Moira Buffini author visit for Y9 Playwright, film and TV screenwriter and now author of her first novel, we were delighted to welcome Moira Buffini to QEHS on Tuesday. Moira’s depth and breadth of experience informed her highly engaging and inspiring talk, weaving in ‘The Hunger Games’, Shakespeare and Orwell. She highlighted that writing is a viable career in this
We were very grateful to Dom Birch, from St Anne’s College, Oxford, who came to QE last week to talk to the Year 12s about the new personal statement format and explain the purpose and content remains the same as previous years. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
QHES are going to be an ambassador for the new post 16 AAQ Human Biology Course, starting in September 2025. We are hosting a teacher meet on Thursday 8th May, 4 pm – 5:30 pm, reserve your spot to find out more visit Eventbrite. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
15 QEHS and Hexham RC rowers attended a regional indoor rowing competition last week, representing QEHS against multiple schools from all around the north-east. We had a very successful day with five 1st place finishes. Races were completed over a range of distances depending on the year group. A summary of the results is as follows: Year 9 girls: 1st
QEHS Green Careers Fair – Thursday, 27th March This Thursday, we are excited to host our first Green Careers Fair which is taking place with representation from over 20 businesses and organisations. Our students will have the chance to engage with a range of different providers, ask questions and meet people from a range of different careers. During the day,
Y10 were excellent on Thursday vs Ponteland. They were 4-0 up after the first half with goals from Jack T (2), Ollie G and Jimmy C. Ponteland came back in the second half but another goal by Ben P cemented a comfortable 5-3 win against a team that made it to the quarter finals in the National Cup. #Respect #Engage
On Friday to mark Comic Relief, the annual head-to-head between Mr Atkins and Mr Seaton took place, with Mr Atkins, once again, taking the crown. In an added twist, we ran the race as a house competition with the winning house, Ash and their representative, Harrison N going against Mr Atkins (also a member of Ash house) in the final.
On the 29th January students took part in the Intermediate maths challenge during their maths lesson. There were lots of excellent results with many students achieving Bronze, Silver and Gold awards in the challenge. Five students scored so highly that they qualified for the next level of the competition which was held yesterday. Ethan A and Zaid Z from Year 9
