A huge thank‑you to everyone who attended our Business Breakfast and showed such enthusiasm for QEHS’s new Year 10 Workplace Experiences Programme (2026/27).Your support helps create meaningful encounters, workplace visits, and experiences for our students – boosting confidence, ambition, and social mobility across our area. We’re especially grateful to the businesses already stepping forward with volunteering, workshops, and placements. If
Before half term, our Inter boys’ and girls’ teams took on the English Schools Track & Field Cup at Gateshead Stadium. The boys performed brilliantly to qualify for the Regional B Final (which we were unfortunately unavailable to attend due to so many students on school trips).The girls were excellent and qualified for the Regional A Final. We travelled down
The Y10s have progressed to the final of the Knight Stokes Cup after beating Kings at Tynemouth CC on Tuesday. Kings batted first and were all out for 83 from 15 overs. It was a great performance with the ball and in the field, starting the game with a diamond duck, a wicket from the first ball. Callum took 3
QEHS competed at the famous Durham Regatta this weekend. The Durham Regatta dates back to 1834 and is the second-oldest regatta in England after Chester, predating the Henley Royal Regatta by five years. We had a large number of athletes competing across a range of categories, making for a long day full of complex organisation. The coaches deserve great credit
During REA week, year 10 students visited Walltown Country Park to complete fieldwork for their Biology/Combined Science GCSE studies. They used random sampling to estimate the number of willow plants in an area, followed by systematic sampling looking at the change in biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors as you move out of a wooded area. Students worked with staff
Philosopher of the week! Bertrand Russell Respect. Engage. Aspire.
A squad of 12 from Tynedale won the SG Petch U14s 7s Championship on Sunday. The squad of 12 included QEHS Y9 pupils Cameron S, Henry H, Isaac M, Callum W, Devin R, George W, Joseph A and Lewis B. The team went undefeated, winning all games, and won a very competitive final 20-15. It marks another great success for
Our final morning in Madrid was spent at Bernabéu Stadium, where we were wowed by the trophies in the museum and then had a spectacular view of the stadium from the seats. We ended our tour walking through the locker rooms and dugout. Sadly we didn’t meet any players! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
What a fantastic REA Week it has been! Our staff have thoroughly enjoyed delivering a rich and varied programme of sessions, sharing their passion and expertise across a wide range of subjects. It has been a pleasure to see such creativity, energy and collaboration throughout the week. Our students have embraced every opportunity and truly thrived. Highlights have included STEM
Paris 2026 – Day 3: To round off our trip, we began the day by visiting the sublime Opéra Garnier, one of Paris’ most beautiful buildings and home to the Phantom of the Opera. We then made our way to the Louvre to see the Pyramide and meet up with former QE student and Paris resident Eddie, who told us