New & noteworthy - Queen Elizabeth's School

30.11.2020

QE’s “remarkable consistency” saluted as it is crowned Parent Power’s leading state school

Queen Elizabeth’s School once again heads the influential Sunday Times Parent Power survey as the country’s top state school. As Alastair McCall, editor of Parent Power, points out, QE has...

Safeguarding planet earth: QE signs up for eco network, as boys join youth summit and appeal to international leaders’ group on climate change

26.11.2020

Academic enrichment

Safeguarding planet earth: QE signs up for eco network, as boys join youth summit and appeal to international leaders’ group on climate change

Queen Elizabeth’s School has joined the London Schools Eco Network – and a sixth-former has already played a leading role in supporting its work with his contributions to this month’s...

Pushing the conversation: alumni speak on LGBTQ+ issues and their experiences on International Men’s Day

23.11.2020

Alumni | Support & guidance

Pushing the conversation: alumni speak on LGBTQ+ issues and their experiences on International Men’s Day

Two Old Elizabethans visited the School in person for a Covid-compliant celebration of International Men’s Day. Jamie Sherman and Arjun Goswami talked about their experiences as members of the LGBTQ+...

“We knew it was going to happen, but we never did anything about it”: Year 8’s apocalyptic warnings from the future on climate change

20.11.2020

Geography | Library & creative writing

“We knew it was going to happen, but we never did anything about it”: Year 8’s apocalyptic warnings from the future on climate change

Year 8 geographers have been getting creative as they grapple with the possible future effects of unchecked climate change. The boys spent the first half of this term studying the...

Taking the floor: workshop helps boys learn the basics of public speaking

18.11.2020

Academic enrichment | Debating

Taking the floor: workshop helps boys learn the basics of public speaking

Twenty-four boys from Year 10 had the opportunity to learn how to compose a speech from scratch and then deliver it with confidence in front of classmates in a day-long...

Maintaining the bond between School and home, even during a pandemic

16.11.2020

Support & guidance

Maintaining the bond between School and home, even during a pandemic

With physical meetings ruled out by Covid-19 restrictions, QE turned to technology for its first parental consultation evening of the year. Teachers and the parents of Year 13 pupils were...

For the fallen: Remembrance Day 2020 at Queen Elizabeth’s School

11.11.2020

CCF | In tribute

For the fallen: Remembrance Day 2020 at Queen Elizabeth’s School

The School observed today’s Armistice Day two-minute silence with a ceremony that was adapted this year because of Covid-19 restrictions. When boys fell silent at 11am on 11th November it...

“One of the most inspiring learning environments we’ve ever come across”: The Good Schools Guide verdict on QE

09.11.2020

School performance

“One of the most inspiring learning environments we’ve ever come across”: The Good Schools Guide verdict on QE

Queen Elizabeth’s School shines brightly in the latest report by the influential Good Schools Guide, with reviewers praising everything from public examination results – “right in the top branches of...

Alumni go online to help put pupils on the path to university success

05.11.2020

Alumni | Careers | Support & guidance

Alumni go online to help put pupils on the path to university success

With coronavirus restrictions precluding a repeat of last year’s inaugural University Mock Interview Evening at the School, QE’s old boys and supporters have instead been turning out in force online...

It’s Biden! QE boys pick their winner in mock elections

03.11.2020

Academic enrichment | Politics

It’s Biden! QE boys pick their winner in mock elections

Pupils overwhelmingly voted for Joe Biden in the School’s mock US elections, which were carefully modelled on the real poll taking place today on the other side of the Atlantic....

Senior soloists in full flow in a live-streaming first for QE

23.10.2020

Arts | Music

Senior soloists in full flow in a live-streaming first for QE

The Music department have adapted to Covid-19 conditions with the first-ever concert from the School to be live-streamed on YouTube. The Senior Chamber Concert featured a restricted audience in the...

Challenging stereotypes, changing mindsets: Black History Month at QE

21.10.2020

Academic enrichment | Alumni | Support & guidance

Challenging stereotypes, changing mindsets: Black History Month at QE

Representatives of Perspective, QE’s new pupil-led initiative, have joined senior staff to highlight the importance of Black History Month. School Vice-Captains Thomas Mgbor and Ayodimeji Ojelade, of Year 13, have...