Aspiration + Determination + Success
My experience at the Cambridge Summer School was an enlightening, motivating and worthwhile experience that I would not consider taking back for a second. My time in Christ’s College was incredible. The summer school was four days long, we got to stay in student rooms within the college and we had lectures every day in… Read more
We were visited this week by the Police Youth Team who led a hard-hitting assembly about the dangers of knife crime to our Year 9 students. They tackled lots of topics, such as the increase in knife crime among teens, and students were encouraged to speak up, take responsibility and report knife crime even if… Read more
On Thursday 15th of November, 30 of our talented drama students went on an exciting trip to the Theatre Royal to see “The Comedy About a Bank Robbery”. The play is set in the Summer of 1958. Minneapolis City Bank has been entrusted with a priceless diamond. An escaped convict is dead set on pocketing… Read more
After 100 years since the end of the Great War, a number of the Longhill Combined Cadet Force represented themselves, the CCF, the school and their families during the Rottingdean Remembrance Parade last weekend. The parade included an eclectic mix of the local community: old and young veterans, scouts and cubs, members of Blind Vets… Read more
Our amazing Combined Cadet Force recently went on an exciting trip to Crowborough Training Camp and Pippingford Park for 5 days over half term. They got up to a lot of exciting activities, including a 24 hour military field exercise where they lived out in the woods, patrolling, setting ambushes and even did an individual… Read more
Twelve Year Nine students had the amazing opportunity to take a trip up to London to visit Goldsmiths University this week. Our outstanding pupils were selected to take part in The Scholars Programme, an academic programme run by The Brilliant Club organisation who aim to widen access to the UK’s most selective universities. The launch… Read more
Clubs have started very well this year, with lots of students involved every single day. It is a pleasure welcoming our new Year 7’s who have really opted in to the Longhill spirit. We have our new Christmas panto which has had our biggest ever sign up – we are looking forward to seeing you at… Read more
12 specially selected Longhill students from year 9, 10 and 11 are on a huge adventure this week – they are in the beautiful city of Girona in northern Spain to attend Spanish school for a full week. Whilst staying in host families, they are attending lessons, lunchtimes and after school activities to truly appreciate… Read more
Year Eight’s and Year Eleven’s amazing artwork has been on display in the Grange Gallery in Rottingdean for the Schools Arts Festival. This was an exciting opportunity to showcase our very talented artists and the impressive, creative pieces they have produced. There were four local schools involved in the gallery all around the theme ‘Into… Read more
This week we had an amazing and inspiring visit from the volunteers of St Giles Trust. They delivered an assembly to Year 8s and Y9s about county lines, and how young people are exploited through gangs and criminal behaviours. We heard some hard-hitting true stories of how gangs use and exploit young people including stories… Read more