We are writing to address recent news reports regarding a Meningitis B outbreak in the Kent area. We understand that some families may be concerned, and we want to provide clear, factual information to reassure our school community. 

Following Department for Education (DfE) guidance, it is business as usual at our school. All students should continue to attend school as normal.

Public health authorities, including the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, have confirmed that the risk to residents in Sussex remains very low.

- The outbreak is currently contained within specific areas of East Kent (primarily Canterbury).
- There are currently no recorded cases in East Sussex schools.

How the Virus Spreads

It is important to remember that the bacteria causing meningitis do not spread easily. Transmission usually requires close, prolonged contact (such as coughing, sneezing, or sharing drinks/vapes) rather than casual contact in a classroom or corridor.

Staying Informed and Alert

While the risk is low, we always encourage parents to remain vigilant regarding their child's health. Symptoms to Watch For: Please familiarise yourself with the signs of meningitis via the official NHS Meningitis Page. These can include a high fever, severe headache, stiff neck, drowsiness, or a rash that does not fade under a glass.

Official Sources: For the most accurate and up-to-date information, please refer directly to the UKHSA website rather than social media.

We are monitoring the situation closely and remain in contact with local health protection teams. If there are any changes to this guidance, we will update you immediately.

Kind regards

PCS

After a very early start, we arrived in a sun-drenched Oxford, an amazingly beautiful city. Our minibuses dropped us off just outside St John’s and we had a very brief stroll around the surrounding area before being met at the College by Megan, an ex-student of the University and our guide for the day.

Our day began with introductions and a very warm welcome (as well as drinks and snacks!) in one of the college halls and Megan gave us a really indepth and informative description of University life at Oxford. We had an opportunity to ask and answer questions and learnt a lot.

We then went for lunch in the refectory. It was such an incredible environment and the food was delicious, there was loads of it!

‘’On Wednesday 18th March, our Year 10 students enjoyed an enriching trip designed to
ignite a passion for languages and highlight the exciting transition to A-level studies. The event focused on the vital role of communication in a globalized world, offering a glimpse into professional pathways. A major highlight was meeting representatives from the European Commission, which provided invaluable insight into international relations.

The students truly rose to the challenge during an interpreting workshop, where they
practiced translating foreign speech into English in real-time. Beyond their current
curriculum, they also had the opportunity to sample Chinese and German, expanding their linguistic horizons. To deepen their cultural understanding, the group watched vibrant videos of traditional events in Spain and France, bringing the customs of these nations to life. By exploring diverse career links—from diplomacy to international business—the students returned with a newfound motivation to pursue languages at a higher level and a clearer vision of their future potential.

We would like to thank all the staff at Seaford Head School for inviting us.’’ Mr Cavellero

Our Year 10 students recently visited the Languages Fair at Seaford Head Sixth Form,
where they stepped into the shoes of professional linguists. Serving as interpreters for theday, they all showcased equally impressive communication skills in real-world scenarios:

                ● Maya excelled in French interpreting
                ● Iris excelled in Italian interpreting
                ● Iara excelled in Portuguese interpreting
                ● Naira excelled in Spanish interpreting

The students also took part in a cutting-edge VR experience, which virtually transported
them to the streets of Barcelona or the coast of Dieppe to practice their skills in real life situations.

Many post-16 providers, School Sixth Forms and Further Education colleges were on hand to talk about the different courses they have on offer for all students in East Sussex schools.

The Apprenticeship providers had useful information on apprenticeships in a wide range of sectors. 

Many businesses kindly gave up their valuable time to attend and made themselves available to talk to students about job opportunities within their sector. 

The theme of International Women’s Day this year is ‘Give to Gain’, encouraging
collaboration and collective action to accelerate gender equality.

To mark International Women’s Day 2026, Roedean School held its festival Celebrating Inspiring Women on Friday 6th March. Students from Peacehaven Community School were invited to listen to a diverse group of guest speakers - academics, a GP, a Lieutenant Colonel, a plumber, an entrepreneur, musicians and an author - all women. The speakers all gave talks which were enlightening, empowering and most of all extremely inspirational.

Woodzy is an award winning Flo Poet, has appeared on BAFTA winning Sky Arts TV show “Life And Rhymes”. He is a former Brit School student and Winner of UK unsigned spoken Word category 2019.

