We were delighted to welcome over 70 Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 students and staff from 6 local primary schools to Kendrick for their Spring Netball Tournament.  Students in year groups 3-6 attended with mixed lower and upper school teams from Geoffrey Field, Whitley Park, Christ the King, Ridgeway, Lambs Lane and New Christ Church Primary Schools.

The hard work and dedication of last year's finalists in the Science in Medicine e-poster competition is having a real impact on the Biology Department. Thanks to their success, some of the prize money they won has been invested in brand-new gel electrophoresis kits.

This sophisticated piece of biotechnology equipment is a vital tool in modern biology and these techniques make two appearances in the A-Level science specification. Having this equipment readily available in our school lab truly brings science to life, offering our students invaluable hands-on experience with techniques used by scientists every day.

Anya, in Year 11, recently performed exceptionally at the Historical Association's Great Debate finals and was named runner-up in this national competition. The Great Debate is a public speaking competition where students have five minutes to present their speech arguing their answer to a historical question. This year's question was 'How can your local history tell a global story?' Having progressed through a school heat, a round of Reading schools and a national semi-final, Anya impressed the judges and history professors from the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and York, at a final held at Windsor Castle. In their words:

On Thursday 3rd April, a journalist from Reading and Wokingham Today newspaper, Andrew Batt, visited Kendrick to give a talk about his first-hand experiences in journalism, the current landscape of local news, and to give advice to Kendrick's aspiring journalists. After reaching out via email, I was so glad when Andrew responded to my request to have a conversation about a career in journalism and his visit this week went above and beyond.

To support Comic Relief, we had our annual Comic Relief week, starting 19th March, packed full of fun activities!

The last two terms have been very successful for Chess Club, with attendance frequently reaching 40 students.  

Two rooms are needed each week, one for Year 7s, the other for Year 8s upwards. The Year 7s had a series of ‘How to play Chess’ sessions, which gave them a good introduction to the game, so that there are now a lot of players developing a good understanding of the tactics and how to develop their pieces, as well as how to checkmate!