Aspiration + Determination + Success
We hope that everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Year break. We welcome all our staff and students back to Longhill, refreshed and ready to start the new term, working our way towards the Spring! If you haven’t done so already, please click on the link to view the latest newsletter newsletter-dec-2016
A delighted and delightful audience of local Deans primary school children gave CinderAbba the thumbs up this week. Around 150 children and staff joined us for their very own special matinee of the pantomime, performed by Longhill students and staff. One primary Head said, “The children thoroughly enjoyed the show, and their teacher said it… Read more
Year 10 students will complete Work Experience during the week beginning Monday 26th June 2017. Details of this process will be available during the Spring Term.
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 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
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
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
Year 9 student Shaina Mack, 14, has shown the world how hard work and dedication can pay off. Shaina, who is in Pankhurst House, brought home the world title in her age group in K1 Thai Kickboxing from the World Championships in Orlando, Florida last month. Shaina first discovered kickboxing when she was just 10… Read more
Generous Longhill students managed to collect 150kg of food recently to donate to the Whitehawk foodbank. Cupboards were raided and boxes were filled, then delivered to the foodbank which provides emergency food for people in crisis in the East Brighton area. Grateful thanks to all our generous parents, carers and students! Click on the link… Read more
Longhill High School is delighted to be the Brighton Argus School of the Week this week. With a new Headteacher and a big improvement in this year’s GCSE results, we are set for fresh success with a bright future ahead. To read the full Argus article, please click on the headline and follow the link… Read more