Woodzy captivated our students with witty wordplay, incredible use of language and relatable topics. The Year 10 PCS students produced poems in the workshop which support the GCSE English Curriculum.

On Friday 27th February, a group of Year 9 students embraced a fantastic experience.

Our recent Performing Arts excursion to Sussex University provided year 9 students with an invaluable insight into the rigours and rewards of Higher Education in the Arts. The day was structured around a series of intensive, practical workshops delivered by current university undergraduates, covering the core disciplines of singing, dancing and acting. These sessions allowed us to refine our technique under the guidance of those currently training at a higher level, fostering both creative growth and confidence.

The visit culminated in a trip to the university theatre to watch a vibrant production of
the musical 9 to 5. Observing a full-scale performance not only served as a highlight of the trip but also offered a clear demonstration of how the skills practiced in our morning workshops translate to a polished, professional stage production. It was an inspiring day that successfully bridged the gap between school-level performances and the next steps in a creative career. We all thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

By Olivia - Year 9

● To participate in some teamwork activities
● To share good practice that is happening across both schools
● To brainstorm ideas to help support our school communities

After engaging in a variety of activities working with students across the different age
groups, students were asked the question:

‘’Why is it important to display good teamwork skills
if you are in a leadership role?‘’

The responses were thoughtful and reflective.

Students then worked in larger groups discussing their current roles in terms of
student leadership, shared ideas as to how they could develop their roles and came
up with some good suggestions as to how schools can support each other in the
wider community.

PCS Student Leaders will share their findings and ideas with the wider PCS Student
Leadership body at our next meeting.

Olivia - On Wednesday the 4th of February, 15 students were selected to go to the University of Sussex for a Holocaust Memorial Day event. We watched two short films that were about experiences of the Holocaust. The first short movie was Humo, this was about a mother and a son getting sent to the concentration camp and how much they struggled. What I liked about this film was the animation being made out of paper, and how touching and sad it was.

After that we watched the second movie, Girl no. 60427. It was about a girl who stayed over at her grandmother’s house and found her old diary, which was about her experience of the holocaust. The film depicted what happened with animation. Her grandmother never told anyone about her experience and felt ashamed that she couldn't save her poor sister. I really enjoyed watching this one. It gave a sense of understanding on how much this affected the poor woman, she was stiff and firm, but at the end, as the girl hugged her grandmother, we saw her loosen up and hug her back
which was very touching. Two people, Judie Ironside and Amanda Reuben debriefed and we were able to ask any questions we had about those two films.

Reggie used his artistic skills to illustrate his interpretation of how small acts of kindness can create a positive impact in our community.

The cast had over 60 Performers and around 15 students working backstage and doing the technical aspects varying from year 8 - 11. The commitment of every student towards the show was outstanding, from kite flyers, Londoners, Chimney sweeps and Mary Poppins herself. Keir played Bert and took on this role with real pride, enthusiasm and professionalism. Isla played Mary Poppins with grace and maturity that a West End show would be proud of.

We sang Christmas songs and helped people get into the Christmas spirit even though Mr Willis lost the speaker cable and we all had to sing acapella! 

We also walked along the seafront and bought donuts and hot chocolates to get into the festive mood. 

Thank you to all of our families for their kind donations to the very worthy cause.

PCS students delivered the donations to the Town Council this morning, who were very grateful to receive boxes of food and toiletries to support those in need in our local community.

Neal beings the Gameshow by drawing the world from memory, as he draws he provides an insight to the diversity and history of many countries around the world. He uses this as a focus for not only promoting Geography and students' understanding of place but also for inspiring our students to want to learn.

Students then had the opportunity to show what they had learnt and some won prizes as they took part in the games including the money game; the mountaineer; as well as the final challenge.

The performance included a powerful and engaging storyline which was both relatable and relevant for students, providing a real-world context for their learning in Relationships and Sex Education. It reinforced to students the vital message of non-tolerance of harmful sexual behaviour.

The performance and discussion explored where these behaviours are coming from and how alternative positive behaviours could be demonstrated. The programme raised students' awareness of the huge impacts these everyday incidences of sexual harassment and assault can have on girls and young women and how we all have a role in safely challenging and reporting these behaviours.

Chris Ward has served as Member of Parliament for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven since 2024. Chris Ward was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office in 2025 and is a member of the Labour Party.

