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8 May 2026

8th May 2026 Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s been election week! On Tuesday 5 May 2026, Llanishen High School hosted a highly engaging and thought‑provoking mock election debate that brought together students from Years 7 through to 13 in a powerful example of democratic participation […]

17 April 2026

17th April 2026 Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Welcome back! Back away from the chocolate. Focus on finishing this year strong As we approach the Senedd Elections next month, you’ll be hearing from our students as they get ready to vote, and we will be hosting our very own LHS mock […]

27 March 2026

27th March 2026 Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Battle of the Bands 2026! Let’s start this week by sharing our massive congratulations to this year’s winners, Gutrot, for an unforgettable performance! What an unforgettable evening we enjoyed at our second annual Battle of the Bands! This year’s event was bigger, bolder, […]

19 December 2025

19th December 2025 Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Are you a Faithful or a Traitor? Last Thursday 11th December, there was a Traitor in our midst.  However, this turned out to be an excellent situation. No-one was murdered, but Years 8 through to 11 were invited ot listen to an inspirational […]

27 November 2025

27th November 2025 Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Meet the newest member of our Wellbeing team! This is Koda! Last week, Koda successfully passed his assessment and supported his owner, Mr Hurford, in the process! Over the coming months, we’ll share more about Koda’s role and responsibilities in the school.  We […]

24 October 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Ghostly goings on at LHS this week… Spooky times call for social enterprise and we never miss an opportunity for creativity. As you can see from this priceless reaction below (!), the students of the Den baked and decorated some frightening treats and got arty with […]

19 September 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Every Lesson Counts: The Importance of Attendance from Week One And we’re back. We have now successfully completed one full cycle of our fortnight timetable and we’re getting back into routines. However, hands up if setting last week’s alarm was a struggle? We get it. The […]

12 September 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Enrichment begins… Much like the big Hollywood movie franchises, I’ve added the word ‘begins’ to the title of this opening feature.  Wednesday 10th September was the inaugural Enrichment session and let us not underestimate the scale of the challenge for Mrs Geare in placing 1765 students […]

11 July 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Chicken surprise! I’ve been waiting for a long time to have a chicken on the opening page of my blog!  Last week, that waiting paid off. Our students were in for a Chicken Surprise when Ginger visited week.  She made the special appearance to inspire us […]

7 July 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Made in Dagenham! If you were lucky enough to get tickets to our summer production of Made in Dagenham you will have been blown away! When our Expressive Arts team screened the trailer reveal at the end of our Christmas concert 2025 there were probably many […]