Queen Elizabeth's School
The Elizabethan
NE WSLET TER TO PARENTS
SPRING 2021
WELL DONE! Addressing prize-winners at Senior Awards, the Headmaster said: “You have not just coped with the circumstances caused by the pandemic, but have continued to thrive.” Turn to p3 for more details.
From the Headmaster Dear Parents,
Once again, both staff and pupils
MS Teams and the resources and tools
have demonstrated very commendable
available through eQE, such that they
I reported in the Christmas edition
adaptability, even in the face of often-
are able to deliver an online school
of The Elizabethan that the Autumn
worrying news about the national and
which is the envy of many, and which
Term had felt “much more normal”;
international situation, and, for some,
replicates as closely as possible the
as I now look back on the past three
closer to home, too. We have stuck
normal, rich QE classroom experience.
months, that is certainly not a phrase
together as a community, and there
which I would employ to characterise
has been a resilient determination
The whole Elizabethan community
this Spring Term. From the very
among my colleagues to ensure that
was seen at its very best recently, when
start, we faced rapidly changing
boys at Queen Elizabeth’s School
everyone contributed to making sure
circumstances, firstly gearing up
continue to receive an excellent
that we had a wonderful reopening
to run a testing programme in early
education in the difficult circumstances
on 11th March. The in-school testing
January, and then having to put it
in which we find ourselves. Thanks to
programme was an unprecedented
on hold at the eleventh hour as the
an extraordinary amount of work and
logistical challenge which, of course,
country abruptly entered a further
a great deal of flexibility, our teachers
had to be carried out in strictly
lockdown and we reverted to remote
and support staff have now developed
controlled conditions to ensure it was
learning for all the boys.
very considerable expertise in using
Covid-safe: I heartily commend the