Yesterday we travelled to Ovingham for the first round of the English Schools Cross Country. The weather was fantastic compared to the torrential conditions of last year. This is an individual event with the top 16 qualifying for the next round in January at Temple Park. We had some fantastic results across both schools with 37 out of 50 students
Feeling festive? Remember to book your place to paint a Christmas decoration with iPots on Thursday 28 November! The session will be held in the Winter Gardens during P2. Places can be booked on the MCAS app. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Working in collaboration with Northumberland Inclusive Education Services (LINT), QEHS welcomed Refugee Education UK this week as they met with Ukrainian pupils and their families living in Northumberland. Ukrainian pupils across the county were invited with their families to attend an individual careers session with an education consultant from Refugee Education UK, exploring their future education plans and possible routes
Hexham Squash Club is hosting its Open Day on Sat November 23rd. More details are in the attached poster. Respect. Engage. Aspire.
5 Teams from HMS and QEHS travelled to the Regional finals of the schools cup cross country. This event was held at Stewart Park in Middlesborough. This saw the best teams from Northumberland, Durham, Cleveland and North Yorkshire competing for three qualifying places in the national final which will be held in Leeds this year. The event winners are decided
Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin is a graphic novel telling one boy’s epic journey to Europe. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Politics and Photography students enjoyed a workshop today run by David Campbell from the VII Foundation. The Foundation educates photographers on how to be ethical and safe when documenting dangerous situations (for example, wars and riots). He talked us through a history of photojournalism and then showed us footage of the Storming of the Capitol in 2021, describing the experience
This is a fantastic opportunity to see a top professional violinist at QE! Tickets are just £1 for U18 (£15 for adults). #Respect #Engage #Aspire
The Y10’s drew 4-4 (our scorers were Elliot P x2, Oli G and Jack T) after a thriller against Marden last night in the U15’s cup, showing great resilience to come from behind twice. Unfortunately, we lost 12-11 on penalties. The lads were great and conducted themselves brilliantly in what is a very cruel way to lose a game. #Respect
On Thursday 24th October, our Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11 netball teams travelled to Bede Academy in Blyth for a fixture. All three teams demonstrated excellent teamwork throughout their matches and some brilliant netball was played with both Year 9 and 10 winning their matches. Players of the match as voted by Bede Academy were Lucy M (Y9), Anya