To complement students’ academic study, we design our enhancement curriculum to provide a wealth of opportunities to develop students' personal growth and understanding of their wider world and future lives. QEHS provides a wealth of support, guidance and engagement opportunities that enrich our students’ educational experience and support their learning. To extend students’ experiences still further, QEHS provides a programme of trips, visits, events, and qualifications.  

In addition, QEHS provides a wealth of sporting, performance, social and academic opportunities to engage students at local, county, regional and national levels. This offer complements the wide range of extended learning opportunities including access to a variety of online learning programmes, accessible subject resources, small group booster sessions and academic Study Support Subject Drop-in sessions. 

Society

Activity

Day

Room

Staff

Cost

Comments

Repertory Theatre

Creating a show

Tue

PAC

Mr Rigby

15.35-16.35

Coding Club

Python Programming 

Tue

29

Mr Senescall

All are welcome

History

History Society

Tue

13

History staff

All welcome

Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths (STEM)

Bronze Crest Award

63

Mr Hearnshaw

£15

Chess Club

Chess matches

69

Mr Brewer

All abilities welcome.

13:10 - 13:40

Environmental Society

Environmental discussions, activities  and mini-projects

4

Mrs Saxelby

All welcome. 

12.50-13.20

Religious Education 

Study Club

77

Ms Duncalf

RE GCSE students, years 10 and 11

Youth Stars

Learning to coach and mentor other students

6

Miss Meneer

Years 9 and 10

Art Society

Painting murals

61

Miss Garrod

Year 7

Cooking for Fun

Cooking Club

Thu

37

Mrs Jones

Miss Allen

£1 per week

25 students per half term. Please sign up at the start of the year and your child will be allocated a term

Sociology Society

Sociology in the news

Thu

C10

Mr Betts and subject ambassadors

Years 10 - 13

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

Bronze Award

Fri

Miss Meneer

Mr Johnson

Mr Watt

£120

Year 9 students only. Details to be sent to Year 9 parents separately.

Female Lead Society

Discussion/ Friendship building and developing Leadership aspirations

68

Mrs Muir

Every two weeks

13.00 – 13.25

Years 9-13

Gardening Club

Creating the QEHS garden

School Garden

Not sure who is taking this over

All welcome 12.45-13.15

Junior Book Club

Enjoy sharing your reading experiences

Day varies:  advertised in tutor notices

Library

English Dept.

Creative Writing Club

Think like a Writer

English Block 

English Subject Ambassadors 

All welcome. 1.00 to 1.30

Languages Society

Conversation, cultural presentations and other activities

QEHS Languages Assistants

Year 7 Homework 

Homework 

Fri

29

Mrs Senescall & Mr Senescall

Year 7 only

Senior School Societies

Society

Activity

Day

Room

Staff

Cost

Who may attend

Music and Drama

Production rehearsals

Mon/Wed/ Thu

PAC

Mr Rigby/Mrs Clapham

Cast

Coding Club

Python Programming 

Tue

29

Mr Senescall

All are welcome

Languages

Cultural presentations and enrichment activities with the assistants

Wed

November to March 

25, 26, 30

Ms Turnbull Miss Souter

Chess Club

Chess matches

Thu

69

Mr Brewer/Mr Stretton

All abilities welcome.

13:10 - 13:40

Sociology Society

Sociology in the news

Thu

C10

Mr Betts and subject ambassadors

Years 10 - 13

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

Silver Award

Fri

3

Miss Meneer

£150

Year 12 and 13 students only

Italian Club

Learn about Italian language and culture

23

Miss Souter

History Film Society

Enriching learning in History

Lecture Theatre

Mrs Slack

Year 12 and 13 students only

Senior Book Club

Enjoy sharing your reading experiences

Day varies:  advertised in tutor notices

Library

English Dept.

Music

Students who study a musical instrument or have singing lessons in school are required to attend at least one music ensemble a week. Please take this into account when choosing which society to attend.

Society

Activity

Day

Time

Room

Staff

Cost

Who should attend


Music

Cinematic Percussion Ensemble

Mon

13.00-13.30

    87

Mr Smith

By invitation

Flute Choir

Mon

13:00-13.30

88

Mrs Lawrence

All flautists

String Orchestra

Tues

13:00-13.30

87

Mrs Lawrence

All string players

Elite Voices

Tue

13.00-13.30

88

Mrs Clapham

All

Concert Ensemble

Wed

13.00-13.30

87

Mrs Lawrence

All Grade 1+

Soul Band

Thurs

13:00-13:30

87

Mrs Clapham

By invitation

Guitar Ensemble

Thurs

13.30-13.40

88

Mr Poole

All guitar players

Production (vocal rehearsals)

Fri

13:00-13.30

88

Mrs Clapham Mrs Lawrence

Production cast/ensemble

Sports

The following sports practices run from 12.50-13.20 during term time. Students should also take this into account when deciding whether to commit to societies.

Society

Activity

Day

Staff

Who should attend

Sport

Netball

Term 1, 2 and 4

Mon

PE Department

Year 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11

Football

Term 1, 2 and 4

PE Department

Year 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11

Girls Football

Term 1,2 and 4

      Wed

PE Department 

All Years

Rugby

Term 1, 2 and 3

Mon and Thurs

PE Department

Year 7, 8, 9 and 10

Handball

Term 1, 2, 3 and 4

Mon, Tues, Wed, and Fri

PE Department

Year 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11

Futsal

Term 1,2, 3 and 4

Thurs

PE Department

Year 7, 8 and 9

Badminton

Mon and Tues

PE Department

All Years

Table Tennis 

Tues and Weds

PE Department 

All Years

Cricket

Term 5 and 6

Mon and Fri

PE Department

Year 7 - 10

Rounders

Term 5 and 6

Mon

PE Department

Year 7 - 10

Athletics Term 6

Fri

PE Department

Year 7 - 10

Tennis Term 5 and 6

Weds

PE and Sport Ambassadors

All Years

House practices

Wed and Fri

House Captains and 

Ms Frecknall

House teams as required

Dodgeball

Tues

PE and Sport Ambassadors

Year 7 and 8

Indoor Football

Tues

PE and Sport Ambassadors

Year 7 and 8

Girls Active (GLAMS)

Tues

GLAMS + PE Department

Year 8 and 9

Stem