Headteacher's blog

• Wednesday 25 September 2024 Introducing Miss Ellis
• Wednesday 25 September 2024 Trying new sports Last Tuesday, all pupils in Years 5 and 6 had a taster session in laser target shooting. This taster event was run by Target Sport Burntwood who taught the children how to use the laser guns and how to aim at targets.
• Tuesday 24 September 2024 Library induction completed Year 5 and 6 pupils celebrated their library induction with Mrs Mills, the School’s Librarian, on how to use the 'Reading Zone' at Broadhurst.
• Monday 23 September 2024 Supporting Midland Air Ambulance The Midland Air Ambulance visited our Year 3 children in July at Longdon, and brought along Blade, their mascot. They learned about the Children’s Air Ambulance helicopters that provide a flying intensive care unit for babies and children that need to receive urgent care or be transported safely to a specialist treatment centre.
• Sunday 22 September 2024 Harvest Festival donations
• Saturday 21 September 2024 Who was Julian of Norwich? This week our senior student team have been encouraging us through assembly to reflect on Julian of Norwich and what can be learned from her life and work.
• Friday 20 September 2024 Dancing success! In July, Daisy A (Y10) took part in the Dance World Cup 2024 with her Acro trio and small lyrical dance group. In every dance the Acro trio entered, they were awarded Bronze medals, while the small lyrical group achieved 4th in the world and their small show dance achieved 5th in the world - what fantastic results!
• Thursday 19 September 2024 Chorister installations in September On Sunday, the Cathedral Full Foundation Choir sang outstandingly at the morning Eucharist and again in the afternoon at Evensong. During Evensong we had four trainees, Ivy B, Maisie R, Dhillon S and Dominic S, installed as Full Choristers together with Bella B, Reece C, Poppy G, and George S as Choral Scholars.Henry K, Francesca B and Grace ET were commissioned into their roles as Head Choristers for this year, along with Isobel D and Laurie M in their roles as Deputy Head Choristers. Sophie C, Quinn F and Oliver R were commissioned as Head Choristers Emeritae.
• Tuesday 17 September 2024 Thinking about Year 7 in 2025? Parents of children currently in Year 6 and Year 5 are invited to visit the Cathedral School -our next Open Morning is on Friday 4 October from 9.30am.
• Monday 16 September 2024 Harvest Craft Workshop for 2-5 year olds
• Thursday 22 August 2024 GCSE results a triumph!
• Thursday 15 August 2024 Excellent A Level results!
• Sunday 11 August 2024 Sixth Form Open Evening Tues 8 Oct There is a lot to pack into Sixth Form:
• Saturday 10 August 2024 Few Year 7 places remain for Sept If you are not sure that your child will thrive at their assigned secondary school, there is still time to make a change.
• Friday 9 August 2024 Junior Open Morning Fri 20 Sept
• Wednesday 7 August 2024 Forest Tots from 13 September
• Friday 12 July 2024 March of the Elephants - see ours! This summer, come and join in the March of the Elephants trail in support of St Giles Hospice.
• Thursday 11 July 2024 Ceramic art to go on permanent display Year 8 have been inspired by the artwork of Revd J L Petit when creating these low relief tiles featuring our Cathedral. This fabulous artwork has been selected to form part of a permanent display at The Stables on The Close and will be displayed alongside original paintings and prints by the artist. Pop along and see this amazing collection of art.Mrs Whatley
• Wednesday 10 July 2024 Year 1 support Guide Dogs Year 1 have been very busy with their charity work this half term. In PSHE they have been learning all about the fantastic work the Guide Dog charity does in and around the UK and via its international divisions. Year 1 also baked more than 200 dog biscuits to sell to raise funds of over £50 for the charity.
• Tuesday 9 July 2024 Year 2 support MND Association For our charity this term, we have been looking at the Motor Neurone Disease Association and, in particular, we have focused on the brave and very heroic Rob Burrow. We looked at his life as a professional rugby league player and also at how he brought the plight of those affected by motor neurone disease into the spotlight by his willingness to be followed throughout his illness.
• Monday 8 July 2024 Young Teen Fiction Awards 2024 We had a great time at RAF Cosford celebrating the Staffordshire Young Teen Fiction Awards on 2nd July. Thanks to Staffordshire Libraries for organising the event.
• Saturday 6 July 2024 Reflections on the year Like any year, this school year has been one of variety. We have faced some challenges and experienced a lot of fun, but the measure of any organisation is how it pulls together to celebrate and support and the togetherness of our School community has revealed itself to be strong and in good heart. As such, I feel an enormous sense of gratitude, to our pupils for turning up every day with their best foot forward, for their commitment to learn and improve even when the going is tough. To you, our parents, for your unwavering support and trusting us with your most precious children; to all of the wider community from governors and civic supporters of the School, to the local artists and musicians who add to the vibrancy of our School life; and, of course, the amazing team of hardworking, devoted, heartfelt and heart-led group of people who work in the School for the betterment of every child who walks through the door.
• Friday 5 July 2024 Wonderful Year 3 & 4 Celebration The annual Celebration event took place in the delightful surroundings of St James The Great Church in Longdon.
