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Bishop Luffa makes a point of coming together to mark the Armistice, and this year was no exception. Although current restrictions prevented us physically meeting as a School community, we were able to come together virtually, and all be part of a whole school event. Just before 11am, teachers and classes across the School (and some parents) joined a live feed, and were able to see a short service of commemoration. After an introduction and opening prayer from Mr Hindman, Mr Bonney (ex-forces) read an excerpt from ‘For the Fallen’ by Laurence Binyon. This was followed by Freddie Lynas of 9Otter (ably supported by Alex Wilburn (9Otter) and Mrs Bowen-Melfi) playing the Last Post. At this point the whole School fell silent for 2 minutes from 11am. At 11.02 the reveille was sounded by Freddie, and Freya Jones (one of our School Captains) read the Kohima Epitaph. The service ended with a wreath laying ceremony by Mr Hindman, Mr Bonney and Freya. Although this has been a year of immense challenges in so many ways it was heartening to see the School come together in unity to remember the sacrifices made so that we may enjoy the freedoms of today. My thanks must go to all involved, including those ‘behind the scenes’ who worked to make it available remotely.

Despite a turbulent year for Year 11 students and a very different GCSE results day, Bishop Luffa Sixth Form saw record numbers of students enrol for A-level courses this summer.

Congratulations to all of our Year 13 students! You have shown incredible resilience and are now ready to continue your education in some quite amazing places:

Arrangements for Exam Results Days 2020: Thursday 13 August : AS and A-level results

Despite lockdown there was still much to be celebrated at the end of the school year at Bishop Luffa. During the final whole school assembly we found out who won the Head Teacher Awards, who raised the most money for PICU and, of course, who won the Sports and House Cups.

This year we are inviting our pupils and students (and teachers!) to change the world through reading, understanding and taking action. Watch our introduction then join our google classroom to get started!

As many of you will know Mr Hindman appeared on the BBC on Wednesday talking about the Business2School Laptop initiative and as part of the BBC Make a Difference Appeal.

We are very pleased to announce that Freya Jones and Ethan Storey have been elected as your new School Captains. The result was announced on a live Google Stream and you can see the results being announced here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io8N7NFl_cI

Chichester Festival Theatre are looking for innovative and driven young people between the ages of 16-25 to think creatively about how the Theatre can work to welcome diverse and dynamic audiences. It doesn’t matter whether you have previously engaged with the Theatre or not, they want to hear from people with a variety of interests, which may include the arts. The Youth Advisory Board will have the opportunity to collaborate with the Festival Theatre’s Board of Trustees, taking part in a two-way conversation on how best to make the Theatre a more inviting and exciting place for young people.

Dear families and friends of Bishop Luffa School,