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It’s time for our Half Term newsletter, so please take a look to see what’s been happening at Longhill over the past five weeks. It was a very busy half term with lots going on; we’ve had the fabulous Brighton Panthers cheerleading squad in school, which gave many students the opportunity to try something new…. Read more
More than 250 students from Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 enjoyed PE lessons to remember last week when the Brighton Panthers cheerleading squad spent the day demonstrating and instructing in this exciting new sport. The 14 sportswomen who visited from the Brighton Panthers are all first or second year students at Brighton University… Read more
As part of the Brighton Festival, 13 of our young, talented singers took part in a concert in the magnificent All Saints Church in Hove on Sunday 14th May. For the past three months the dedicated students have been rehearsing with singing coaches from Glyndebourne, preparing four songs for the concert. This was part of… Read more
A group of Longhill students of Spanish were lucky enough to visit the cosmopolitan city of Barcelona during their recent trip to Spain. Students were based in the sun-drenched resort of Salou, in the province of Tarragona, for their stay over the Easter holidays. For many students, it was their first time abroad and also… Read more
Do you have questions or worries about self harm? If you do, then these Safety Net workshops, arranged through Brighton & Hove City Council, may be helpful to you. Please check the flyer for details by clicking on the headline above.
Longhill’s rising female football stars were lucky enough to meet female star players from Brighton & Hove Albion recently when they played in a tournament for local schools. The tournament, hosted by Albion in the Community, took place at the American Express Elite Football Performance Centre in Lancing, where several of Albion’s female players offered… Read more
Earlier this year, we introduced you to the group of Year 8 students who had applied to become part of Longhill’s Peer Mentor Programme, which aims to help nominated primary school children with their transition into life at senior school. This year saw a bumper crop of students wanting to join the programme and a… Read more
Aspiring young mathematicians from all across the UK took part in the annual Junior Maths Challenge this week. The Junior Challenge is aimed at pupils in Year 8 and below and involves answering 25 multiple choice questions, in one hour, under normal examination conditions. Our fantastic Longhill mathematicians from Years 7 and 8 were… Read more
Generous Longhill students paid a surprise visit to the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton recently to deliver a massive haul of chocolate Easter eggs to the Rockinghorse Appeal. Staff were delighted to receive the huge consignment of 278 eggs, which they planned to give out to the children and their siblings who were in… Read more
It’s time for our Spring newsletter, so please take a look to see what’s been happening at Longhill over the past seven weeks. It was a busy term and we hope that everyone enjoyed a well-earned rest. We had our annual ski trip taking place, as well as our Spanish trip to Salou over the… Read more