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5 June 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr D-Day 2025 This week, we commemorated D-Day, also known as the Normandy Landings, on Friday June 6, 2025. This date marks the 81st anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy during World War II, a major turning point in the war.  Eighty-one years later, the world feels […]

22 May 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Couch to 5K? Not a problem at all for this crew! Last Friday, our ABSA and learning support teams absolutely smashed their 5k challenge around Roath Park. Students and staff ran, skipped and rolled their way to the finish line in absolute style. Adorned in purple […]

15 May 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr BBC NOW comes to LHS! A very sophisticated start to the blog this week! On Friday 9th May we swung open the Drama Studio doors and welcomed members of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales to Llanishen High School. Over the course of the morning the […]

8 May 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Exam season, the importance of community, and some light hearted relief It’s Wednesday evening as I’m writing this blog. On the radio on my way into school this morning, I listened to a debate about plans for schools in England to move entirely to an App […]

1 May 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Welcome back! Welcome back to what promises to be a very short but intense half-term. We hope that everyone had a restful break and is now ready for the 3-weeks ahead. Before we launch into the summer term, let’s revisit some of the great moments from […]

10 April 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Making big decisions…. The last week of the spring term has not been quiet or dull in any way. On Monday 7th April Year 12 went to the annual UCAS exhibition where they had the opportunity to speak to well over 100 universities and apprenticeship providers.  […]

3 April 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Spring has sprung in our LHS garden, with some ground breaking news! Spring is well and truly upon us and the hard work that students have invested over the winter months is starting to bear fruit (and veg). The beds in the polytunnel that Year 7 […]

27 March 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr Comic Relief On Friday 21st March we got our red noses on, rolled up our shirt sleeves, and deployed more water balloons than anyone managed to count. We came together for Red Nose Day 2025 to raise some money, laugh, and support others – at home […]

20 March 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr This week we bring you a blog that takes you from the dunes of Oxwich Bay, to the heart of some of the most challenging global issues, to a hug in a mug, and finishes with an incredibly powerful piece of poetry to celebrate International Women’s […]

13 March 2025

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students/Annwyl Rhieni, Gwarchodwyr a Myfyrwyr This week we bring you a literary and cultural feast for the eyes! It was also a feast for the ears, as all who attended the Eisteddfod will confirm. Celebrating World Book Day 2025 This year, we are yet to award the accolade of ‘best staff […]