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- 16/04/24
Air Ambulance Charity Concert 2024
This year’s annual student-led Air Ambulance Charity Concert was a huge success; students from all year groups and both schools came together to produce harmonious sounds as part of a variety of talented ensembles. This concert was started as an act of gratitude after the Air A...Read Full Story - 16/04/24
Kendrick Wins The Magistrates' Court Mock Trial Competition
On Saturday, 16th March, our school participated in the Magistrates' Mock Trial Competition held at the Crown Court in Reading. We came in first place after competing against 8 schools from all over Berkshire. A team of 18 Year 9 students, including 4 students participating in a separate bu...Read Full Story - 16/04/24
Berkshire Young Singer 2024
Berkshire Music Trust, in partnership with Windsor Festival and Bradfield College, held a competition for singers to showcase their talent and win prizes alongside others between the ages of 10-18. In this competition there are three categories; Folk, Musical Theatre and Classical, and I parti...Read Full Story - 28/03/24
Outreach Kindness Workshop
Last week we were delighted to welcome Year 4 students and staff from Katesgrove Primary School, Christ the King Primary School and Redlands Primary School to Kendrick School. The students, along with many of our Year 10 students, took part in a wonderful kindness activity from 52Lives, a local c...Read Full Story - 27/03/24
Chemistry Olympiad 2024
Designed to challenge and inspire, the UK Chemistry Olympiad (UKChO) is a unique opportunity for students to push themselves further and excel in the field of chemistry, within and outside the curriculum. On 26th January, we took part in the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry...Read Full Story - 26/03/24
Chess Club News Update
Chess Club has had a busy term with two main strands of activity: The first was the Delancey ‘UK Chess Challenge for Schools’, which ran as a seven-week tournament, with students from Years 7 – 11 taking part. The final was an exciting game between Saswathi (Year 10) a...Read Full Story - 26/03/24
Poetry Live 2024
Recently, all of Year 11 went on a trip to the Hexagon to attend Poetry Live, which as Mrs Munns described it, is the Poets’ Oscars! We listened to a wide range of poets, some of which were from our specification and some of which were not - either way, it was fascinating to hear them...Read Full Story - 26/03/24
Biology Olympiad Success
Earlier this year, around fifty Biology A-level students participated in the highly regarded British Biology Olympiad, an advanced problem-solving competition which challenges and stimulates students across the country, on topics and ideas that go beyond the exam specification. Fo...Read Full Story - 22/03/24
Neurodiversity Celebration Week
This week is ‘Neurodiversity Celebration Week’, a global initiative that challenges stereotypes and misunderstandings surrounding neurological differences. At Kendrick, we marked this week by viewing a presentation in form time. Students have been sent this, along with a...Read Full Story - 21/03/24
Falcon 2 Challenge: The Next Phase
After achieving 1st and 2nd place for our designs in the Falcon 2 Challenge last year, two teams from Kendrick School were invited to visit Coventry University for the launch of the next phase of the Falcon 2 programme. The Falcon 2 Challenge, sponsored by the Royal Aeronautical Soci...Read Full Story - 20/03/24
Guitar Masterclasses with International Soloists
On Saturday 24th February, I had the opportunity to take part in a masterclass with Eleftheria Kotzia, a professional classical guitarist. Firstly, we talked about how we warm up before starting to play. We got into the right posture, and stretched our hands to improve blood flow and warm them up. N...Read Full Story - 19/03/24
Choral Performance For Charity
On Monday 11th March, around 30 students from Kendrick and Reading School visited the Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) for a choral performance to lift spirits and raise some money for Royal Berkshire Hospital Charity. As members of the Chamber Choir for the upcoming Air Ambulance Charity...Read Full Story