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BULLETIN
Queen’s College Whole School Newsletter 25 March 2022
“O, Wonder...”
Mr Julian Noad - Head of College
With the passing of our much-loved Appropriately in Shakespeare week, our own touring group,
Chaplain, Tim, this has been a tough week the Wyvern Theatre Group have been performing “The
for the community. However, it is times like Tempest” at venues around the South West. Mrs N and I
these that we come together and I have were delighted to be able to support them at the Bristol
been delighted by the mutual support. Our Tobacco Factory theatre. The group closed their ‘season’
thoughts and prayers are with the Aldridge with a final fabulous home fixture last evening. Meanwhile,
family. There are no funeral or thanksgiving our younger performers are readying themselves for next
plans shared as yet but we look forward to holding our own week’s performances of “Dazzle” - be sure to bag your
Queen’s memorial in due course. tickets.
In a busy week, I had to surrender my ticket to the Eat Game As the sun continues to shine, lasting for this weekend at
Awards dinner in London, where our own Food department, least, we can look forward to fantastic conditions for Duke of
under Mr Mann, was nominated for but, sadly, did not win Edinburgh bronze and silver expeditions and the Exmoor
national ‘best game educator’. Mrs N was able to join the challenge outing. Also,. hopefully in the sunshine, we look
team for a wonderful evening. forward to netball and hockey versus Wellington and
Shebbear respectively. Retreating indoors, we will have
The opportunity to perform in public was taken up
second language English IELTS examinations. Meanwhile, the
enthusiastically by a dozen senior school pupils in a delightful
boarders will also have trips to Crealy Adventure Park and, at
informal concert on Wednesday evening. These smaller
home, archery action with pizzas.
showcases are such a valuable part of our performing arts
programme. Yours ever,
Julian
Tim Aldridge
Tim Will Be Remembered Always, With Great Fondness
Our wonderful Chaplain, Tim Aldridge, passed away Sunday night following a brave and dignified fight against
cancer. Our hearts and our thoughts are with Tim’s family and his many, many friends.
Tim impacted on the Queen’s Community in a way that means he will be remembered always, with great fondness.
At some point, we will come together to commemorate Tim and we will share details in due course. For now, we
will all comfort each other at this time of sorrow, and for those who want or need support, it is available - please do
reach out to us.
Additional support for Prep and Senior pupils can be found by clicking on the blue links.
Nursery Round-up
Nursery News From Mrs Donna Kershaw - Highgrove Nursery Manager
The Highgrove Nursery have been enjoying the lovely weather this week, having picnics in the garden and
appreciating the learning opportunities the sunshine has brought, looking at shadows and watering the plants that
have been growing in the garden. Children have been busy discussing Mother’s Day and their families as well as
making special Mother’s Day gifts and cards.
Puddleducks have been looking at keeping our bodies healthy with a particular focus on oral health this week. The
children have been brushing ‘dirt’ off the large set of teeth, as well as brushing the dinosaur teeth and learning the
tooth brushing song.
Tiggywinkles have enjoyed a cooking session this week, peeling, cutting and tasting different vegetables. They have
also had fun exploring a variety of different sensory trays in the garden, from shaving foam to crunchy cereals for
the animals to crush!
Cottontails have also enjoyed lots of time outside in the garden playing with the Tiggywinkles children, as well as
having lots of painting opportunities inside, creating some lovely ‘flower’ pictures.
Nursery School News From Miss Lizzie Hayes - Head of Nursery School
The Nursery School children have been busy enjoying the sunshine in our wonderful garden this week. For their
Forest School sessions they enthusiastically practised their stirring and mixing skills in the mud kitchen, making pies
and soup. Further exploration outside the mud kitchen provided some spontaneous science discoveries using pipes
to syphon water from the muddle puddle they had made. This was extended in the afternoon with channels,
containers and more water! This week’s dough gym activity focused on rolling small balls of dough and using pincer
grip tools to place them into bowls, all set to music!
