Aspiration + Determination + Success
Giving up three weeks of your own time to teach in temperatures above 30 degrees may not be everyone’s idea of a relaxing summer break, but that is exactly what Longhill High School teacher of Spanish, Emeline Perronno, did this summer. Ms Perronno travelled to the Central American country of Nicaragua as part of a… Read more
Longhill High School students have done well in their exams and on the whole achieved above predictions. Some individual results are: seven A*s, two 9s and a 7 (Olivia Darbyshire) seven As, a 9 and two 7s (Eddy Stevens) three A*s, three As, three 8s and a C (Lewis Monckton) one A*, three As, two… Read more
Longhill High School and, in particular, the Longhill contingent of the Combined Cadet Force were extremely proud of their Captain, Ali Pringle, who won Youth Leader of the Year at the recent Argus Youth In Action Awards ceremony. Ali Pringle has worked as a cover supervisor at Longhill High for some 14 years and is… Read more
Mr Fallick, Head of PE was delighted to give us a report on last week’s Sports Day, which was enjoyed by the whole school community. Huge thanks to the PE Department for putting on such a fabulous day! “On Wednesday the 5th of July the sun was shining down on us as the whole… Read more
The topic for Geography fieldwork this year is ‘Mitigating Risk’ and our recent Enrichment Week seemed like a perfect opportunity for a local study on the effectiveness of our coastal defences at Rottingdean. Just under 80 Year 9 students went to Rottingdean across 3 days and practiced a number of fieldwork skills. The weather was… Read more
Longhill High School students and staff were delighted to welcome the newly re-elected Green Party Leader and MP, Caroline Lucas, into school last week. After a tour of the school, Ms Lucas joined students taking part in a cross-year workshop on education and the curriculum. Students at the workshop, organised by English teacher Mr Laycock,… Read more
During Enrichment Week, Longhill High School business studies students were able to learn some practical, hands-on business skills under the guidance of professionals who came in to share their knowledge and experience. Students learnt about the difference between credit and debit cards. This was an eye-opener for some of these 14-year-old students who didn’t realise… Read more
Primary staff from schools in the Deans Partnership visited Longhill High School last week for a Festival of Learning; this was a week in which schools in the Deans Partnership shared and celebrated their achievements and knowledge across a variety of topics. Longhill High School welcomed primary staff, who visited for a week of sharing best… Read more
Thanks to the generosity of the House Project, Longhill High School performing arts department were able to stage a bigger, better summer production last week with the popular stage version of School of Rock. The House Project, which has charity sites in Saltdean and Peacehaven, raise money for local organisations and provide help and resources… Read more
On Tuesday 13th June, Ms Bradley took a group of 25 Year 10 and 9 students to Roedean School for the Oxbridge Conference. The talk was geared towards high achieving students and aimed to dispel some of the myths surrounding what studying at Oxford and Cambridge really means. Students listened to inspiring talks about student life… Read more