New & noteworthy

New & noteworthy
Labour landslide nationally – but at QE, coalition government beckons!

08.07.2024

Academic enrichment | Debating & public speaking | Lecture Programme | Politics

Labour landslide nationally – but at QE, coalition government beckons!

While the country woke up on Friday to news of a Labour landslide in the General Election, at QE the political landscape looks very different, though still with scant consolation...

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Car-sharing at QE up by more than a fifth as parents enthusiastically sign up for environmental app, cutting pollution and congestion

02.07.2024

Outreach | School performance | STEM

Car-sharing at QE up by more than a fifth as parents enthusiastically sign up for environmental app, cutting pollution and congestion

QE parents and staff have reduced the number of low-occupancy car journeys on the school run after signing up in numbers for a new app aimed at reducing local traffic...

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“You’ve had the golden ticket: now shine!” Final inspiration for leavers at Valediction

27.06.2024

Academic enrichment | Alumni | School performance

“You’ve had the golden ticket: now shine!” Final inspiration for leavers at Valediction

Lord Simon Woolley, Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, challenged this year’s leavers to make the world a better place when he came to QE as guest speaker for Valediction. All...

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Theatre director inspires younger pupils in ‘relatable’ talk about her career triumphs and challenges

25.06.2024

Careers | Drama | Lecture Programme

Theatre director inspires younger pupils in ‘relatable’ talk about her career triumphs and challenges

Young theatre director and writer Neetu Singh’s story drew rapt attention from Lower School boys when she visited as part of the QE Futures programme. Still aged only 24, Neetu...

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To die for: Vihaan impresses with his “tender, powerful” Romeo speech as QE hosts Performing Shakespeare competition

21.06.2024

Academic enrichment | Drama | English

To die for: Vihaan impresses with his “tender, powerful” Romeo speech as QE hosts Performing Shakespeare competition

Having won QE’s internal round of the national Performing Shakespeare competition and made it through the London heats, Year 8’s Vihaan Pal then performed strongly in the regional final held...

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A fantastic fete, a “magnificent” Service of Thanksgiving – and even the weather chipped in to make Founder’s Day 2024 a great success

18.06.2024

Alumni | FQE | House system | Old Elizabethans' | Service

A fantastic fete, a “magnificent” Service of Thanksgiving – and even the weather chipped in to make Founder’s Day 2024 a great success

QE’s Founder’s Day 2024 brought a mix of tradition, entertainment, international food and sheer fun to Queen’s Road, with hundreds turning out for the afternoon fete. Before that, staff and...

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Hot topics and the Cold War: learning about racism and discrimination, past and present

13.06.2024

Support & guidance | Trips

Hot topics and the Cold War: learning about racism and discrimination, past and present

In a week bookended by a special assembly from an anti-racism expert and a cinema visit, QE’s Year 7 got to grips with topics including diversity and intersectionality. In between...

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Sublime! Sixth-former’s choral composition to be premiered in beautiful historic cathedral

11.06.2024

Academic enrichment | Music

Sublime! Sixth-former’s choral composition to be premiered in beautiful historic cathedral

A Sixth Form musician’s composition is to be performed at the world’s longest-running music festival, after he won a place on a highly regarded programme for young composers. Harrison Lee’s...

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From waste to space: stellar prize for national winner of competition focusing on Planet Earth

03.06.2024

Academic enrichment | STEM

From waste to space: stellar prize for national winner of competition focusing on Planet Earth

QE’s Paarth Aggarwal spent three days at a European Space Agency base in Italy after being named the UK winner in an international competition. Paarth, of Year 10, triumphed in...

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Flawless! Saran’s translation of German poem wins prize

29.05.2024

Academic enrichment | Languages

Flawless! Saran’s translation of German poem wins prize

A Year 7 QE boy has won the Greater London prize for German for his age group in a prestigious translation competition. Saran Anderson took the award for his translation...

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Target or trap? Economist tells sixth-formers why the Government’s 2% inflation goal is too low

23.05.2024

Academic enrichment | Economics | Lecture Programme

Target or trap? Economist tells sixth-formers why the Government’s 2% inflation goal is too low

Old Elizabethan academic and economist Sandeep Mazumder queried the Bank of England’s 2% inflation target and suggested it should be higher – not because it is too cautious, but paradoxically...

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Queen Elizabeth’s School and Atom Learning unite to break down barriers for disadvantaged children applying to grammar schools

17.05.2024

Outreach | Partnership

Queen Elizabeth’s School and Atom Learning unite to break down barriers for disadvantaged children applying to grammar schools

QE has teamed up with education technology specialists Atom Learning to support primary school children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Children aged 7–11 who are eligible for Pupil Premium will have free...

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