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Improved performance at Sports Day

23.07.2010

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Improved performance at Sports Day

Broughton gained 4th place overall at this year’s Sports Day – a significant improvement on its 6th place in 2009. The highlights included John Otugade (Year 10) winning both of...

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Government’s green light for Academy status for Queen Elizabeth’s

23.07.2010

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Government’s green light for Academy status for Queen Elizabeth’s

The Secretary of State has approved in principle Queen Elizabeth’s School’s application to become an Academy. In a letter to the Chairman of Governors, Barrie Martin, Education Secretary Michael Gove...

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Privileged access to Olympic Park site

22.07.2010

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Privileged access to Olympic Park site

A group of Year 9 boys enjoyed a special preview of the Olympic Park site. The 27-strong party – all successful entrants in a QE competition to design a logo...

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I’m glad you asked me that!…Question Time at QE

22.07.2010

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I’m glad you asked me that!…Question Time at QE

QE held its first-ever Question Time, with influential local people facing questions from Year 10. The eight-strong panel fielded questions on a wide range of topics selected by the boys,...

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Awards ceremony ‘reaffirms QE’s values’

20.07.2010

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Awards ceremony ‘reaffirms QE’s values’

The School’s young high-flyers were able to draw inspiration from an Old Elizabethan just a few years older than themselves when he was invited as Guest of Honour to the...

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QE cricketers’ triple tour victories

19.07.2010

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QE cricketers’ triple tour victories

Queen Elizabeth’s School’s First XI gained a hat trick of victories on their tour to the North West. The tourists played three matches on three consecutive days and, led by...

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Winners! QE team triumphs in the National Schools’ Chess Team Championships

16.07.2010

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Winners! QE team triumphs in the National Schools’ Chess Team Championships

A Queen Elizabeth’s School team won the U14 tournament at the National Schools’ Chess Team Championships – and two boys received prizes for their individual performances too. The QE U14...

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Olympiad performance puts QE boys among the mathematical élite

15.07.2010

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Olympiad performance puts QE boys among the mathematical élite

Pupils from QE performed strongly in a competition that is open only to the country’s best young mathematicians. Fifteen QE boys were among 1,200 of the highest scorers in the...

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Going out in style!

14.07.2010

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Going out in style!

Queen Elizabeth’s School concluded its Summer Concert with a huge joint performance featuring both its own musicians and those from its German partner school. The Big Band from the Friedrich...

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QE boys among the winners in World Citizenship Competition

14.07.2010

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QE boys among the winners in World Citizenship Competition

Three QE pupils were among the winners in a local competition run by the Baha’i Faith Group. The Year 7 boys’ achievement builds on successes by QE boys in previous...

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QE team comes second in national mathematics competition

14.07.2010

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QE team comes second in national mathematics competition

A Queen Elizabeth’s School team came second out of 80 schools in the national final of the Team Maths Challenge 2010. Having triumphed in the regional round in April, team...

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Warrior class!

14.07.2010

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Warrior class!

All Year 7 pupils learned about Hinduism and the Hare Krishnas on a visit to Bhaktivedanta Manor – the temple donated to the movement by ex-Beatle George Harrison. During a...

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