QUEEN’S PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Want to join our inspirational team?… then seize this rare opportunity! 2 vacancies have just gone live for: a Teacher of PE (Girls) & a Teaching Assistant Eager to find out more, visit: qphs.co.uk/page/?title=Va… #QPHSChester #JoinOurFamily #EducationJobs

Mrs Merryweather & our Year 13 RS, Ethics & Philosophy students took ‘Cakey Wednesday’ on the road for an intensive Revision Day at Neston High! With university style lectures on Metaethics & Religious Language plus AO2 workshops it really got brains buzzing! #BroadeningHorizons

Y10 & 12 RS students spent the day at Chester Cathedral for the Christian Controversies Conference! Dr Miranda Threlfall‑Holmes’ keynote on difference, diversity & deviance sparked brilliant discussion, followed by expert‑led workshops & a Q&A panel. #LearningOutsideTheClassroom

We’ve got microbiologists in the making! To wrap up #BritishScienceWeek Y8 are exploring #metagenomics using the NCBI database to identify diseases like cholera, malaria & Zika virus before deciding on the best treatment plans. We’re in safe hands with this generation!#curiosity

Big thanks to James Pritchard‑Wood & Nigel Jones for delivering eye‑opening WPD workshops to our Y12s today! They explored workplace stereotypes, soft vs hard skills, HR recruitment & key links to Employment Law & the Equality Act 2010. #careers #NoOutsiders #equality #diversity

Start counting! Our Sixth Form students are in full fundraising mode for their cultural trip to Japan this July! It’s just £1 to guess how many sweets are in the jar & our winner will be announced Friday…Will it be you? #inittowinit @TuringScheme_UK #Tokyo #Japan #fundraising

Super proud of our latest Educake Champions with a special mention to Year 11 who’ve dominated the Top 10 in Science, Year 9 in English & Year 7 in Maths 🙌🏻 Keep up the hard work #EducakeChampions

Alarming NHS data shows the number of 15yr olds offered ketamine has more than doubled in a decade!As part of WPD, Y12 & Y13 heard a hard‑hitting session from Claire Evans (CNS) on the serious risks & health damage linked to ketamine…vital knowledge to keep our students safe.

It’s the National Year of Reading & our Pageturners Book Club are all in! They joined @kingschester @UptonVoice for the #Carnegie Shadowing Group & will be reading the shortlisted books over the spring term. Will their winners match the National Winners this summer? #LoveToRead

Rain? What rain!
Yesterday, 100 hardy Year 10s powered through some truly torrid weather to make it to @Storyhouse for this year’s fantastically neon production of #Macbeth A brilliant boost to their understanding of the Scottish Play ahead of GCSEs. Well done Y10 🙌🏻

Can we do it again?
Last year Tayla in Y12 won the coveted Vision Award & this year Y12 are ready to step up again! Huge thanks to Nick Owens from CBC for inspiring our students to go for the Chester Business Club Young Business Person Award. Read more: chesterbusinessclub.co.uk/cbc-young-busi…

They won silver🥈 
Huge bravo to our Y9 girls who brought home silver in the Plate Chester & District Netball Tournament yesterday competing against Catholic High, Upton, Bishop Heber & Tarporley. Big shout‑out to all players & to Lily & Siyana in Y12 for their brilliant support

British Science Week continues! Year 9 are diving into the world of genomics this week exploring mutations & designing creative adaptations for species to survive in different types of habitats
What mutation would you give a species to help it thrive?
#curiosity #BSW2026

Calling Year 8 Parents/Carers! Bookings are now open for Parents’ Evening in the Main Hall on Thursday 19 March, 4–7pm. Secure your slot via School Cloud & chat with subject teachers about your child’s progress. More info & booking: qphs.co.uk/attachments/do… #ParentsEvening #Year8

Our budding Year 7 conservators are putting their curiosity to work for #BritishScienceWeek
They’ve explored agents of deterioration & used their findings to design mini museum display cases that protect precious artefacts & keep visitors engaged. #curiosity #whatsyourquestion

From dance workshops, career insights, confidence‑building activities & an empowering Q&A with women leaders! Our Y9 students spent a particularly inspiring day @storyhouselive for #IWD2026 #GiveToGain #voicesofchange #InspiringIndividuals #EmpoweringMinds #DefiningFutures

Our Year 8s have kicked off the Future Ready programme getting hands-on with workshops & talks from employers: @chesterzoo @ALTIMEX @AirbusCareers @1stEnableInfo @BankofAmerica & @VINCI A fantastic start to building skills for the future! #FutureReady #Careers #DefiningFutures

Order in the court! So proud of our Year 8&9 students who stepped into the world of law this weekend at the Smart Law Magistrates’ Mock Trial in Sefton. Public speaking, quick thinking & professionalism they showed it all. What an experience! Great work team! #YoungLeaders #law

It’s British Science Week & with this year’s theme: ‘curiosity’ our inquisitive students have been embracing it exploring museums, discovering why these spaces matter & how conservators protect precious artefacts. #inspiringindividuals 
#curiosity #BSW #BritishScienceWeek2026

Super proud of our latest #Educake Champions! 
Huge shout‑out to Year 11 for dominating the Top 10 in Science & English ahead of their Mocks! 
Plus a well done to our brilliant Year 7–10 superstars on the Maths & English boards too! 
#EducakeChampions #hardworkpaysoff