Worthing High School is delighted to shine a spotlight on the newly launched South Downs Education Trust website.

On Tuesday 1st July 50 year 9 students followed a Zoom Cookery Lesson run by Jamie Oliver and his Chefs. We made homemade pasta dough and were shown how to hand shape it in two different ways to form Gnocchetti and Pici Pasta. We also made a fresh tomato sauce that involved very fine chopping of tomatoes, garlic and basil.

Please follow the link for more information. Curriculum Choices 2025

Our KS4 students Year 9s and Year 10s achievement in UKMT challenge competition which took place on the 31 January achieved bronze and silver certificates and Colin Yu in Year 9 earned a place to move up to the next level challenge. 

Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) is a childcare top-up for working parents. It can be used to help pay for accredited holiday clubs, childminders, or sports activities. TFC enables parents and carers to access childcare during the school holidays, saving them money. It is estimated that there are 1.3 million working families who are eligible for TFC in the UK, however only a small percentage are making use of the scheme. Around 75% of families are losing out on this support.

TFC is available for children aged up to 11, or 17 if the child has a disability. You can signpost families to Childcare Choices, so they can see if they are eligible. You can find out more about the scheme here.

Many parents don’t realise that TFC can be saved up on their accounts. Even if childcare is not required throughout the school terms, there is still the option to save up funds which could be used for holiday clubs or out of school care. As half term approaches, it is a good opportunity to remind families of these schemes so they can plan for the upcoming holidays.