Prep School
Mr Henry Matthews - Head of Prep
We have been blessed I have witnessed numerous This will be the first opportunity
with glorious weather outdoor lessons and activities from that many of our children have had
here at Queen’s and group reading, science to perform on the big stage. Make
this has certainly experiments, poetry writing and sure you book your tickets to see
helped to make us feel even maths, which have all made the show! Bookings can be made via
better after the creative use of our grounds. We the box office.
difficult news we received at the start hope for this to continue in the
As we head into the final full week
of the week that our beloved coming weeks, but we also need to
of term, I am sure I will see many of
Chaplain, Mr Aldridge, had passed ensure that children are safe in the
you in school in the coming days.
away. Tim will be missed by the sun. It is great that I can do my
Next week, we not only look
whole Queen’s community and I annual sun cream and sun hats
forward to Dazzle but also fixtures,
know his infectious sense of fun was reminder earlier than usual. Please
cookery clubs and, of course, the
the cornerstone of many assemblies, would parents ensure that children
Easter ‘Egg-stravaganza’ on Friday
lessons and meetings in the Prep have both of these items in school.
afternoon.
School. I only had the chance to meet Fingers crossed I haven’t spoken
Tim personally on a few occasions, too soon and the sunshine I look forward to seeing our
but I will be forever thankful for his continues for the weeks ahead. ‘Dazzlers’ tomorrow at rehearsal
help and guidance during my first and wish you all a relaxing
year at Queen's. His check-ins via “Dazzle” has well and truly taken weekend.
telephone and offers of support were centre stage this week and the cast
greatly appreciated and certainly and crew have been working
made me feel welcome here. Our incredibly hard in rehearsal and With best wishes,
thoughts remain with his family at prop-making clubs. The set looks Henry
this difficult time. amazing and the children are
growing in confidence day by day.
Our children have made the most of We are very much looking forward
the recent great weather and there to welcoming the audience to the
has been a desire to take our Queen’s Hall on Thursday evening.
learning outside the classroom.
Prep School Prep Sports Round-up
Some great action has taken place both at home and away in Prep School sports this week.
Read the full sports report here. You can also visit our new Flickr account to view all our photographs from the
matches.
Shakespeare Week
On Tuesday, some of the Prep School children in Years 3 and
4 enjoyed an afternoon of insults in celebration of
Shakespeare Week. They made fortune tellers and then filled
them with their own creations using some of Shakespeare's
most insulting language. Isabelle started the bout by calling
Benjamin a “rank, evil-eyed hedge-pig” to which he called her
a “greasy, sour-faced dog-fish”. Bàlint packed a punch with
his “bawdy, eye-offending rabbit-sucker” although Ibrahim's
“sottish, raw-boned, nut-hook” was a fair retaliation! It was
wonderful to see them creatively enjoying Shakespeare's rich
language more than four hundred years after his death.
Prep School Shakespeare Week
Our Teddies also decided to celebrate Shakespeare Week by creating a quiz. Can you guess which of Shakespeare’s
plays they are acting out? (No teddies were harmed in the making of this quiz.)
1 2
3 4
Answers
Cleopatra
Antony and 4.
Macbeth 3.
Romeo and Juliet 2.
The Tempest 1.
Year 1 - Ribbon Dance
Year 1 used the opportunity provided by beautiful Spring sunshine this week to perform their final creative pieces
outside with hoops and ribbons. The children choreographed their own, quite complex, ideas and performed them
beautifully.
Prep School Dazzle
Children in Years 4 to 6 have been working hard on “Dazzle” since September, living in the colourful world of the
fairground with its thrills and spills. Now, things are beginning to come together, the set is almost all in place and
performances are on the horizon. Please do come and see it on Thursday 31 March at 6.30pm in Queen's
Hall. Tickets can be booked through the Queen's Box Office - We are really looking forward to it!
Year 2 Two Dimensional
Year 2 have had a busy morning learning about two-dimensional shapes. They were investigating how many sides
and vertices a range of polygons have.
Senior School Sports Round-Up
Some great action has happened both at home and away in Senior School sports this week.
The Senior 3rd netball team has a fantastic win against Exeter School winning 21-20: the team came back from a 5
goal deficit in the last quarter. Great shooting from Abi and Isla and a number of vital interceptions from Lily. The
U14A also had a great hockey match against Clayesmore. The boys put together a good performance on Saturday
showing good progress with their finishing and they created a number of good chances to score. It was a good all-
round team performance and pleasing for the boys to get another win.
To read the full sports report click here. You can also visit our new Flickr account to view all our photographs
from the matches.
Equestrian Update
Queen’s were show jumping at Pontipool Equine Sports Centre on Sunday. Georgie came a respectable 8th (out of
47) in the 80-85 to qualify for the Keysoe Championship Plate!
