New & noteworthy
07.05.2009
QE wins London-wide award for academic excellence
Schools Secretary Ed Balls and Ofsted Chief Inspector Christine Gilbert presented Queen Elizabeth’s School Headmaster John Marincowitz with the Evening Standard’s Secondary Academic Excellence Award. QE was one of only...
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03.04.2009
Tom Palmer, of England and Wasps, leads drills for QE U15s
England and Wasps rugby star Tom Palmer arrived at Queen Elizabeth’s at the end of this term to give an elite session for the Under 15s rugby team. Tom, who...
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31.03.2009
Queen Elizabeth’s School is top state school in Financial Times league table
Queen Elizabeth’s School is the highest-ranked state school in the country in the Financial Times 2009 Top 1000 schools. QE came in fifth place behind four independent schools in the...
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27.03.2009
Queen Elizabeth’s School’s commitment to teacher training praised as it gains Training School status
Queen Elizabeth’s School has been awarded Training School status by the Department for Children, Schools and Families. According to the DCSF, Training Schools must “demonstrate training experiences that go beyond...
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27.03.2009
QE plays its part in pioneering children’s musical event
Two ensembles from Queen Elizabeth’s School took part in the first-ever Eisteddfod run by the Musicale, a community music teaching project in Harpenden which has been running for 25 years....
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26.03.2009
The measure of success: QE’s Senior Awards
The outstanding achievement of boys whose successes mark them out even in the high-achieving culture of Queen Elizabeth’s School were publicly recognised and celebrated at the Senior Awards evening. Some...
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24.03.2009
Award recognises high level of sporting participation
The Government has given Queen Elizabeth’s School its Sportsmark Award in recognition of the amount of sport played by its pupils. The award from the Department for Children, Schools and...
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23.03.2009
Engineering our way to a sustainable future
Four Year 12 boys taking part in the national Engineering Education scheme are working at the forefront of environmental technology. The boys, Jack Evans, Andrew Kettenis, Ibiyemi Ogunyemi and Rikesh Poonja,...
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18.03.2009
Success of QE Sevens
The 33rd annual Rugby Sevens tournament at Queen Elizabeth’s School was a great success, with good rugby underpinned by excellent organisation. The annual seven-a-side tournament, believed to be the country’s second-biggest...
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16.03.2009
Jiang-Siang excels in national chemistry competition
Upper Sixth-Former Jian-Siang Poh has been selected to participate in the second round of this year’s Chemistry Olympiad. Last year, only 23 students from across the country reached this stage...
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03.03.2009
Bollywood comes to QE
On 2nd March, 19 boys took part in the Bollywood workshop with Sam Suriakumar. The boys worked for three hours putting together over six minutes’ worth of music. They played...
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26.01.2009
Award highlights QE’s long and successful record in chess
Queen Elizabeth’s School has been awarded a rare and prestigious accolade in recognition of its achievements in chess and its work to promote the game. Just two schools are selected...
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