Headteachers Blog

18 May 2023

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Let’s talk about mobile phones, social media, and the generation that we are currently raising and educating There aren’t many students in Llanishen High School who haven’t heard my repetitive lecture about life as a teenager in the 1980’s. There was one telephone in my house.  […]

12 May 2023

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr (I digress for a moment to send a few words that are exclusively for our students…) Dear Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 A few words from me as you go into the most important weeks of your school life so far. It has been a privilege […]

5 May 2023

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr This weeks’ blog features some Mathematics, English, and PE for starters! Maths Circles and Maths Battles! Maths Circles are weekly training sessions exploring topics that promote the art of problem-solving, such as elementary mathematical logic, induction and the pigeonhole principle. Maths Circles teach students the general […]

28 April 2023

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr It’s that time of year again…how quickly it comes around This half term is a very particular time in the school year that can only really be ‘experienced.’ However, I will attempt to capture it for our parents, governors and community partners. This is the time […]

21 April 2023

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr A seat fit for a King! The Hearing-Impaired Resource Base entered an Historic Royal Palaces’ competition to design a Coronation Bench to be displayed at the Tower of London during the Coronation celebrations in May. There were over 1,500 entries across the UK and the HIRB […]

26 January 2023

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni,Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Rotary Cardiff Area Young Musician of the Year 2023! Fresh from our success of our school debating team at the Rotary Youth Speaks competition at Howells School last week, we were privileged to be supported by the Rotary Club of Llanishen again this week. On Monday night […]

20 January 2023

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni,Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Success for our Senior Debating Team! I’m delighted to start this week by celebrating a resounding success! On Monday 16th January, Miss Davies and Miss Rees took two teams to compete at the Rotary Youth Speaks competition at Howell’s School. After weeks of perfecting and practising their […]

13 January 2023

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni,Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Back with a BANG! It’s great to be back after what felt like a long and luxurious break! Despite the shock to the system of the early morning alarm and horrendous weather, our students are to be commended on the energy and engagement that they invested in […]