Francesca was jumping on a very new horse and had two very good rounds with a couple of unlucky poles.
Senior School Visiting artist
We were very lucky this week to have the local artist Neil Whitehead lead two workshops with GCSE and A Level
pupils.
Neil presented examples from his portfolio and the way his style of work has developed from A Level to now. He
inspired our pupils with his drawing techniques and how he adds colour to his pieces. Our pupils found it
interesting to hear about Neil's commissions and how he is influenced by our beautiful local area. They also found
it inspiring to know that Neil works locally and pointed out places that were familiar to them in his work.
Informal Concert
Thursday evening’s Informal Concert was an outstanding
success. Featuring a range of performances from Year 7 to
6th Form; from seasoned performers to those for whom it
was their first concert experience.
There was a huge range of styles from Baroque to Music
Theatre performed to a full house in the Old Music Room.
All the performances were beautifully prepared and
delivered and the audience were extremely impressed
with the skill and maturity of the musicians.
Many congratulations to all the musicians who took part:
Freya Mills, Hattie Thorne, Smiley Chan, Mary-Tess
McAlonan, Hattie Newcombe, Mia Aydon-Benz, Leon Hall,
Fallon Gillies, Hattie Rowswell, Pippa Drummond, Millie
Gubby and Georgie Ambler.
Senior School Year 10 Maths Feast - Mathematics Competition
Felicity, Francesca, Jackie and You You took part in a Southwest Maths
Feast Competition against seven other teams from Somerset and Devon
at Churchill Academy. They were set a series of challenges, some
involving mathematics they had learnt this year, and others involving
new A level style material with just a small introduction to the methods.
They had to work as pairs in some challenges, where the other pairs'
answer was vital for them to complete their own question, or as a whole
team unpicking different styles of problems, including an interesting set
of questions entitled 'What? No words?' where all they had to go on
were random bits of workings on the page. The four worked extremely
well as a team and attained full marks in three of the four rounds.
Overall, an excellent Maths-filled day out!
Inter-school Clay Pigeon Competition
Wednesday saw our clay shooting team heading to the Inter-school Clay Pigeon Competition held at Ling Sporting
in Wellington. The team has only started this year with many of the team having no, or very little, experience of
shooting, many of the boys were quite nervous as this was the first competition that most of them had entered.
However, despite the initial nerves, the boys did themselves proud finishing mid-table in the overall team
competition with Digby in Year 11 finishing as the second highest individual, missing out on the top spot by two
clays. Well done to all of our team: they not only all shot well, but showed Queens’s pupils in a positive light.
Book Fair
Offering a host of fiction and recreational non-fiction books likely to appeal to a wide range of reading interests and
abilities, the annual Book Fair hosted by Mrs Ross was able to return to the senior school last week. Pupils in Years
7-11 mainstream English lessons and those in Years 7-11 in EAL visited the
Fair. Many pupils, across the classes, selected at least one book to enhance
their leisure time. It was not just keen readers who found something that
captivated them: “This is great!” reported a Year 7 boy of his graphic novel
purchase, a less daunting read than continuous prose stories. The pupils’
purchases earned the College generous rewards, to be spent at a later
date. Last September, the accumulated Rewards of past Fairs purchased
the titles that form the Honesty Library in the Study Room, so-named
because there is no formal lending system, with a set, latest return date;
books are returned at the pupil’s convenience. The Fair next March is
already in the College calendar!Senior School Eat Game Awards
Yesterday, the Queen's College Food and Nutrition Department, joined by Mrs Noad,
travelled to London after being short-listed for a national top educator award. The food
awards ceremony is part of the ‘Eat Game Awards’ in the category of 'Best Educator Award'.
While we didn't win overall for Best Educator for all schools, colleges and universities we
were still winners! We were the best school in these national food awards! We were more
than happy to come third to famous Jose Luis Souto Chef Lecturer and Westminster
Kingsway College (with celebrity student Jamie Oliver!)
Pupils at Queen's have been treated to a number of high culinary skills masterclasses using local, wild, fresh
pheasant and partridge since September. The classes have been a fabulous opportunity for pupils to learn about
the sustainable and nutritional credentials of game.
One week GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition pupils learnt to portion local, wild, fresh pheasant and, using the
last apples picked from Queen’s. Adding rosemary and lettuce picked from our new Queen’s Kitchen Garden, pupils
produced a pan-fried pheasant
breast dish on a garlic and rosemary
bruschetta with a horseradish
mayonnaise topped with julienne
apple. A truly free-range rich
flavoured (as well as low fat) dish.
