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Q News | Michaelmas Term 2020

GCSE results: Congratulations to all!

Following a very challenging end to the academic year, QEGS Blackburn are delighted to share that following GCSE results day, 94% of our Year 11 pupils have been awarded 9-4 grades.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/qegs-gcseresults-congratulations-to-all/

QEGS students off to top universities Students at QEGS have landed places at top UK universities, including St Andrews, University of Manchester, University of Edinburgh and Imperial College, London. They join staff in celebrating an impressive set of 2019/2020 A level results, despite a very challenging year.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ qegs-students-off-to-top-universities/

Roald Dahl Day celebrated by Year 7 pupils Keen readers in our Year 7 cohort celebrated Roald Dahl Day during form time on the 11th September, ahead of the national celebration on the 13th September.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/roald-dahl-daycelebrated-by-year-7-pupils/

QEGS Sixth Form sponsors junior football team

QEGS Sixth Form are delighted to announce the sponsorship of Mill Hill Junior FC’s under-16 team. The sponsorship, which will last for two seasons, is the first of its kind for the Sixth Form and strengthens the relationship between the large local grassroots club and the A level provider.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/qegs-sixth-form-sponsors-junior-football-team/

QEGS launch road safety campaign To make the start and end of school days as safe and enjoyable as possible, we have launched a Road Safety campaign within the Primary Phase.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ qegs-launch-road-safety-campaign/

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Brave Ben is a cut above!

Ben Sykes Hodkinson, a Year 3 pupil in QEGS’ Primary Phase, has raised £110 for the Little Princess Trust by having his ‘lockdown locks’ cut and donated to the charity.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/brave-ben-is-a-cut-above/

Virtual National Poetry Day celebrations prove to be a success Performance Poet and Children’s Author Paul Jenkins returned to QEGS, albeit in a slightly different format to usual proceedings, to help QEGS pupils celebrate National Poetry Day.

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https://www.qegsblackburn. com/virtual-national-poetry-daycelebrations-prove-to-be-a-success/

Comedian Tez Ilyas visits QEGS to inspire A level students

Blackburn-born comedian Tez Ilyas took part in a Q&A with Head of Social Sciences at QEGS, Miss Walmsley, aiming to inspire Sixth Form students in their future careers.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ comedian-tez-ilyas-visits-qegs-toinspire-a-level-students/

Primary Phase celebrate European Languages Day Pupils in our Primary Phase were immersed into a day full of culture to celebrate European Languages Day, in late September.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/primary-phase-celebrate-european-languages-day/

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First ever online Prizegiving ceremony takes place at QEGS The highly-anticipated Senior Phase Prizegiving ceremony looked a little different this year, presented virtually through the medium of Twitter.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/firstever-online-prizegiving-ceremony-takesplace-at-qegs/

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2020/2021 Senior Prefects appointed Following a rigorous application process, eight new Senior Prefects have been appointed for the 2020/2021 academic year.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/20202021-senior-prefects-appointed/

Sixth Form students support Blackburn Foodbank Three students in QEGS Sixth Form encouraged their fellow students to donate essential items to support Blackburn Foodbank.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/sixth-formstudents-support-blackburn-foodbank/

QEGS says ‘Hello Yellow’!

Pupils, students and staff at QEGS have raised over £500 for ‘Young Minds’, a charity that helps young people and their families concerned about mental health and wellbeing.

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https://www. qegsblackburn.com/qegssays-hello-yellow/

Year 11 pupils take part in interactive Languages Enrichment event

As part of an exciting Languages Enrichment morning, Year 11 pupils had the opportunity to sample languages they had not experienced before and hear from respected linguists, live in the classroom.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/year-11-pupils-takepart-in-interactive-languages-enrichment-event/

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Mr Aslam raises over £6,000 in his very own ‘London Marathon’

Primary Phase Teaching Assistant at QEGS, Raja Aslam, has completed his goal of running a marathon and raised over £6,000 for the Penny Appeal. Mr Aslam ran the 26.2 miles in October around Blackburn and the surrounding areas, after the event in London was cancelled earlier this year.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/mr-aslam-raises-over-6000-in-his-very-own-london-marathon/

House Cross Country returns as winners named for 2020/2021 academic year Following the current measures that are in place around school, QEGS’ PE department have successfully held the 2020/2021 House Cross Country races for pupils in Year 7-10.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/house-cross-countryreturns-as-winners-named-for-2020-2021-academic-year/

