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.
Morocco Update
We started on Friday with a day in Marrakesh, with a fantastic tour around the medina, into a traditional Quranic school and also into a traditional pharmacy to learn all about their natural herbs, spices and of course their famous Moroccan Argon oil! Then day 2 we set off on our 14km hike to Tacheddirt! Where we saw some amazing
QEHS met a Lord! (Virtually)
Today, QEHS students had a virtual meeting with Lord Mott as part of the ‘Learn with the Lords’ programme. He gave a short presentation introducing himself and explaining the important work of the House of Lords and then answered questions, including some on whether we should change our voting system, what hopes he had for the next generation and whether
LRC Recommended Read
Imagine being caught in a loop, condemned to experience the same 24 hours over and over, find out how to break the spell in The Eternal Return of Clara Hart by Louise Finch. Pick up your copy from the LRC to read over the summer and write us a review. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
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
EDT Celebration Event
EDT (Engineering Development Trust) Celebration Event – Newcastle University Over the course of the year some year 10 and year 13 students have completed EDT projects in which they came up with solutions to an environmental problem, built models, wrote reports and gave presentations. They worked with industry professionals from RED Engineering and the BBC. The year 10 students achieved
Ex QEHS Student Sharing
It was good to welcome Mark Clayton, who spoke to Year 12 about his career journey since leaving QE. He explained why he moved to China and started his own company and social enterprises. He encouraged the students to be agile in their thinking and to consider not just what they wanted materially from their lives but also what purpose
LRC Recommended Read
This week’s LRC recommended read is Family of Liars, by E. Lockhart, the prequel to We Were Liars. Return to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come. #Respect #Engage #Aspire