Picture perfect: Art news
July 22, 2012
Henry Yang has been awarded a place at Central St Martin’s College of Art to pursue his Fine Art studies at Foundation Level. Fellow sixth-former, Lucca Ferrarese has gained entry to the prestigious Architectural Course at Bartlett College, UCL.
“Upper Sixth work was extremely adventurous this year,...
Old boy in running for top Fives award
April 24, 2012
Alumnus Sunil Tailor (1999-2006) has been nominated for the Eton Fives Player of the Year award, following an outstanding season.
Sunil, who first played the sport at QE, became the first old boy ever to reach the quarter-finals of the sport’s national senior championships, the Kinnaird Cup...
Space hopper fun for charity
June 25, 2010
Underne House raised just over £150 for charity with three days of space hopper races. Boys from Years 7-10 took part in the first two days’ races in the gym, with Tom Selek, of Year 7, winning the Year 7 and 8 races and Stuart Tang, of Year 9, triumphing...
QE Governors to consider conversion to Academy status
May 27, 2010
In a letter dated 26th May, Michael Gove, the new Secretary of State for Education, invited the Governors to consider acquiring Academy status as soon as possible. Mr Gove pointed out that as Queen Elizabeth’s is currently rated outstanding by Ofsted this means that the School automatically meets the criteria for Academy status. Details are...
Innovative Young Enterprise scheme
March 18, 2010
A Young Enterprise scheme involving Year 10 QE students has found an innovative way to help busy people stay fit. The company, Health4All, has launched a discount card which entitles users to a 10% discount on day membership at selected health clubs. A number of Barnet gyms have already signed...
Award highlights QE’s long and successful record in chess
January 26, 2009
Queen Elizabeth’s School has been awarded a rare and prestigious accolade in recognition of its achievements in chess and its work to promote the game. Just two schools are selected annually to receive the British Chess Educational Trust Award. The awards, which are administered by the English Chess Federation, began...
Fast friends in first-ever marathon
April 1, 2015
Five QE old boys have teamed up to run the Paris Marathon for charity next month – the first time any of them have competed at such a distance. Adeel Haque, Alister Heywood, Simon Nikolov, Jake Sittampalam and Jonathan Bradshaw, who were all at QE from 2005–2012, hope to raise...
Alex makes financial history as his company goes public
July 15, 2011
Former QE pupil Alex Halliday made his first forays into online business while still at the School – and now he has become, at 25, 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,...
Stepping into a revolution
July 20, 2017
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...