QEGS remembers the fallen

On Remembrance Day, pupils, students and staff took part in a service and activities across the day to remember those who gave their lives in service of the country.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/qegs-remembers-the-fallen/

World Kindness Day kicks off ‘Kindness Month’ at QEGS As part of World Kindness Day, in association with the Kindness Coach, we launched our first ever ‘Kindness Month’ at QEGS in November.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/world-kindness-day-kicksoff-kindness-month-at-qegs/

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QEGS’ Senior Phase Library recognised with top award The Senior School Library at QEGS has been awarded ‘Gold’ by SLS (Schools Library Service), following 2 years of extensive evidence collating by Senior School Librarian, Mrs Dewhurst.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/qegssenior-library-recognised-with-top-award/

Mr Richard Marshall, former Head of Sixth Form, passes away We have been informed of the sad passing of a former member of staff and Head of Sixth Form, Richard Marshall, at the age of 48. Richard was at school from 1998 until 2006, when he left to take up the position of Head at Bury Grammar School before moving to Ashville College, Harrogate as Head three years ago.

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Children with Cancer UK thanks QEGS for ‘1 mile’ donations Following the ‘1 mile challenge’ held in July 2020, QEGS has received a certificate and official recognition for its donation to Children with Cancer UK. The charity received £500 thanks to the generosity of parents, carers, pupils, students and staff.

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https://www.qegsblackburn. com/children-with-canceruk-thanks-qegs-for-1-miledonations/

https://www.qegsblackburn.com/mr-richard-marshall-formerhead-of-sixth-form-passes-away/

QEGS community supports ‘Children in Need’

The QEGS community once again came together for the benefit of others and raised a fantastic £1723.00 for the BBC’s Children in Need event, in November.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/qegs-community-supports-children-in-need/

Library benefits from Usborne Books Fairs Following recent book fairs held with Usborne Books, the Senior Phase Library has received a selection of free books.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/library-benefitsfrom-usborne-books-fair/

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Annual ‘No Pens Day’ takes place across QEGS For one day only, pupils and students across QEGS’ Primary Phase, Senior Phase and Sixth Form left their pens and pencils behind to take part in the annual ‘No Pens Day’.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/annual-no-pens-day-takes-place-across-qegs/

Another literary success for former QEGS pupil and teacher Ian Thomson Ian Thomson was at QEGS as a pupil from 1961 to 1968, returning as a teacher for a spell some years later. Having retired from teaching Ian is now a successful author and has recently had his latest book ‘Northern Elements’ published.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ another-literary-success-for-former-qegspupil-and-teacher-ian-thomson/

Year 7 pupils celebrated for their poetry work Six pupils have been recognised for their contributions to October’s National Poetry Day and have received prizes from Senior School Librarian, Mrs Dewhurst.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/year-7pupils-celebrated-for-their-poetry-work/

Kindness month brings joy to QEGS Following a challenging year, the QEGS community took part in a ’Kindness Month’ challenge during November and December with the support of the Kindness Coach, Blackburn-born John Magee. Below are a range of ‘random acts of kindness’ shared by pupils, students, staff and families as part of the month-long event.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/kindness-month-brings-joy-to-qegs/

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Christmas Jumper Day raises over £400!

Despite school being closed for pupils and students in Year 8 to Year 13, we are delighted to announce that the annual ‘Christmas Jumper Day’ raised £413 for Save The Children.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/christmas-jumper-day-raises-over-400/

Primary Phase visited by real-life Elves!

Children in our EYFS and Key Stage 1 were treated to a visit from three real life elves, as Mrs Southworth, Miss Presho and Mr Halliwell visited each class to hold a Christmas party.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/primary-phase-visited-byreal-life-elves/

Students attend medical masterclass Mariam Seedat, a former QEGS Sixth Form student and now a graduate entry medical student at Sheffield University, held a knowledge-sharing session for Sixth Form students considering a career in Medicine.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/students-attend-medical-career-masterclass/

Last day of term celebrations!

Pupils and students enjoyed the last day of Michaelmas Term with a virtual carol service, themed games and musical concerts delivered by the Primary Phase and Creative Faculty.

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https://www.qegsblackburn.com/ last-day-of-term-celebrations/

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