Following a brief introduction to what the work of a politician entails and a description of a week in Politics, students engaged enthusiastically in a Q and A session. 

Leadership Course

After a very warm welcome and a tour of the campus, students engaged upon an interactive session based on Leadership - Self awareness & Communication. The session helped students to discover their personal strengths, build confidence in their leadership potential and looked at ways of communicating with clarity and impact.

Fun activities supported them to do this - The Leadership Compass which explored their leadership style, a Blind Build Challenge - a trust building exercise emphasising the importance of clear verbal instruction and concluded with the Values Auction, where students bid in groups on leadership values like honesty, teamwork and ambition with integrity.

It was an incredible experience and gave students lots of ideas for reflection about future plans. 

Students wrote their own poems and shared them with members of the local community. 

This was followed by a 2-minute silence at 11:00am.  

They were one of eight schools to take part in this fantastic project.

What an experience! This has really helped us with our biodiversity awareness work which we will continue to share with the rest of the school.

Upon arrival we were met by Ryan, Erica and Ned and offered welly boots and binoculars before being toured around the 3,500 acre rewilding project. 

Once a farm, but no longer conducive to modern intensive farming, Knepp is now a leading light in the conservation movement. 

Students spent an amazing, informative day finding out how the storks, beavers, ponies, deer, horses, birds of prey to name but a few, have been reintroduced as an astonishing wildlife success in a relatively short space of time. We were even lucky enough to see some butterflies.

The site is visited by numerous conservation organisations, including the RSPB, Wildlife Trusts and the National Trust, as well as policy makers, farmers and landowners, Knepp is shaping the future of nature conservation and PCS students have been lucky enough to have been part of the experience.    

PCS was delighted to invite all of its stakeholders into school on Mental Health Awareness Day for an afternoon brunch. It was a very successful event and our student leaders proved to be fantastic hosts ensuring all of our guests were well looked after.

Katelyn and Karina gave a thought provoking speech around the importance of such events to highlight the importance of recognising Mental Health in today’s society. 

PCS would like to thank Peacehaven Town Council and Mrs Lane for their kind donations towards ingredients for the event and Mr Desborough for his culinary creations.

The task: Each school group had to create a collage, a sculpture or something functional out of ‘waste’ materials that reflected the message of:

Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Rethink and Repair

and the consequences on our environment of not doing these things.

All school groups were incredibly imaginative and showed excellent teamwork skills creating some fantastic pieces of work displaying a true understanding of some of the issues facing our planet today due to our ‘throw away’ society. 

One of the key values at Peacehaven Community School is an emphasis placed on students becoming active, responsible contributors to their school and wider society.

Over the last school year, from September 2024 to July 2025, students at PCS raised a grand total of  £2,505.39 for The Clock Tower Sanctuary in Brighton. 

Our Year 11 Student Leaders visited The Clock Tower Sanctuary on Monday 13th October to present the money that we raised across the year and were very fortunate to be given a tour of the building and find out more about how the money raised will support young people experiencing homelessness.

Please click on the link if you would like to find out more

Monday - Maths 3-4pm - MA3
Tuesday - English 3-4pm - EN3
Wednesday - Science 3-4pm - SC7
Thursday - History & Geography 3-4pm - History HU10 / Geography HU8

There was a strong start to the first maths revision session with 31 attendees.

It was also a great turn out for the English and Science revision sessions.

Highlights include:

• Students achieving top grades across a wide range of subjects.

• Outstanding progress from individuals who have worked tirelessly to achieve their goals.

• A year group that has truly lived our values;
  Aspire, Believe, Contribute, Achieve.

Over the course of 2 evenings PCS welcomed over 200 students and their families to our July 2025 Academic and Community Awards Ceremony.

Our year 7 and 8 students and their families joined us on Thursday 17th July for an evening dedicated to celebrating the incredible successes and achievements displayed by so many of our students across the year.

Students were nominated by teaching staff for either Academic Excellence or Exceptional Progress in each of the lessons on the curriculum. There were also Special Recognition Awards for some students, those who had been successful in their participation in national poetry competitions and the Royal Academy online summer Art
competition, as well as certificates for students who have been instrumental in supporting both the school community and the wider community this year.

Has your child outgrown any items of their PCS uniform?

