Brightest of the Bright Ideas: QE named national winners
August 10, 2016
QE has taken first prize in a new national competition aimed at developing skills in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
More than 400 teams entered The Bright Ideas Challenge. QE, who had already been named regional winners, were announced as national winners at Make the Future London....
Bright boys: bright ideas!
June 30, 2016
QE has been named the regional winner in a new national competition involving skills in STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
A Year 8 team won the South East Regional Award in The Bright Ideas Challenge by coming up with creative solutions to the energy challenges that cities...
Testing, testing! QE on track for a safe and smooth return to classes
March 9, 2021
Preparations for a safe return to lessons at the School this week are running according to plan, with sixth-formers experiencing a smooth start to the new testing programme yesterday. Years 12 and 13 were the first at QE to benefit from the asymptomatic testing programme that is clearing the way...
Feeding people, not locusts! Pair’s robot design to help farmers wins global accolade
September 7, 2022
QE pupils Abhinav Sandeep and Vyom Srivastava took third place in their age group in a global competition seeking to harness the power of robots to tackle environmental problems. The pair, who have just started in Year 9, were the only winners outside North America in the Nature Recovery Robots...
‘Ground-breaking and exhilarating’ – boys see West Side Story
October 2, 2013
QE young musicians enjoyed a golden opportunity to see a sell-out performance of West Side Story – the first London revival of the ever-popular musical since 2008.
The show, featuring famous songs including Maria, America, Somewhere and Something’s Coming, was staged at Sadler’s Wells for just six...
Helicopter hero: Old Elizabethan’s medal-winning bravery in the Troubles revealed
November 12, 2019
The family of Old Elizabethan helicopter pilot Roger Southgate have unearthed details of a heroic flight in hazardous conditions to rescue a comrade during some of the darkest days of Northern Ireland’s Troubles. Major Roger Lee Southgate (OE 1958–1963), who died suddenly in April 2016 aged 70, served for 49...