Galloway Residential Trip
This week, a group of 50 students from Years 9 and 10 enjoyed a three-day residential visit to Galloway Activity Centre in Scotland. They engaged in a wide range of activities, including kayaking, sailing, windsurfing, paddleboarding, climbing, team building, archery, a waterpark, swing, and lazer tag! Over the course of the visit, students demonstrated excellent resilience and team building skills
Year 10 Business Studies
Our new year 10 business studies groups have been designing ideas for a new food van in the area. They had to come up with an idea for the truck, a brand identity and a menu with pricing. Take a look at some of their brilliant ideas! #Respect#Engage#Aspire
Morocco group update, 10/7/24
We’ve spent 4 fantastic days in Tacheddirt laying 700m of water pipe towards the spring that will give the village a much better fresh water supply. Our fundraising has paid for the remaining pipes and the village hope to complete the job in the next week or so. Muhammad and the rest of the village association were very thankful for
Tennis Champions!
Last week, our QE boys tennis team became the Division 2 champions of Northumberland after winning their group and then beating St Mary’s in the final. This is an excellent achievement and deserves to be celebrated! The team consists of Archie W (Y10), Joseph B (Y9), James F (Y9), and Joshua H (Y9). #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Galloway Activity Centre Trip
Arrived safely at Galloway Activity Centre ready for 3 days of activities. All students have enjoyed lunch and are ready for an afternoon of fun.
Sixth Form – Theatre Practitioners Q&A
A former QE student Eleanor Cobb and her colleague Fanny Le Pironnec gave up their time today, to hold a lunchtime Q&A on their experience of being theatre practitioners. Their insight and advice was much appreciated by the students, who are keen to carve out a career in the performance arts. They talked about their lived experiences; in this case,
Hexham Bluegrass Festival
Hexham’s Bluegrass Festival is on at the end of July. There will be an open mic session on the Saturday evening, and workshops on both Saturday and Sunday morning. Anyone who would like to take part just has to register their name on the day. If you know of any talented young musicians, encourage them to take part! If you