Northumbria University’s Department of Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing hosted 21 of our Year 12 students yesterday. The academic staff provided an excellent insight into university style learning & the students loved hearing about their professional backstories and having the opportunity to try out their simulation rooms & virtual reality headsets. We really appreciate the thought and care the
The art department are planning an exciting REA project which involves the use of newspaper (& lots of it!!) We would gratefully receive any donations in preparation for these sessions in early June. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
We have spaces available in guitar and bass lessons with one of our expert teachers. Please get in touch with Miss Tindall in the Music Department or via the school office if you are interested in having lessons! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
We hope that you had a nice Easter break. This is a short half term but a lot is happening, with the beginning of the exam season, it is important to do your best, work hard and have no regrets in August when collecting the results. We wish you all the best. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Year 9 have been working on group arrangements of Wimoweh as part of their Saharan Sounds topic in Music. It’s great to see how different groups use the melody, chords and rhythm to create their own arrangement. #Respect #Engage #Aspire https://youtu.be/CggPCGn7Cgc
Well done to our Bronze and Silver D of E teams for their excellent conduct during our first practice walk. They practiced map reading, demonstrated excellent proficiency in the countryside code and showed resilience in a tough 10k walk up some steep inclines. This week we are taking the Silver teams out for a navigation and team building exercise. #Respect
On Saturday Year 10 student Rose B and her team Wallsend Boys Club U15 Girls won the U15 Northumberland Football League Cup. Congratulations #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Apprenticeship event this Saturday at Queen Elizabeth High School, to learn about some of the apprenticeship opportunities North East businesses offer. 📍 Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham, NE46 3JB ⏰ Saturday 5th April, 10am – 1pm
Blood Flowers is the explosive, breath-taking fantasy by singer song writer Jay McGuiness – A story of love, witchcraft, betrayal and murder! #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Moira Buffini author visit for Y9 Playwright, film and TV screenwriter and now author of her first novel, we were delighted to welcome Moira Buffini to QEHS on Tuesday. Moira’s depth and breadth of experience informed her highly engaging and inspiring talk, weaving in ‘The Hunger Games’, Shakespeare and Orwell. She highlighted that writing is a viable career in this