Weekly Letter from the Headteacher
Friday 19th April 2024
WEEKLY LETTER FROM MS KATTIRTZI, HEADTEACHER
Welcome back to Term 5, I hope everyone has had a restful spring break and feels refreshed for the term ahead.
It has been a busy start to the term with AS Mock exams for Sixth Form students on Monday. In addition, we returned to some significant adjustments to our premises in main school. Over the holiday almost all the doors, including fire doors of the main school block, were changed and upgraded to make them appropriately compliant with the requirements of fire regulations. This was a huge project which cost almost £300k and was financed by a bid we applied for to the government called Capital Improvement Fund (CIF). We have been successful in our applications for such funding over the last few years, but this project has been super quick in securing and implementing. I am always very pleased and encouraged when we can make such improvements to the condition and fabric of the school. The Cedars project was the previous successful CIF bid we made which resulted in new windows and a roof of that building costing around £370k.
Today we started the day with a whole school assembly at which I introduced the new Kendrick School Leaders 2024-25 to the school. This is a most important time in our school year when one team of student leaders takes over from the previous team. This year the team is made up 18 students, three students in each of the three committees and three students in each of the three Houses. They presented themselves to the school and spoke a little about their plans for the year ahead. They showed confidence and a real desire to support their school and fellow students in the plans they have for the coming year. You will hear more about them and from them in due course.
The Kendrick Student Leaders will begin their term of office by representing the school at our Open Day sessions next week. The Open Days now occur in the school day when groups of parents and students are given a tour by students and then receive information about the school from me, the Kendrick Student Leaders and some Year 7 students. Information about our Open Day series this year can be found here.
A few news items on the website this week about activities done last term are below. Please read and enjoy the pursuits and successes of many of our students.
I would like to end this week’s Weekly Update with the thoughts and reflection I made this morning to students and staff at the assembly.
In the spirit of renewal and new beginnings, let us all once again commit to the values of our school, to the responsibilities, and roles we have that make our school the caring and supportive community it is. What we have at Kendrick is not shared by everyone in the world, so let us also think about people whose lives are not as safe and secure as our own, who at this moment in time, can’t look forward to a future with hope or opportunity as we can, but instead are living in fear and uncertainty. Finally, let us all make a promise to ourselves that we will try to do and be the best we can this year.
Wishing everyone a peaceful weekend.
Ms Christine Kattirtzi
Headteacher
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