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Just when we thought it couldn't get any better!

Despite being exhausted by the array of activities they had taken part in all week, students still summoned up the energy to participate in some quite gruelling challenges. By foot or by bike, Firle Beacon is quite a challenge - But our mountain bikers  made it!

Others ventured to Friston Forest and Cuckmere Haven and enjoyed the splendid views whilst finding out more about the local flora and fauna. 

In school we continued with some of this week's favourites, The Apprentice, Board Games, crochet and Multi sports. 

New for today we made tea tree light holders out of aluminium drinks cans. Is there no end to the recycling creativity of PCS students?

Also a first this year was CSI - a firm favourite - and one for next year. 

Moving away from our European Culture Days students had great fun finding out more about Japanese Culture. 

Tennis was another huge success with students coaching as well as playing. Next stop - Wimbledon!!

We were really pleased to welcome back from their travels our students who returned from Bude as well as those coming back from Italy and France. It sounds like everybody had an amazing time. 

We will be looking at all the photographs across the week in PDI and students will be sharing all of their experiences with their tutors and their peers. 

PCS staff have thoroughly enjoyed spending the week with the students, engaging with them in activities beyond the classroom and supporting them to try something new and move out of their comfort zones as well as having fun along the way.
What a fantastic week. 

Roll on next year when we will do it all again - even bigger and better!!!! 

Day 4

We can't believe it's nearly the end of the week! It's been amazing to see so many students try something new, connect with other people they don't know and approach everything so positively and with enthusiasm. 

Our Art and Photography students returned from photographing their way around Brighton yesterday. Once they've put the finishing touches to their art work we'll share it on the website.

Beach Volleyball was another huge success. Some of our students are proving to be great players.

Students made their own juggling balls first thing this morning before they learnt how to juggle. It was just the start of some of their incredible tricks!

Digital Creative Writing was busy and tomorrow students will continue with the digitalisation of their stories. We are looking forward to sharing these in PDI next week.

 Students took another Tour to Downlands Court this afternoon and spent the afternoon writing letters of thanks to the residents they spent time with. This could be the start of a great relationship across the generations. More details further down the page.

Carbonara and Tiramisu were on the menu today for the Italian Culture Day, lots of tasty treats. 

We continued to be amazed by the musical talents of our students at our PCS has talent day,

New this year  - Life Saving Surf School was awesome - and what great weather for it.

Board games, Save our seas, Greenfingers, Shakefest, Multi sports,  football, Dungeons and Dragons, The Apprentice, The visit to The Theatre Royal, the Historical Tour of Brighton and of course Piddinghoe again, were all on today's menu as well.

Updates on Bude today - the day was spent bodyboarding - and eating icecreams  -it looks like a lot of fun was had by all.

In Italy students are handling the temperatures well and Mr Loggenberg has reported back that the students have been amazing. The photos look beautiful.

Our students in Paris took in the sites of Sacre Coeur and Montmartre today. Great news that they have the extra day to soak up the last bits of the Parisien experience. 

Visit to Downlands Court

Downlands Court is a retirement village located in Peacehaven. On Monday 7th July  and Thursday 10th July students had the opportunity to visit for the morning.

We walked down to Downlands from PCS and were invited into their large lounge area where already a few residents were sitting having a cup of tea. Our students introduced themselves and started chatting to Ray, Pat, Sylvie, John, Delia, Doris and Dave amongst others.

Ray has taken responsibility for the garden at Downlands and was joined outside by Tianne, Maci and Skye on Monday. They enjoyed looking at the birds in the garden. On Thursday, Skye, Libby and Beth were able to make the most of the sunshine and Ray helped them to make wooden dragonflies.

Inside, Myah and Poppy showed their talents playing giant Jenga and had interesting conversations with Roy and Pat. On Thursday Maisie, Daisy, Willow, Lottie, Poppy, Isla and Darcie meade the whole room jump when their jenga towers collapsed.

The ‘magic table’ was also enjoyed by all the students as Sylvie showed our students how to play the varying games.

Downlands are also fortunate enough to have some virtual reality headsets which for some of our students was their first experience of this technology. 

We were spoilt with refreshments and biscuits as the students chatted and found out about the lives of the residents. The residents were equally interested to find out about what the students study at school and what they like to do in their free time.

