Headteachers Blog

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 […]

17 October 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Maths wizards at work Mr Denison-Kurg is very proud of our Sixth Form students who have just completed the UKMT Senior Challenge. Our very best mathematicians are here to solve the types of problems we face day to day, such as geometry, algebra and advanced common […]

10 October 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Expanding horizons (and the common room!) at the LHS Sixth Form Open Evening! It was a pleasure to throw open our doors to Year 11 on 25th September to showcase the amazing provision we have for Sixth Form education. Thank you to everyone for coming along […]

3 October 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr National Teaching Assistant Day! On Friday 27th September, schools across the nation celebrated the invaluable work that teaching assistants do. Our teaching assistants are without doubt the unsung heroes of LHS. We really do have the best. We are not biased. It is actually true. Our […]

26 September 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr This week, we are featuring just some of opportunities that our students have had in the first fortnight back to get out into the local and wider community to enhance their learning experiences. We love these opportunities that enrich their studies and their relationships with peers […]

19 September 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Healthy Body supports Healthy Mind If any parents reading this have ever experienced the panic of your children giving you a couple of hours notice of the ingredients they need for a food lesson in school, then be assured that we are sowing and harvesting to […]

12 September 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr A warm welcome to Year 7! This week we would like to congratulate Year 7 on conquering their first two weeks of high school.  That means they have lived through a Week A and a Week B.  They have now met all of their new teachers […]

5 September 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr The baton passes from one academic year to the next… So, where did we leave things at the end of the summer term 2024? We finished the last week of the summer term in style!  That included our legendary LHS Sports Day. It has become legendary […]