I’m glad you asked me that!…Question Time at QE
July 22, 2010
QE held its first-ever Question Time, with influential local people facing questions from Year 10. The eight-strong panel fielded questions on a wide range of topics selected by the boys, who had discussed suitable subjects in their PSHE lessons. These included: Does the education system work for young people? Are...
Rising to the challenge: QE’s chemists show their mettle
May 22, 2018
The QE entrants in this year’s UK Chemistry Olympiad have acquitted themselves well in the first round, according to the published results. All 11 of the Year 13 boys chosen to enter the competition were awarded either a gold, silver or bronze certificate. Nationally, of the 6,500-plus pupils who participated,...
A puzzling success!
May 15, 2017
Having made his mark as a Mathematics teacher by leading his pupils to national competition successes, Daniel Griller has now written a book of puzzles that is rapidly gaining rave reviews.
Daniel (OE 2001–2008) says Mathematics is not only his job, it is his biggest hobby, too. “I spend...
Medals for QE mathematicians in Olympiad
January 23, 2014
Three Sixth-Formers have won medals in a national competition that is only open to the country's elite young mathematicians.
Gabriel Gendler (pictured left) and Madhi Elango, of Year 13, together with Bhavik Mehta, of Year 12, were among eight QE boys who qualified for the British Senior...
All adding up for young mathematicians
July 7, 2015
The number of QE boys who achieved gold certificates in a prestigious national Mathematics competition has nearly doubled this year. Of the 271 boys from Years 7 & 8 who took part in the UK Junior Maths Challenge, 134 were awarded gold, compared to 71 last year.
A further...
Genius! Rahul wins week-long TV competition
August 8, 2017
QE pupil Rahul Doshi has been named Child Genius 2017 after seeing off his young rivals in the national Channel 4 show of the same name. Rahul, who goes into Year 8 next month, took the title after six days of competition by beating another boy, nine-year-old Ronan, in a quickfire buzzer...
