Sixth Form – Personal Development Talks

Year 12 were very fortunate again this week to have so many people give up their time. The students had the choice of 11 wide-ranging talks. Kristie Giblin, co-owner of the Pudding Parlour, talked about her journey to becoming an entrepreneur. Former student Gemma Slater encouraged students to pursue their interest in art and talked about her experience of studying

The Little Mermaid

“The Little Mermaid” at the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham The opening night for The Little Mermaid is fast approaching, and many of our talented students are taking part in the show, including Cate as ‘Ariel’ and Theo as ‘Eric’. It’s going to be a great show! Select the link below for tickets: Little Mermaid show details and tickets (Queens

U14 Girls Shine at Dame Allan’s 7s Tournament

The U14 Girls travelled to Cochrane Park in Newcastle to compete in the prestigious Dame Allan’s 7s Tournament, an event that attracts strong sides from private and boarding schools across the North East, Scotland, and Yorkshire. Hexham (being a combined QE and HMS team) opened their campaign with a tight contest against Prince Henry’s. In a fast‑paced match, the girls

Y12 Politics Careers Talk

On Friday afternoon we were delighted that Dave Ahluwalia from the Russell Group was able to deliver a careers talk to our year 12 politics and history students. Having studied International Relations at the University of Leeds,  Dave was able to share his experience of working for a constituency MP, two political consultancies and in health policy. He also currently

Netball News

The Yr 9 and Yr 11 girls netball teams played Ponteland in a league game last week. Yr 9 played exceptionally well and fought very hard to win the game 16-14. Since losing a key player to injury these girls have come together as a team, working extremely hard. Yr 11 once again dominated and won the game with an impressive score

LAMDA News

Huge congratulations Isabella, Skylar and Michael, last year’s LAMDA cohort for achieving their grade 8 gold medals and certificates for Public Speaking. They wrote and delivered outstanding speeches on fascinating topics, from why martial arts should be taught in schools to how micro‑expressions can reveal when someone is lying. An impressive achievement, and one they should all be extremely proud

QEHS Rowing – The Derwentwater Head

QEHS rowers competed in a new event for the club last weekend. The club travelled to the Lake District to compete on the lake at Keswick. After a string of cancelled events, it was great to be back on the water competing. Captain Beth has written this report:On Saturday, QEHS rowing club travelled to Keswick for The Derwentwater Head. This