Mr Mann, Head of Food and
Nutrition, said, "we are all absolutely
delighted that Queen's College has
been voted to be in the finals for
such a prestigious national food
award that recognises the fantastic
culinary achievements and
nutritional learning of our pupils".
Tempest
Our very own Wyvern Theatre Company has been hard at work over the past week delivering excellent
performances both on tour and at home, here at Queen’s Hall. Keep an eye out in next week’s Bulletin for moreProminent OQs
Geoff Bisson - Alumni Officer, continues his look at the outstanding achievements of OQs.
Kwamina Ata Amonoo (OQ 1906- Kwamina gained experience in
09) was the son of Amonoo V, the exercising responsibility as a
paramount chief of Anomabo, an prefect at Queen’s, and in working
important trading centre to the as a team member when
west of Cape Coast in what was representing his House (South),
then the Gold Coast. He was sent to notably, in swimming and rugby.
Although his time at Queen’s was
Queen’s to complete his secondary
brief (eight terms) he appreciated
education and to prepare to enter
the benefits of it. This is evident Fifty-two delegates adopted a
the legal profession. On his first day
from his return to the school defiant anti-colonial position and
at the school he made a striking during the summer term of 1909 advocated a pan-West African
impression as he dressed in what for a reunion, and from his nationalism. Kwamina was to the
Dapper Channon described as ‘the donation of a number of books to fore in pressing for greater
ceremonial outfit of an African the library. representation of West African
chief’. Later, he made an impact as interests in London. In 1921, while
a lawyer and political leader in West In November 1908, Kwamina building up a legal practice in
passed the Preliminary Law Exams, Calabar, he was elected Secretary of
Africa.
and registered at Lincoln’s Inn. the Central Province (Gold Coast)
At Queen’s, Kwamina equipped When he moved to London a few Committee of the National Congress
himself with the knowledge and months later, he made contacts for British West Africa (NCBWA). His
skills needed to succeed in his with other African students which responsibilities meant that he
chosen profession. Here he learned helped shape his political views. moved about and rarely spent time
how to debate, to argue a point of After intense study, Kwamina was, in the
in 1912, called to the bar and
view and, through off-the-cuff remarkable
entitled to practice as a lawyer in house he had
public speaking, an exercise known
British West Africa. Back home, built in his
as ‘sharp practice’, to think on his well connected and fully qualified,
feet. The range of topics covered in hometown.
he fitted into local life as a member
the Debating Society while Kwamina of the West African coastal elite. The NCBWA had some influence in
was at Queen’s was broad and framing the constitution for Nigeria,
widened his awareness of the The outbreak of war in 1914 introduced by Sir Hugh Clifford in
significant issues of the day. For disrupted Kwamina’s legal career. 1922 and, in that year, Kwamina
He enlisted in the Gold Coast was elected to represent Calabar in
example, he contributed to debates
Regiment as a corporal, served in the Nigerian Legislative Council. His
on the government of the Congo
the Cameroons, and was awarded success was attributed to his
Free State, anarchism, the value of a
a bronze star. In 1916, following character; he was described
Channel Tunnel, prison reform, the heavy losses of troops, he was
payment of MPs and the future of posthumously as, ‘a man who
involved in recruiting Africans into shunned snobbishness, and was
the House of Lords. The photo of service, speaking at rallies liked for his hospitality, affability
the Debating Society in 1908 shows organised by the alliance of the and great sense of honour’.
Kwamina (far right). Aborigines’ Rights Protection Kwamina was denied the chance to
Society (ARPS) and the colonial pursue the aims of the ARPS and
government. (His name can be NCBWA by his untimely death in a
found on the School’s Roll of motor accident in December 1929.
Honour.)
I would like to acknowledge the
Following the war, Kwamina work of James Gibbs (1955-62) in
pursued professional and political researching the life of Kwamina on
interests. He assumed a leading
which this piece is heavily reliant.
role in the British West African
Conference (BWAC) that gathered
in Accra in March 1920.Sixth Form Round-Up
It has been another busy week in the SFC. The sunshine has ensured that our lovely outdoor area is well used to
relax, and to study in some cases!
