School News
Nobel Prize winner Sir Paul Nurse officially opened our STEAM room.
“What drives scientists is the same thing that drives students like you – curiosity.” – Sir Paul Nurse Yesterday, we welcomed Sir Paul Nurse to officially open our STEAM room. After an insightful and inspiring talk from Sir Paul, students from both Kensington Wade and Melcombe Primary School presented the findings of scientific experiments they…
Kensington Wade Governor, Professor Li Wei, appears in BBC Ideas ‘Why being bilingual is good for your brain’
We are very proud to share with you a feature from the BBC Ideas site ‘Why being bilingual is good for your brain’. It includes an interview with Kensington Wade governor Professor Li Wei, director of the UCL Institute of Edcuation’
Incredible musical talents displayed at Kensington Wade’s informal concert
On Friday morning, our students presented their outstanding musical abilities to an invited audience. The audience was treated to a delightful blend of genres, from classical masterpieces to contemporary tunes. The concert not only highlighted the students’ musical talents but also demonstrated their ability to command the stage with confidence. A few clips from the…
Kensington Wade student achieves 4th place in Global 2023 ‘Chinese Bridge’ Chinese Language Show
We are delighted to share the outstanding achievement of Myrah, a student from Kensington Wade, who represented the UK in the ‘Chinese Bridge’ Global Final (Primary section) held in China last week. Myrah’s exceptional skills and dedication earned her 4th place globally, showcasing her proficiency in Chinese language and cultural knowledge. Initiated by the Centre…
Our Head of Chinese wins prestigious Mulan Award
Congratulations to our Head of Chinese, Wang Jing, who was awarded the Mulan Award for Contribution to Education by Lady Blair CBE KC at an awards ceremony last night! The judges of the awards were impressed by Wang Jing’s dedication and her direct impact on the education of children, as well as her sharing of…
Kensington Wade appears in Focus magazine
We’re pleased to be included in this month’s Focus magazine. Huw May wrote an article for the magazine on the benefits of a bilingual education and the importance of learning Mandarin. Read the article here: FOCUS Magazine Autumn 2023
Kensington Wade wins five awards at the Chinese Bridge Speaking Competition
Yesterday, new headmaster, Huw May attended the Chinese Bridge Speaking competition with six of our pupils. Our pupils won the first and second prizes in both the KS1 and KS2 individual competitions, as well as third prize in the KS1 group category. The UK representative to attend the global final in China in October 2023 will…
Our nursery children are loving their new reading tree
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…
We are finalists for the Independent Schools of the Year 2023 Awards!
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!…
Talk Education Awards – we’re on the shortlist!
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…
