A career that delivers
December 12, 2018
Phil Peters is Managing Director of a fast-growing e-commerce business aiming to revolutionise the Chinese food delivery market. Phil (OE 1997–2004) leads a team working to ensure London-based Zing Zing the “best Chinese takeout in the world”. Zing Zing, which was launched in 2013, sets itself apart by using only...
Learning from the experts: acclaim for QE teacher’s recording work
May 11, 2011
QE Music Technology teacher Tim Adnitt has won acclaim for his work as a professional recording engineer on a recently released Robin Jones and King Salsa album. The CD of Latin music, entitled Sabroso Mambo, was largely recorded in QE’s recording studio in the Music Block. The studio has state-of-the-art equipment...
QE old boy goes from strength to strength with online business
March 11, 2011
Former QE pupil Alex Halliday made his first forays into online business while still at the school – and now, at 25, he is the youngest CEO of a company listed on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Alex, who left QE after his A-levels in 2003, has created SocialGO.com, which...
Peak performance! Old boy Kam working online to help current QE boys give of their best
April 29, 2020
Sixty-five senior QE boys have enrolled on a coaching programme run by alumnus Kam Taj. Kam (Kamran Tajbaksh, OE 2004–2011), a performance coach, inspirational speaker and author, will help the pupils through an online course supported by more than 100 videos and activities. After taking a first in the Manufacturing...
Rising to the challenge: imagining a better future against the clock
February 14, 2020
From Harry Potter and major religions to global technology companies, QE pupil Yash Makwana covered them all in a speech – and in less than three minutes, too! Selected from a strong field of Year 10 peers, Yash represented the School at the regional final of Jack Petchey’s Speak Out...
Small steps and giant leaps: musicians demonstrate their prowess at space-themed concert
July 20, 2019
QE’s younger musicians turned out en masse for the School’s summer concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. In a very varied programme that ranged across the genres from traditional Indian classical and western classical to jazz and pop, the boys explored mankind’s enduring fascination with...
Careering along the right path: convention helps pupils consider their futures
February 24, 2023
Dozens of Old Elizabethans and other guests turned out to advise Year 11 boys on their future paths in a new-style QE Careers Convention. The event featured sessions focusing on specific professions, seminars offering guidance on a range of career-related topics, and an afternoon careers fair where the boys could...
Remembering Diane Mason: tributes paid to “inspiring” FQE stalwart
September 7, 2023
Headmaster Neil Enright today paid tribute to Diane Mason, a longstanding supporter of the School, former parent and retired staff member, who has died at the age of 88. Diane’s association with QE extended back to 1985, when her eldest son, Andrew (Andy), joined the School, followed two years later...
