New & noteworthy - Queen Elizabeth's School

“What fun I had!” Newest Elizabethans make friends on adventure centre trip

18.10.2022

House system | Support & guidance | Trips

“What fun I had!” Newest Elizabethans make friends on adventure centre trip

Just a few weeks after starting at QE, Year 7 pupils headed off to an adventure centre to learn some new skills, test their nerve and have some fun together....

Bin there, done that: sixth-formers at Barnet’s QE schools team up to combat the scourge of plastic waste

13.10.2022

Charity | Outreach | Service

Bin there, done that: sixth-formers at Barnet’s QE schools team up to combat the scourge of plastic waste

Senior boys from QE and their counterparts at Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School went on a litter pick – the latest event in the community-oriented QE Together partnership. Shocked by the...

In the pink: Zaki celebrates after winning Financial Times journalism competition

10.10.2022

Academic enrichment | Economics

In the pink: Zaki celebrates after winning Financial Times journalism competition

Zaki Mustafa was the “clear winner” in his age group in a prestigious financial journalism competition. In his winning essay on the impact of technology on money, the Year 11...

“Above and beyond”: sixth-formers’ robot research presentation wins plaudits for QE

06.10.2022

Academic enrichment | Physics | STEM

“Above and beyond”: sixth-formers’ robot research presentation wins plaudits for QE

Queen Elizabeth’s School has been recognised for its commitment to pupil-led research after three sixth-formers impressed experts at a London conference with their presentation about robot navigation. Headmaster Neil Enright...

Thinking about careers? Stay flexible, says Max

29.09.2022

Alumni | Careers

Thinking about careers? Stay flexible, says Max

Old Elizabethan Max Curtis had some reassuring advice for any sixth-formers stressing about making the right career decisions. Max (OE 1991–1998), a corporate communications expert, visited the School to speak...

Equipping Elizabethan entrepreneurs for a future in business

26.09.2022

Academic enrichment | Careers

Equipping Elizabethan entrepreneurs for a future in business

Fifty sixth-formers learned just what it takes to build socially responsible businesses in QE’s Entrepreneurship Festival, which was led by experts from the LSE. The School hosted the university’s LSE...

Broughton old boys’ visit brings back memories, but helps today’s pupils look to the future, too

20.09.2022

Alumni | Careers | House system

Broughton old boys’ visit brings back memories, but helps today’s pupils look to the future, too

Nine Old Elizabethan friends whose careers have taken very different paths found time to pass on tips to young pupils when they met up for a reunion at the School....

A statement from the School following the announcement of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth

08.09.2022

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A statement from the School following the announcement of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth

Neil Enright, Headmaster of Queen Elizabeth’s School, said today: “I know that the School community, alongside the nation at large, will be greatly saddened and deeply moved at the news...

Feeding people, not locusts! Pair’s robot design to help farmers wins global accolade

07.09.2022

STEM | Technology

Feeding people, not locusts! Pair’s robot design to help farmers wins global accolade

QE pupils Abhinav Sandeep and Vyom Srivastava took third place in their age group in a global competition seeking to harness the power of robots to tackle environmental problems. The...

Passing it on: old boy’s award scheme to encourage the next generation

05.09.2022

Academic enrichment | Alumni

Passing it on: old boy’s award scheme to encourage the next generation

Old Elizabethan Priyan Shah and his family are so passionate about education that they have set up their own awards scheme to encourage the pupils of today. Together with his...

Character reference: Saim’s reflections on what makes a good leader win national essay competition

01.09.2022

Academic enrichment

Character reference: Saim’s reflections on what makes a good leader win national essay competition

Pupil Saim Khan drew on his own experience with QE’s Young Enterprise team to identify ‘character’ as a key attribute for leaders of smaller groups in a prize-winning essay. Saim,...

Terrific at the top! Surge in highest grades builds on pre-pandemic GCSE record

25.08.2022

School performance

Terrific at the top! Surge in highest grades builds on pre-pandemic GCSE record

With 85.6% of GCSEs at QE awarded level 8 or 9 grades – equivalent to the old A* – the first pupils to sit public examinations since 2019 have put...