Sixth Form Offer

All outgoing year 11 students and parents/carers who have applied to return to QEHS Sixth Form should have received their offer letter, the letter also includes the link to the bridging work to be completed before September, as well as important dates.  If there are any queries, please contact sixthform@qehs.net #Respect #Engage #Aspire

Silver Duke of Edinburgh

Good luck to our Silver D of E students who began their qualifying expedition this morning. The students will spend three days and two nights in the Lake District carrying all of their gear and completing a minimum of 7 hours journeying per day. They are in high spirits despite the weather! #Respect #Engage #Aspire

Tennis Champions!

Last week, our QE boys tennis team became the Division 2 champions of Northumberland after winning their group and then beating St Mary’s in the final. This is an excellent achievement and deserves to be celebrated! The team consists of Archie W (Y10), Joseph B (Y9), James F (Y9), and Joshua H (Y9). #Respect #Engage #Aspire

Morocco Update

We started on Friday with a day in Marrakesh, with a fantastic tour around the medina, into a traditional Quranic school and also into a traditional pharmacy to learn all about their natural herbs, spices and of course their famous Moroccan Argon oil! Then day 2 we set off on our 14km hike to Tacheddirt! Where we saw some amazing

QEHS met a Lord! (Virtually)

Today, QEHS students had a virtual meeting with Lord Mott as part of the ‘Learn with the Lords’ programme. He gave a short presentation introducing himself and explaining the important work of the House of Lords and then answered questions, including some on whether we should change our voting system, what hopes he had for the next generation and whether

LRC Recommended Read

Imagine being caught in a loop, condemned to experience the same 24 hours over and over, find out how to break the spell in The Eternal Return of Clara Hart by Louise Finch.  Pick up your copy from the LRC to read over the summer and write us a review. #Respect #Engage #Aspire

Sixth Form – Theatre Practitioners Q&A

A former QE student Eleanor Cobb and her colleague Fanny Le Pironnec gave up their time today, to hold a lunchtime Q&A on their experience of being theatre practitioners. Their insight and advice was much appreciated by the students, who are keen to carve out a career in the performance arts. They talked about their lived experiences; in this case,

Hexham Bluegrass Festival

Hexham’s Bluegrass Festival is on at the end of July. There will be an open mic session on the Saturday evening, and workshops on both Saturday and Sunday morning. Anyone who would like to take part just has to register their name on the day. If you know of any talented young musicians, encourage them to take part! If you