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For the third year in a row Bishop Luffa School and the Rotary Club of Chichester Priory have collaborated to deliver the mock interviews programme to Year 10 students. Over the three years, a total of 643 students have benefitted from the experience. The concept is that the first interview the students have should not be the one that matters.

We are pleased to report that the Eco-Committee at school has been successful in meeting the requirements of the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award.

This year has been the first year of having chickens at Bishop Luffa. On the 4th November, 10 rescue hens came to live in the coop outside the food-tech block. Members of the Chicken Club help take care of the chickens by collecting eggs, refilling water and food, scooping poop and making sure our much-loved chickens are happy. Alongside the general chicken club, there are wellbeing sessions run, such as calm chicken time in the mornings, for students who would benefit from the more therapeutic aspect of caring for the animals. At weekends and holidays students and families help out by checking up on the chickens and caring for them. Recently, a beautiful hen, Snowy, and a number of chicks have come to live at school. They were warmly welcomed by everyone due to their extreme cuteness.

Four musicians from Bishop Luffa recently played at the inaugural performance of the newly formed South East Hants Youth Orchestra playing (out of about 30 musicians). Ben Webster (11Sherborne) was impressive as leader of the orchestra and Jasim Rahman (12Burrows) played the 1st movement of Grieg's Piano concerto which was a really outstanding performance.

Thank you everybody, especially Year 12 politics students, for your contribution to making as much as possible of the General Election.

We were delighted to welcome the Year 6 students who are joining us in September, to spend the day with us on Wednesday.

On Friday 28th June, Bella Wright (9Burrows) and Emmy Lamb (9Wilson) proudly represented our school at the TeenTech 2024 finals. The event, which gathers school teams from across the UK, was a remarkable platform for students to showcase their innovative projects and engage with industry experts.

We are delighted to announce that Story House are the winners of Bishop Luffa House Drama Festival 2024 with their engaging and emotive interpretation of Blood Brothers, directed by Tilly Groves (12Story).

Students enjoyed making tie dye tote bags and clay pinch pots as part of their wellbeing session on House Drama and Enterprise Day.  Jam Café is a CIC, supporting Creative Beatz charity to provide alternative provision opportunities in the Arts for young people.  It is open Monday- Friday from 4pm until 6pm as a drop in youth café, offering art and music classes and local events.

I do not know how we manage it but we were blessed again with good weather on the evening of the Arts Faculty’s Annual Fruition showcase. Our fellow creatives from the Design and Technology Faculty joined in the celebrations for another year. The evening was a huge success with all departments showcasing their fantastic work.