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Serial entrepreneur’s bid for support from Sir Richard Branson

15.05.2015

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Serial entrepreneur’s bid for support from Sir Richard Branson

Entrepreneur Kumar Hindocha (1999-2006) is hoping to secure the backing of Sir Richard Branson for an innovative parcel delivery business that makes use of existing train and coach services –...

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Best-ever performance in national Chemistry competition

15.05.2015

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Best-ever performance in national Chemistry competition

A team of four QE boys has been placed second in the country in the Top of the Bench Chemistry competition – the best-ever result by a QE team. ...

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Maths Olympiad successes double

13.05.2015

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Maths Olympiad successes double

More than twice as many QE boys as last year have qualified for the prestigious Olympiad after success in the Intermediate Maths Challenge. This year, 280 boys from Years...

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Confronting climate change

11.05.2015

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Confronting climate change

Boys took part in a broad range of activities to mark Climate Week 2015 – including one day when computers, projectors and even electric lights were banished from Geography lessons....

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School-linked charity’s commitment to Nepal

08.05.2015

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School-linked charity’s commitment to Nepal

A charity founded in memory of an Old Elizabethan has stepped up its activities in Nepal in the wake of the devastating earthquake.  Guy’s Trust was set up in...

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Labour win but no overall majority in QE mock election

07.05.2015

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Labour win but no overall majority in QE mock election

Norbert Sobolak, representing Labour, emerged as the clear winner in QE’s mock election. In a turn-out of 645, with seven invalid papers, he received 220 votes – 34.11% of...

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First prize for QE economists

30.04.2015

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First prize for QE economists

A two-day all expenses-paid VIP educational trip to London beckons for four Year 12 Economics students after they came first in a national financial services video competition. Team Default,...

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QE debating team in national final

28.04.2015

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QE debating team in national final

QE debaters overcame strong opposition in the regional round of a prestigious competition to qualify for the national final. The team, comprising ten Year 12 boys, had to work...

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Dealing with dust

24.04.2015

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Dealing with dust

A team of Technology students, challenged to find a solution to dust problems in the workplace, have presented their product to university academics and experts from the construction industry. ...

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Judged highly

21.04.2015

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Judged highly

QE has been summoned to appear in the regional finals of a national courtroom competition after winning an outright victory in the first round. The Year 9 boys beat...

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Taking young mathematicians to a new dimension

17.04.2015

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Taking young mathematicians to a new dimension

Year 10 boys were invited to consider what a four-dimensional object looks like – from a three-dimensional perspective. The brain-stretching challenge came in a special lecture given by visiting...

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Success for mathematicians

15.04.2015

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Success for mathematicians

A team of QE boys has won the Heard-Collins Plate in the prestigious Hans Woyda Mathematics Competition. The competition is an invitation-only event involving 64 teams representing leading state...

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