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Success across the boards: record-breaking chess performance at national championships

28.07.2023

Academic enrichment | Chess

Success across the boards: record-breaking chess performance at national championships

QE’s chess team achieved third place – the School’s highest-ever finish – and won the Plate trophy at the game’s national UK school finals. Propelled by a string of strong...

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Winners one and all: prize-winners collect their awards besides Saracens’ giant trophy

24.07.2023

450th anniversary | School performance

Winners one and all: prize-winners collect their awards besides Saracens’ giant trophy

Almost 120 prizes were awarded to boys in the first three years of the School at Junior Awards. Former QE First XI cricket captain and First XV rugby player Sunil...

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Rubbing shoulders with the best: Ranvir’s reward as he is named among top 50 young physicists

20.07.2023

Academic enrichment | Physics

Rubbing shoulders with the best: Ranvir’s reward as he is named among top 50 young physicists

A Year 12 pupil took up a coveted place on a prestigious summer residential at Cambridge after securing a top-50 place in the Senior Physics Challenge. Ranvir Sinha completed 586...

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“Invigorating” inaugural MUN debating event a success

18.07.2023

Academic enrichment | Debating & public speaking

“Invigorating” inaugural MUN debating event a success

QE’s first-ever in-house Model United Nations (MUN) Conference sparked powerful and passionate debate among the 48 delegates from Years 9 and 10. Topics during the three-day, pupil-run event ranged from...

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“Atmospheric, witty and truthful”: QE writer’s play among the best in National Theatre competition

13.07.2023

Drama | English | Library & creative writing

“Atmospheric, witty and truthful”: QE writer’s play among the best in National Theatre competition

An aspiring QE playwright’s coming-of-age story set in India was selected as one the best nine entries in a National Theatre writing competition. As one of the shortlisted plays in...

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Saving the founder: QE 450th anniversary competition winners enjoy rare chance to see National Archives treasure

10.07.2023

450th anniversary | History | Trips

Saving the founder: QE 450th anniversary competition winners enjoy rare chance to see National Archives treasure

Twenty-three boys whose work was chosen as the best in the QE 450th anniversary research project were treated to a rare look at one of the nation’s most treasured documents...

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Formal but fun: saying farewell to QE’s leavers

05.07.2023

450th anniversary | Alumni | House system | Music

Formal but fun: saying farewell to QE’s leavers

QE’s Valediction event for the Class of 2023 saw the 450th anniversary year cohort gather with their parents for an afternoon celebration. There were prizes for some, while the contribution...

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Hitting the heights on the German exchange

28.06.2023

Languages | Trips

Hitting the heights on the German exchange

QE boys mixed pleasure with plenty of language-learning on the first German exchange since the pandemic. The Year 9 trip to the north German city of Bielefeld saw the QE...

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No simple matter: School Play explores the refugee crisis

26.06.2023

Academic enrichment | Drama

No simple matter: School Play explores the refugee crisis

QE’s young actors took audiences for this year’s School Play on a trip to The Jungle – the unofficial camp in Calais for migrants and refugees that gained notoriety for...

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Making history at the 450th anniversary year Founder’s Day

20.06.2023

450th anniversary | Alumni | FQE | Outreach

Making history at the 450th anniversary year Founder’s Day

Past, present and future came together to make Founder’s Day in Queen Elizabeth’s School’s 450th anniversary year an unforgettable occasion. Always a highlight of the School calendar, Founder’s Day this...

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National finalists in prestigious chess competition, boosted by strong team ethos

08.06.2023

Chess | Trips

National finalists in prestigious chess competition, boosted by strong team ethos

QE’s team heads for June’s national chess finals after seeing off local rivals in a keenly fought regional final. Their hard-won North London zonal final victory over Latymer School followed...

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Great to be back! First post-pandemic French exchange prompts anniversary celebrations

26.05.2023

Academic enrichment | Languages | Trips

Great to be back! First post-pandemic French exchange prompts anniversary celebrations

As the School as a whole marks QE’s 450th anniversary, the Languages department has its own landmark to celebrate – ten years of its French exchange. Twenty-one boys headed to...

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