Ray had kindly organised a raffle for the students and Myah was the proud winner of £10 on Monday and Chloe the grateful winner on Thursday - lucky them.

As we said our goodbyes and walked back to PCS many of the students expressed how much they enjoyed their morning and that they would wish to visit again. They were able to show their appreciation after lunch when they wrote thank you cards and letters, which I am confident will be loved by the residents.

Our day ended with some engaging games and students shared their messages with each other.

Myself, Mrs Tremlett, Miss Murray, Miss Smith and Miss Sydorova were extremely proud of how the students represented PCS and showed exactly what a community school should look like. Thank you all for a lovely day, Nicola Boyd

Day 3

With another 18 different activities to choose from today, students really excelled in all of the new activities they chose.

Save our Seas students went down to Peacehaven Beach collecting litter along the way. This will be weighed and our climate ambassadors will look at ways that we can encourage the local community to dispose of their waste in a more environmentally friendly way.

Feedback from the Portsmouth Dockyard experience was that it was one of the best trips ever!! Certainly one we'll look to run again in the future.

Whilst students continued their water sports activities at Piddinghoe and their Beach Volleyball fun down at yellowave, students onsite set themselves some great challenges.

Rags to Riches was a fantastically creative activity, with students upcycling old clothes to create some fantastic new products - handbags out of trousers and jeans, as well as jazzing up unloved clothes to make them wearable again. Thank you to Isobel and Cathy for coming to help out.

The orienteering and team building challenges proved very popular today with students displaying some excellent team building skills, a key to success in life.

It was certainly very animated in the anime activity today! Students had the opportunity to try on kimonos as well as find out more about Japanese culture. 

Our crochet students are coming on leaps and bounds, all of the fantastic squares that are being made are going to contribute towards a PCS tapestry. Watch this space.

Our sporty types continued to enjoy their activities, with rounders being a favourite of the afternoon. 

Food is always a key part of any culture and the Spanish Culture day did not fail to impress - students cooked their own paella and then the wonderful dessert Crema de Limon. They also spent the day finding out more about Spain and tasting some delicacies.

The 2 day activity - PCS has talent - had the teachers in awe. The musical ability of our students is incredible. This was just day 1, more to come tomorrow!

News from Paris is that Parc d' Asterix, the typically French theme park is well worth a visit and good fun is being had by all. We're still waiting for photos!

A lovely day was enjoyed by those who chose to read a book for a day. We settled in the library and students and staff read a variety of genres from The Chronicles of Narnia to The Bee Sting.

After break and lunch each student gave a synopsis of our books. Equally impressive Sienna completed in just one day too! 

Computerfest 2025 -  A Day of Digital Discovery!

What a great day it was as students dived headfirst into the world of technology for a special Computerfest event as part of Learning Beyond the Curriculum! Students engaged in a variety of activities designed to spark their interest in computing and showcase the exciting possibilities within the digital realm.

Throughout the day, students had the chance to explore different aspects of computer science and digital literacy. This included: 

•     Coding - Students used Makecode Arcade software and saw their code come to life using the handheld Kitronik arcade devices. 
•     Creative Design: The artistic side of technology shone through with students creating a Nintendo themed character using graphic design software and created their own digital music theme tune for a game.
•     Gaming - Students got the chance to battle it out on Mario Kart and Fifa 25. 

 
The goal of Computerfest was to ignite curiosity, build foundational digital skills, and demonstrate that computing is a diverse and dynamic field with endless opportunities. By providing a hands-on and engaging experience. 

We conclude today's rundown with the latest account from Bude:

Some tired Students woke up this morning after a night of entertainment with the fancy dress. This didn't stop half of our Students head to the sea pool for their morning swim.

After a selection of croissants at breakfast Students got themselves sorted and headed off for caving. This included Students navigating themselves around the complex in small tunnels, remembering which way they went as one wrong turn would lead to a dead end. 

Students dusted themselves off and got showered and changed before walking to the hills of Bude to take part in some mounting boarding. Competitive and fun was had throughout in the Bude sunshine with Students doing today's activities for the first time ever.

Once back to the rooms, evening gear was at the ready and practising was in full flow ready for tonight's entertainment 'Budes got talent'

Students are on the go from morning until night. Well done everyone for your positive attitudes and participation. Sleep well!

