STUDENT ROBOTICS COMPETITION 2O25

Lighthouse School is delighted that Prince Henry's Grammar School, John Smeaton Academy, Rodillian Academy, Wetherby High and Woodkirk Academy have all signed up be part of our free inter-school Robotics competition on Friday 11th July 2025 at Leeds Beckett University (Headingley Campus).The competition will help build STEM skills for students and staff above all provide a fun and engaging experience, enabling students to show their engineering and programming skills, whilst competing against other schools for the Robotics trophy 2025.Whilst capacity of the venue has now been filled, if you would like your school to be on the waiting list, or are interested in any future inter schools competitions, please e-mail: admin@lighthouseschool.co.uk. ... See MoreSee Less

On Thursday 6th March, school celebrated World Book Day and students were invited to dress up as their favourite book character.

School hosted various activities throughout the day including 'Interview an Author' sessions with 3 fantastic authors; Wendy Jones, Olga Wotjas and Alexandra Benedict, design a book cover, complete a book review and a ‘guess the masked reader’ competition. As part of the World Book Day celebrations, school held a book swap where students could exchange one of their books for a book they had not read before. This was such a wonderful fun day, celebrating the joy of reading, enjoyed by students and staff. ... See MoreSee Less

Today is National Wooden Spoon Day!

Wooden Spoon Charity are the children’s charity of rugby, dedicated to supporting children and young people with disabilities or facing disadvantage across the UK and Ireland. Please visit Wooden Spoon's Facebook page and website to see what event are taking place and spread the word on social media. Every action – big or small – makes a difference! #WoodenSpoonDay ... See MoreSee Less

Lighthouse School’s inter-schools Robotics competition 2025

Friday 11th July 2025 9.30am to 3pm - Leeds Beckett University (Headingley Campus)Are you a secondary school in Leeds? Would your students like to design a robot and enter our competition?The competition is open to all Leeds secondary schools, with a maximum of 10 per team, aged between 11-16 years.This is a free event for Leeds schools to enter and has been designed to be low cost and inclusive for all students, including those with SEND.Competing schools will be asked to design and build a robot which meets a set of criteria and complete a set of tasks. These tasks are designed to mimic those used in companies for delivery tasks. Teams can use programmable Lego, Vex robotics kits, store bought robots, or make their own robots with programmable boards such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi or Microbits.The design and make process could be done during an extra-curricular club, or within lessons as part of the KS3 curriculum, and will inspire your future engineers to improve their IT and programming skills, as well as build on their current design and build knowledge. Students’ learning could contribute towards the bronze Crest Award.If you would like to take part, please scan the QR code attached, or go to: forms.office.com/e/G2EYMNA7EE by Tuesday 25th March 2025 to complete the application form. Documentation will be provided to your school after signing up to the competition, this will include a full itinerary and risk assessments for the venue and competition activities.If you would like:• Staff training on how to design and build the robot,• A Lighthouse staff member to visit your school to discuss the competition face to face with staff/students and demonstrate a robot,• To attend a pre-tournament workshop, please indicate this on the form above, and Lighthouse School staff will be in touch to help.Alternatively, please e-mail admin@lighthouseschool.co.uk if you have any questions, or would like more information.We hope you are able to take part and join the Robotics fun on Friday 11th July 2025! ... See MoreSee Less

Wednesday 19th March 2025 is National Wooden Spoon Day!

Wooden Spoon Charity are the children’s charity of rugby, dedicated to supporting children and young people with disabilities or facing disadvantage across the UK and Ireland. Lighthouse School's outdoor play equipment was kindly funded by Wooden Spoon and has been enjoyed by students since 2012, as can be seen from the attached photos!Wednesday 19th March 2025 marks the anniversary of Wooden Spoon's founding in 1983 and supporters, beneficiaries, and the wider rugby community are coming together to raise awareness and funds in a fun and meaningful way. Please visit Wooden Spoon's Facebook page and website to see what event are taking place and spread the word on social media. Every action – big or small – makes a difference! #WoodenSpoonDay ... See MoreSee Less

The students have recently enjoyed attending our after-school Shine events. KS3 students were entertained by Jamie Juggler, who showed off his circus skills. The students then enjoyed party food and practised their own circus skills to then present a show to their friends at the end of the evening.

KS4/5 also had a great time at the Valentine’s disco. There was plenty of dancing, karaoke, party games and a crafts stall to keep them all entertained ... See MoreSee Less

Feeling the love today at a fantastic Valentine themed cookie decorating and craft workshop at the wonderful Welcome In!

Happy half term everyone! ❤️ ... See MoreSee Less

Over the past six weeks a group of Key Stage 4 and 5 students have been backstage VIPs - exploring a range of local cultural venues to better understand the jobs and career pathways that they offer, as well as the amazing creative arts experiences that they deliver.

We are super grateful to our amazing partners for the Cultural Exchange Programme and would very much encourage our students, families and followers to check out the brilliant range of facilities, exhibitions, performances, clubs and experiences that they offer to all in Leeds.Yorkshire DanceLeeds Heritage TheatresPhoenix Dance TheatreLeeds Museums and GalleriesInterplay TheatreHyde Park Picture House ... See MoreSee Less