In the last week before half-term, Kendrick students came together to spread some kindness by making birthday cards for Amelia, a soon-to-be eight-year-old girl from Birmingham who has been battling cancer since the age of two and a half. To mark this massive milestone, Amelia set herself the goal of receiving 8,000 birthday cards to set a new UK record – she has since smashed her target with over 100,000 cards, including 64 heartfelt messages from Kendrick.

Holocaust Memorial Day on Tuesday 27th January marked the time in 1945 when the Nazi concentration camp in Auschwitz, Poland was liberated by the allies.  Since 2011, we have been marking this day in our school.  Our two Year 13 Holocaust Ambassadors, Koyenum and Atika, spoke about their visit to Auschwitz last year on the Lessons from Auschwitz project, a visit which two of our Sixth form History students have been able to go on for many years.

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. 

Last week, we were delighted to welcome over 270 students from Years 4 and 5 from local primary schools into Kendrick to watch our Year 10 pantomimes.  These are written and performed by our Year 10 students who are studying Drama at GCSE.  This year's performances were based on Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Cinderella, Aladdin and we were also treated to Gretel and Little Red and Snow White and the Very Many Dwarfs! 

Wednesday, December 10th, was Human Rights Day, and to mark this, students from Years 7–13 added their voices to millions of people worldwide by taking part in Amnesty International's Write for Rights Campaign. 

Amnesty International is a global movement which is independent of any government or political party, and each year, they identify people from around the world whose human rights have been violated, and ask their supporters to write two types of letters: messages of solidarity and support to those who have been affected, and appeal letters to governments. 

On Wednesday 26th November 2025, we were excited to launch our Widening Horizons programme for the 2025-26 academic year.  Over 150 parents and primary school children from school Years 3–5 living in our designated area and in receipt of a Pupil Premium or Service Premium, and children in care or previously in care attended the Widening Horizons Information Event for 2025-26 at Kendrick School.