Social Club
February 15, 2018
The Social Club is based at Gypsy Corner but is wholly separate from the Memorial Playing Fields Company in terms of governance, name and operations. It looks after social functions at the ground and the bar facilities. It is also the vehicle used for licensing purposes and therefore, because it...
New Senior Officials team bring mix of talents and interests to their roles
December 11, 2017
QE Headmaster Neil Enright has announced the prefect team for 2018, including the new School Captain and the other Senior Officials. Aashish Khimasia will take over at the head of the team of Senior Vice-Captains, Vice-Captains, House Captains, Deputy House Captains and Prefects, all drawn from Year 12. The Headmaster...
Bench-marked! Judges praise QE boys as they reach national final of mock trial competition
December 8, 2017
A team of senior QE boys have reached the national finals of a competition that involves mock criminal trials in a crown court in front of real judges. The QE team performed strongly in three initial rounds at the regional finals of the Bar Mock Trial Competition, before emerging victorious...
From international conferences to the ups and downs of life in a London hospital
December 1, 2017
Jin-Min Juan is now working as a doctor at Northwick Park Hospital after graduating from Cambridge this summer. Jin, who left QE with four straight A* grades at A-level in 2011, excelled in his university research work into the mind, winning one of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ valuable Pathfinder...
Honoured! Two OEs’ service recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
July 18, 2017
QE contemporaries Chris Shurety and Jerry Golland both received awards in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Chris (OE 1956–1963, pictured left) received an MBE for services to Music, while Jerry (pictured below), who was also at QE from 1956 to 1963, was awarded a British Empire Medal for services...
Facebook furore, OE memories and Arsenal all feature at Dinner Debate…plus an invitation to Founder’s Day 2018
April 26, 2018
The 53rd annual Elizabethan Union Dinner Debate not only proved enjoyable for alumni and current sixth-formers alike, but the ongoing furore over Facebook and Cambridge Analytica made it highly topical, too, writes the Headmaster. As usual, although it was a formal occasion, the dinner came with a healthy serving of...
“A perfect balance between learning and having fun” – discovering careers in STEM
May 6, 2020
Year 9 pupils not only found out about careers in STEM and had lots of fun on a special three-day course, but also gained a new qualification, too. All five boys who attended the Engineering Development Trust’s Routes into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) course in London, prior to...
