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As always, it has been a very busy start to the Summer Term. I would like to thank Mrs Brooke for leading the DofE trip and Mrs Whalley, Mrs Haresign, Miss Penney and Mrs Rai for leading the food and culture trip to Italy during the Easter break. You can read more about the trip in this newsletter.

I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate our new Prefect Team who have now started in their posts and to thank our outgoing Prefects for their hard work over the past three terms.

And finally, I would like to wish you a relaxing and enjoyable long weekend for the Coronation of King Charles. We look forward to welcoming the girls back to School on Tuesday 9 May.

Mr Alan Whelpdale,

Headmaster

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28 Apr 2023

Head Girl Reflections

Being offered the opportunity to work with my peers as representatives for the school has been a privilege and a great experience. The Prefect Team and I would like to think that we have hopefully made an impact during the school year and acted as reliable role models to the other students at Leices...

04 May 2023

Poems for the Coronation

In line with tradition, our School Poet Laureates have been busy creating poems to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort. The girls will be sending their poems off to Buckingham Palace next week; we hope our new King and Queen will enjoy reading them as mu...

02 May 2023

Italy Food Trip

"Sparkling Sorrento Thirty six students from Years 8 and 9 spent five days of the Easter break with Mrs Whalley, Mrs Haresign, Mrs Penney and Mrs Rai sampling the delights of Italian culinary specialities on a visit to Sorrento. Artisan gelato, olive oil (in dozens of varieties), making doug...

02 May 2023

DofE Trip

At the beginning of the Easter holiday, the Silver and Gold DofE groups travelled to the Peak District to embark on their practice expeditions. It was a challenging weekend for all the groups, with wet and very cold weather along with difficult terrain to navigate across. Despite this...

02 May 2023

Duck Watch

As part of the enrichment programme in science, Leicester High has once again taken part in a 10-day duck raising experience. Our five ducks have been keeping our Science Department busy these last couple of weeks. The ducks who are named Piglet, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore and Chrisopher Rob...

03 May 2023

Year 8 Mock Local Council Elections

As part of their work on local government, in their PSHCE lessons, the girls formed their own campaign parties and delivered a manifesto of election promises, after which a ballot was held in each class.

02 May 2023

New Prefect Team

We are delighted to announce our new Prefect team for 2023/24

02 May 2023

University of Leicester Subject Taster Day Y10/Y12

Year 10 and Year 12 visited the University of Leicester on Thursday 27 April for a Taster Day. Year 10 enjoyed introductions to Medicine, Law and Criminology, along with a talk on taking the next steps towards their goals and a campus tour. Year 12 attended a range of subject tasters as well as sess...

UCAS introduction – Wednesday 4th March

Year 12 students were given an overview of the UCAS process along with the sessions and support available to them. As one of the most important elements of Sixth Form and schooling in general, students are given as much help, and clarity, as early as possible. This session will be followed by a UCAS information talk for parents in June with more information to follow. Students can access all the information from the UCAS application sessions via the enrichment section of the Sixth Form share point

James and the Giant Peach at The Little Theatre- Leicester Drama Society Youth Theatre

Many congratulations to Molly L and Nell L who starred in a production of James and the Giant Peach. The production ran for three performances and has been subject to glowing reviews.

Stick Insect Club

Leicester High School has kept a collection of stick insects for a number of years. Our Science Technicians work hard in looking after them throughout the year and, each year, a new group of students are trained on how to handle and look after these fascinating animals.

Here, Mrs Rai, is leading the first session showing the girls how to safely handle the insects.

Some of the girls are initially reluctant to handle the stick insects but by the end of the first session they all develop the confidence and skills to be able to prepare the insect’s home with fresh food and water.