The Humanities
The emphasis at Queen Ethelburga’s is on academic achievement as a means to successful and fulfilling career opportunities; all coursework is overlaid with a relevance to everyday life.

We take a similarly 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.

Studies relating to the fabric of our daily lives are brought right up to date within the Business Suite. All pupils 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 also learn good pronunciation and come to speak the language fluently, with confidence.

The languages department is generously resourced with a language laboratory, multi-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.

The Sciences
A science centre encompasses the Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Psychology 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 pupils to develop a clear analytical approach which will contribute 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 pupils are encouraged to adopt a questioning approach to their studies and explore the creative aspects of scientific development.