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11 May 2026

01:20am – Llanishen High School Forty students. Five days. Suitcases, snoods and snacks. By the time we met outside the school gates, most of our Year 10-13s were running almost entirely on excitement. A few hours later, we landed in Iceland with a -5 wind chill and immediately understood… We weren’t in Cardiff anymore. No […]

28 April 2026

Can you tell us your name and one interesting fact about yourself? JOE: My name is Joe. An interesting fact about me is that I lived in China for 4 years and can speak Chinese. IAN: My name is Ian Watson. An interesting fact about me is that I used to work as an Exploration […]

23 April 2026

You scan the reading list. You know the story. But you haven’t read the book. You’ve seen the film. It’s not surprising. Films are immediate. Fast-paced, visual – a spectacle. More than that, they are easy to access. Films are a familiar format to the content you’re already consuming. But we can’t ignore falling levels […]

11 February 2026

Not every student leaves school with a clear plan. When Amy Partridge finished school, she didn’t have everything mapped out. What she did have was the willingness to keep moving forward. Not long after, she was representing Wales at U21 level at the Junior World Cup in Chile, stepping into a competition that brings together […]

2 February 2026

Can you tell us your name and one interesting fact about yourself? I am Hannah Doyle and I’m a first-year student at the University of Southampton. What subjects did you enjoy most while you were with us, and why? I enjoyed all of my A level subjects, they all had amazing teachers. In particular I […]

23 January 2026

Can you tell us your name and one interesting fact about yourself? I am Amy Partridge and recently had the honour of representing Wales in the Women’s Hockey Junior World Cup. What subjects did you enjoy most while you were with us, and why? To my own surprise, Photography was certainly my most favoured subject. […]

12 December 2025

In our last blog, we talked about attendance and why every lesson plays a part in your progress and your future. But we also recognised that attendance isn’t just about routines or early mornings. For many young people, the harder part is what happens before the school day even starts. We hear from many of […]

26 September 2025

Can you tell us your name and one interesting fact about yourself? My Name is Kyle Latner and I have severe Arachnophobia and absolutely despise crisps. What subjects did you enjoy most while you were with us, and why? My favourite subjects in school were PE, English lit and Science. I’ve always seen myself as […]

11 September 2025

And we’re back. Hands up if setting last week’s alarm was a struggle? We get it. The first week of term is always an adjustment. Maybe your child’s summer was a series of leisurely lie-ins -planning at their own pace – and now, it’s morning routines, school bells and timetables again.But getting up for school, […]

29 May 2025

Can you tell us your name and one interesting fact about yourself? My name is Mohammad Jaafer El-Kaddu and an interesting fact about me is that I have a double barrel name so ‘Jaafer’ is not a middle name. I Graduated from Llanishen High School in August 2024. What subjects did you study or were […]