Our Curriculum
December 4, 2019
To achieve our educational aims of producing confident, able and responsible young men, to instill and develop free-thinking scholarship, and to set our boys up to be successful in life, as well as in their academic pursuits, having a broad and balanced curriculum is crucial. On this page you will...
Learning through thrilling ups and downs!
March 6, 2020
From the history of powered flight to the physics of theme park rides, Year 9 pupils covered a lot of ground on their four-day Science trip to Paris. Travelling by coach and ferry, the 43-strong group not only literally covered many miles, but also made great strides in their learning...
Entrepreneurs create product to appeal to their peers (Updated 9th May)
April 2, 2020
A QE team who tested the commercial appeal of their beeswax-based, eco-friendly product at a Young Enterprise Trade Fair are planning to continue with the venture, even when the competition ends. The team, who have named their firm The Green Bee Company, are producing re-usable wraps as an alternative to...
Headmaster’s update
July 14, 2020
Despite the most difficult circumstances this term, Queen Elizabeth’s School has continued in extraordinary times to do all of our ordinary things well – not, of course, that there is anything ordinary about QE and the Elizabethan community. I have been concerned by national media reports about children being educationally...
“One of the most inspiring learning environments we’ve ever come across”: The Good Schools Guide verdict on QE
November 9, 2020
Queen Elizabeth’s School shines brightly in the latest report by the influential Good Schools Guide, with reviewers praising everything from public examination results – “right in the top branches of the academic league table tree” – to music, sport and drama. The extensive review, written in GSG’s characteristic conversational style,...
We can work it out: employers’ quick-thinking and pupils’ perseverance keep work experience alive
December 14, 2020
Year 12 pupils have thrown themselves into work experience placements this term, determined not to allow coronavirus restrictions to rob them of valuable opportunities. Many boys have completed placements during the half-term holiday and since – either in the workplace or as virtual placements online – often building on previous...
Headmaster’s update
December 15, 2020
After a spring and summer spent largely in lockdown, I am pleased to report that this Autumn Term has felt much more normal. The majority of School life has taken place, albeit often in adapted form. Not only have our classrooms once again reverberated softly to the sounds of teaching...