The Year 13 Assembly focussed on “How to make the most of your last 13 weeks at school!” with reminders on how
to get that work/life balance right, offers of help and reminders on how to perfect time management skills. Year 12
tutor group assemblies continued with Woolmer Year 12 CLB engaging their peers with a musical quiz and
chocolates for the winners. The main focus of the week however, seemed to be on preparations for our first off-site
end of Spring Term function at the Somerset County Cricket Ground on Friday 25 March.
More Year 13 students have reached the stage where they can have their “firming chat” and make the final
decision on which of their university offers to place as their firm choice and which to select as their insurance
choice. Once done, students are ploughing on with the UK student finance forms and with selecting their university
accommodation.
Rugby 7s at Rosslyn Park - Max Johnson (Captain)
The journey to Rosslyn started at 5pm on Monday, the boys and myself were eager to arrive. The bus journey was
long. Once we arrived, everyone was rewarded with a lovely team meal at Zizzi which created a great atmosphere
for the team the night before the matches.
We woke up early on Tuesday and enjoyed a big breakfast before getting on the bus to Rosslyn and preparing for a
fantastic day of rugby.
Our first game saw us take on the Irish school of Ballyclare High, which was a tough game, although we put up a
good fight and scored a couple tries. Our second match was against Hills Road School, which was a close game, in
which some major heart and grit was shown, as well as some displays of great finesse and showing the progress we
have made. We lost the game narrowly but showed considerable improvements from our previous game.
Our last game put us against the local school of Bristol Grammar School which had won all their matches before us.
We started slowly but came back into the game, controlling possession and dominating the contest in the second
half which was topped off by two great team tries.
In conclusion, the day was great and the boys represented themselves and the school proudly, showing great
progress, but a few mistakes cost us points. We are now ready to go again at the small schools 7s tournament in
two weeks time!Sixth Form
Last Hockey Season For Our Year 13 Boys
Jack Dormor, captain of the 1st XI Hockey team, reflects on the his team’s last match of the hockey season.
The 1st XI boys have had a strong term which our results haven’t always shown, with a record of four wins, two
draws and five defeats. At the beginning of the season, the team had not played much together with only five of us
having played in the 1st team before. This showed in an amateur first performance against Blundell's. Progression
came quick, however, with wins against Wellington, and then a dramatic final play of the game flick from Toby
securing a win against West Buckland. All this prepared us for our second round of the cup, travelling to
Dauntseys. As a squad we put up a fight, drawing 2-2 at full time, after Daryl had calmly beaten the keeper in a
‘1v1’ and Toby put in a penalty flick under pressure. Sadly, this lead to a loss in sudden-death flicks. Although this
was difficult to take we played well for our last few games of the season competing with big schools including
King's Bruton in a 2-2 thriller, and a well deserved win against Claysmore. Great leadership was shown by the Years
13 and 12 with Toby, Matt and Cyril leading by example, and there is some real talent coming through the younger
years with Harry Forknall and Elliot Berry looking very comfortable against players two years above them. Queen’s
will be left in good hands next year, and skills and the lessons learnt by all will be applied in other sporting contexts
in the future.
Read the match reports for the Senior XI 1st and XI 2nd teams here.
Somerset Education Partnership
We’re happy to work with our friends at
Somerset Education Business
Partnership. Click here for more
information.Sixth Form Senior Physics Challenge Success
A huge congratulations go out to our Y12 Physicists for their
success in the Senior Physics Challenge. Three of seven
entries were awarded a Bronze Certificate which is a
fantastic achievement.
The Senior Physics Challenge is the Year 12 forerunner to the
British Physics Olympiad. It is designed to challenge the
ablest Y12 physicists in the country by applying their physics
knowledge to new situations that draw on several areas of
physics and maths at a high level. This year's questions
included calculating the dimensions for a linear particle
accelerator that uses a radio frequency AC supply, finding
the length of an oil molecule by seeing how a droplet of oil
spreads across a puddle of water, and a finding safe thickness of lead to replace some concrete used to shield a
radioactive source.
Prefects POV by Matthew Empsall
With exams encroaching, Year 13 have been working hard recently. However,
a new phenomenon has taken over the study room during revision breaks:
“Wordle”. “Wordle” is a brain puzzle game that has popped up out of
nowhere, and taken social media by storm, growing massively in popularity in
recent months as “the” brain game to play.
Like most brain games it is having a positive impact on improving your brain
power. However, it is a game where you have to make sure to play it positively and not allow any frustration to
take over if you are finding it difficult to solve that particular day's puzzle, as that will undo any positive effects that
the game would otherwise have. You have to see it as a challenge to be conquered and keep plucking away at it.
