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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


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