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Stargazing 2023 – The Ogden Trust

On Fridays 1st December, we arranged a stargazing event in collaboration with The Ogden Trust. Hosting fellow secondary schools Hove Park, BACA, PACA and Patcham. We also welcomed our neighbouring Primary School Woodingdean to join the fun. All visitors signed in outside the main hall and then were designated a chaperone from the science department…. Read more

Boys’ Dance Performance at Chichester University.

We are thrilled to inform you about an exciting opportunity for our Boys Street Dance Group, who will be performing at Chichester University, on Thursday 14th December 2023.  This event aims to inspire boys to engage in the art of dance and involves participation from various schools across Sussex. Our students will be accompanied by… Read more

Year 7 & 8 High Achievers Presentations

Posted in: Awards, Education, Spotlight

On the 4th December 2023, during periods 1 and 2 Students gathered in the VCS to give a presentation on a subject they are passionate about. These Students are the highest achieving Students at the school in Years 7 & 8. Not only did they present each other, Librarian and Reaching Coach Mx Dungey-Betts, and… Read more

Science Ambassadors

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Each year we choose up to 10 students to become our Science Ambassadors for the year.  This role is flexible and can be tailored to the Ambassadors area of interest which could include, helping to run Science Club and Stem Club. Developing and distributing a weekly Science quiz. Designing and advertising termly science competitions and… Read more

Stargazing – A Night of Astronomy

Please join us for a Night of Astronomy, on Friday 1st December, at 4.30pm to 6.30pm. All visitors need to sign in at the sign in desk, in front of the hall. There will be free Hot Chocolate and Hot Dogs served in our new canteen. There will be two talks in our Main Hall… Read more

Poetry Reading – Kemptown Bookshop

Longhill High School has a long running partnership with Little Green Pig, a creative writing charity based in Brighton and Hove, which invites students to be curious, take risks and value their voices. Monday lunchtimes is when we host a creative writing workshop at the school, which challenges students to write about a set theme for… Read more

Art Mock Exams 2023

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Last week our Year 11 Students sat their Art GCSE Mock Exams, where they showed off some great work using a variety of different styles and materials. The test involves researching artists and investigating their work. Students will then develop ideas through these investigations, demonstrating critical understanding of sources, as contextualising work is a key… Read more

Top of the Bench – Chemistry Competition

The ‘Top of the Bench’ chemistry competition will be held at Brighton College on 14th November 2023. Run from October to January, regional heats are organised and funded by Royal Society of Chemistry. The heats are set up to have broad appeal and are fully accessible. Past challenges have included practical tasks, written theory tests,… Read more

CCF Newsletter- Autumn 2023

The main event this term was our October Camp at Pippingford Park Training Areas in Ashdown Forest. It was a hugely successful camp with a vast amount of work and effort put in by all the cadets and the staff. For a few of our cadets it was their first camp and all learnt a… Read more

GCSE Fine Art Exhibition 2023

On the evening of Wednesday 18th October 2023, the Creativity and Enterprise department put on a Graduate Fine Art Exhibition in our Main School Hall. This is a special event as it open to current and former students, parents, and the general public to attend. Due to GCSE Examinations, Prom and the Leavers BBQ, the… Read more