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Headteachers Blog Number 266 Blog Prifathro Rhif

25 April 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr If you could give yourself some motivational advice for the year ahead, what would it be? Depending on your viewpoint, the summer exam series is either creeping slowly closer, or it is closing in on you with an acceleration that defies the normal laws of physics. […]

Headteachers Blog Number 265 Blog Prifathro Rhif

19 April 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr This week, I present to you a ‘well travelled and energetic’ blog! We’ve seen brief interludes of sunshine this week, but our intrepid Taith travellers were hogging it all in Murcia, Spain. They had a glorious experience this week. So let’s start there. Taith exchange to […]

Headteachers Blog Number 264 Blog Prifathro Rhif

11 April 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Welcome back to the summer term. We hope that our readers had a beautifully refreshing break.  That was certainly the case for our LHS globe trotters to let’s start there… LHS on international travels to the Azores… In the words of expedition leader, Mr Prince…. At […]

Meet the alumni – Jack Meggitt-Phillips

9 April 2024

1. Can you tell us your name and one interesting fact about yourself? My name is Jack Meggitt-Phillips, and I’m the author of The Beast and the Bethany books. This series tells the tale of a young 500-year-old named Ebenezer, a hungry beast named . . . well, beast, and a rebellious prankster named Bethany […]

Girls in STEM: Why does it matter?

8 April 2024

Over the last few weeks, we’ve hosted workshops with members of our community to encourage more girls into STEM subjects and to stick with them once they’re there. Why?  Well, despite some improvements in recent years, there’s still a noticeable disparity between boys and girls and their subject choices, especially within STEM subjects at GCSE […]

Meet the alumni – Leah Coulter

25 March 2024

1. Can you tell us your name and one interesting fact about yourself? My name is Leah and an interesting fact about myself is that I can play the flute and piano. I also love to exercise regularly and spend time outdoors! 2. What year did you graduate from Llanishen High School? I graduated from […]

Headteachers Blog Number 263 Blog Prifathro Rhif

21 March 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Couch to 5K! Back in January 2024 (when many of us were setting healthy resolutions), our Hub 1 and Hub 2 classes in the ASC base decided to set themselves a physical fitness challenge for their ASDAN project and wanted to be able to run 3km. […]

Get girls into STEM: LHS launches exclusive workshop series this March

15 March 2024

Llanishen High School is on a mission to get more girls into STEM subjects – from GCSE and beyond – with the launch of a new workshop series this March designed to inspire. Despite some improvements in recent years, there’s still a noticeable gap between boys and girls and their subject choices. They’re sadly affected […]

Headteachers Blog Number 262 Blog Prifathro Rhif

15 March 2024

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr World Book Day 2024! Last week saw us celebrating in style, starting with World Book Day. The theme this year was ‘Murder Mystery.’  Not an easy theme, hence there are some rather tenuous links to the brief! Nonetheless, a superb effort from the staff. Our celebrations […]

Protecting privacy on social media

15 March 2024

Social media is so incredibly public. So naturally, it comes with privacy concerns. What you put online stays online and sharing personal information can leave your children vulnerable to fraud, impersonation, and so much more. However, in a recent survey of 339 LHS parents, only 13% said that privacy was their top concern regarding their […]