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A coastal challenge

19.05.2008

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A coastal challenge

QE’s Year 10 geographers worked hard during two field trips to the coast – but the lucky ones still found time to enjoy an ice cream! Sixty-three students headed for...

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Year 10 win North London Final of Young Enterprise competition

02.05.2008

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Year 10 win North London Final of Young Enterprise competition

Year 10 pupils at Queen Elizabeth’s have secured an impressive victory in the North London Final of this year’s Young Enterprise competition. Two teams were entered by QE: Envisage and...

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Briefing evening for Sicily Tour

29.04.2008

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Briefing evening for Sicily Tour

Mr Enright, Miss Flook and Miss Northover were very pleased to welcome so many parents to this evening’s briefing for the forthcoming tour to Sicily. The PowerPoint used by Mr Enright...

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Vaughan Williams Musical celebration

28.04.2008

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Vaughan Williams Musical celebration

The School’s wind band will be playing at St Mary’s Parish Church in Hendon on Saturday 17th May at 12 noon. The concert is part of a musical celebration to...

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Success in YE competition

11.04.2008

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Success in YE competition

Both of the School’s Young Enterprise teams, QuEst led by Miss Bavishi and Envisage led by Mr Seeburrun, are through to the North London Finals, to be held on Wednesday,...

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Rugby: Sevens teams flock to QE

02.04.2008

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Rugby: Sevens teams flock to QE

The 32nd Queen Elizabeth’s Sevens tournament proved to be a highly successful day, with 64 teams coming from as far afield as Blackpool, Gloucestershire, Wales and The Wirral. For the...

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Problems, primes and proof by chocolate

27.03.2008

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Problems, primes and proof by chocolate

Fifty Year 12 boys attended an entertaining and informative Mathematics day at the Institute of Education in London. The day comprised five lectures on Mathematics away from the A Level...

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QE’s impressive numbers in Maths Challenge

20.03.2008

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QE’s impressive numbers in Maths Challenge

More than 85% of QE entries in this year’s UK Intermediate Maths Challenge gained a certificate. All boys in the top five sets in Years 9 and 10 took part...

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Imperial College lectures open pupils’ eyes to mathematical possibilities

20.03.2008

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Imperial College lectures open pupils’ eyes to mathematical possibilities

A day of interactive lectures at Imperial College, London, broadened the mathematical horizons of QE students. Fifty Year 10 boys attended the lectures, which included discussions of practical applications of...

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Past and present pupils do battle in Elizabethan Union debate

19.03.2008

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Past and present pupils do battle in Elizabethan Union debate

The Elizabethan Union – QE’s formal debating society – presented the 43rd Annual Dinner Debate. Year 12 pupils Promit Anwar and Richard Alam proposed the motion: “This House believes that...

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Out in the field!

17.03.2008

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Out in the field!

Year 7 geographers had their first experience of fieldwork when they looked into land use in Barnet. Pupils explored the town to find out whether land use patterns were similar...

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Mathematics – Club and Clinic

17.03.2008

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Mathematics – Club and Clinic

QE’s innovative Thursday lunchtime Maths Club for Years 7 and 8 gives keen young mathematicians the opportunity to tackle puzzles set by Sixth-Formers, including proving that 2=1! Prizes are on...

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