School News

12th September 23

Our nursery children love sitting under our new ‘Reading Tree’ to look at their favourite books. This new addition to our nursery will change its leaves depending on the season – so watch this space! We still have a few places in our nursery for this year, if you would like to come and visit…

6th September 23

We learnt at the end of the summer term that we had been shortlisted for one of the categories in the Independent Schools of the Year 2023 Awards. We have found out today that we have been selected as a Finalist for the Outstanding New Initiative category – great news for the start of term!…

31st August 23

Some great news for the start of term… we have been shortlisted for another award! We have been shortlisted for Talk Education’s Awards for Innovation in Education in the category of ‘Thinking beyond the curriculum’. Other schools which have been nominated are: Copperfield International School (Verbier, Switzerland), Dean Close School (Gloucestershire), Harrow School and Notting…

3rd August 23

We are pleased to have been featured several times in recent months on School Management Plus. In November 2022 we became the first winners of the ISA Award for Innovation in Independent Education and were included in their coverage of the awards. Following this win, we were asked to appear in their Spotlight on a…

28th July 23

Following their visit to Kensington Wade in the Summer term, we are pleased to appear in China Daily’s recent piece on Chinese Immersion programmes. You can read the article online here

5th July 23

Fantastic news! We have been shortlisted for the Independent School Parent Awards 2023 – in the category of Independent School of the Year for Outstanding New Initiative!

4th July 23

We welcomed representatives from the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China yesterday. Minister Counsellor for Education Affairs, Ms Zhang Jin, and her colleague, Jing Li, enjoyed touring the school, meeting pupils and finding out more about Kensington Wade.

3rd July 23

We wish Mr David Summerscale the very best on his retirement as Chair of Governors of Kensington Wade. Mr Summerscale has been our Chair of Governors since the launch of the school in 2017 and will be sorely missed. He was instrumental in setting up our governors’ committee and, with his wealth of educational experience,…

26th June 23

We were recently visited by China Daily for a new series they are making on why people choose to learn Chinese in the UK, how it is taught and what the language can deliver to people. Please watch the short episode .

13th June 23

We’re delighted to be included in ‘Which School Advisor’s’ piece on ‘Chinese: A growing rival to French in UK Schools?’ The article examines how and why students are increasingly looking to master Mandarin Chinese in classrooms across the UK today. To read the piece, please read here