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| An e-newsletter produced by Queen Elizabeth’s School,Barnet for all our old boys.
We trust you will enjoy reading it and will also take the opportunity to visit
the alumni section of our website. |
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The celebrations surrounding this summer’s outstanding public examination results ensured a very positive start indeed to the new academic year. Our A-level results were the best ever recorded here. The benchmark A*-B figure has now exceeded 98% in four of the past five years, which represents, by any standards, a truly remarkable feat of consistent academic performance at the very highest level. |
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Robert Rinder’s genuine enthusiasm for dancing was clear from the outset of the primetime BBC show’s 14th series – and continued all the way through the autumn. Robert (OE 1989–1994), who performed under his TV name of Judge Rinder, clearly relished the opportunity to entertain huge audiences in the weekly dancing extravaganza. He proved to be one of the best performers, too; it was not until the start of December that he was eliminated in the quarter-final – the 11th contestant to leave the show out of the 15 who started in September. |
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Three Old Elizabethans have been honoured for their achievement by Trinity College, Cambridge, by being formally admitted as Scholars to its Foundation.
Gabriel Gendler (2007–2014), Andrew Hui (2008–2015) and Bhavik Mehta (2008–2015) all took part in the special ceremony, which dates back to 1560 – just 14 years after Henry VIII founded the college, which he dedicated to the "honour and glory of the Holy and Undivided Trinity". |
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Ian Stern has risen to the very top of the legal profession, forging his reputation as a leading Queen’s Counsel in some of the country’s highest-profile court cases of the 21st century.
Ian (OE 1968–1975) returned to QE this term for a meeting with the Headmaster and, since he is keen to support the development of advocacy skills in schoolchildren, has agreed to host a visit to the crown court by the School’s entrants in this year’s Magistrates’ Court Mock Trial competition. |
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Artist Stephen Walter has already achieved considerable success with his work both at home and abroad, but he remains ambitious for further recognition.
"I still believe that Art can make the world a better place, and that the best examples of works of art can elevate the human species towards the beauties and wonders of the world that we have inherited," he says. |
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Krishan Dave is forging a successful career in finance – and this term he gave current QE pupils some guidance on how they could follow his lead.
Krishan (OE 2002–2009) works at Canary Wharf for Northern Trust Corporation, an international, US-based financial services company. He was recently promoted from his role as an analyst, becoming an investment performance team leader. |
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Little more than a year after leaving Cambridge and taking up a post as a management consultant with a global company, Kamran Tajbakhsh has a new career.
Kamran (2004–2011) decided in June 2016 to become a performance coach and motivational speaker. It was, he says, a question of pursuing his passion. He is known professionally as Kam Taj. |
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Sports psychologist Mustafa Sarkar has gained international recognition, winning a major award for his PhD dissertation.
Mustafa (OE 1997–2004) travelled to Phoenix, Arizona, to be presented with the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP)’s 2016 Doctoral Dissertation Award in front of more than 1,000 conference delegates. |
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Former pupils, senior staff and other guests gathered in the Main Hall to enjoy sharing memories of QE in the recent and not-so-recent past, while the Headmaster reflected on the five years that have passed since he first spoke at the annual dinner.The guest speaker was Dominic Roberts (OE 1989–1994), who works as a GP in a socially disadvantaged area of London and is an influential clinical director with the NHS, as previously featured in Alumni News.
Find out more
| 52nd Elizabethan Union Annual Dinner Debate |
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The School is always delighted to hear from our former pupils, whether they would like to get involved in QE events, or simply have news to share about themselves or former classmates. To contact our Alumni Office, please email alumni@qebarnet.co.uk
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| Through this e-newsletter and the alumni section of The Queen Elizabeth’s School
website, the School is aiming to strengthen its links with former pupils. |
| If you wish to find out more about having an active role in supporting the school as a past pupil,
please contact: alumni@qebarnet.co.uk |
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| Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet. Copyright © December 2016 |
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