Headteacher's blog

• Thursday 19 December 2024 Maths investigations A Maths investigation morning was held at Longdon recently.
• Wednesday 18 December 2024 Well done Jayce! This week, Jayce J (Year 2) attended The Benjamin Zephaniah Future Writers Competition Ceremony at Birmingham City University.
• Tuesday 17 December 2024 Karate black belt for Jared
• Monday 16 December 2024 British Shooting Schools Championship Dougie (Year 10) has qualified to represent LCS at the British Shooting Schools Rifle Championships that will be held at Cannock Chase Leisure Centre on Wednesday 5th February 2025!British Shooting supports the development of grassroots shooting in England and promotes quality and professional governance for target shooting sports, and is funded by UK Sport and Sport England. Dougie's mum commented: "So proud of him, there was some very strong competition, especially in his category, so we're glad he got through, fingers crossed for the final!"Good luck Dougie!
• Friday 13 December 2024 Marvellous Nativity!
• Thursday 12 December 2024 Christmas Dinner Day This end of the Michaelmas Term is always characterised by the excitement of the children in the run up to the holiday, the flurry of festive events that punctuate this point in the year and a general sense of good-natured business.
• Wednesday 11 December 2024 Christmas Tree Festival The Pre-Reception children enjoyed a visit to the Cathedral to decorate the School's tree in this year's Christmas Tree Festival.
• Tuesday 10 December 2024 Inspired by Kandinsky Year 2 recently looked at the art and methodology of Russian artist, Wassily Kandinsky.
• Monday 9 December 2024 Highlighting climate change
• Sunday 8 December 2024 Recent Hockey results LCS hockey players have been in plenty of action over the last couple of weeks - although some freezing conditions put paid to several fixtures.
• Saturday 7 December 2024 Fabulous fundraising by Tessa Tessa (Year 8) would like to give a "BIG Thank You" to everyone who came along to the Christmas Fayre and "placed a bet" for black, red, odd or even numbers on the roulette game at her charity fundraiser stall.
• Friday 6 December 2024 A Head's Advent Countdown This is always a busy term in School and it is easy to forget how many reasons we have to be glad about all that School life has to offer. So, I have decided to create an ‘Advent Countdown of Gratitude’. Here goes:1. We have Choristers and Choral Scholars and have just enjoyed the awe and wonder of the beautiful Advent services in the Cathedral.2. We are a warm and welcoming environment.3. We get to spend time in a beautiful medieval cathedral and Close, and the Longdon countryside.4. We have amazing experts and enthusiasts all around us.5. We have a fabulous Friends’ Group who arranged a fantastic Christmas Fayre.6. We have a delicious lunch every day.7. We are warm.8. We are blessed with good friends.9. We are blessed with good colleagues.10. We have more than we really need and can give to the Foodbank and to our community in other ways, like the current toy appeal.11. We have pupils who are doing amazing volunteer work in the community.12. We have a culturally ric
• Thursday 5 December 2024 Stunning Advent Carol Services The Choristers and Choral Scholars performed outstandingly on Saturday and Sunday at the Advent Carol Services.
• Wednesday 4 December 2024 Chorister Auditions For those wishing to audition to become a chorister within Lichfield Cathedral Choir, auditions will take place on Saturday 1st February 2024.
• Wednesday 4 December 2024 Careers: Mock interviews As part of the Careers programme at School, Year 11 students recently had mock interviews with Bridge Builders - a network of professional volunteers.
• Tuesday 3 December 2024 A Guide to the Top Private Schools in Staffordshire Private schooling in Staffordshire offers numerous advantages. With a growing number of families exploring this option, understanding what makes these schools unique is vital.
• Tuesday 3 December 2024 Exploring the Benefits of Independent Schools in Sutton Coldfield: A Parent's Guide Sutton Coldfield, a picturesque suburb of Birmingham, has seen a significant rise in the demand for independent schools. This trend reflects a shift towards personalised education experiences that cater to individual student needs.
• Tuesday 3 December 2024 Carol Singing for the Community
• Tuesday 3 December 2024 Chorister installations & promotions Alice and Aleksandra were recently installed as a full choristers and Alina was promoted to a senior role within the Lichfield Cathedral Choral Foundation. Congratulations to all three of them.
• Monday 2 December 2024 Fantastic Christmas Fayre! Fun and Christmas cheer were on the menu for the Christmas Fayre at the Palace, alongside turkey baps with stuffing, of course!
• Monday 2 December 2024 Cantorum at the Quill & Scholar Our Senior choir, Cantorum, have a busy programme of events for the academic year 2024-2025.
• Monday 2 December 2024 Using masks to explore perception Year 9 are currently studying 'Face - The Play' in Drama lessons, a brilliant story adapted by Benjamin Zephaniah and Richard Conlon, from the original best-selling novel by Benjamin Zephaniah.
• Sunday 1 December 2024 Inter-County Cross-Country On Saturday 16 November, three Lichfield Cathedral School pupils competed for the Staffordshire Schools County Cross-Country team at an inter-counties event. The competition took place at Himley Hall and included eight county teams, including West Midlands, Cheshire and Surrey as well as Staffordshire. It was a high-quality event which saw 80 of the country's best cross-country runners compete against each other. Four LCS pupils qualified to represent Staffordshire, with three of them competing on the day.
• Saturday 30 November 2024 Sports Awards Dinners The PE department hosted their Sports Awards Evenings at Lichfield Sports Club this month. These wonderful events provide an opportunity for our pupils to reflect on their achievements from the 2023-2024 academic year and there were many amazing achievements, which were rightfully celebrated with the awarding of Full and Half Sports Colours
• Thursday 28 November 2024 Inter Faith Week photo comp winners
• Wednesday 27 November 2024 The true meaning of Christmas Christmas is a magical time of year for many children, but it can easily become all about the presents. As Christians, we celebrate God sending His son into the world as part of His plan to bring salvation to people everywhere. As we are grateful to God for his gift of Jesus, Christmas is seen as a time for generosity and for thinking about the needs of others.
• Tuesday 26 November 2024 Special Chorister Prep! Choristers spent a very productive time between services on Sunday making crafts to sell on the Chorister stall at the Christmas Fayre on Sunday.
• Saturday 23 November 2024 Learning about food from Accent We are grateful for the Accent catering team who visited the Lichfield campus last week to deliver sessions to Year 11 students on the vital role of 'brain foods' for their development and to Year 5 & 6 pupils on the importance of a balanced 'Eatwell' plate for a healthy lifestyle.
• Friday 22 November 2024 Congratulations Amy! Last weekend Amy E (Year 8) competed in her first British Theatre Dance Association All England Dance Finals.
• Thursday 21 November 2024 Chorister installations in November On Sunday 17th November, Miles H was installed as a Full Chorister and Arjen BK was promoted to a senior role in the Lichfield Cathedral Choral Foundation. Congratulations to them both.

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