On 6th November our cross country runners made the journey down to Stewart Park in Middlesbrough for the Regional Round of the English Schools Cross Country Cup, which is a team event. The conditions were good, leading to some excellent individual and overall team results. All 3 QEHS teams qualified for the National competition in Warwickshire at the start of December. In
Last weekend saw QEHS rowing competing at Durham LDS and SBH. Captain Beth reports: QEHS rowing travelled to Durham for the 1.8k Durham Head. Although a shorter course than the usual 5k head, what Durham lacks in distance it makes up for in complex steering. Halfway down the course is the infamous Elvet Bridge – a narrow arch bridge which
Staff and students at Hexham Middle School and Queen Elizabeth High School have been working with Tynedale’s Bicycle Mayor, David Dixon, to launch an exciting new initiative for Hexham’s young people: a ‘Bike Bus’ to enable students to cycle through Hexham to school safely as part of a supervised group. Ahead of a trial of the initiative on Friday 14
Youth Cabinet & Youth Parliament Elections 2025 Would you like to have your voice heard on issues that matter to young people? If you’re in Years 7–13, this is your chance to represent your peers! Find out more about Youth Cabinet (NCC Website) Find out more about Youth Parliament (NCC Website) The deadline to sign up is the 23rd December. Scan
World Kindness Day – Thursday 13th November
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At QE Sixth Form, we work hard to help our students make informed choices about their future careers, further education and training pathways. We already have a number of volunteers who have offered their time to support Oxbridge applicants, but we still need to find someone with some expertise in the areas of: Maths and Land Economy. The practice interviews
Thank you so much to everyone who has been hard at work making poppies! We are delighted to share photographs of our display that will form the focus for the Sixth Form’s Remembrance Day. We will be holding a cake sale to raise funds for Morgan House, a North East not-for-profit organisation which provides residential care for veterans and supports
