Comic Relief Totals
We are thrilled that we managed to raise an overall total of £684.00 for Comic Relief on this year’s Red Nose Day (Friday 15 March 2019)! Many thanks to everyone who donated!
Exam Certificate Collection
GCSE and GCE Certificates for the Summer Exams 2018 are available for collection; please note we are unable to post certificates home. If you are unable to collect your certificates, you can nominate another person to collect them on your behalf. The person collecting your certificates on your behalf must have a signed letter from yourself containing your name and
u15 Girls Indoor Cricket
A brilliant result for our u15 girls indoor cricket teams recently at the Area Tournament: both our A and B teams were unbeaten until the final, where the A team beat the B team. Both teams have now qualified for the County competition, which is a fantastic achievement; congratulations to all involved!
Cross Country Championship
A brilliant success for Charlie D at the English Schools’ Cross Country Championship at Temple Newsam Park last week! This is Charlie’s second year representing QEHS for the Northumberland Schools Team but this time in the intermediate, under 17 level. He finished in 83rd position overall from the field of 331 runners and was the second fastest team counter from
Gambia Talk
Year 12 and 13 students were invited to a meeting promoting support for young people and their communities in The Gambia. The group met Michael, KC, Bulu and Motta, four members of Time to Change, during the afternoon of Friday 8 March 2019 to discuss the opportunities that the organisation are offering. Setting up sports clubs and dance troupes were
BBC Bitesize Tour
We have had the brilliant BBC Bitesize tour in this week to present to our Year 9 and Year 10 students. The assemblies focused on careers in the creative industries, but also on key skills such as resilience and team working. It was great to hear about the diverse range of careers at the BBC, the emerging creative media industry
Sixth Form Bulletin 15/03/19
The Sixth Form Bulletin contains notices for Sixth Form students and information on university and college events, enrichment opportunities, and apprenticeships and employment vacancies. The latest edition is out now on the Sixth Form Bulletin page.
QEHS Eco-Society
We have a new extra-curricular club starting next week: QEHS Eco-Society. The club is open to all year groups and will be looking at ways we can move to be a more environmentally friendly school. The first meeting will be at lunchtime (12.50pm) on Tues 19 March in B4. For more details see Mr Stanley.
Red Nose Day 2019
We will be supporting Red Nose Day by holding a Non-Uniform Day on Friday 15 March 2019! Donations from Years 9, 10 and 11 (suggested £1 minimum) will be collected during registration on Friday. Sixth Form students will be able to hand in their donations to the Sixth Form Café, LRC and Pastoral Office.
Vattenfall Visit
To celebrate International Women’s Day last week, a group of our Year 10 girls had the opportunity to visit the Hexham office of Vattenfall UK, one of the world’s leading wind power developer and operators. The students took part in interactive sessions about women in leadership, the environmental and social impacts of a wind farm project, and inspirational women. Thank