Aspiration + Determination + Success
It was a fantastic week for Sussex schools football last week, with national wins for both the under 18s and under 16s teams, with Longhill student Alfie Rogers securing victory for the under 16s in the closing minutes of the match. The Under 16s manager is Longhill PE teacher Aran Hawkins. Mr Hawkins said that… Read more
Six senior Longhill students have just completed seven months as part of the Active Change Foundation’s Young Leaders Programme. The Programme enables young people to explore a cause that they feel passionate about through workshops, community events and a residential course. Its aim is to teach leadership skills and critical thinking to enable them to… Read more
Year 11 student Jamie Smith is well and truly making a splash in the sailing world after recently winning the Sussex ‘Most Improved Sportsman’ award. “Jamie is a really great sportsman”, said student mentor Aran Hawkins, “And we’re all extremely proud of him.” Jamie, who is a Year 11 Spencer House student at Longhill, belongs… Read more
Rachel Waite, Head of Business Studies at Longhill High School, ran the race of her life yesterday, by completing the gruelling London Marathon in just over 5 hours. Not one to do things by halves, Mrs Waite had never run a marathon before, although she had always wanted to, so London had to be the… Read more
The report for Longhill’s recent Ofsted inspection has now been received and, as identified in the school’s own self-evaluation, the overall judgement has remained that the school “Requires Improvement”. The report, however, is clear about the improvements the school has made since its last inspection and identifies many significant strengths. These include: • there is… Read more
It’s been a very busy half term and the end of term Newsletter is here now to tell you about what’s been happening at Longhill. Please click on the link, read and enjoy! Newsletter March 2016
The music department and its students have been incredibly busy this term, with a variety of musical events happening in Brighton and London. The first of these was Voice in a Million, which took place on a cold, miserable March day at Wembley Arena. 29 boys and girls from Longhill, aged from 11 to 15,… Read more
Generous Longhill students paid a surprise visit to the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton this week to deliver a massive haul of chocolate Easter eggs to the Rockinghorse Appeal. Staff were delighted to receive the huge consignment of 175 eggs, which they plan to give out to the children and their siblings who are… Read more
Following the recent notification of two Parent Governor vacancies, two completed nomination forms were received and therefore no election was necessary. The Full Governing Board were pleased to re-appoint Maria Blackford and to welcome Sean Burke as the two Parent Governors, who will hold office for the next four years.
As part of the Geography GCSE course, students need to carry out a study which measures quality of life across a city of their choice and what better place to study than our very own city of Brighton & Hove? The day was crisp and sunny as the students arrived at Churchill Square, which was… Read more