QEHS has received the message below from the Detective Sergeant responsible for the management of the Northumbria Police PREVENT team within Special Branch: ‘As you may be aware our children and young people are sadly vulnerable to being drawn into concerning activity of various descriptions through their online activity. The forced hiatus bringing the premature closure of our schools due
Our Pastoral Team has written a letter to parents/carers and students, with well-being advice for students during the school closure. The advice is adapted from that given by Paula Nagel, Principal Educational Psychologist at Place2Be, a national charity which supports children’s’ mental health. It suggests some ways that you can look after your mental health and well-being at this unsettling
Due to the ongoing Coronavirus situation, we have made the decision to cancel all trips, visits, events and fixtures until further notice. This includes: Year 10 Q Band Parents’ Evening (Thursday 19 March) Opportunity Ready (Friday 20 March) University talk for Sixth Form students (Monday 23 March) Spring Concert (Monday 23 March) Year 10 E Band Parents’ Evening (Wednesday 25
Please note that our QEHS Spring Concert, due to take place on Monday 23 March 2020, has now been postponed. We will publish further information when we are able to reschedule.
We are delighted that the long-standing head coaches of the QEHS Rowing Club, Pauline and Geoff Higgins, have won the British Rowing Northern Volunteer of the Year Award. They have been invited to a presentation and celebration dinner in London later this month. This follows even more good news from the QEHS Rowing Club – firstly that two of our
The Sixth Form Bulletin contains notices for Sixth Form students and information on university and college events, enrichment opportunities, and apprenticeships and employment vacancies. The latest edition is out now on the Sixth Form Bulletin page.
Last week our German Exchange group welcomed their exchange partners from Germany to Hexham for a week. The German students had a packed week full of activities, including visits to Newcastle, Durham, the Beamish Museum, a day taking part in lessons at QEHS, and a joint trip with their QEHS partners to Edinburgh.
We are delighted to announce that we have recently invested in GCSEPod, the award-winning digital content and revision provider used by over 1,250 schools worldwide. Students in Years 10 and 11 have already received information about GSCEPod during assembly last week; students in Year 9 and will also be receiving information in the coming weeks. As a subscriber, your child
The Sixth Form Bulletin contains notices for Sixth Form students and information on university and college events, enrichment opportunities, and apprenticeships and employment vacancies. The latest edition is out now on the Sixth Form Bulletin page.
To celebrate World Book Day 2020 (5 March), we held two events: a Book Swap and a Book-Themed Bake Off. Mrs Curry commented that the cakes were incredible and the book swap also seemed to be a big hit. We will shortly have a total of the money raised during the day! The cake competition results were as follows: First