Streaming Interaction between pupils and teachers is encouraged at every level, and the Head Teacher regularly meets with all pupils on a one-to-one basis or at small, informal weekly lunches which give ample opportunity for views, concerns and goals to be expressed.

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.

Information and Communication Technology
Every pupil who leaves Q.E. will have the ICT skills to enter a world which is demanding a higher and 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.

In the reference rooms, pupils can access the Internet under supervision, as well as using the quality information available on CD-ROM. We have a Head of ICT, who assesses the needs of individuals and plans courses from Computer Literacy and IT 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.

Day pupils may have the loan of a powerful multimedia computer to use at home, with connectability to the school network while they do their homework.