Bank Of England Competition

• Four year 13 economics students took part in the Bank of England Target Two Point Zero competition on Friday 24^th November.  The students were Tom Blennerhassett, Sarah Brown, Robert Loraine and Daniel Murphy.
  Target Two Point Zero invites teams of 16-18 year olds to take on the role of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.  Each team has to assess the state of the economy and the outlook for inflation, and then set the interest rate to meet the government’s target.  The team then has to present its analysis and its decision to a panel of Bank of England judges.
  
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Queen Elizabeth High School has been awarded a prize worth £1000 by NetIDme - a free onlin identity for every Year 9 student in the school.

NetIDme is an internet safety system that verifies the user to be who they really are - making our students' time online safer.  It cuts down on many worries parents may have, including bullying.

Students earn points every time they use their identity - there are many 'prizes' available up to iPods and televisions.

You can find more information about internet safety and how to access the NetIDme prize on our publications page.

On Monday 6th March teams from the Hexham Schools Partnership competed in a regional Team Mathematics event organised by the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust.  The UKMT exists to promote challenging and enjoyable mathermatical activities for a wide range, and the event was part of a nationwide competition.  Students in school years 8 and 9 were eligible, with year 9 students being provided by Queen Elizabeth High School and year 8 students by Hexham, Corbridge and St. Joeseph's Middle Schools.  Three teams were entered, each made up of two Year 8 student from one of the middle schools, partnered by two students from QEHS who had been former pupils at that middle school.  Some friendly rivalry between the three teams led to a set of outstanding results.  A total of 27 teams from the Newcastle and Northumberland region took part, and the team of present and former students of Hexham Middle School finished first!  The team of part and present Corbridge Middle School were second, and the team from St. Joseph's Middle School were also highly placed.

In winning the event, the victorious team from Hexham have earned the right to represent the region at the national finals of the UKMT Team Challenge 2006 in London in July.  The Corbridge team may also qualify for the national finals as highly placed runners-up.  Congratulations to all participants!"