New & noteworthy
14.07.2010
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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13.07.2010
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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12.07.2010
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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25.06.2010
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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11.06.2010
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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08.06.2010
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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27.05.2010
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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26.05.2010
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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18.05.2010
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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18.05.2010
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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07.05.2010
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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07.05.2010
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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