Aspiration + Determination + Success
Two of our Student Leaders attended the Citizens UK Manifesto launch last week held at the Council Chambers in Brighton. We are looking forward to being part of this fantastic project in the future. https://www.citizensuk.org/chapters/brighton-hove/
Last month a group of our Year 9 Students went to the University of Brighton, on a trip run by PGCE Geography students focused on sustainable travel around the University. They designed a survey for our group of students and they walked around the University of Sussex campus surveying passers by and recording results. 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
Year 8 camp is a exciting event for our students, who will learn how to build and light camp fires. Compete in challenges and build comradery with each other. It will be located on Blacklands Farm in East Grinstead, and typically over a hundred students attend every year. The types of activities include Kayaking, Rock… Read more
All parents and pupils booked on the Ski Trip next year should attend the meeting arranged on Thursday 17th November at 6pm. It will be held in the Main School Hall and should finish by 8pm. You can access the Main Hall across the patio. The meeting will include a presentation from the Ski Company… Read more
On Wednesday 19 th October 2022 a group of Y7 & Y8 students had the opportunity to take part in the SocialEnterprise Challenge at the AMEX along with another handful of schools from the local area. The theme of the challenge is the protection of the planet, with teams developing a social action project that… Read more
On Friday 7 February 2020 group of 11 year 9 students went to The University of Southampton to attend their graduation ceremony after completing The Scholars Programme. All students have written a 2000 word dissertation on ‘Negotiating identity in social media.’ The visit included an inspirational lecture about storytelling through music by guest speaker… Read more
Last week, a team of four enthusiastic Year 10s represented Longhill High School at the annual AMSP (Advanced Mathematics Support Programme) Maths Feast. This is a competition between the strongest Mathematicians across a wide range of schools from Brighton and Hove. Whilst not victorious, the students certainly held their own and displayed great focus and mathematical… Read more
Twelve Year 9 students have been selected to take part in The Scholars Programme – an academic programme run by The Brilliant Club, an organisation which aims to widen access for outstanding pupils to the U.K’s most selective universities. The group have been assigned Louise Elali, a PhD tutor from the University of Sussex who… Read more
As part of the AWS GET IT project, a group of seven year 8 students enjoyed an action packed boot camp trip to the Amazon head office in London. Once inside the impressive 15 story building, they joined 100 other students from a range of schools in the South East region. The day included a… Read more