School Spring Concert Postponed
Please note that our QEHS Spring Concert, due to take place on Monday 23 March 2020, has now been postponed. We will publish further information when we are able to reschedule.
British Rowing Volunteer Award
We are delighted that the long-standing head coaches of the QEHS Rowing Club, Pauline and Geoff Higgins, have won the British Rowing Northern Volunteer of the Year Award. They have been invited to a presentation and celebration dinner in London later this month. This follows even more good news from the QEHS Rowing Club – firstly that two of our
Sixth Form Bulletin 13/02/20
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.
German Exchange 2020
Last week our German Exchange group welcomed their exchange partners from Germany to Hexham for a week. The German students had a packed week full of activities, including visits to Newcastle, Durham, the Beamish Museum, a day taking part in lessons at QEHS, and a joint trip with their QEHS partners to Edinburgh.
GCSEPod
We are delighted to announce that we have recently invested in GCSEPod, the award-winning digital content and revision provider used by over 1,250 schools worldwide. Students in Years 10 and 11 have already received information about GSCEPod during assembly last week; students in Year 9 and will also be receiving information in the coming weeks. As a subscriber, your child
Sixth Form Bulletin 06/03/20
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.
World Book Day 2020
To celebrate World Book Day 2020 (5 March), we held two events: a Book Swap and a Book-Themed Bake Off. Mrs Curry commented that the cakes were incredible and the book swap also seemed to be a big hit. We will shortly have a total of the money raised during the day! The cake competition results were as follows: First
Former QEHS Rowers in Oxford v Cambridge Race
More great news from QEHS Rowing; two ex-QEHS rowers have been selected for the 2020 Oxford v Cambridge Lightweight Boat Race Crews. Nick Ryan, studying Mathematics at University College, Oxford, has been selected for a second year after being in the winning crew last year (third from left in the below photo). He was national J18 single sculls champion in
Tynedale Lions Excellence Awards
On 24 February 2020, the Tynedale Lions held their Young People’s Excellence Awards at the Beaumont Hotel in Hexham. The Lions invited nominations of young people for these awards and received 19 applications, most of which came from QEHS and Hexham Middle School. Out of all of the nominations, the Lions chose four of our students to receive the awards:
Year 12 Exam Week
The exam timetable for the upcoming Year 12 Exam Week has now been released; please see the Exam Arrangements page. The Mock Exam Week takes place w/c 20 April 2020. Individual timetables will be issued to students.