Aspiration + Determination + Success
More than 90 students from Longhill High’s year 9 spent a truly inspiring day at the Amex stadium last week. The event, entitled ‘Be the Change’ was part of a ground-breaking, inspirational programme run by Love Local Jobs and supported by local business representatives who offered their guidance and expertise to the students. The ‘Be… Read more
There was a real buzz in the air this week, as I entered the assembly hall to find it packed with excited year 8 and 9 students. Upon further investigation, I realised that the cause of the excitement was a whole day of STEM activities, running as part of the First Edition Programme and sponsored… Read more
There was a truly international flavour at Longhill High School last week, when a group of fourteen students from Indonesia joined in daily lessons. The students, from years 7, 8 and 9, were living and studying in Brighton, as part of an educational programme organised by UK High School Immersion. Each student in the Indonesian… Read more
Longhill High has a brand new Year 11 prefect team who just spent a weekend getting to know each other a whole lot better! The boys and girls in the team relished the opportunity to spend a weekend undertaking a series of tasks designed to boost confidence, leadership skills and communication. The students arrived at… Read more
The history of two world wars came into sharp focus last month when Ms Kenward and her team took 40 enthusiastic Year 9 GCSE History students to the Imperial War Museum in London. The students undertook three different tours: one was a tour around the World War One Gallery, which included a visit to a… Read more
Students from Longhill High School’s Combined Cadet Force have spent the last few weekends raising money for the British Legion by selling poppies at the Asda supermarket in Brighton Marina. This culminated in the Longhill cadets taking a leading role in the Remembrance Parade in Rottingdean on Sunday 12th November on a beautiful, cold and… Read more
Last month, just under 50 year 8 Geography students visited the fascinating Earthship Brighton eco project in Stanmer Park. The Earthship Brighton is an off-grid building that heats, cools and powers itself from the sun, harvests its water from the sky and treats its wastewater onsite using plants. Earthship Brighton was the Low Carbon Trust’s… Read more
Students enjoyed a spooky welcome in their science lessons on Tuesday as our Science Department celebrated “Dress as an Undead Scientist” day on 31st October. Dressed as a favourite scientist, the teachers talked about the life and work of famous important scientists and discussed the many STEM careers available to students who study science beyond… Read more
A collaboration between the Creativity & Enterprise faculty and the Higher Ability Pupil (HAP) team has led to a select group of Year 8 high flyers taking part in the ‘Code Girls’ programme at the Amex stadium. The 5-week scheme aims to encourage girls to consider careers in technology and computing. Each week the girls… Read more
Camp has been running for so many years it has become a ‘rite of passage’ for students. Once you have been to Camp and survived, you will have a wealth of stories and experiences that you will share with your school friends; the bonds you form with your year group are very clear – you… Read more