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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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QE is best in country – again: Sunday Times

24.11.2014

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QE is best in country – again: Sunday Times

Queen Elizabeth’s School has been named the best state school in the country in this year’s influential Sunday Times Parent Power league table. As in 2013, QE...

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Fencers foiled in semi-final

19.11.2014

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Fencers foiled in semi-final

QE’s fencers came fourth in a junior regional championship after narrowly losing their semi-final match.  Rufus Carruthers and Adam Chong, of Year 10, and Chung Chan, of...

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‘An honest tale … plainly told’

17.11.2014

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‘An honest tale … plainly told’

For this year’s Shakespeare Schools Festival, QE boys took on one of the playwright’s most popular plays, Richard III. They performed an abridged 30-minute version to a packed audience...

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Acclaimed poet’s return to QE

13.11.2014

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Acclaimed poet’s return to QE

Anthony Anaxagorou (OE 1994-99) is increasingly making a name for himself as a poet, prose writer, playwright, performer and educator. The School welcomed him back to speak to a...

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Honouring the fallen

10.11.2014

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Honouring the fallen

The School’s Combined Cadet Force (CCF) took part in the special High Barnet commemoration events to mark Remembrance Sunday in the World War I centenary year. The...

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