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    • Kendrick Celebrates 145th Birthday

      Published 29/09/22

      This year we celebrate an incredible 145 years of Kendrick, 145 years of girls’ education!  

      Kendrick School, came into existence in 1877. It is named after its founder, John Kendrick, whose painting is in this Hall.  John Kendrick was a 17th century merchant and clothier who left a bequest, a sum of money – some £12,000 to the towns of Reading and Newbury to provide employment and education for girls and boys. So started Kendrick Girls’ School and Kendrick Boys’ School. The boys’ school eventually merged with Reading school, leaving Kendrick Girls’ School, which became Kendrick School.

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    • Name It or Lose It

      Published 20/09/22

      At the start of each term, the lost property cupboard is tidied and students are asked to look for any items that they have previously lost. Clearly-named items are returned to the students. The remaining unnamed items are either donated to charity, sold in the Second Hand Uniform Shop or thrown away.

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    • Queen Elizabeth II (1926 - 2022) A Tribute

      Published 09/09/22

      Yesterday we heard the very sad news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral. This is clearly an historic moment for the country and the world as people everywhere acknowledge the tremendous contribution and service the Queen gave to the country, the Commonwealth and all the charities and organisations she supported and interacted with in the 70 years of her reign. As Head of State, the death of the Queen is a hugely significant event in the history of the constitution and political system of the country as the death of one monarch leads to the succession of the next.

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