QNews Lent Term 2020

NEWS Lent Term January – March 2020

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QEGS Donates Over 23kg of Goods to Blackburn Foodbank Following the collection held in Sixth Form on the last day of Michaelmas term, Ms Walmsley visited Blackburn Foodbank in late December and was delighted to deliver over 23kg of donated food, along with a £150 cash donation.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/qegs-donatesover-23kg-of-goods-to-blackburn-foodbank/

Former Student Visits Year 10 pupils Ahead of English Literature PhD Study Former student Hannah Bury returned to QEGS to speak to Year 10 pupils about her studies, as she begins a PhD examining Disney Adaptations of 19th Century Literature.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ former-student-visits-year-10-pupilsahead-of-english-literature-phd-study/

A Slice of Norman History for Year 7 Pupils in Year 7 have taken part in a Motte and Bailey Castle Project to support their study of William the Conqueror and his methods to secure his position in Norman England.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/a-slice-ofnorman-history-for-year-7/

Eurofest Comes to QEGS!

Year 8 pupils experienced an immersive day of languages at this year’s ‘Eurofest’, including a visit from Blackburn Rovers Goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/eurofest-comesto-qegs/

Future Medics Explore Career Options at Experience Day Year 11 pupils attended a Medical Careers Day at Unsworth Academy as they consider a career in medicine in the future.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/future-medicsexplore-career-options-at-experience-day/

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QEGS highlighted in OFSTED Annual Report launch Lunchtime Club Knit for Australia Keen literary pupils at Mrs Dewhurst’s lunchtime ‘Bookmark Club’ have been busy learning a new craft since returning for the new term and in turn have shown immense kindness to The Australian Animal Rescue Project.

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https://www. qegsblackburn.com/ lunchtime-club-knit-foraustralia/

Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School is delighted to have been highlighted as part of the launch of the Ofsted Annual Report for 2018/19. The report gives a national picture of the performance of early years, schools, further education and skills, and social care providers and QEGS has been selected as one of four regional case studies.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/qegs-highlighted-in-ofsted-annualreport-launch/

Year 1 Use Trip to Z Arts to Inspire Creative Writing Pupils from Year 1 visited the popular Julia Donaldson exhibition at Z Arts and took inspiration from Donaldson’s ‘Zog’ to create their very own hybrid creature.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/year-1-use-trip-toz-arts-to-inspire-creative-writing/

75th Holocaust Memorial Day Marked at QEGS

As part of the 75th Holocaust Memorial Day, pupils from across Senior School came together to mark the day in 1945 when Soviet soldiers entered Auschwitz and liberated 7,560 survivors.

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https://www.qegsblackburn. com/75th-holocaust-memorial-daymarked-at-qegs/

Annual Verse Singing Competition Returns Forty children from the Primary Phase entered the annual QEGS Verse Speaking competition this term, with one entry selected from each class, per category.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ annual-verse-singing-competitionreturns/

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Skating Sydney Tips 22,000 Audience Total Year 8 pupil Sydney Chadderton has now skated to over 22,000 people, thanks to her involvement with BIDCA, a charity for sick, disabled and disadvantaged children in Blackpool and the Fylde.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/skatingsydney-tips-22000-audience-total/

Year 7 and 8 Pupils Impress With Their Basketball Skills

Nine pupils in Year 7 and 8 took part in a 3v3 basketball tournament and impressed with their newly-discovered skills.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/year-7-and-8pupils-impress-with-their-basketball-skills/

Year 12 History Students Go Beyond Be safe, Be seen! The Books Pupils in Primary Phase enjoyed a visit from a Co-op representative to support the Co-op’s ‘Be Safe Be Seen’ campaign. Belle visited QEGS in late January and started the presentation by explaining her job and how she supports the Co-op’s initiative that aims to teach children about road safety and keep them safe when travelling to and from school.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ be-safe-be-seen/

Students studying History A level are using alternative learning methods to develop their understanding of modern history, including the fall of the Berlin Wall and Ostpolitik.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/year-12history-students-go-beyond-the-books/

Cunningham’s Scotland Call Up Year 11 pupil and talented footballer Evan Cunningham was selected for the U17 Scotland squad, ahead of friendlies against Hungary and Sweden.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/cunninghamsscotland-call-up/

Police Pay Trip to Primary Phase

Pupils in QEGS Primary Phase were visited by members of the local Police force, as they aim to educate children on their work and how important the Police are to the local community.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/police-pay-trip-to-primary-phase/

