Author Archives: Mr Kydd

Fight Club

This term’s Fight Club will be at 1.45 in S3 on Thursday 19th December.  The motion is: This house believes that “marriage is the bedrock of our society” (David Cameron). All welcome.

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UCAS

The end of term is looming so it’s time to get your UCAS in if you haven’t done it yet!  Have a look at Which? magazine’s five application delays to avoid.  Please avoid them!  Official deadline is January 15th at … Continue reading

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Reading Youth Cabinet

This week (9th-13th December) is election week  to choose new members of the Reading Youth Cabinet , who represent, and influence decisions about, the young people of Reading.   Every young person at LHS is eligible to vote in this … Continue reading

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Geography enrichment website

If you click here you will be taken to an  excellent, and often updated blogspot. It has first class further reading opportunities for you. Mrs Park.

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The Common Room

The post-flood Common Room is now re-opened. Mr Kydd.

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The excellent Hugh Hunt

Please click here for the website of the excellent Dr Hugh Hunt. It includes loads of Maths/Physics ideas. For example  there are links to programmes entitled; Dambusters:Building the Bouncing Bomb. Escape From Colditz Digging the Great Escape . Fifth Gear Stunt Special:Loop … Continue reading

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Chemistry enrichment – The latest edition of the Mole

Please click here for the latest edition of the Mole magazine.  It includes; • How nanoscale helps us understand the world around us. • An investigation into the stickiness of superglue. • How to make a spectroscope. • How to purify water with … Continue reading

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What should the historian think about the death of Nelson Mandela ?

Well the obvious answer to that is it is up to you. Moreover, many of you will have a clear understanding  of what Nelson Mandela did to destroy Apartheid from your GCSE coursework.  Yet, since studying Mandela, you will have moved … Continue reading

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Year Twelve briefing notes – for the week beginning Monday 9th December

A few things for the week ahead please. 1. Post flood we are hoping to get the common room back in action this week. There is still some drying out to be done, but I promise that we are moving … Continue reading

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Drama Practitioners

 Having a broad knowledge of different practitioners is essential to success in drama both in written and performance tasks.  Doing AS Drama? In Unit 1 you could relate the practitioner’s ideas to the texts that you study. In Unit 2 … Continue reading

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