What a day!! Day 2 of our Learning Beyond The Curriculum Week

So much is going on this week for students - off site, locally, further afield - Harry Potter Studios, even further afield - Bude and even further than that - Europe! as well as onsite - at PCS there are so many interesting and fun activities taking place. There really is something to suit everyone.

It's great to hear that after a very early flight all students have arrived safely at their hotel in Italy and are settling in to the hotel about to have their first evening meal.

Over in France our students are having a magnifique time in Paris. After a visit to the Eiffel Tower, they spent the afternoon visiting the PSG stadium.

In school we had our Bake off challenge Day 2. The students used the same ingredients as day 1 and the cakes were equally as professionally presented. Today's winners were...Jake, Atlas and Maci. Well done indeed! Once again, you impressed the judges.

Sweet making was a real treat, honeycomb, fudge, peppermint creams and jellies were all delicious. Although packed into selection boxes, we suspect many won't make it all the way home!

We have so many creative students - nobody had tried quilling until today. Take a look at the amazing artwork creations. These took time and patience and look fantastic.

Students who opted for the French Culture Day started the day with a French breakfast before embarking on a series of French challenges, including who could build the best Eiffel Tower! Playing Pétanque was a highlight of the day.

Sew you think you can Sew? Was hugely popular today and all students who took part rose to the challenge and produced these incredible cushions and bags.

Those students who had never tried crochet before exercised extreme resilience. It's quite tricky! This octopus made by Chloe is absolutely superb.

Our Eco teams went down to the beach together today. We checked in on our fishing line disposal pipe and then trawled the beach for litter to help keep our seas clean and protect our marine life. Back at school, we made bird boxes and signs to put in our butterfly meadow to encourage pollinators.

Back in school, board games was again a popular choice for many and a great way for students to spend time with their friends away from the draw of the computer screen!

Miss Dowling as Alan Sugar leading The Apprentice entertained another group today. They pitched their theme parks to her at the end of the day. She was ruthless with her feedback. Watch this space for a photo of her in action!

Our sporty students enjoyed their football and multisports across the day, working on their fitness and team-building skills.

Keep an eye out for photos later in the week of students who hiked today all the way back from Lewes after a historical tour around the County Town. Well done to all of those who took part in the walk, it would have been quite tiring in this weather!

And to conclude today we'd like to say a massive well done to our year 9 boys who went across the South Downs on a mountain biking experience. A member of the public emailed in with a wonderful message commending them on their conduct and manners.

"I am pretty sure that it was a class of boys cycling today over the old farm road which brings you out in Piddinghoe. I was walking my dog and I stepped to the side to let everyone past...every young man either smiled, thanked me or said good morning and I just wanted to express what polite young men they were. A credit to their parents and school, I hope they enjoyed the cycle ride!"

It was lovely to witness the enthusiastic engagement of student with a range of data collection activities, including beach profiling, field sketching and pebble analysis. Their willingness to get involved and collaborative work with their peers made the fieldwork a highly productive and enjoyable experience for everyone involved.

The evening was a real success; our students glowed in their finery in the evening sunshine, and they danced the night away to the musical stylings of the staff band.

Having watched them grow from slightly bewildered Year 7s starting school in the midst of a pandemic, to confident, capable young adults ready to take on the world, we were incredibly proud to spend this evening celebrating their many successes and wishing them well for the future.

This did not stop them from applying themselves positively to the challenges ahead of them and every single one of them showed true resilience and determination to complete the 2 days of walking, carrying everything on their backs to keep them going.

Due to the high numbers of students participating in this year's Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award, the students were split into 2 expeditions across the week. The first group of students went out onto the South Downs on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th June and the second group on Thursday 19th and Friday 20th.

Having spent the last year working towards the Award, completing Physical, Skill and Volunteering sections, all students passed the Expedition section with flying colours. 

Everyone in year 10 had an opportunity to meet with and discuss the different post 16 options on offer.

It was a really positive, informative event with lots of excellent questions and conversations being had.

This recognises all the fantastic opportunities Ms Turner provides for our students and is very well-deserved!

Each student read out an incredibly emotive poem that they had written themselves.

We would like to thank Will Roberts, our Music Technician, for playing The Last Post on the bugle at the community event.

