News Category: Co-curricular

The Enterprise Challenge at Benenden is a student-led business competition at the heart of our Sixth Form Professional Skills Programme, giving Six One (Year 12) students the opportunity to plan, launch and run their own businesses. They’re involved in all aspects of launching their business including research, branding, marketing, budgeting, operations and sales. Experienced professionals […]

Benenden’s squash teams have once again demonstrated their strength and depth, securing places at the National Schools Championships Finals to be held at Edgbaston in March. Building on last year’s impressive national success – where the U14s finished runners-up in the Championship, the U16s were runners-up in the Plate, and the U18s claimed third place […]

The Six Two (Year 13) are embracing our Professional Skills Programme, designed to support students as they prepare for their next steps beyond Sixth Form. Working in small groups, students are engaging in a series of practical workshops, including cooking on a budget with our catering team, car maintenance and basic DIY with our Estates […]

It was a long journey to get to Jasper for the Canada Cup in December, but it was so worth it for the snow. The first half of the trip was for racing in the Cup, and between them, the girls won two trophies, in the Women’s Open Giant Slalom and the Women’s Open Slalom, and […]

The Lower Fifth Outdoor Education Programme began this term with a variety of sessions designed to give students an indoor taste (given the weather!) of some of the adventurous outdoor activities they will participate in over the Summer Term. One group tried their hand at climbing in Maidstone; another had an introduction to scuba diving […]

At the end of the Autumn Term, students enjoyed our our Christmas-themed inter-House lacrosse tournament, bringing energy and commitment to every match and supporting one another throughout. The festive atmosphere on the pitches and from supporters added to the enjoyment of representing their House as part of this end of term tradition.

Benenden has welcomed Olympian Robin Francis as our new Director of Swimming, bringing with him a decade of elite competitive experience and an impressive coaching pedigree. Born in Durban, South Africa, Robin represented Great Britain for ten years, excelling as a specialist in the individual medley. He dominated the national scene across both the 200m […]

Congratulations to recent Benenden Senior Alice, who has begun reading Classics at Exeter College, Oxford, where she has also been awarded a Choral Scholarship. We are so pleased that, having relished all the concerts, services, recordings, trips and tours over her seven years at Benenden, Alice will be further developing her singing in such an […]

Benenden’s annual favourite House Shout – an inter-House song and dance competition – was the perfect start to the term, setting the tone for the year with infectious energy and team spirit. Those familiar to Benenden will remember House Shout as a raucous start-of-the-year activity that brings whole Houses together over a weekend to practice […]