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Elaine Purves

@qas_head

Head of Queen Anne's School, a vibrant, forward-thinking and globally-minded independent day and boarding school for girls 11 - 18 in Caversham, Berkshire.

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linkhttp://www.qas.org.uk calendar_today15-08-2015 12:45:00

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Thank you Niamh Green and team Roedean School for hosting the regional summer meeting of Girls' Schools Association heads of school in your beautifully transformed school hall, now an inspirational library & study space! #QASfierceminds #library #studyspace

Thank you Niamh Green and team <a href="/RoedeanSchool/">Roedean School</a> for hosting the regional summer meeting of <a href="/GSAUK/">Girls' Schools Association</a> heads of school in your beautifully transformed school hall, now an inspirational library &amp; study space! #QASfierceminds #library #studyspace
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Stomp! The final workshop of the 2024 Music Teachers Association Association Conference wraps up an incredible weekend of debate, discussion and fresh ideas. It was a pleasure to host Queen Anne's School ! #Stomp Beat Goes On #MusicTeachers #QASMusic

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We are delighted to again be welcoming Manor Prep students to Queen Anne’s in September - they are always a real credit to their ‘alma mater’!

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Bravo and thank you to our incredible Sports Department Queen Anne's School for an amazing Sports Day 2024: records tumbled, inter-charter competition was strong and a great time was had by all! #SportsDay #IceCream Sport at Queen Anne's School #StrongSpirits

Bravo and thank you to our incredible Sports Department <a href="/QASCaversham/">Queen Anne's School</a> for an amazing Sports Day 2024: records tumbled, inter-charter competition was strong and a great time was had by all! #SportsDay #IceCream <a href="/qas_sport/">Sport at Queen Anne's School</a> #StrongSpirits
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Our DofE Bronze award groups were in very good spirits on Sunday evening as they cooked their evening meal back at camp. Pasta and dehydrated meals were popular! #QASStrongSpirits Sam Sykes #adventure The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Chiltern Countryside

Our DofE Bronze award groups were in very good spirits on Sunday evening as they cooked their evening meal back at camp. Pasta and dehydrated meals were popular! #QASStrongSpirits <a href="/samsykesexped/">Sam Sykes</a> #adventure <a href="/DofE/">The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award</a> <a href="/ChilternsNT/">Chiltern Countryside</a>
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Yee ha! We had a foot-tapping’ time at last Saturday’s Wild Wild West Evening, brilliantly organised by our super-creative QASPA parents’ association! 🤠#CountrysndWestern Queen Anne's School

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This week we have been celebrating BSA's National Boarding Week! 🌟 We celebrated 'Get outdoors for Summer Solstice' taking a photo to mark the 130th birthday of Queen Anne's School. #NationalBoardingWeek #iloveboarding #QASBoarding #QASKindHearts

This week we have been celebrating BSA's National Boarding Week! 🌟

We celebrated 'Get outdoors for Summer Solstice' taking a photo to mark the 130th birthday of Queen Anne's School. 

#NationalBoardingWeek  #iloveboarding #QASBoarding #QASKindHearts
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Lovely to see our outgoing Senior Prefect Team for afternoon tea today - exams are over and the summer beckons! #AfternoonTea #QASStrongSpirits BSA Boarding Fortnum & Mason

Lovely to see our outgoing Senior Prefect Team for afternoon tea today - exams are over and the summer beckons! #AfternoonTea #QASStrongSpirits <a href="/BSAboarding/">BSA Boarding</a> <a href="/Fortnums/">Fortnum & Mason</a>
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The wild flowers at the front of school are looking great in the sunshine. Do our bees (6 hives now!) reach this part of campus, I wonder? #wildflowers #flowersforbees ⁦BBKAThe RHS⁩ ⁦Queen Anne's School

The wild flowers at the front of school are looking great in the sunshine. Do our bees (6 hives now!) reach this part of campus, I wonder? #wildflowers #flowersforbees ⁦<a href="/britishbee/">BBKA</a>⁩ <a href="/The_RHS/">The RHS</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/QASCaversham/">Queen Anne's School</a>⁩
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🎭✨ Our junior production of "Peter Pan" took flight and transported us all to Neverland! A huge congratulations to our talented students and dedicated staff who made this enchanting story come alive 🌟 #QASDrama #QASJuniorProduction #QASStrongSpirits

🎭✨ Our junior production of "Peter Pan" took flight and transported us all to Neverland! 

A huge congratulations to our talented students and dedicated staff who made this enchanting story come alive 🌟

#QASDrama #QASJuniorProduction #QASStrongSpirits
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We are looking forward to welcoming QAS parents and families to the end of exhibition celebration where our talented #QASArt students' work will be showcased! 🖌️ Friday 28 June in the Elliot Art Centre - 4:45pm - 6:00pm #QASFierceMinds

We are looking forward to welcoming QAS parents and families to the end of exhibition celebration where our talented #QASArt students' work will be showcased! 🖌️

Friday 28 June in the Elliot Art Centre - 4:45pm - 6:00pm

#QASFierceMinds
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🎶 4 of our talented musicians had the honour of supporting the Alexander Devine Charity's Summer Garden Party on Friday evening. The celebration took place in the exclusive Moat Garden at the heart of Windsor Castle! #QASKindHearts #QASMusic

🎶 4 of our talented musicians had the honour of supporting the Alexander Devine Charity's Summer Garden Party on Friday evening. The celebration took place in the exclusive Moat Garden at the heart of Windsor Castle!

#QASKindHearts #QASMusic
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Queen Anne's is delighted to be celebrating a fabulous set of A Level results and our students' amazing futures that lie ahead at their chosen universities. #QASFierceMinds #QASStrongSpirits #QASU6 #QASSixthForm #ALevelResultsDay2024 #ALevels2024 #ResultsDay

Queen Anne's is delighted to be celebrating a fabulous set of A Level results and our students' amazing futures that lie ahead at their chosen universities. 

#QASFierceMinds #QASStrongSpirits #QASU6 #QASSixthForm #ALevelResultsDay2024 #ALevels2024 #ResultsDay
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We are always delighted to welcome such wonderful students from The Manor Prep. Enjoy the rest of the summer and we look forward to seeing you soon!

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We are thrilled to feature in the prestigious Tatler Schools Guide in the UK again for the 2025 version. "I would absolutely send my daughter here, it shouldn't be a best-kept secret" said a recent visitor. Tatler #TatlerSchoolsGuide #Tatler #QASStrongSpirits

We are thrilled to feature in the prestigious Tatler Schools Guide in the UK again for the 2025 version. 

"I would absolutely send my daughter here, it shouldn't be a best-kept secret" said a recent visitor.

<a href="/tatlermagazine/">Tatler</a>

#TatlerSchoolsGuide #Tatler #QASStrongSpirits
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Still catching evocative glimpses of ⁦Queen Anne's School⁩ from windows that I hadn’t noticed before! Welcome back for the Michaelmas Term - autumn has certainly arrived! #QASstrongspirits #Autumn #backtoschool

Still catching evocative glimpses of ⁦<a href="/QASCaversham/">Queen Anne's School</a>⁩ from windows that I hadn’t noticed before! Welcome back for the Michaelmas Term - autumn has certainly arrived! #QASstrongspirits #Autumn #backtoschool
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Caversham has been voted the best place to live in Berkshire by readers of the lifestyle website Muddy Stilettos, based on its proximity to London, easy commute, and community vibe. We absolutely agree! Read more here: readingchronicle.co.uk/news/24578668.…