Old Elizabethans help fill shelves of new Queen’s Library
December 15, 2014
Old Elizabethans are engaging enthusiastically in a special initiative to build the book collections for the School’s new Queen’s Library. In the opening three weeks of the scheme, 82 books together worth more than £1,000 have been donated by old boys through online Amazon wish lists. The Headmaster said: “We...
Focus on the Young
January 1, 2016
Business consultant Andrew Kramer is dedicated to using his abilities to help young people develop their own skills.
Andrew (OE 2001-2008) is always looking for opportunities to work with clients focusing on education and young people.
After reading History at Jesus College, Oxford, Andrew worked as an English teacher and lecturer...
Award for medical research
April 1, 2016
Dr Robert Aldridge has been named the winner of a national medical prize for his research into tuberculosis among vulnerable people. In a varied career to date, Robert (OE 1988–1995) has been a management consultant in the City, a hospital doctor and is now a medical academic. On leaving QE,...
“A major new thriller talent”
April 1, 2016
Richard Davis (OE 2001–2008) is celebrating the publication of his first book – a hard-boiled thriller set in the USA. Chosen by Amazon to be in its monthly book promotion alongside blockbuster authors Harlan Coben, Clive Cussler and Marcia Clark, he now shares a publisher with Eric Idle and the...
Advancing public health
January 1, 2016
After a varied early career, Dr Robert Aldridge is establishing a national reputation for his research in the sphere of public health.
Robert (OE 1988–1995) has been a management consultant in the City, a hospital doctor and is now a medical academic.
On leaving QE, he went to Nottingham, where he...
“A major new thriller talent”
January 1, 2016
Perseverance has paid off for Richard Davis with the publication of his first book, a hard-boiled thriller set in the USA.
The 2016 novel, False Prophet, was inspired by childhood holidays that Richard spent in the US, when he developed a taste for American thrillers. Its publication marked the culmination...
Fact and Fiction
January 1, 2016
Jonathan Ho is establishing a career as a film and video-maker, embracing both the factual and the fictional.
After School, Jonathan (OE 1997–2004) studied at London College of Fashion for a year, then went to Kent Institute of Art and Design (now known as UCA Rochester), where he gained a...
Headmaster’s update
March 20, 2017
This has been a good term, punctuated in the middle by the significant event of our English department moving into the refurbished and extended Heard Building. This building is especially important in the recent history of our School since, in the late 1990s, its construction was one of the very...
Headmaster’s update
July 20, 2017
While life at Queen Elizabeth’s School has continued calmly this term, the country at large has been beset by a string of terrible episodes, including terrorist outrages and the fire at Grenfell Tower in North Kensington. On a number of occasions, we have joined the rest of the nation in...
Chris Shurety: A lifelong love of classical music that began at QE
July 20, 2017
“It is a great honour to be nominated for this award,” said Chris. “It really serves as recognition for all those many musicians, both amateur and professional, who have contributed so much of the past 25 years to making CoMA not only a reality, but also such an extraordinarily exciting...