Pupils’ Animations Bring Geography Topics to Life Year 9 pupils in Mrs Albiston’s Geography class used animation to bring physical geography topics to life, including land formations and geographical processes such as longshore drift.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/pupils-animations-bringgeography-topics-to-life/

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Year 3 and 4 celebrate National Storytelling Week

As part of National Storytelling Week, pupils from Primary Phase paid a visit to the Senior School Library to celebrate reading fiction at QEGS. Read more

https://www.qegsblackburn.com/year-3-and-4-celebrate-nationalstorytelling-week/

Psychology A level Students First-Hand Eggs-perience of Attachment Theory Students in Year 12 explored the Attachment Theory through the use of eggs, as part of their A level study. The ‘children’ spent the weekend at students’ homes, having spent Friday waiting for their Eggparents in the ‘Q-Eggs’ Nursery.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/psychology-a-level-studentsfirst-hand-eggs-perience-of-attachment-theory/

Box Clever bring ‘An Inspector Calls’ to Life for Year 11 GCSE Pupils Box Clever Theatre Company visited QEGS to explore ‘An Inspector Calls’, the play that Year 11 pupils are reading as part of their GCSE study.

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https://www. qegsblackburn.com/boxclever-bring-an-inspectorcalls-to-life-for-year-11gcse-pupils/

Pupil Pizza Party!

Pupils in Senior School and students from Sixth Form who represented the school during Michaelmas term were treated to a pizza party lunch, in acknowledgement for their commitment to extra-curricular activities at school.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ pupil-pizza-party/

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Nintendo Switch Winner Announced!

The winner of the Nintendo Switch raffle was drawn by Mrs Gammon, in the presence of QEGS’ pupils Lilly Spurr and Raeesah Patel and Head of Primary Phase, Mrs Southworth.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ nintendo-switch-winner-announced/

Delamere Forest Trip Encourages Community Cohesion A small group of Year 9 pupils travelled to Delamere Forest to take part in an activity day with Blackburn Central High School.

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Year 5 Dig Into The Lancashire Archives Year 5 took a trip down memory lane as they visited the Lancashire Archives in Preston, learning about how historical data has been recorded over the centuries.

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https://www.qegsblackburn. com/year-5-dig-into-thelancashire-archives/

https://www.qegsblackburn.com/delamere-foresttrip-encourages-community-cohesion/

Year 10 Scientists See the Sights

Thirty pupils from Year 10 braved the early wake-up call to catch a train to London for a day of sight-seeing and museum trips.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ year-10-scientists-see-the-sights/

Year 13 attend Royal Navy Careers Assembly The Careers Department welcomed Petty Officer David Ayres from the Royal Navy Careers Office in Preston to speak to Year 13 on possible apprenticeships and post-degree level careers.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/year-13-attend-royal-navycareers-assembly/

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QEGS Sixth Form Awarded Positive Category for Sixth Form Student Progress

The Department of Education has recently published updated data for 2018/19 and we are delighted to be able to announce that QEGS has been awarded an ‘above average’ progress score at A level. This means students in QEGS’ Sixth Form are making more progress, on average, than students across England who gained similar results at the end of Key Stage 4 study.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/qegs-sixth-form-awarded-positive-category-for-sixth-form-student-progress/

London School of Economics (LSE) visits QEGS QEGS Sixth Form welcomed London School of Economics in to speak to Year 12 students about post-A level options.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/london-schoolof-economics-visits-qegs/

Eddison Books Her Place in Texas to Represent the UK QEGS Sixth Form student Eddison Emam has been crowned International Junior Miss United Kingdom at the UK finals in Trowbridge, Wiltshire.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/eddisonbooks-her-place-in-texas-to-represent-the-uk/

The Sky’s The Limit QEGS recently welcomed RAF Squadron Leader Ed Stephens into school to deliver an extended assembly to Year 13 about opportunities and careers within the RAF. Read more

https://www.qegsblackburn.com/the-skysthe-limit/

Poetry Takeover in English Faculty!

