Departmental snapshots: English, Music, PE and The Queen’s Library
May 6, 2020
Here is our latest summary of news and innovative developments from across the departments. Robert Hyland, Head of English Colleagues have really embraced the virtual environment. For example, Year 7 can virtually explore Mars before describing its environment, while Year 8 students are producing their own portfolio celebrating Kindness in...
Doing his bit: Joseph fights the Zika virus
June 30, 2017
Newly qualified doctor Joseph Masters is in Brazil as part of an EU-funded project conducting research into the Zika virus.
Joseph (OE 2004–2011) recently finished his medical school examinations; his work in Recife, in north-east Brazil, is the final elective placement that he must complete before he graduates.
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Half a century on! School Captain’s 400th anniversary memories
December 14, 2022
As current Year 12 pupil Darren Lee gets ready to take over as School Captain in our 450th anniversary year, we asked the 400th anniversary Captain, Iain Lanyon, for his memories of that momentous year. He began by saying that he had in fact had other plans for the first...
As QE celebrates its 450th anniversary year, the 1973 School Captain shares memories of the 400th
March 22, 2023
With QE’s 450th anniversary year now well under way and thoughts turning to this week’s special service of thanksgiving in Westminster Abbey, Old Elizabethan Iain Lanyon, who was School Captain during the 400th anniversary celebrations in 1973, recalls his experiences during that momentous year. Iain began by saying that he...
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...
Right about the issues; wrong about strategy – Labour peer gives Politics Society his ‘take’ on Jeremy Corbyn
October 21, 2016
The influential Labour peer and entrepreneur, Lord Alli, was the latest guest speaker at QE’s thriving Politics Society.
He told the boys about his rise to wealth and fame from humble beginnings and his role in the Labour Party in years past, but also gave his assessment of Labour’s...
Confident, capable and with buckets of enthusiasm! A QE first as sixth-formers head to New York for top legal competition
December 27, 2018
For the first time ever, a QE team qualified for the prestigious Empire Mock Trial competition in New York, where they pitted their legal knowledge and courtroom acumen against some of the world’s finest young debaters. The seven-strong Sixth Form team won their place after QE’s strong performance in the...
