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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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While life at Queen Elizabeth’s School has continued calmly this term, the country at large has been beset by a string of terrible episodes, including terrorist outrages and the fire at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington. On a number of occasions, we have joined the rest of the nation in honouring the dead and remembering the injured and the bereaved through the observance of a minute’s silence. Such events inevitably leave their mark on young and old alike. |
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QE contemporaries Chris Shurety and Jerry Golland both received awards in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Chris (OE 1956–1963) received an MBE for services to Music, while Jerry, who was also at QE from 1956 to 1963, was awarded a British Empire Medal for services to Business and Charity. |
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Dr Yusuf Sherwani has put his medical training on hold to develop a hi-tech way of helping people stop smoking.
Yusuf (OE 2003–2010) combined his love of computing with his medical expertise to produce Quit Genius, an app which aims to make therapy for people trying to give up tobacco more cost-effective and scalable. |
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Old Elizabethan Aidan Radnedge is Chief Reporter at Metro, which last month overtook The Sun to become the UK’s biggest weekday newspaper by circulation.
Aidan (OE 1988-1995) reports on major national and international events and has worked as a war correspondent and an international undercover journalist. |
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Mike Ajayi’s signing and promotion of platinum-selling indie rock band alt-J was the key which unlocked a highly successful career in the music industry.
Mike (OE 1998–2005) now runs his own label imprint, AMF (All My Friends) Records, which is part of the global Universal Music Group led by Mike’s fellow OE, Sir Lucian Grainge (1971–1978). |
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Recruitment expert Santino Boffa is now the global chief head-hunter for a fast-expanding international technology company.
His role as Global Talent Acquisition Manager for Qubit is the latest post in what has already been a highly-varied career. |
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Akshay Ruparelia has launched his online estate agency and secured more than half-a-million pounds in investment – just a year after completing his A-levels at QE.
Having previously secured £100,000 as an initial investment, Akshay’s current fund-raising campaign for Doorsteps.co.uk hit its £400,000 target in less than half of its 30-day window, which runs until 27th July 2017. |
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Five old boys of the School were involved in QE’s second annual Enrichment Week. Four OEs who were at QE in the 1940s to 1960s helped Year 7 boys with a project on the history of the School, while Nik Ward (2003–2010) came in to assist Year 10 pupils with an Art project…
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Careers Convention
Thursday 16th November 2017
To include pre-event reception for participating OE volunteers
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OE Association Dinner
Friday 17th November 2017
Guest speaker: Robert ‘Judge’ Rinder (OE 1989–1994)
Carol Service
7.30pm, Wednesday 13th December 2017
St John the Baptist Church, Chipping Barnet
For more information about alumni events, please contact the Headmaster's office
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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
If this issue of the Alumni News
e-newsletter has been forwarded to you, register here to receive future issues automatically. Register
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Queen Elizabeth’s School, Queen’s Road, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN5 4DQ
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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 © July 2017 |
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