Poems

We Remember - By Tutor Group 9T1
Homeland - Abi & Emily Y10
We can not forget - Karina Y10
Their Legacy lives on - Katelyn Y10
VE Day - Keira Y10
VE Day - Kyle Y7
VE Day - Maisie Y7
Victory - Myah Y8
VE Day - Noah Y11
Victory in Europe - Olive Y8
VE Day - Olivia Y8
What is Peace? - Ryley Y9
VE Day - Theo Y8

After a hard-fought first half and a very solid second half display from PCS, the Year 9 boys beat Ardingly College 2-1 to become the first ever boys county cup champions at PCS!!!!

The boys represented the school really well, demonstrating perseverance, commitment and sportsmanship throughout the game.

All the students left everything on that pitch, with Jackson coming away with an additional award of Player of the Match as well as Luke captaining the side to their victory, leading by example from the very start.

Please do praise them for this when you see them, as this is no easy feat to accomplish. 

Date: Friday 2nd of May

Kick-off Time: 5pm

Squad: Luke (C), Harry L, Harry V, Josh, Junior, Stanley, Austin, Harry, Luca, Charlie, Bobbie, Jackson, Max, Jack, Charlie, Daniel

Venue: Lancing Football Club, Sussex FA Headquarters, Culver Rd, Lancing BN15 9AX.  

Harrison's passion is to become a commercial pilot.  As part of the training process he'll need to undertake many hours of solo flying so from next month this will start.

Please read the article to find out more about this exciting experience that some of our students were part of.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Iwan Jones and the team at Unity for this unique opportunity. The students were so engaged and loved the sessions.

The decision to move the Parents' Evening has been made to allow conversations at the appointments to be around mock results and the gaps that we would like students to focus on, to support them in the upcoming summer exams season.

All of the Lewes schools shared the actions that they have taken to support environmental action. It was incredibly inspiring to look at and hear about all of the work that they have been doing over the last 5 years to improve their schools and their local environment. 

Dear PCS Families,

Thank you for your patience today and your overwhelming support for what has been a challenging situation. We are confident that the site is now secure and we will be open as normal on Monday. Please reassure your child that I will be delivering an online assembly to the whole school in the morning to update all students.

Representatives from the PCS Climate Ambassadors team were delighted to join Steve Tapp from the Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme team today at the bottom of Bastion Steps today to support him with the installation of a recycling point at Peacehaven Beach.

Wow! What a performance. If you have not yet seen it, you are in for a treat. PCS school plays just get better and better.

Everything about Bugsy Malone was top-notch. The acting, the music, the singing, the dancing, the choreography, the stage set, the costumes, the atmosphere…..
I could go on!

The students, without exception were fantastic, there is such a huge amount of talent amongst our students (and staff!!).

Thank you, Mrs Stephens, Mr Robertson, Mrs Knight, Mr Himsworth, Mr Bock and Mr Roberts, for all the work you have done to bring it all together so professionally.

Every parent who left could not have been more complimentary.

If there are any tickets left, I recommend you try and squeeze in either Thursday or Friday. Well done all!

Mrs Turner

Wednesday 11th, Thursday 12th
& Friday 13th December
6:30pm Start

Tickets:
Student/Child £3
Adult £6

15 year 9 students have been selected to be part of an exciting and inspirational 3 year programme with the University of Sussex.

Over the next 3 years, students will be experiencing a variety of different academic subjects and working on study skills, as well as being provided with post 16 and post 18 information advice and guidance. They will have an opportunity to meet with, and work with, role models, student ambassadors and lecturers from the university.

At today’s launch, students found out more about university life through a series of fun challenges that took them through the extensive University of Sussex campus.

They also had a thought-provoking session with Miranda from Get Career Confident.

After a delicious meal in the largest restaurant on campus, with the biggest selection of food you can imagine, the event concluded with the students being fortunate to hear from one of the university’s successful alumni, Nagi, and the journey he has taken since year 9.

PCS students would like to thank the University of Sussex for providing this opportunity and particularly the student ambassadors who supported them throughout the day. They are already looking forward to their next session next month.

Following an introduction by Reverend Lowries, and laying of wreaths by local primary schools, students observed a 2 minute silence. This was then followed by 12 readings and recitals, the majority of which were written by the students themselves.

We were very proud to be able to share the student's emotive readings with members of our wider community.