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Learning from one another

05.01.2015

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Learning from one another

QE has been hosting a secondary school teacher from Ghana as part of a teacher exchange programme run by the British Council. Anthony Yeboah is a teacher at Ampomfi...

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Practice makes perfect

02.01.2015

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Practice makes perfect

A joint practice session gave QE boys the opportunity to work alongside girls visiting from St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School to polish their Extended Project Qualification presentations.  The Year...

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Warm kitchens – and chilling tales of Tudor ghosts

28.12.2014

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Warm kitchens – and chilling tales of Tudor ghosts

Tudor palaces were often cold and draughty but at least the kitchens were warm – as QE’s Year 8 boys found out for themselves during a trip to Hampton Court...

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Musical favourites create Christmas mood

22.12.2014

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Musical favourites create Christmas mood

The School’s musicians rounded off a busy term with a number of public performances alongside QE’s traditional celebrations. The Barbershop Group made the short journey to Abbey Ravenscroft Park...

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Public speakers just pipped at post

18.12.2014

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Public speakers just pipped at post

A QE Sixth Form team was narrowly beaten in the regional final of a public-speaking competition. Year 12 boys Miles Huglin, Akshat Joshi and Pranesh Varadarajan were runners-up in the...

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Exploring the role of Mathematics outside the classroom

16.12.2014

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Exploring the role of Mathematics outside the classroom

Sixth-Formers explored how Mathematics solves everyday challenges at a number of special lectures this term. One of the days, attended by 56 Year 12 boys, included a session with...

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QE hosts Geography quiz

12.12.2014

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QE hosts Geography quiz

QE was the top-placed state school in the local round of a national Geographical Association quiz. The school, which has hosted the competition for a number of years, was...

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A career, not just a passion

09.12.2014

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A career, not just a passion

Studying Music at university is not just a way to follow your passion – it’s a route to a good job, too. That was the heartening message which 16...

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Cross-examining ex-Congress members

05.12.2014

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Cross-examining ex-Congress members

Year 13 Politics students made the most of the opportunity to question two US Members of Congress at a special event at the British Library. The Eccles Centre for...

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Lecture adds lustre to learning

02.12.2014

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Lecture adds lustre to learning

This year’s Daniell Chemistry Lecture had particular relevance for the QE boys who formed part of the audience at King’s College London. The lecture, entitled Proteins in the gas...

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Guy’s Trust opens Nepal school

28.11.2014

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Guy’s Trust opens Nepal school

Supporters of Guy’s Trust are celebrating the opening of the charity’s first school in Nepal. The school in Dhikupokhari has been built as part of the trust’s commitment to...

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Future leaders identified

28.11.2014

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Future leaders identified

Two QE Sixth-Formers have been awarded prestigious engineering scholarships. Alex Norcliffe and Daniil Slavin, who are in Year 12, won their sought-after Arkwright Engineering Scholarships after completing a rigorous...

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