The subject is well resourced; our computer database includes substantial careers information, as do the schools’ 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.
The pupils’ longer-term objectives become more clearly focused and form a strong basis for success at GCSE and sixth form study because career targets, and the means of attaining them, have been thoroughly understood.
Investment in academic facilities is continuous, a mark of our determination to uphold Q.E.’s reputation for high academic achievement and extend it still further in the future. It is no accident that the College has a history of being a Sunday Times’ top UK School for GCSE and A-Level results.
Our Art and Design centre includes facilities for computer-aided graphic design and photography, as well as the Fine Arts studio. Many Queen Ethelburga’s Art students progress to higher education courses at art colleges and universities.
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 musical talent, from the beginner to the accomplished musician.
Music, the visual arts and performance combine in a programme of cultural activities of which the Collegiate 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 the Performing Arts in sixth form is a popular option with Q.E.’s students, who have achieved excellent results.