Pupils from across Senior School have been concentrating on poetry in recent weeks, with a range of tasks set to expand their creative writing skills and understanding of poetry.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ poetry-takeover-in-english-faculty/

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FA Film QEGS’ Primary Pupils for New National Girls’ Football Portal Representatives from The Football Association and a film crew spent the day at QEGS to film Primary Phase pupils ahead of the creation of a new girls’ football coaching portal.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ fa-film-qegs-primary-pupils-for-newnational-girls-football-portal/

Harry Potter Book Night 2020 Year 7 and 8 pupils enjoyed an evening in celebration of the world of Harry Potter, as part of the national ‘Harry Potter Book Night’.

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https://www. qegsblackburn. com/harry-potterbook-night-2020/

British Science Week Comes to QEGS Primary Phase

Primary Phase Homework Share Proves a Hit! Primary Teachers again welcomed parents and carers into school to share homework projects with the children, with an impressive turnout of families supporting their children’s learning.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/primary-phase-homework-shareproves-a-hit/

Keen scientists in QEGS Primary Phase took part in ‘British Science Week’, a celebration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, between 6th-15th March.

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https://www. qegsblackburn.com/ british-science-weekcomes-to-qegsprimary-phase/

Latin Students Celebrate ‘Ides of March’ Students in A level Latin joined forces with last year’s AS Latin students to celebrate the ‘Ides of March’ in their own lunch break.

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https://www. qegsblackburn. com/latin-studentscelebrate-ides-ofmarch/

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Year 12 Future Medical Specialists Attend NHS Talk Year 12 A level students expressing an interest in a medical career attended a talk with Nick Mullin from the Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust to hear more about working in mental health services.

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Year 7 Geography Class Complete QEGS Microclimate Study Under the guidance of trainee teacher Mr Forrest, Year 7 pupils completed a microclimate study around the QEGS facility.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/year-7-geography-classcomplete-qegs-microclimate-study/

https://www. qegsblackburn.com/ year-12-futuremedical-specialistsattend-nhs-talk/

Exploding Geography!

Year 8 pupils participated in a Geography homework project with a difference, as they were asked to create an explanation of an exploding volcano, in any way they wished.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/exploding-geography/

Primary Pupils Impress at Indoor Athletics Competition Eighteen children from Year 3 and 4 had an exciting trip up to Lammack, competing against local schools in the Indoor Athletics competition. The children represented QEGS and took part in throwing, jumping and running events.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/primary-pupils-impress-at-indoor-athletics-competition/

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OB Gary Aspden is First Ambassador for Homeless Charity Nightsafe Gary Aspden, OB 81-87, a brand expert and specialist designer for Adidas, has been working closely with Nightsafe, a local charity that helps the young homeless people of Blackburn, and has become their very first Ambassador.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ob-garyaspden-is-first-ambassador-for-homelesscharity-nightsafe/

QEGS Earns ‘Recipe 4 Health’ Award QEGS have been recognised by Blackburn with Darwen Council for providing healthier food choices for pupils and students.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ qegs-earns-recipe-4-health-award/

Sixth Form Students Recognised by UK Chemistry Olympiad Five Year 12 and 13 students have been awarded bronze certificates by the UK Chemistry Olympiad. Dylan Treanor, Yatish Chavda, Kashif Khan, Rebecca Mitchell and Isabella Cavazzana all received recognition for their problem-solving skills, which were applied to real-life situations.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ sixth-form-students-recognised-byuk-chemistry-olympiad/

World Book Day Takeover at QEGS!

As part of ‘Book week’ celebrations, pupils and students in QEGS Primary Phase, Senior Phase and Sixth Form took part in ‘World Book Day’ with a range of activities taking place over the school day.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/world-book-daytakeover-at-qegs/

Howard House Announced as QUEST 2020 Winners Howard House has been awarded the QUEST 2020 winner’s title, after a week of House challenges in the Senior School library.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/howard-houseannounced-as-quest-2020-winners/

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Book Week Fever!

A successful ‘Book Week’ took place in school towards the end of Lent Term, with a host of themed activities enjoyed by pupils and students across all year groups.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/book-week-fever/

Local schools come together for verse speaking competition Primary schools from the local area gathered at QEGS to take part in a verse speaking competition, as children recited poetry that they had written across 4 main categories.

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https://www.qegsblackburn. com/local-schools-cometogether-for-verse-speakingcompetition/

‘Mary Poppins’ performance sweeps audience off their feet Pupils and students from across QEGS Senior School and Sixth Form entertained audiences in February with a fun and lively performance of ‘Mary Poppins’.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/mary-poppinsperformance-sweeps-audience-off-their-feet/

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