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QMC Teachers Shortlisted for ‘Above and Beyond’ Category at Destination Basingstoke Awards
Contributions to ED&I initiatives recognised at the 2023 Place to be Proud of Awards Queen Mary’s College (QMC) is proud to announce that two of its exceptional teachers, Stella Gibbons and Katherine Bejide, have been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Above and Beyond’ category at Destination Basingstoke’s 2023 Place to be Proud of Awards. The nominations…
OFSTED Outstanding for students’ behaviour and attitudes
What a busy, exciting and successful academic year this has already been for QMC! On the back of the best exam results in the College’s history (99% A level pass rate and 81% of students achieving A*- C grades), QMC has been awarded OFSTED ‘Outstanding’ for our students’ behaviour and attitudes and ‘Good’ in all…
Challenges Abroad Trips Blog: February 2023
On Friday 3rd February groups of staff and students from Queen Mary’s College headed to the airport, bound for three separate Challenge Abroad expeditions to Cambodia, Tanzania and Thailand. Having arrived and settled in they have got stuck straight in to the activities that feature on their trip of a lifetime! Read the blog for each…
NHS Insight Day helped informed career decisions
Queen Mary’s College students recently attended a second NHS Insight Day at Winchester Hospital, providing them with valuable insight into the various career paths available within the National Health Service (NHS). The day began with a workshop on the 350+ Careers available in the NHS, followed by a captivating panel talk featuring seven different NHS…
Results Day 2022
The headlines are in and we are celebrating 99% A Level pass rate, 57% A*-B and 81% A*-C! The very best of luck to all our students who are collecting results this morning! _____________________________________________________________ Continuing Exam Success for Queen Mary’s College 99% pass rate at A Level: 81% A*-C grades 69 % High Grades for…
BBC Visits QMSamurai HQ
Today we welcomed the BBC into our bespoke QMSamurai Esports Arena! Due to our success in Overwatch, Rocket League and League of Legends, they decided to come in and see what all the fuss is about. They took a keen interest in discovering just why esports is a real sport and took the opportunity to…
Important strike information for students traveling by train. Read more!
South Western Railway announces strike timetable Due to the planned national strike, SWR customers are urged only to travel by rail if absolutely necessary between 21 and 26 June SWR will run a severely reduced timetable on strike days (21, 23, 25 June), with significant parts of the network closed A severely limited service will…
Celebrating Art Centre Excellence 2022
QMC’s very own Performing Arts Centre of Excellence is celebrating! Several of our students from across Music, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts courses have been offered places on highly competitive courses, at a number of prestigious and highly sought after destinations. This video showcases just some of the students who are destined for great success…
Our 2022 Peer Mentors
Our 2022 Peer Mentors have successfully completed their training in Basic Counselling Skills and Mental Health Awareness and were presented with their Certificates by Lucy Poynter, Director of SEND and Wellbeing. Lucy thanked them for their commitment and enthusiasm for this vital work. No appointment needed – just drop in and speak to them. Availability:…
Physiotherapy Workshop
Last week Ben Goldbold, Lead Physiotherapist for Southhampton FC, Women & Girls, provided a useful insight into careers in Physiotherapy within the NHS, pathways into them and the skills needed to work with people. Throughout the workshop students had a go at using a spinal board and they also examined the contents of a Physio’s…
