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Queenswood School is at [the] pinnacle of Hertfordshire's value added (Good Schools Guide 2015) - find out why.

[Queenswood School @QueenswoodSch]

Year 11 pupils and their teachers are celebrating this morning! 71.1% of GCSE grades were 9-6, with 50.3% at grade 7 or above. Get the full story here: https://t.co/64MH9oEcc3 #gcseresultsday @GoodSchoolsUK @GSAUK @BSAboarding @HMC_Org

[Queenswood School @QueenswoodSch]

Congratulations to Year 13 on a richly deserved set of A-Level results. Almost a third of grades were A*-A, with a fifth of students achieving at least three A*-A grades. @GSAUK @HMC_Org @BSAboarding @GoodSchoolsUK

[Queenswood Academic @QAcademic]

@chappersman @heymrshallahan @tes @eAssess @carpe_dcu Will do - thanks. All pointers to literature for review gratefully received!

[Queenswood Academic @QAcademic]

@CDFoxAuthor Arriving tomorrow...

[Queenswood School @QueenswoodSch]

Don’t forget to bring your unwanted clothing and accessories, toys and games consoles, musical instruments, electrical goods, small furniture items, books, etc to the car park from 7.45am on Thursday 1 December. We're proud to support @IsabelHospice #Tonnes of Care initiative.

[Queenswood School @QueenswoodSch]

Today Year 13 Psychologists had the opportunity to quiz Dr Richard Perry, consultant neurologist at University College London Hospitals. An expert in hyperacute stroke care and visual processing in the human brain, Dr Perry answered a wide range of questions about biopsychology.

[Queenswood School @QueenswoodSch]

Academic Scholars enjoyed dressing as Antarctic explorers in a seminar with former Q biology teacher Ian Richardson today. He was part of a scientific expedition to the South Pole in 2006. Scholars are now busy devising their own hypothetical Antarctic experiments...

[Queenswood School @QueenswoodSch]

To celebrate National @PoetryDayUK, our Librarian Mrs Truran has created her wonderful 'Poe-trees' around the Queenswood campus, using the fabulous poetry of @RooneyRachel.

[Queenswood School @QueenswoodSch]

EMPYRE, one of Q's hugely successful student companies, was honoured as runner-up of the national @TycoonInSchools competition at Hampton Court Palace this week, after making an exceptional presentation about their personalised clothing business to Peter Jones! @PJFoundation

[Queenswood Academic @QAcademic]

Just some of the brilliant colleagues at Q who fully deserve such recognition 👏.

[Queenswood Academic @QAcademic]

Absolutely thrilled to be able to announce that @QueenswoodSch staff have been recognised in the Pearson National Teaching Awards. For our work through the pandemic, we received a 2021 Lockdown Hero Award for Learner and Community Support!

[Queenswood Academic @QAcademic]

Just some of the cards full of #ThankATeacherDay comments from parents and pupils, ready to be delivered across all departments, academic and support. On behalf of us all at Q, THANK YOU!

[Queenswood School @QueenswoodSch]

Former Q Prefect and Tennis captain Georgie Walker has been accepted to study for a Masters at Clare College, Cambridge. She’s graduated from Furman (USA), winning the Elizabeth Blackwell prize (highest Grade Point Average for female student athlete) and Scholars Cup @FurmanNews

[Queenswood School @QueenswoodSch]

Outstanding results in the @UKMathsTrust Intermediate Challenge. Sylvia, Amy, Stephanie and Shelly (Year 11) qualify for the next round, while Eloise (Year 9) has breezed into the Cayley Olympiad with >100 points! All receive gold awards. Congratulations everyone!

[Queenswood Academic @QAcademic]

Madam Vice President. Another glass ceiling overcome.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

I have a message for all the little girls and boys out there who dream of growing up to be superheroes: Superheroes walk among us.

They’re teachers, doctors, scientists, vaccine researchers—and you can grow up to be like them too.

[Queenswood School @QueenswoodSch]

Three ingenious examples of DNA models created by Year 11 Biologists during lockdown. Farida used sweets, Lilly assembled hers from cake pops, and Anya created a beautiful piece of embroidery. @RoyalSocBio

[Brian Cox @ProfBrianCox]

There will be a wonderful opportunity for GCSE / A- level physics students and anyone who's interested to listen to two world experts on Cosmology and Black Holes this evening, in celebration of Stephen Hawking's birthday. Live stream here from 6pm - 8pm: https://t.co/AGA7eTifMp

[Queenswood Academic @QAcademic]

Ready...
#OddSocksDay #AntiBullyingWeek
@QueenswoodSch

[Queenswood Academic @QAcademic]

"I encourage you not to underestimate the power that you have to make an impact, regardless of your audience size."

Thank you Jasmine. #BlackHistoryMonth #Blacklivesmatter

[Queenswood School @QueenswoodSch]

To mark the start of #BlackHistoryMonth, we are proud to share this tremendous magazine, compiled during lockdown by Jasmine P (Upper Sixth 2020). We will be using it as a teaching resource in tutorials. You can view and download a copy at https://t.co/6bN85lFcMj @BhmUK