To the curriculum and beyond!
December 3, 2020
Experts have been helping QE A-level students see the exciting topical applications of their subjects in the real world in a series of lectures streamed into the School. Sixth-formers have already enjoyed stimulating day-long sessions on Medicine in Action, Chemistry in Action, Product Design in Action and Geography in Action,...
Pushing the conversation: alumni speak on LGBTQ+ issues and their experiences on International Men’s Day
November 23, 2020
Two Old Elizabethans visited the School in person for a Covid-compliant celebration of International Men’s Day. Jamie Sherman and Arjun Goswami talked about their experiences as members of the LGBTQ+ community, while also fielding questions from current sixth-formers. In their replies, they covered how legislation and attitudes have changed since...
Battling it out in “an immensely worthy cause”
January 11, 2021
Year 7 boys enjoyed the cut and thrust of competition as teams met in a charity quiz, held last term, to raise money for QE’s long-running Sai School Appeal. The School’s youngest boys have been learning all about the appeal, which began in 2002 and supports the rural Sai School...
James has perfect formula for success, as sixth-formers shine in Senior Maths Challenge
January 25, 2021
Year 13’s James Tan sealed his long and glittering record of success in Mathematics competitions at QE with a perfect score in this year’s Senior Maths Challenge (SMC). He was one of nine Sixth Form mathematicians who performed so strongly in the challenge that they qualified for the élite British...
Hisham’s star performance in space competition
September 3, 2023
QE pupil Hisham Khan has been named the UK winner of an international space competition and reached the top 5% of competitors from around 100 nations across the world. In addition to taking first place in the UK, Hisham, who goes into Year 11 this week, won a Gold Honour...
Seeing things in the round: geopolitics charity quiz explores global affairs
January 23, 2024
The two Year 8 boys behind QE’s Geopolitics Club staged a successful quiz to share their passion with their peers. Ibrahim Syed and Azaan Haque promoted the lunchtime quiz to Year 7 and 8, who turned out in numbers to answer the questions, raising money for Greenpeace in the process....
Pride 2024 helps “boys develop their understanding of their place in the world today”
July 12, 2024
QE’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Ambassadors visited all 18 forms in Years 7–9 to lead activities and discussions during Pride Month. They timed their visits to coincide with School Diversity Week, which QE was celebrating in partnership with LGBT+ young people’s charity, Just Like Us. The activities, overseen by Lead...
Explaining magic, vampires…and proton beam therapy
May 2, 2017
In a series of special events for British Science Week, QE’s younger boys learned about topics ranging from centuries-old tales of vampires to a new cancer treatment centre in London that is at the cutting edge of medical technology.
The Lower School Science Department celebrated the week with a...
Junior Mathematicians achieve high score
April 6, 2015
A team of four boys from Years 8 and 9 came second in the regional final of a national Mathematics competition, competing against other leading schools.
Nico Puthu, Ben Suen, Edward Hu and Drew Sellis joined 34 teams from schools including Merchant Taylors’ School, Watford Grammar School for Girls...
QE team comes second in national mathematics competition
July 14, 2010
A Queen Elizabeth’s School team came second out of 80 schools in the national final of the Team Maths Challenge 2010. Having triumphed in the regional round in April, team captain Madhi Elango, Gabriel Gendler, Bhavik Mehta and Yash Shah, won a place in the national event at the Royal...
