Thank you to our students, staff, trustees, parents and carers for another fantastic year at QEHS. It has been a joy to serve as Head of School, and I leave with fond memories of this wonderful school community. Wishing everyone a happy, safe and restful summer. Respect. Engage. Aspire.
Our roundup of events and activities taking place this summer. Netball Youth Camp, Ages 9 – 14Tuesday 25th August, 10am – 3pm Queen Elizabeth High School Hexham Holiday Club Free daily activities For children aged 0-13 Scan the QR code or select the following link to find out more www.hexhamholidayclub.uk Newcastle United Foundation – Summer Holiday Courses (Age 5 –
Last week our Y10 Silver group took part in their silver qualifying expedition. Teams showed real resilience battling the heat, walking across North Northumberland over three days.
Our Year 5 HMS students were invited to the QEHS theatre for a special performance created and performed by our talented Year Year 9 Project Q Drama Club. Over the past few months, the students have written, rehearsed and staged an engaging production exploring important issues young people may face, including bullying, vaping, toxic relationships and peer pressure. Their hard
A huge thank you to our amazing alumni who took the time to return to school last week and support our applicants with an earlier deadline.Your insights, experiences and advice were invaluable in helping students prepare for the next stage of their journey. Hearing first-hand about course structure, university life, applications and career pathways gave our students both inspiration and
It was a pleasure to welcome our highest achieving Year 9 and 10 students to a celebration event on Monday, where they received awards acknowledging their hard work and outstanding success over this year. A special thank you to Alice Morris for her inspirational speech, which encouraged our students to continue aiming high and making the most of every opportunity.
Sociology students got into character today debating issues in education, crime and the family as some famous sociologists.A surreal experience to see Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Germaine Greer (amongst others) have a heated argument over some lovely cake made by Luke.
Tomorrow, year 13 will host the annual sixth form charity day, raising money for Hexham based charity, Adapt. The students have planned their own stalls and activities. There will be a wide range of food and drink, games, and sporting competitions. Years 9 and 10 will join in the fun during P3 and over lunchtime. Please could students bring cash along
Student Success – Intermediate Biology Olympiad In June, some of our Year 12 A-level Biologists took part in the Intermediate Biology Olympiad, a UK-wide competition which includes questions based on the school curriculum, as well as questions designed to reward those who have a rich biological knowledge. This year 15,113 students competed, so we are delighted to announce that the
Huge congratulations to our LAMDA students who all achieved distinctions in their grade 8 gold award in Speaking in Public. They received their well deserved gold medals and certificates this week. Speeches this year included a variety of inspiring and important topics, from misinformation in the media, gun laws, memories, musical theatre, sound technology, the yellow stone wolf and even