• Thursday 4 July 2024 Glamping adventure! 32 Choristers had a summer glamping night at The Palace last Friday! We were treated to delicious barbecue food provided by Mr Goodgame and, after lots of discussion about the best way to get their smaller barbecue glowing (an airbed pump used as bellows was the obvious solution!), Choristers toasted marshmallows. Whilst most enjoyed the early evening sun running around The Palace Lawn, others sat entertained by the newest girl band on The Close, still awaiting a name, but The Loud Ones is my suggestion! Everyone appeared keen to change into PJs quite early and enjoyed bedtime hot chocolate before 'settling' down for the night. The matrons realised hours later that changing early into PJs does not equate to falling asleep early! We really had a wonderful time and everyone left smiling and perhaps a little tired on Saturday morning after enjoying their buffet breakfast. We look forward to doing this again next year and making it an annual event summer event.Mrs Barton
• Wednesday 3 July 2024 Why friends matter It is possible that there is nothing more important to a child than their friends. I recently read an article that summed it up rather neatly. I would like to share some sections here:Childhood friendship is laughter, play, discovery. It is a vivid, wild, creative world apart from dreary grown-ups. As children become adolescents, friendship helps them to navigate and anchor their changing selves. Friendship is everything and childhood is when we learn how to do it, that knowledge the raft that carries us through life. As long as there are friends, all other difficulties and disappointments can be endured. Indeed, the ability to make friends improves a child’s (and then an adult’s) emotional development, their academic performance, their mental and physical health. An analysis by Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a professor of psychology and neuroscience, concluded that loneliness can be as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. But what if your child is finding friendship hard&quest
• Tuesday 2 July 2024 IS National Athletics Championships On Monday 17 June, eight LCS students took part in the ISA National Athletics Championships. This is on the back of their brilliant performances at the Midlands event and they were selected to represent the Midlands team. This was a fantastic event, which was hosted at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. Last year LCS had three athletes that qualified, so it was brilliant to beat that total and take eight to this year’s Championships.All the pupils did exceptionally well to cope with the pressure and perform the way they did. To compete at a National schools event is an exceptional achievement.Otto (Year 10) ran a brave race in the 400m, but was narrowly pushed out of the medals, finishing in an excellent fourth place. Emilia (Year 5) finished in a fantastic sixth place out of fourteen runners in the 600m. Freya (Year 7) also finished in a brilliant sixth place out of fourteen runners and was also rewarded with a new 1500m personal best time.
• Tuesday 2 July 2024 Mason Trophy triumph Following on from the Staffordshire Schools County Athletics Championships, Maisie (Year 7) qualified to represent Staffordshire at the prestigious Mason Trophy competition. This event sees eight counties come together for a fantastic competition, with a high quality field of athletes.Due to taking gold at the County Championships, Maisie once again competed in the Year 8/9 pole vault competition as a Year 7 student. The conditions were awful, which made it very difficult to get any grip on the pole. Fortunately, Maisie managed to cope with the conditions better than any other athlete and although her height wasn’t as good as the previous week, she still managed to win the competition and take home another gold medal. An amazing achievement at such a big event. Well done, Maisie.
• Monday 1 July 2024 Staffs Schools County Athletics Following the Cannock and District competitions, the School had several pupils who were selected to represent the Cannock District athletics team at the Staffordshire Schools County Athletics Championships. The event was held at Northwood Stadium in Stoke and the best athletes in the county came together to represent each of the seven districts. We had several pupils who were selected and competed at the Championships, with some fantastic results:Maisie (Year 7) came 1st in the pole vault competition, with a new personal best of 2.50m. Maisie was competing in the Year 8/9 competition and trains for Birchfield Harriers outside of school. Maisie has since gone on to set a new personal best vault of 2.60m, which enables her to qualify for the England Athletics National Championships later in the summer.Otto (Year 10) finished in 3rd place in the 400m. A new event for Otto this year and one he is still trying to learn, but a fantastic achievement to come away with a medal. Otto also trains
• Monday 1 July 2024 Staffs Schools County Athletics Following the Cannock and District competitions, the School had several pupils who were selected to represent the Cannock District athletics team at the Staffordshire Schools County Athletics Championships. The event was held at Northwood Stadium in Stoke and the best athletes in the county came together to represent each of the seven districts. We had several pupils who were selected and competed at the Championships, with some fantastic results:Maisie (Year 7) came 1st in the pole vault competition, with a new personal best of 2.50m. Maisie was competing in the Year 8/9 competition and trains for Birchfield Harriers outside of school. Maisie has since gone on to set a new personal best vault of 2.60m, which enables her to qualify for the England Athletics National Championships later in the summer.Otto (Year 10) finished in 3rd place in the 400m. A new event for Otto this year and one he is still trying to learn, but a fantastic achievement to come away with a medal. Otto also trains
• Sunday 30 June 2024 Cannock & District Athletics On Thursday 6th June, we took part in our final Cannock and District Athletics Competition for this year. The Year 7s and 8s travelled to Wolverhampton to compete against other schools in the district, having already had practice events previously. Once again, there were some fantastic individual results:

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