If you do manage to complete the level then you will probably be extremely satisfied with yourself, which is a result
of the production of dopamine which is the neurotransmitter which is linked with feeling pleasure, satisfaction and
motivation. As a result, completing a level of wordle has the potential to give you the positive boost you need to
start your day as well as getting your brian and specifically your problem-solving skills, warmed up. This boost is
also going to be positive for your mental health, as well as just being a fun and engaging activity for you to do.
Read the full article here.Boarders Corner Anime Film Night
On Sunday, a number of our International Boarders enjoyed a trip to Exeter to watch the latest Japanese anime
film, Jujutsu Kaisen 0. The art and cinema of anime is a firm favourite with a number of our boarders and so they
welcomed the chance to go and watch this latest subtitled film so close to home.
Highgrove House
Since returning from the half-term holidays, Highgrove boarders have enjoyed a
variety of activities with the aim focused on ‘Mindful Makes’ - crafting activities
that can help with focusing the mind and loosing oneself in the practice of being
creative.
Our ongoing macramé activity has lasted a number of weeks with many boarders
making a variety of creations from wall hangings to dream catchers. ‘Boarding in
bloom’ was our follow-up activity where
everyone had the opportunity to decorate
terracotta pots and then plant-up a
selection of succulents.
Of course, not all our activities have been
crafting. We have also had our sweet treats
here and there with ice cream milkshakes
and pancakes!
There are still a few more activities to fit in before the Easter holidays,
including making Mother’s day gifts such as Lavender pillows and lip balm
keyring holders, finishing off with a ‘Pizza n Chill’ evening on the last Friday
of term.News and Announcements
Super Saturday - 02 April 2022
12:30 - 14:00 - Years 7/8
14:00 - 17:00 - Years 9/10 and Years 11/12/13
17:15-17:30 - Presentation
Welcome all to the spring SUPER SATURDAY! I hope you are all looking forward to a day full of sports, and please
do be supportive and encourage your house teams from all other year groups. The schedule can be accessed
here and is worked out so that if you’re not playing, you will be able to go and support your house elsewhere.
Please wear your house colours for the day but ensure your clothes are sensible enough to play in (sports clothes
only). We can provide bibs for teams if you require.
There will be food running from 12:30 - 15:00, open to all parents, students and staff. We are hoping for a BBQ and
nice weather.
Barnicot - Blue
French - Purple
Woolmer - Green
Ray - Red
Save the date Afternoon Tea in the Art Department
Save the date for the first QCC event - A Quiz Night, You are very warmly
Friday 29 April, 7.30pm . invited to afternoon
tea in the Art
Department on
Wednesday 30
March from 4.00 -
5.30pm. With cross-
curricular clubs
going on, Sixth Formers at work and work to view this
will very much be an opportunity to see the Art
Department at work rather than a formal exhibition. It
will also hopefully provide an opportunity for you to
meet with other parents and the Art Department team.
We very much look forward to sharing the vibrancy of
the Art Department with you.
With kind regards
Bex Cade and the Art Department teamNews and Announcements
Upcoming Dates
'Bring your Mummy to Nursery School' week W/C 28 March 2022
Afternoon tea in the Art Department 30 March 2022 4:00pm
Play Dress Rehearsal (“Dazzle”) - Pre-Prep & Prep to 30 March 2022
watch
Prep School Play (“Dazzle”) 31 March 2022 6:30pm
Sports Teams Photos 01 April 2022
Super Saturday 02 April 2022
Dance Show (“Zodiac - A journey through Dance, Music 04 April 2022
and Space”)
Pre-Prep Easter Egg Hunts 05 April 2022
House Swimming Gala (Years 3 to 6) 06 April 2022
QCC Quiz Night 29 April 2022
Our online whole school calendar can be found here.
Our sports portal can be accessed here.
Buses - Save your time, fuel and the planet
Did you know that you can book the QC buses for just
mornings, or just afternoons?
A flexible pass option is available for up to five trips per
week (any combination) for a termly commitment of
approx. £20 per week. Please contact Mrs Mockridge
for details ram@queenscollege.org.uk or call 01823
272559. All our drivers provide a wonderful service -
they are contactable, DBS cleared and all vehicles have
CCTV and tracking fitted.You can also read
