Queen Elizabeth's School
The Elizabethan
NE WSLET TER TO PARENTS
SUMMER 2022
ALL THE BEST! QE’s inaugural Valediction ceremony took place this term. Turn to p3 for more.
From the Headmaster Dear Parents,
as they last did in 2019. Thus, we were
successfully to handle the logistics of
able to invite parents to this week’s
welcoming several thousand prospective
As we draw to the end of the Summer
Junior Awards, allowing them to have
Elizabethans and parents through our
Term, it is emphatically good to be
the joy of seeing their sons pick up their
doors for sessions throughout the day.
able to report to you that, after all the
prizes and then take afternoon tea with
disruption caused by Covid-19, Queen
teachers and other guests afterwards.
Perhaps most of all, since it is such an
Elizabeth’s School has had a normal,
I was pleased that we could return to
eagerly anticipated highlight of the QE
uninterrupted year.
hosting a guest speaker: Old Elizabethan
year, it was wonderful to hold the 2022
Hemang Hirani (2008–2015) has done
Founder’s Day as a live and in-person
Our GCSE and A-level candidates
very well to forge a career in investment
event. I was encouraged to see our Year
have once again been sitting public
banking in the few, short years since
7 boys at the morning’s thanksgiving
examinations: I look forward to seeing
he graduated with a First in Geography
service in the parish church and then
them receive their results next month.
and Economics from the LSE. Earlier this
to have the opportunity to greet so
And the major events in our Summer
month, our Open Day was also back to
many parents, friends and guests, at the
Term calendar have all run in full,
its usual busy self! Our stalwart team of
Friends of Queen Elizabeth’s Fete in the
without Covid-related restrictions, just
pupils and staff worked together very
afternoon. Our traditions were honoured