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QUEEN
ETHELBURGA'S
COLLEGE
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Queen Ethelburga's
welcomes girls and boys aged 11 to 19 who share our philosophy
of "To Be The Best That I Can With The Gifts That I
Have" and who seek a better quality of life at school
as day pupils or residents on campus.
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Our Philosophy
- To offer all pupils a broad and
balanced curriculum
- To treat all pupils as individuals
- To strive for academic excellence
- To promote self-confidence and
independence, but also co-operation
- To foster a spirit of enquiry
- To encourage self-discipline and
expect a high standard of behaviour
- To provide a happy and stimulating
environment for study
- To prepare pupils for future educational
and working environments
- To foster and promote caring for
others and spiritual development
- To encourage physical and mental
fitness
- To promote community and global
awareness
- To equip pupils with technological
expertise
- To provide a safe and secure environment
in which pupils can thrive
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A Tradition of Excellence
In the eight decades since its foundation
in 1912, Queen Ethelburga's College has become one of Britain's
best known and finest schools, with an enviable reputation nationally
and internationally for friendliness, excellence and care.
Our capital spending programme ensures
a campus which provides the highest quality of facilities. Investments
totaling some £17 million in only the last few years help
us to give our students the advantages that can lead to outstanding
success, from Pentium computers to the comfort of knowing that
there is a telephone and answering machine in every bedroom in
Abbey Chambers, our living accommodation on the campus.
Each year we continue to extend our
resources, which increasing numbers of parents recognise as giving
an unrivalled opportunity to their children.
We are helped in our endeavours by
Queen Ethelburga's College Charitable Foundation, which financially
supports us and subsidizes our fees to be as much as 20% lower
than those of other prestigious schools.
We at Q E believe in having a school
where every pupil matters, therefore we are not a large school,
and we have no desire or need to be, yet our facilities are second
to none.
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Thorpe Underwood Hall
At the heart of our magnificent campus with its modern amenities,
is Thorpe Underwood Hall. We are beautifully situated between
Harrogate and York.
The Campus on the Thorpe Underwood Hall Estate extends to over
100 acres of grounds and includes an enclosed, walled, 'secret'
garden, a formal rose garden with a fountain, acres of informal
lawns. As a foundation for a happy and secure school environment,
the Thorpe Underwood Hall campus has few equals.
Living on Campus
Abbey Chambers, home to pupils who
live on campus, is thought by many to be one of the best example
of modern, comfortable school residential accommodation in Europe.
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There is a strong sense of community,
much of it finding a focal point in the farmhouse kitchen/common
rooms, all with comprehensive cooking facilities, which welcome
every kind of gathering, from an impromptu coffee and toast to
a convivial 'at home' dinner.
We understand and are responsive
to the need for our school to be a happy and co-operative environment,
in order to meet high academic aims, and our campus provides a
wonderful basis upon which our pupils can build a thriving and
fulfilling school life.
The house staff consists of a Head
of Boarding, Houseparents, medical and teaching staff of the college,
all dedicated to the welfare of our students. All staff have a
great deal of experience and common sense, providing the warm
and supportive atmosphere which has meant, each year, more and
more students have chosen to live on campus. A close link is maintained
between home and school. Parents are kept properly advised about
their children's well-being. We believe a high level of care is
of paramount importance and many parents have commented favourably
on our attention to detail to ensure the campus is 'safe'.
Abbey Chambers and Benedict House
are home, and we go to great lengths to make them as homely as
possible. For example, pupils may, within reason, bring their
small pets such as a rabbit, gerbil, hamster or goldfish, to school.
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The freedom to go out, especially
at weekends, is an important part of life. Saturday morning shopping
in Harrogate or York is always popular. On Sunday, all manner
of places can be visited, theme parks, historic sites, exhibition
centres, ice rinks, tourist attractions, cinemas, concert halls.
Suffice it to say the list is endless.
The number of students to a room
varies - normally from 6 down to 2 and eventually one, dependent
on age and the number of pupils we have. Every bedroom is provided
with a direct dial-in-and-out telephone and answering machine,
timer controlled TV/video, tea and coffee making facilities, radio/tape/CD
music centre, a hair dryer, powered ventilation,wash hand basin,
heated towel rail and fan.
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Our first-class medical centre has
its own private bathroom, comfortable beds and cheerful decor.
Our living accommodation provides the space to be alone or have
peace and quiet, and the space to have fun with one's friends.
Day Pupils
The specialist Day Centre is housed
within Abbey Chambers with direct access from outside. Overnight
accommodation is available in case of parental business trips,
bad weather etc. and facilities are of the highest standard.
Information Technology
Every student who leaves Q.E. will
have the IT skills to enter a world which is demanding a higher
level of computer literacy.
We have invested in the latest technology
with fast Pentium computers in our large multi-media network and
in stand-alones throughout our academic departments. We have an
IT Development director who assesses the needs of individuals
and plans courses from Computer Literacy and Information Technology
to A-level Information Systems.
Our pupils are confident in the use
of modern software including the latest word processing, spreadsheet
and database, publishing and drawing packages, presentation software
and all the skills necessary to provide coursework in all subjects
to the highest standard.
