Riding the FinTech wave, working with the best
March 29, 2020
Jake Nielen is revelling in his role within an industry enjoying explosive growth and operating at the forefront of a technological revolution. Jake (OE 2004–2011) is a London-based account manager with Amazon Web Services, helping financial technology (FinTech) startups rapidly achieve global scale and huge customer growth through applying artificial...
Celebrating diligence, flair and true scholarship in all its diversity
March 13, 2020
More than 60 boys received prizes for commitment and excellence across a wide field of endeavours at the 2020 Senior Awards Ceremony. Guest speaker Professor Shearer West, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Nottingham, handed awards to boys from Years 10, 11 and 12. In a break from recent...
The lights are off…and everyone’s home! But The Queens’ Library is rising to the challenge
April 24, 2020
Head of Library Services Surya Bowyer has been making sure that boys are aware of the wealth of resources that are available online – both for study and for leisure. He is using the shutdown to develop the way the Library team uses technology. And, as a result, they are...
These unusual times: thoughts on the pandemic, the cancellation of GCSEs and on online learning, from a Year 11 perspective
April 16, 2020
My name is Manomay Lala-Raykar and I am a Year 11 student, going into Year 12 this September. The announcement of school closures and exam cancellations has been a significant turning point for thousands like me. The message did not come as much of a surprise, but it gave me...
First-ever QE boy to gain place at a Canadian university also wins prestigious full scholarship
May 4, 2020
Aly Sayani has won a sought-after scholarship to the University of Toronto, one of only 37 applicants from around the world to taste this success. The coveted Lester B Pearson International Scholarship will cover Aly’s tuition, accommodation, materials and living expenses for the four years in which he reads Social...
From strength to strength
December 15, 2022
Akash Vaghela is continuing to grow and refine his fitness business – now billed as “the only place in the world entirely focused on helping you not only get into shape, but on learning how to stay in shape”. RNT Fitness has transformed more than 3,000 lives in more than...
How did we get here? The Arabella magazine explores 450th anniversary theme
November 7, 2023
QE’s pupil-run arts magazine, The Arabella, looks both to the past and the future in a special edition for the School’s 450th anniversary year. The 44-page publication features 26 pieces of poetry, prose, and art, many of them inspired by its anniversary-related theme, How did we get here? The approach,...