Longhill CCF Raise Record Amount for Poppy Appeal

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Cadets and officers of the Longhill contingent of the Combined Cadet Force have broken all previous records this year with the money they’ve raised for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal.   Members of the contingent collected money from Asda shoppers on the two Saturdays prior to Remembrance Sunday, as well as collecting on the… Read more

Year 10 Students Help Acclaimed Teen Author

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Year 10 students Kyra and Aston spent an enjoyable day at Rudyard Kipling Primary School recently, helping younger students as part of an Able Writers’ Workshop.   Pupils from the Deans Partnership came together to take part in the workshop, led by acclaimed author Matt Whyman.  Matt has written widely for many audiences across a… Read more

Longhill Cadets Visit Blind Veterans

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Students from Longhill’s Combined Cadet Force spent a morning recently with the blind veterans of nearby Ovingdean.  Blind Veterans UK have several centres throughout the UK, one of which is the art deco-style, purpose-built centre which overlooks the sea at Ovingdean and is a well-known local landmark. Longhill cadets, along with Headteacher Kate Williams, joined… Read more

Double, Double Toil and Trouble – Macbeth Comes to Longhill

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Around 150 Year 11 students took part in the Brighton Shakespeare Company’s Macbeth workshop last week.  The 2-hour workshop aimed to inspire and motivate the students and help to deepen their understanding and knowledge of this enduring story.   They used practical exercises, such as still image and narration, to explore key moments in the… Read more