Headteachers Blog

17 January 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr A brain stretching start to the week! Starting the week in inspiring fashion, on Monday 13th January, some of our most able Year 11 and 12 students visited Jesus College, Oxford, to meet with current students, have a tour of the university and take part in critical […]

9 January 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr A very warm welcome back to the first school week of 2025! Our first order of service this week is to commend and celebrate the spectacular Christmas carol concert that ran for two nights over the 18th and 19th of December. Personally, I don’t want to […]

19 December 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Here we are. The end of the autumn term has come around. As we close the door on 2024 it is an opportunity for us all to reflect on a year that has been filled with learning, laughter and friendship. That has culminated in many community […]

12 December 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr I hope this blog finds you safe and well, with as much of your garden fencing in tact as possible. We were relatively unscathed at LHS but I know that has not been the case for all.  As the term speeds on, please enjoy a round […]

5 December 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr A night to remember… This year, the LHS Christmas Concert will be held over two consecutive nights on Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th December. The timings are 6:00 – 8.30pm each night in the West Wing Hall, with festive refreshments on offer.  This year we are going to […]

28 November 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr In a week where our school roofs were one of the unsung heroes (in the main) and we weathered everything that Storm Bert had to throw at us, there was no stopping our students from getting out and about as well as getting busy back at […]

21 November 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr We come to the end of a week that included the surprise arrival of snow on Wednesday morning, and the less surprising arrival of winter chill as the week crept on. Yet, there was warmth and activity aplenty in school and beyond. Here is a round […]

14 November 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Remembrance 2024 In assemblies over the last week, Mr Mee led us through some very poignant learning from war poets Wilfred Owen and Alun Lewis, both teachers who, like so many, tragically died in action. The powerful words of Owen and Lewis brought to life the […]

7 November 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Olympic Heroes Return to Inspire the Next Generation at Llanishen High School We ended the first half of the autumn term in considerable style, with the joyful return of two of our alumni Olympians! Llanishen High School welcomed back two of its most celebrated alumni, Olympians […]

25 October 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Show Racism the Red Card Last Friday, members of our school community embraced the ‘Wear Red’ day, raising awareness of the impact of racism and the work undertaken by the organisation ‘Show Racism the Red Card.’ https://www.theredcard.org/  @theredcardwales #WRD24 It was great to see the school ablaze and united […]