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)
If students sat exams in Summer 2019, their exam certificates will be ready for collection from the Exams Office in the Hydro Building from November 2019 to July 2020. This office is open between 9.30am and 1.30pm, Monday to Friday. We would prefer students to collect certificates before the end of April 2020. Any unclaimed certificates will eventually be returned
Many thanks to the parents/carers who attended the recent parent information meeting regarding the Year 9 Ski Venture (January 2020). Mrs Bevan’s presentation from the meeting can be downloaded by clicking on the link below. Year 9 Ski Venture Presentation (PDF)
Reminder: our Sixth Form Open Evening will be taking place on Thursday 14 November 2019 (4.45-7.30pm; attendance at the whole event is advised). The evening is for students interested in Sixth Form entry in September 2020: both Year 11 QEHS students and for those thinking of joining us in the Sixth Form from another school. The schedule for the evening,
We have seven members of staff participating in Movember: growing facial hair to raise awareness about men’s health. Mr Manns, Mr Brook, Mr Cornish, Mr Morgan, Mr Noble, Mr Pym, and Mr Shinner have set a fundraising target of £500, after having already surpassed Mr Manns’ initial target of £250! If you feel as though you can support the QEHS
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.
Over the past few months, eight students from Year 10 in two teams have been working on a project for the ‘Great EGGER Make Off’ competition. They were given a brief from EGGER: to carry a log over a straight obstacle course and had to design and build it themselves. Yesterday (Thursday 7 November 2019) was competition day, and after
QEHS is raising money for Children in Need and Movember by hosting a non-uniform day on Friday 15 November 2019. A limited supply of pin badges are available for students to buy and will be counted as their donation if they wear it in registration/ assembly on Friday morning. Sixth Form students are encouraged to wear a pin badge, grow
We have received a certificate from Macmillan Cancer Support to recognise the fantastic total raised by our Coffee Afternoon last month. A big thank you to everyone who helped us reach this brilliant amount: £1013.80 overall!