Queen Ethelburga's pupils consistently
achieve a high level of GCSE success and then follow a Sixth form
A-level course of study. (Pupils interested in riding often combine
A-levels with the BHSAI course)
Sixth form is a uniquely fulfilling
and enjoyable phase, during which our A-level students gain the
knowledge to take them forward to higher education and adopt more
responsibilities along with greater freedom.
Career Development
Queen Ethelburga's adopts an enlightened
and positive approach to career development, helping every student,
throughout their school career to make plans for later life based
upon their abilities and interests. The subject is well resourced;
our computer database includes substantial careers information,
as do the school's libraries. Talks and presentations by outside
speakers provide objective information which supplements the discussions
held between pupils and teachers at formal and informal levels.
The school is a member of the Independent Schools Careers Organisation
and several staff are trained Careers Advisors.
The scope of learning available within
Queen Ethelburga's programme is wide, supported by a highly trained
graduate teaching staff who, in turn, enjoy the support of the
most modern equipment, a plentiful supply of text books and excellent
library and reference provision.
Investment in academic facilities
is continuous, a mark of our determination to uphold Queen Ethelburga's
reputation for high academic achievement and extend it still further
in the future. It is no accident that QE has a history of being
amongst the Financial Times top schools for A-level passes.
The Sciences
A science centre encompasses the
Chemistry, Physics and Biology departments whilst providing separate
purpose-fitted laboratories for each discipline. All science staff
are graduate specialists. The study of Maths and the sciences
is structured to demonstrate the links between ideas, experimentation
and practical applications. This helps our students to develop
a clear analytical approach which will continue to every facet
of their academic work.
Advancing each pupil's knowledge
of the scientific fundamentals, as part of the school's core curriculum,
is linked with the relevance of science to everyday life now and
in the future; the students are encouraged to adopt a questioning
approach to their studies and explore the creative aspects of
scientific developments.
The Arts
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Our Art and Design centre
includes facilities for computer-aided graphic design, as well as
the Fine Arts studio. Many Queen Ethelburga's Art students progress
to higher education courses at art colleges and universities. This
year, Fashion and Design has been added to the curriculum.
Every aspect of Music is catered for, both as a specific area of
class and individual study and as an integral part of our Dramatic
Arts programme.
Highly qualified teachers provide tuition on a wide range of instruments.
There are plenty of individual practice rooms, a keyboard laboratory
and a Music studio to encourage all pupils whatever their music
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Music, the visual arts and performance
combine in a programme of cultural activities of which the College
is justly proud. A new air-conditioned drama studio is equipped
with professional-standard lighting and stage equipment, complete
with closed-circuit TV. It can be quickly transformed into a 200-seat
theatre to stage the school's regular theatrical and musical productions.
Studying Theatre Studies and Performing Arts to A-level standard
is a popular option with Queen Ethelburga's students who have
achieved excellent results.
The Humanities
The emphasis at Queen Ethelburga's
is on academic achievement as a means to successful and fulfilling
career opportunities; all course work is overlaid with a relevance
to everyday life.
We take a similar broad view of the humanities, which we extend
far beyond the subject-based contexts of Religious Studies, History
and Geography, although as the school is located close to some
of the best geographical and historical fieldwork sites in the
country, those important subjects are well catered for.
We at Q E believe in having a school
where every pupil matters, therefore we are not a large school,
and we have no desire or need to be, yet our facilities are second
to none. Studies relating to the fabric of our daily lives are
brought right up to date within the Business suite. All students
take courses in computer Literacy and Information Technology and
can gain experience of the world of work via the Young Enterprise
Scheme at which Q. E. students have been extremely successful.
Languages
Our diverse and ever-expanding modern
languages department offers students the opportunity to study
European languages and, because they are often helped by teachers
who are native speakers, they should also learn good pronunciation
and come to speak the language fluently, with confidence.
The language department is generously
resourced with a language laboratory, mutli-media computers, textbooks,
cassettes, newspapers and magazines. Our advanced satellite TV
and radio receiver enables the school to receive multiple foreign
language broadcasts simultaneously and beam them individually
into the relevant language lessons.
Teaching in French, Spanish, German
and other languages is provided.
Sixth Form - a Special Time
Sixth Form at Queen Ethelburga's
is much more than a two-year study course to A-level. It is a
time to build the bridge from youth to adulthood, school to higher
education and a career.
Students normally opt for three or
four academic A-levels. Popular choices, in addition to mainstream
subjects studied previously at GCSE, include Business Studies,
Performing Arts, and the BHSAI riding examinations at Stages I,
II III and PTT. Recent Sixth Formers have gone on to Oxbridge
as well as other prestigious universities.
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The College has links with many universities
in the United Kingdom and abroad, and almost all our Sixth Form
students leave us to take up a university of higher education
course.
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We expect our Sixth Formers to have
a well developed sense of responsibility, whether they have spent
their earlier school career at Queen Ethelburga's of joined us
from other schools.
Sixth Formers do not have to wear
uniform. They can wear home clothes provided they are smart. Privileges
include the use of a well-equipped fitness room and special common
room facilities.
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