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Queen Elizabeth's School

The Elizabethan

NE WSLET TER TO PARENTS

SPRING 2022

SENIOR AWARDS: Prize-winners from Years 10–12 gathered for the ceremony, where VIP guests included Professor Shitij Kapur, President & Principal of King’s College London, and Councillor Saira Don, Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet.

From the Headmaster Dear Parents,

One of the ten priorities outlined in

qualities we seek to champion, such as

our 2021-2025 School plan, Building

bravery, hard work and high standards,

This Spring Term brought news

on Distinction, is to ‘develop skills of

in a career that has seen him work in five

that 35 Elizabethans have received

both leadership and collaboration’ in

different academic settings across four

offers from Oxford and Cambridge

the boys. Our Senior Awards Ceremony

continents.

universities – a magnificent effort.

is an important date in our calendar

It is further confirmation that our

because it provides us with an

One route by which leadership skills

pupils have successfully overcome

opportunity formally to recognise

may be nurtured and developed is

all that the disruption of the past two

those who have exemplified qualities

through participation in co-curricular

years has thrown at them. I trust and

of leadership, and to encourage their

activities. For example, our robotics teams

expect that these leavers, together

peers to emulate them. I was pleased

are pressing on to ever greater success

with classmates holding offers from

to welcome our Guest of Honour at

on the national and international stage,

other leading universities, will go on

the ceremony, Professor Shitij Kapur,

achievement which would certainly not

to assume positions of influence and

President and Principal of King’s College

be possible without effective teamwork.

responsibility in their careers and,

London. Professor Kapur has himself

Another important avenue for some

for some, in wider society.

amply demonstrated the leadership

of our boys is sport. This issue of The


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