New & noteworthy

08.10.2025
International finalist helps QE pupils hoping to achieve lift-off in this year’s space competition
After his stellar achievement of being chosen to represent the UK in a space competition hosted by NASA, Year 13’s Vinujan Sivakumar is now helping younger Elizabethans hoping to follow...
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06.10.2025
Academic enrichment | Geography
Shocked! Sixth-formers’ astonishment on learning of the world’s biggest worry – and it’s not climate change or the risks of AI
Thirteen Sixth-Form geographers heard Oxford’s Professor Danny Dorling deliver a powerful exposition of the national and global threat posed by poverty and inequality. His lecture, Inequality: the next crisis and...
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02.10.2025
Shake it out: Movement, meditation and box breathing to bust stress
Year 10 took part in a special workshop which explored the science behind stress and equipped them with a range of techniques that they can use in their everyday lives....
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26.09.2025
Hindi winner! Adyansh sees off challenge from older competitors to take top prize in public-speaking contest
Year 10’s Adyansh Sahai took first place in a prestigious Hindi-speaking event – even though he was the youngest participant. His talk on robotics impressed the audience at the celebration...
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22.09.2025
Academic enrichment | Music | Trips
Variations on a Belgian theme: Music tour had it all, from playing in a park and historic town square to entertaining VIPs in a church
Young musicians enjoyed an action-packed five-day tour, which gave them multiple opportunities to perform in Belgium as well as the chance to sample the country’s cultural delights. They played at...
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11.09.2025
QE Futures helps boys find their path to the best degree apprenticeships and work experience
QE Futures, the School’s programme of careers and universities guidance, is enjoying a surge of success as boys secure places on highly sought-after degree apprenticeships. Degree apprenticeships are attracting increasing...
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08.09.2025
QE Sixth Form ranked as the best in the country
QE’s Sixth Form comes top in a new national league table published by The Telegraph. The Telegraph analysed data from more than 2,000 state-school sixth forms and sixth-form colleges, allocating...
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04.09.2025
Medicine for the many, not the few: sixth-former’s plea on genetics wins European competition
Sixth-former Tanush Gupta has won first prize in a prestigious European competition for his video on genetic diversity. His name was announced in front of more than 5,000 international scientists...
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Academic enrichment | QE Flourish | School performance
Above and beyond: awards for teacher and nine pupils reflect their excellence and dedication
Nine pupils won achievement awards for accomplishments in areas ranging from sport to robotics, while teacher Xiangming Xu took a Leader Award both for his dedication in the classroom and...
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