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Taking a lead on teaching the Cold War

13.07.2010

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Taking a lead on teaching the Cold War

Queen Elizabeth’s School’s History Department took a leading rôle in a conference for History teachers on the Cold War. Organised by the Prince’s Teaching Institute, the event updated GCSE and...

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Exploring High Wycombe’s climate

12.07.2010

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Exploring High Wycombe’s climate

All Year 12 geographers spent a day in High Wycombe investigating whether the town has its own urban microclimate. The fieldwork, which is part of the preparation for an A-level...

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Space hopper fun for charity

25.06.2010

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Space hopper fun for charity

Underne House raised just over £150 for charity with three days of space hopper races. Boys from Years 7-10 took part in the first two days’ races in the gym,...

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Trust is bedrock of field trip

11.06.2010

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Trust is bedrock of field trip

Team-building exercises and a GCSE Geography assessment made for a highly successful field trip to Norfolk. A total of 132 boys from Year 10 were split into two groups and...

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New French exchange hits the headlines

08.06.2010

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New French exchange hits the headlines

QE boys were the toast of the town during a new exchange with a school in France. Thirteen boys from Years 8 and 9 took part in the week-long French...

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QE Governors to consider conversion to Academy status

27.05.2010

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QE Governors to consider conversion to Academy status

In a letter dated 26th May, Michael Gove, the new Secretary of State for Education, invited the Governors to consider acquiring Academy status as soon as possible. Mr Gove pointed...

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Two boys picked for national CCF celebration at Buckingham Palace

26.05.2010

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Two boys picked for national CCF celebration at Buckingham Palace

Two QE musicians have been selected to perform at a Buckingham Palace Garden Party celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Cadet Force movement. Clarinettists Alex Liangas and Richard Collins, who...

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Ramsey’s Yale success is a QE first

18.05.2010

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Ramsey’s Yale success is a QE first

Year 13 pupil Ramsey Kobeissi has accepted the offer of a place at Yale – the first-ever QE boy to go to the Ivy League university. Ramsey had initially planned...

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Makoto wins Royal Geographical Society competition

18.05.2010

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Makoto wins Royal Geographical Society competition

QE Sixth-Former Makoto Takahashi has won first prize in a national essay competition run by the Royal Geographical Society. Makoto won the David W Smith Memorial Prize and a £100...

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QE triumph in mathematics challenge

07.05.2010

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QE triumph in mathematics challenge

QE beat off competition from 33 other schools to win a regional mathematics team competition. The victory in the Team Maths Challenge means that QE has reached the national finals...

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QE boy achieves perfect score in élite mathematics competition

07.05.2010

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QE boy achieves perfect score in élite mathematics competition

QE candidates have achieved notable success in this year’s Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad, with the results of two boys placing them among the UK’s top 50 mathematicians in their age group....

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QE boys join 3 million in Europe-wide mathematics contest

07.05.2010

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QE boys join 3 million in Europe-wide mathematics contest

Forty-two QE boys qualified for this year’s Intermediate Mathematical Kangaroo competition, which is for Years 9 to 11. Six of the candidates – Rajan Mistry, John Sime, Rahul Mukherjee, Andrew...

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