The QEHS drama improv club put on a brilliant showcase of a selection of activities and games they regularly complete in their weekly lunchtime club. The lucky audience thoroughly enjoyed the experience and all had bellyache from laughing! From games such as ‘genre’, ‘letter of complaint’, ‘change’, and ‘freeze swap’, the actors demonstrated unbelievable wit and impressive on-the-spot acting skills which
Red Nose Day – Friday 21st March Donations can be made via MCAS, under charity donations. #Respect #Engage Aspire
Seven QEHS students made the journey to Ardingly in Sussex at the weekend having qualified for the English Schools’ Cross County Final. This was an amazing achievement to reach the final, and the students ran in fields of up to 340 runners. Well done to Billy B, Adam B, Arthur Di, Arthur D, Magnus R, Joe E and Tabitha R.
It’s that time of year and one of the highlights of the calendar! Save the date for our Spring Concert on 9th April. The concert will feature our brand-new Soul Band as well as favourites such as the Jazz Band, Show Choir, Wind Band, QEHS Choir, String Ensemble and much more!
Congratulations to Thomas H of QEHS Sixth Form who has been selected to represent Northumberland County Cricket (Under 18s) in the forthcoming season! Thomas plays for his local club (Shotley Bridge CC) in County Durham but is eligible to represent Northumberland due to attending school in the county. Thomas has a great love for the game and not only plays great
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
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: 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
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,
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