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Mental Health Champions

Longhill High School is proud to announce its participation in the esteemed Mental Health Champions programme. This initiative, a collaborative effort with Public Health Schools under the Brighton and Hove City Council, has been making significant strides over the past five years. It boasts a history of active involvement from numerous schools and colleges throughout… Read more

Planting Trees with Queen’s Park Primary

On February 21, 2024, Longhill High School was honoured to host Queen’s Park Primary School for a meaningful and forward-looking tree-planting event on our campus grounds. This initiative underscores the vital role trees play in mitigating climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide, one of the primary greenhouse gases, from our atmosphere. The genesis of this… Read more

Nurturing Parents – Wellbeing Course

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The Nurturing Parents Mindfulness-based Course is a programme that is relevant andaccessible for parents and carers whatever your family circumstances. Mindfulness canhelp us recognise and manage the stresses of parenting and understand the importance ofself-care to cultivate the connections we hope for and that we know are nurturing for ourchildren. This is not a ‘how… Read more

Billy and Beyond

Billy and Beyond are a Worthing based drugs education charity. Last year they provided funding for us to have a Drugs awareness assembly for KS3 students from the charity the ‘Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation’. This year they have gifted us 10 copies of the script ‘I love you mum, I promise I won’t die’ which we will… Read more

Longhill High School an Eco-School?

Eco-School is a simple, seven step framework designed to place young people, in control of environmental actions and projects in their school, local community and beyond. When a school has worked through the Eco-Schools Seven Steps, they can apply for an Eco-Schools Green Flag during the Summer Term. The Eco-Schools Green Flag is a symbol… Read more

Poetry Live!

Last week we took over 70 Year 10 and 11 students to the Poetry Live Event at the Dome Theatre, to see 4 of their GCSE poets. It was a great opportunity to hear from Simon Armitage, one of Britain’s best poets, read his work from the anthology. Carol Ann Duffy who is one of the… Read more

Jamie’s Farm – Residential Trip

We are pleased to announce an upcoming residential trip for our students to Jamie’s Farm, scheduled from the 29th of January to the 2nd of February. Jamie’s Farm uniquely integrates agriculture and therapeutic practices into a transformative five-day residential program. The primary objective is to equip students with the tools to excel academically, socially, and… Read more

University of Sussex/Whitehawk Academy Transition Day

On January 26, 2024, Longhill High School was proud to host a transition event in collaboration with the University of Sussex, specifically designed for Year 6 students from City Academy of Whitehawk (CAW). The primary aim of this initiative is to encourage a greater number of students to pursue higher education after completing their compulsory… Read more

Girls in STEM

January 22-26th will see a week of events to inspire and inform girls about the opportunities for women in science. It is open to girls from 12 secondary schools across Brighton and Hove, experiencing hands-on physics, engineering, maths and coding in a variety of workshops at both Hove Park School and Sussex University. On Tuesday… Read more

Longhill at the East Brighton Parkrun

Last Saturday, some of Longhill High School’s community united to take on the East Brighton Parkrun. With dedicated participants and enthusiastic volunteers, the event encapsulated the spirit of Longhill’s commitment to living a healthy lifestyle. A noteworthy highlight of the day was Remy’s inaugural run, where he not only participated but also secured the top… Read more