Aspiration + Determination + Success
Today was the start of Careers Week at Longhill High School, where various employment themed activities and talks are happening throughout the site. To start the day ex Longhill student Jay Dodd, who co-founded the software platform Kuberno, hosted assembly. He told us about his life in work, overcoming unexpected health issues and detailed how… Read more
We are happy to announce that we are reopening the basement for grab & go items during lunch breaks. This will help to reduce waiting times during lunch giving students more time to socialise and engage with clubs and sporting activities.
Today (Friday 24th February) a group of students met to discuss how they can help with the redevelopment of the canteen at the school. This will be a long-term project, which will involve increasing the size of the Year 11 canteen, renovating the main canteen and re-opening The Basement. The Basement will serve grab-and-go items… Read more
School will only be open to Year 11 students on 15th & 16th March, due to the continuing NEU Strike Action. For more information please see, https://longhill.org.uk/2023/01/neu-strike-action/.
Last week, the Senior Student Leadership Team got together to plan the rebuild of the Student Council and the House System. Due to the Covid pandemic, it was difficult to come together and consolidate the student voice. Currently the team are looking to increase the numbers by drafting a survey, and will distribute it after… Read more
On Thursday 26th January a group of 21 students between the Years 7-11 saw the critically acclaimed production of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ at the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End The show is set in Maycomb, Alabama in 1934, To Kill a Mockingbird has provided American literature with some of its most indelible characters: lawyer Atticus Finch, the… Read more
Bidding to create the next Diversity. JP Omari is leading a group of boys in Years 7, 8 & 9 in developing the fundamentals of street dance and learning a routine. Streetfunk is a multi-award-winning street dance academy for young people between 4-18yrs across Sussex. JP is the leading figure of Hip Hop dance in… Read more
The school is awash with orange tickets, as if a hurricane blew through the hallways. Mr Holland the acting Headteacher is going into lessons handing out tickets to the best students in the class. The students then put their tickets into boxes guarded by the acting Headteacher, to be drawn during their year assemblies. One… Read more
Fantastic night with Isabel and the mentors from The Girls Network, on Wednesday where a group of Year 10 and 11 girls met their mentors for the first time. Despite some early nerves from our girls and the mentors, everyone had a brilliant evening getting to know each other and building those foundations so important to this… Read more
Dear Parents / Carers Re: Increase in scarlet fever We are writing to inform you of a recent national increase in notifications of scarlet fever to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), above seasonal expected levels. We would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the signs, symptoms and the actions to be… Read more