Page 12 - QEGS: Queen Elizabeth Grammar Senior School Prospectus

QED (QEGS Enrichment and Development)
QED is designed to add that vital edge to what is already a high octane academic diet.
Top universities and employers are crying out not just for high grades but also for those sparks of creativity, resilience, teamwork and leadership which differentiate the best from the rest; QED
is designed explicitly to foster these.
Every boy at QEGS, from Year 7 to Year 13, is involved on Wednesday afternoons. It is a chance for them to customise a small corner of their timetable by choosing from a wide range of activities led predominantly by QEGS staff both on and offsite.
Boys take part in up to ve different blocks during the year from a menu of 96 activities including,
to name a few, animation, bush craft, circus skills, dog training, Indian cookery, kayaking, Lazertag, mountain biking, Pilates, sculpture, touch-typing or Ultimate Frisbee — the choice is mind-blowing!
QED offers boys of different ages the opportunity to mix and enjoy activities together, as well as unearthing hidden talents which might otherwise lie dormant!
— Year 9 is a crucial year in preparation for GCSEs, with the decision-making process well underway during the Autumn Term
— The focus is on empowering boys to make the right subject choices for them — ‘the subject has to be right for the boy’
— Increased responsibility is encouraged in all aspects of school life, with involvement and engagement intrinsically linked
— Boys are invited for the rst time to Parents’ Evenings which gives them access to the academic dialogue taking place between teachers and parents
— An increasing number of educational visits and eld trips complement the curriculum
— More independent study is encouraged, especially around homework tasks, in preparation for the role it plays in KS4 and Sixth Form
— At Open Morning they are involved in Departments, representing the school in an academic sense rather than guiding as they have done previously
— As a year group, all boys thoroughly enjoy the ‘Bowling and Buffet’ social with their Form Tutors — great fun, whilst nurturing socialising and teamwork skills
QEGS
Senior School Prospectus