Lecturer has boys tearing their hair out!
June 3, 2013
A guest lecturer from Kings College London had QE Sixth-Formers literally tearing out their own hair – as part of her presentation on DNA technology. Dr Elizabeth Glennon, from the Department of Neuroscience in Kings College’s Institute of Psychiatry, offered all 50 of the School’s Year 13 Biology students...
New QE engineering team takes on challenge after last year’s success
February 20, 2013
Four Year 12 boys will be among 1,300 pupils from across the country taking part in a prestigious annual engineering competition this year.
Ife Adepegba, Rushab Badiani, Saad Hamid and Michael Zhao (pictured below, left to right) are being sponsored in the Engineering Education Scheme (EES) by local housing...
Chemistry team in UK top 10
May 5, 2011
A team of QE boys came in the top 10 of a national Chemistry competition – the first time the School has progressed beyond the regional level of the Top of the Bench competition. Mehul Jesani, of Year 11, Aniruddh Raghu, Year 10, and Year 9 boys Tianlin Zhang and...
English
August 17, 2017
Our aspiration for the study of English is that it should offer boys a way of exploring and understanding the world around them, with all its different challenges and perspectives, through the lens of literature. To achieve this understanding, we aim for students to communicate effectively as perceptive, analytical, and...
Seizing opportunities from Africa to Canada
October 3, 2018
Over the past couple of years, Jonathan Gunaseelan has done innovative fundraising for UNICEF, taught children in Tanzania, Cardiff and London and helped develop a water filtration system for first-nation Canadians. All these opportunities, and others besides, have come about through Warwick University, where Jonathan (OE 2008–2015) is now completing...
Potential high-flier wins sought-after scholarship
December 21, 2018
Sixth-former Dylan Vekaria has been awarded a prestigious engineering scholarship with the RAF after successfully negotiating a rigorous selection progress. Year 12’s Dylan received his Arkwright Engineering Scholarship, which is funded by the RAF Charitable Trust, from Group Captain Tony Keeling at a special ceremony at the Institute of Engineering...
Success – and on his own terms
July 20, 2016
Frankie Vu combines a career as a live sports host and a presenter on the CBBC and Disney XD children’s channels with life as a professional in the world of freestyle football. Frankie (Francis), who attended QE from 2000 to 2008, once raced from an AS examination straight to Manchester...
