Positive verdict on old boys’ dinner where Robert “Judge” Rinder was guest speaker
November 24, 2017
With good numbers in attendance, excellent food and memorable speeches, this year’s formal dinner for alumni was by common consent one of the best in recent memory, according to the Headmaster. Guest of honour Robert Rinder (OE 1989–1994) brought both TV glamour and the sharp insights of an experienced international...
“Anything is possible”: from rugby to running his own record label
September 25, 2017
Old Elizabethan 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...
Kindertransport: taking a moment to reflect, nearly 80 years on
September 20, 2017
Two special guests at a QE Jewish Society event brought to life memories of childhood escape from the Nazis.
The lunchtime event featured Harry Heber, who ca me to England from Austria on the Kindertransport in December 1938 at the age of eight, and Sam Martin, Community Engagement Officer...
Screen saver: TV executive with a record of rescuing broadcasters in trouble
September 8, 2017
Having made his name as a television executive, Old Elizabethan David Lowen is now a sought-after consultant working with international broadcasters – and he has emerged as a significant figure in the world of higher education, too. David (OE 1957–1964) went from QE to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he read...
Winners! Pupil’s fundraising team take top prize in charity awards
June 8, 2017
QE pupil Senthuran Jeevan’s fund-raising team have been named the overall winners in an international children’s charity’s annual awards. Team Oak, compr ising Year 9 pupil Senthuran and three teammates from other schools, raised a total of £7,106.12 for The Wings of Hope between October 2016 and March 2017...
Rewards and challenges to the fore at Senior Awards
March 16, 2018
QE’s high-achieving pupils should be ready to “take up the challenge of [the] considerable and fundamental long-term challenges that we face as a society”, Headmaster Neil Enright urged at the 2018 Senior Awards Ceremony. Parents and award-winners joined dignitaries, staff and friends of the School for the foremost awards event...
Dissenting voice: George the Poet on Question Time
March 12, 2018
Old Elizabethan George ‘The Poet’ Mpanga brought his trademark eloquence and sharp insights to BBC TV’s flagship political discussion programme, Question Time. George (OE 2002–2009) repeatedly challenged the stance of the Conservative Government on topics including housing, positive discrimination and the Russian government’s suspected involvement in the attempted murder of...
