From the Simpsons to black holes: fascinating forays into Further Mathematics
March 15, 2017
Twenty-three Year 12 pupils studying Further Mathematics learned from some of the country's most entertaining mathematicians at a festival for schools.
Maths Fest 2017 at The Camden Centre, which was organised by ‘stand-up mathematician’ Matt Parker and Mathematics author Rob Eastaway, looked at how Mathematics is being used across...
Morals, meaning – and mass murderers: grappling with humanist ideas
February 27, 2017
A leading humanist campaigner spoke to QE’s younger boys in the latest in a series of lectures delivered by experts from a range of fields.
Andrew Copson, the youngest-ever Chief Executive of the British Humanist Association (BHA) when he was appointed in 2010 at the age of 29, addressed...
Pupil librarian of the year? Rishi shortlisted for national award
February 10, 2017
Year 10 pupil Rishi Shah is among just five pupils from across the country to be selected as a finalist for the Pupil Library Assistant of the Year Award 2017.
He will now attend the award ceremony next month at the parliamentary building, Portcullis House in Westminster, where he...
Mathematicians do battle in team competition
January 1, 2017
QE took on some of the region’s leading schools in a national team-based Mathematics competition.
The team of four Sixth-Formers came fourth out of 20 teams in the Senior Team Maths Challenge regional heat, hosted by Merchant Taylors’ School, scoring 147 points out of a possible 180. First place...
Senior boys named among the UK’s mathematical élite
December 30, 2016
Eight Sixth-Formers – double last year’s total – have qualified for the British Mathematical Olympiad, placing them in the ranks of the country’s very best young mathematicians.
They were among 119 Sixth-Form mathematicians who sat the UK Mathematics Trust’s Senior Challenge. To qualify for the Olympiad, they had to...
