was won by Jed Wilsher with a poem entitled Absence. “The boys are studying Wilfred Owen and war poetry as part of A-Level English,” said...

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