LRC Recommended Read
Paradise on Fire by Jewell Parker Rhodes is a dramatic and exciting story of survival that explores race, class and climate change. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Year 12 – Still Life
The art department is thrilled with the current year 12’s ‘still life’ paintings, based on their own photography. We are excited to see the outcomes more developed, the students are working incredibly hard and really enjoying this creative task.
Hexham Book Festival 2025
Hexham Book Festival 2025: Now open for booking We are very fortunate in Hexham to have our own inspiring and engaging book festival. Events have now opened for booking. We would encourage our students across all year groups to take a look at the programme for this year. From the latest fiction, to maths, science, farming, fashion, history, poetry and
World of Music Event
The Tenth Avenue Band Presents A World of Music This accessible session is a celebration of music from around the globe and is aimed at anyone who has an interest in world music and has at least some basic facility on their instrument.While a knowledge of a few scales and some basic technique are certainly enough to access the session,
LRC Recommended Read
This weeks LRC recommended read is by Alex Wheatle, Cane Warriors. Based on the true story of an 18th century slave uprising, which took place on Easter Sunday in 1760. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Family Hubs – March/April
Please see below the What’s On Guide of activities being held at Hexham Family Hub for March/April 2025.
Song from the Shows Event
It is not too late to join our ‘Songs from the Shows’ event. We are looking for talented soloists from QEHS who love musical theatre! Come along to the next rehearsal/meeting this Friday from 3:20-4:30 – meet at the Hydro Hall. There will be an opportunity to find out which songs you can audition for as well as rehearsing a
Hexham Book Festival – Moira Buffini
We are delighted to announce that the Hexham Book Festival will be bringing author, director and screenwriter, Moira Buffini, to QEHS to present to Y9 on the morning of Tuesday 25th March. Moira Buffini is one of the UK’s leading playwrights and screenwriters whose credits include ‘Jane Eyre’ (2011), the Bafta-nominated ‘The Dig’ (2021) and Olivier-award-winning play ‘Handbagged’ (2025). Moira’s
Sixth Form Options Process
We are pleased to have completed our 6th form options process. After the summer exams, we will put in writing your option choices and the details of the summer admissions process. As in previous years, any current QE or external students who now wishes to make option choices at QE should contact Joanne Smeatom on sixthform@qehs.net – space on courses will