There was an incident on the River Tyne on Monday involving some Year 9 rowers. The students got into difficulty and were rescued by the emergency services. The students are all fine, and our coaches acted quickly and clearly to ensure the students’ safety was maintained. We would like to thank all the emergency services involved for their prompt and
Written by Daisy A, Year 13 On Wednesday a group of Sixth Formers had the incredible opportunity to meet the BBC Health Editor (and brother of Mr Pym in the Art Department!) Hugh Pym in school. Hugh has worked in various roles for ITN, Sky and the BBC, covering politics, economics and health. He discussed the huge variety of careers in the media and
A big thank you to all staff, students and parents/carers who were involved in and donated to the Children in Need and Movember campaign during November this year. The combined total raised for both charities was over £2000! Thanks again for your support for these worthy causes. Mr Brown, Mr Manns and Mr Wilson
Reminder: if students sat exams in Summer 2019, their exam certificates are ready for collection from the Exams Office in the Hydro Building until July 2020. We would prefer students to collect certificates before the end of April 2020. Please note: any parents/carers who are collecting on a student’s behalf (see below) or students who have left school must make
On Wednesday 11 December 2019 we are offering students the opportunity to have a traditional Christmas lunch with all the trimmings for £3.25. All students are welcome to have a Christmas lunch. If your child is entitled to Free School Meals this will be covered by their daily allowance. Form tutors will carry out a ‘hands up’ survey on Monday
Congratulations 9-DWN and form teacher Mr Noble for being the tutor group who collected the most food donations this year for West Northumberland Food Bank on Burn Lane, Hexham. As you can see they fully enjoyed their rewards breakfast last Friday in the Year 9 café. Well done again to all staff, students and parents/carers who donated this year! Mr
QEHS is the second top state secondary school in the North East of England, according to the 2019-20 edition of Parent Power, published by The Sunday Times. This is the third year in a row that QE has been second in the region on the basis of high attainment in GCSE and A Level results. Vocational qualifications are not reflected
Thank you to everyone who attended our most recent Sixth Form Open Evening, held on Thursday 14 November 2019. Miss Innes’ presentation from the evening is available below to view and download: Sixth Form Open Evening Presentation (PDF)
Yesterday was our ‘Maximising Year 12’ day for our Year 12 students. We had a series of workshops running throughout the day, designed for students to develop as successful Year 12 students and further preparing them for their A Level studies. The sessions covered topics such as revision (run by Northumbria University), managing stress (run by Educational Psychologists), and how
The exam timetables for the Year 10 Exam Week (w/c 13 January 2020) and the unit exams for vocational BTEC/OCR subjects (held throughout January 2020) have now been released. Please see below for a downloadable copy. Year 10 Exam Week: w/c 13 January 2020 (PDF) Exam Timetable for January 2020: vocational subject unit exams (PDF)