The International School Award celebrates the achievements of schools that do exceptional work in international education. Fostering an international dimension in the curriculum is at the heart of the British Council’s work with schools, so that young people gain the cultural understanding and skills they need for life work in today’s world. The elective curriculum at QEHS provides a plethora of opportunities for students to experience travel overseas; recent trips to Costa Rica and The Galapagos, Iceland and Madrid and planned ones to Berlin, the Rhineland and Borneo being cases in point. Hosting teachers from partner schools is a similarly important aspect of our international work.

Mr Higginbotham joined us, just before Christmas, from our partner school, Mount Carmel College in Hobart, Tasmania. Tasmania boasts net zero carbon emissions, and a host of programmes based on environmental sustainability. It also hosts many creatures that slither, bite and sting. Mr Higginbotham was keen to share all of this and more with Sixth Form Geography students studying Water and Carbon and Population and Environment modules of their A Level course. He also joined a Year 10 lesson and spent time meeting students in the canteens and outside areas. He was hugely impressed by our students, their knowledge of and interest in sustainability and their broad and perceptive questioning. We wish Mr Higginbotham and all staff and students at Mount Carmel College all the very best and look forward to forging more contacts. 

Mr Kingdom