Pursue your love of gaming by taking a BTEC in Esports or joining the Young Game Designers.
Gaming is an up-and-coming industry currently worth £1 billion to the economy, so Queen Ethelburga’s offers students the training and the skills to start on the path to pursuing this exciting career.
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Become A Young Game DesignerFor those with a love of gaming King’s Magna offers the chance to join Young Games Designer as an enrichment activity. Students design their own video game and can enter the BAFTA Young Game Designer competition. Previously, we have had two Year 8 students make it to the finals of the BAFTA competition where they were invited to the BAFTAs Opening Weekend in London. |
Begin Your Career In Esports
New to Queen Ethelburga’s in 2023/2024, QE Faculty students can now choose Esports as a BTEC option.
Esports is a form of competition using video games. The BTEC explores the structure of the Esports industry, job roles and specific tactics, strategy and performance when competing.
Since it is a growing industry, one of the units covers entrepreneurship and how to identify opportunities in the industry. The final unit teaches students how to look after their physical, psychological and social wellbeing when competing in Esports competitions.
By far, the most exciting aspect of Esports is the national competitions students enter as a team to compete against schools, colleges and universities across the country. In the 2023-2024 season, our students excelled in the Valorant and Overwatch 2 National Tournaments, securing a Top 5 position. Additionally, they showcased their skills at a live F1 23 tournament in Oxford.
Read how our 2024-2025 team are doing in the blog posts below.
