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Innovative opera project brings QE boys together with girls

31.01.2011

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Innovative opera project brings QE boys together with girls

A group of Year 8 boys have been making the most of the opportunity to learn more about opera whilst developing their teamwork skills with girls from the North London...

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Victories for QE Mathematics team

31.01.2011

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Victories for QE Mathematics team

A team of QE boys have repeated last year’s success by reaching the knock-out stages of the prestigious and highly competitive Hans Woyda Mathematics Competition. Sixty-four teams representing schools from...

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Fresh success for QE in prestigious design and engineering scholarship scheme

14.01.2011

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Fresh success for QE in prestigious design and engineering scholarship scheme

QE pupil Sidharth Samant has been awarded the Arkwright Scholarship at a ceremony held at the Institution of Engineering and Technology. The award provides support in the Sixth Form for...

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‘Wonderful performances’ as QE musicians bring the term to a festive close

17.12.2010

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‘Wonderful performances’ as QE musicians bring the term to a festive close

Queen Elizabeth’s School brought high standards of musicianship to its Christmas celebrations as it ended the term with a two charity events and a traditional Carol Service. The Top Brass...

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Sergei wins place in National Youth Orchestra

15.12.2010

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Sergei wins place in National Youth Orchestra

Year 11 pupil Sergei Batishchev has secured a place as a violinist in the National Youth Orchestra. As a result, he will be performing with other élite young musicians from...

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Old Elizabethan pilot wins his ‘wings’

14.12.2010

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Old Elizabethan pilot wins his ‘wings’

Flying Officer Jack Humphrey (2000-05) has gained his Pilot’s Brevet as an RAF helicopter pilot. Jack was awarded his brevet on completion of Multi-Engine Advanced Rotary Wing Training. He has...

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Headmaster meets the Prince of Wales after QE wins accolade for Science teaching

10.12.2010

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Headmaster meets the Prince of Wales after QE wins accolade for Science teaching

Queen Elizabeth’s School Headmaster Dr John Marincowitz met the Prince of Wales at a Clarence House reception held to celebrate the work of the Prince’s Teaching Institute in encouraging inspirational...

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The best geographer in the country!

09.12.2010

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The best geographer in the country!

QE pupil David Alam achieved the highest mark in the country in his Geography GCSE, the School has been informed. David, who is now in Year 12, gained a point...

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The best in Barnet – twice!

07.12.2010

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The best in Barnet – twice!

Two QE boys have been jointly named as Barnet’s Young Sports Person of the Year. Ken Kawamoto and David Medzinskii, both national champions at judo and leading sportsmen at the...

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“Brilliant” Booked Up scheme helps boosts reading

06.12.2010

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“Brilliant” Booked Up scheme helps boosts reading

Every Year 7 boy had the opportunity to receive a free book of his choice as part of a national project aiming to foster a love of reading. Now the...

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Picking up on penguin facts

06.12.2010

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Picking up on penguin facts

It may feel cold in Barnet at the moment, but it’s just a light chill compared with the temperatures experienced by penguins! Year 7 and 8 boys in QE’s Geoexplorers...

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Coasters on sale soon

03.12.2010

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Coasters on sale soon

Nineteen Year 10 boys have been running their own registered business, Retrocycle Records, as part of the Young Enterprise competition. Their coasters, made out of recycled centres of old vinyl...

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