Year 10 Orators' Cup Final
All of Year 10 gathered for a fantastic celebration of public speaking and oratorical flair for our Orators' Cup final, a competition that is now in its second year. Before Christmas, every Year 10 student delivered a speech to their English teacher and their peers on a topic of their choice for their GCSE Spoken Language Assessment, and the best speaker from each English class was chosen to compete in front of the whole year group.
This year's finalists were Aarika, Devishi, Esther, Lulu and Sawera, who spoke passionately and insightfully on a wide range of topics, from coursework in GCSE subjects to Dissociative Identity Disorder, and from body image to cancel culture in K-Pop.
Our guest adjudicator was former Kendrick student Robyn Hunter, who is working as a screenwriter, having recently completed her MA in Screenwriting at the London Film School. After much deliberation, Robyn selected Aarika as her winner for her powerful and inspiring speech on inequality in women's sport.
Many thanks to Robyn for coming back to adjudicate this competition and congratulations to Aarika, to all our finalists and to all of Year 10 for your brilliant speeches.
Mr Dilley, Subject Leader of English