New & noteworthy

21.06.2008
Student composer of the Year competition
Sibelius have launched their Student Composer of the Year competition with three varied categories for entries: music for film, contemporary classical and jazz. There are also two age categories: 10...
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29.05.2008
Good citizens at QE
Year 7 QE boys swept the board in a competition about World Citizenship. The competition was run by the Baha’i community and was open to all the Barnet schools. Pupils...
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28.05.2008
Volcanic paninis!
This year’s Geography tour for Lower School boys went to Sicily. In a packed programme, the boys saw Mount Etna, went paddling in the Alcantara River after descending the gorge...
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19.05.2008
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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02.05.2008
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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29.04.2008
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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28.04.2008
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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11.04.2008
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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02.04.2008
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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27.03.2008
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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20.03.2008
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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20.03.2008
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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