New & noteworthy

19.07.2024
Academic enrichment | Alumni | House system | Support & guidance
Setting a positive example: high-flyers recognised at Junior Awards
Pupils from across the first three years of Queen Elizabeth’s School had their achievements recognised and lauded at the 2024 Junior Awards. At an afternoon ceremony held in the Main...
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17.07.2024
450th anniversary | Art & Design | Arts
Crowning glory: remembering QE’s 450th anniversary with special artwork
After its successful unveiling at last month’s Founder’s Day, plans are being drawn up to give a permanent home to a new artwork produced by every boy in the School....
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15.07.2024
Academic enrichment | Music | Trips
Podcast and visit to St Paul’s cap an exciting year of opportunity for QE’s growing band of organists
QE’s Music teachers and pupils have been reflecting in a podcast for the Royal College of Organists on a year that has seen the organ take centre-stage at the School....
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12.07.2024
Pride 2024 helps “boys develop their understanding of their place in the world today”
QE’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Ambassadors visited all 18 forms in Years 7–9 to lead activities and discussions during Pride Month. They timed their visits to coincide with School Diversity...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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13.06.2024
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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11.06.2024
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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