The Eagle Welcome Miss Amy Martin Mr Steven Jandrell Executive Chair of the Collegiate Board Collegiate Principal Everyone at Queen Ethelburga’s As a Collegiate, we’re extremely Collegiate works together to proud of what we do as deliver a truly excellent a community. From standard of education our many academic and to create the right achievements, through our environment for our wealth of co-curricular students to thrive. experiences, to the variety We strive to celebrate the of charity events that take whole of school and estate, place, our community thrives in as many ways as possible. on the excitement that resonates This community we are a part of is an incredibly busy throughout our environment as so many children of all and successful one and we hope that this publication ages take part in the huge variety of enriching activities. brings together a snapshot of life on campus for us to We hope that this publication will give you a flavour of celebrate it together. life at QE in its many different guises. Page 1 - 2: Judged Excellent by Inspectorate Pages 3 - 4: Spring and Summer Highlights Page 5: Outreach Page 6 - 7: Pastoral Pages 8 - 9: Creative and Performing Arts Pages 10 - 11: Art Gallery CONTENTS Pages 12 - 13: Trips Pages 14: CCF Page 15 - 19: Sports Page 20 - 21: Old Ethelburgians Page 22: Events Keep in touch Visit our website www.qe.org QueenEthelburgas @qethelburgas @qethelburgas Page 1 Queen Ethelburga’s Judged ‘Excellent’ by Inspectorate We are delighted that the Independent Schools The Faculty Inspectorate has found Queen Ethelburga’s • The quality of pupils’ academic and other Collegiate to be ‘Excellent’ across all schools, praising achievements is excellent. The quality of pupil’s our pupils’ outstanding academic achievements and personal development is excellent. personal development. These are the Inspectorate’s • Pupils of all ages seek to achieve to the best of their highest possible ratings and are a ringing ability and make excellent academic progress. endorsement of the quality of teaching delivered, • Pupils have positive attitudes to learning and are extra-curricular opportunities offered, and pastoral hardworking and resilient. care provided to students here at QE. • Pupils have deep respect for their own and other Particularly pleasing to see are the judgments that cultures; they demonstrate a caring, tolerant attitude our students make excellent progress across all areas and sensitivity towards the needs of others. of the Collegiate, including developing higher order • Behaviour is exemplary, they have a well developed thinking skills; the strong personal development that sense of right and wrong, and take responsibility for is characterised by our self-confident, resilient and their behaviour and actions. well-behaved pupils; and the excellent preparation • Pupils excel in a wide range of creative and physical this gives them for their future lives. pursuits. Imaginative and creative art is displayed throughout the school. • Pupils are curious and are willing to learn new skills The College and are not afraid to take risks. (includes findings on Chapter House and King’s Magna) • Pupils display consistently high levels of self-esteem • The quality of pupils’ academic and other and self-confidence, fully in line with the school’s aim. achievements is excellent. • Pupils have common goals when working together • The quality of pupils’ personal development is across the curriculum. excellent. • Pupils spoke of a happy, caring and supportive • Pupils make excellent progress across all areas of community. learning throughout their time at the school. • Pupils achieve much success in a wide range of sporting, cultural, academic and outdoor activities. • Pupils are highly articulate and have excellent For The College communication skills. • Pupils from a very wide range of different cultures • At GCSE in years 2015 to 2017, performance has been get on extremely well with each other… recognising well above the national average for maintained schools. that each pupil is unique and valuing their • A-level results in the years 2015 to 2017 have been differences. well above the national average for sixth formers in • Pupils are supportive of each other. maintained schools. • Many pupils make an excellent contribution to the school community, through undertaking roles of For The Faculty responsibility.” • Pupils display great self-confidence, self-awareness • At GCSE in years 2015 to 2017, performance has and resilience. been above the national average for maintained • Pupils are keen to do well and are not afraid to have schools. a go at new challenges or to make mistakes. • Pupils’ excellent attitudes to work…play a major role • A-level results in the years 2015 to 2017 have been in their academic and extra-curricular success. well above the national average for sixth formers in maintained schools. Regulatory Compliance Inspection, ISI, February 2019 Page 1 Chapter House Early Years Judged ‘Outstanding’ Our Early Years Foundation Stage provision in • The strong key person system ensures warm Chapter House was also assessed as ‘Outstanding’ relationships and close bonds with children and their in all areas. families. • Well-established routines enable children to feel safe The effectiveness of leadership and management is and secure emotionally and physically. outstanding. • Children’s excellent personal development at this • Parents have an extremely positive view of the setting. young age ensures that they respect others. They are overwhelmingly appreciative of the care their individual children receive from the time they first join The overall effectiveness of the Early Years provision the school. is outstanding. • Through comprehensive self-evaluation and ambitious Children receive the best possible support and plans for future development, leaders and managers • care. strive to improve provision for care and learning to ensure the children receive an excellent start to their • Children’s personal, social, and emotional education. development is given high priority and, as a • Procedures for safeguarding are fully adhered to result, is excellent. across the setting. Consequently, this ensures a safe • Each child benefits from high-quality individual environment for the children. time with adults who ensure that they are safe, happy and secure. The quality of teaching, learning and assessment is The requirements for children’s safeguarding and outstanding. • welfare are fully met. • Staff have consistently high expectations for the children in their care. They have an excellent • Due to the excellent care and learning understanding of how babies and young children learn experiences that the setting provides, almost all and develop, and they support them extremely well. children under the age of two meet or exceed the • Staff know the children really well and engage with level of development that is typical for their age. them sensitively to promote and extend their learning. • The outstanding outcomes for children are a • Key workers model good behaviour, kindness and good result of knowledgeable and highly effective manners. Staff engage positively with children during leadership and management that has established routine daily activities. As a result, children’s social and rigorous and supportive systems of monitoring, language abilities develop strongly. evaluation and assessment. • Excellent relationships with parents enable information about the children to be exchanged seamlessly at handover times. • Staff recognise and embrace diversity. The personal development, behaviour and welfare of children are outstanding. • Staff have created a secure and happy environment which enables children to be highly successful learners. • Children are confident to take risks and seek new challenges. • Children have extremely well-developed social skills for their age and feel emotionally secure within their setting. Page 2 Spring and Summer Highlights The QE Young Enterprise Team Pacific took part in the North Yorkshire County finals in York in May. The competition was a real-world experience to showcase their Page Keep product and their achievements so far. NEW HEAD BOY AND GIRL With mosaics being a traditional craft We are pleased to announce the new in Yorkshire, it was lovely to see so Head Boy and Girl for the Collegiate. many young people get involved. The Tom Tweddle and Alicia Moyo will be students’ work was displayed for three excellent leaders of the Prefect Team days and enjoyed by visitors at the show. and we wish them both the best of luck in their new roles. The Page Keep product is designed Year 7 students thoroughly enjoyed The calibre of applicants was strong to hold a book open when necessary, taking part in the Race to the Line this year and students in Years 10 and an innovative solution to an everyday competition this term. Students built 12 were challenged throughout the problem. 100% recycled and recyclable their own rocket dragsters using the recruitment process. We are confident acrylic with the special inter-locking facilities in our design and technology that we have a strong team for the new design, it ensures that there’s no extra workshops, based in Genesis. academic year. waste. Students were introduced to design and May we take this opportunity to thank Whilst narrowly missing out on moving aerodynamic concepts before building the Year 13 Prefects who have served forward to the next round, they were their model racing cars to particular our community with commitment,