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Ich Bin Ein Berliner!

Last month, a group of 50 enthusiastic pupils embarked on an unforgettable school trip to Berlin, Germany to explore the city and its renowned Christmas markets. Renowned for their vibrant displays, festive ambiance and an array of German treats, pupils visited four different...
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Perfection in Poetry

A huge Congratulations to the following pupils! They have all been selected by Young Writers to have their poetry published in a book after they wrote a poem on a topic that was important to them. These pupils have been awarded a bookmark, certificate and are still in the running...
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A Torrent of Tins!

Our Tin Appeal for 2023 came to a conclusion on Tuesday morning, where the final total was counted, and nearly 2500 tins were collected this year. Our Sixth Form helped to distribute all of the tins to various locations around the city including the Salvation Army in Southwick,...
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We Need Your Tins!

Tins have been coming into school very quickly for our annual Tin Appeal. On Wednesday morning last week, we had a look at how many tins were collected so far this year with our first collection – 628 have been collected. The final collection will be on Tuesday 19t...
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Considering NHS Careers

Last Wednesday morning, all Year 8 students took part in the annual ‘Careers in the NHS’ presentation delivered by educational theatre group Performance in Education. This enthusiastic, lively presentation introduced students to the range of pathways that are available in the NHS...
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Year 10 Progress Evening Incoming

The Year 10 Progress Evening is this TODAY. For Year 10 parents this is an essential opportunity to: Meet subject teachers to discuss your child’s current progress in every subject Learn how to support your child and school to ensure success in Year 10 & 11 The chance...
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Careers Café Continues

At last week’s Careers Café, we welcomed representatives from SETA (Sunderland Engineering Training Association). SETA offer a huge range of apprenticeships in engineering, manufacturing, business admin and much more. They have a great facility in Washington and work with a huge...
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Money Talks

Last week, we were delighted to welcome representatives from Sunderland University for our continuing project with our Year 9 students. Two weeks’ ago, all students in Year 9 visited the university for our Careers Fair. Last week, students took part in a session about ‘Money...
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Christmas Card Winners!

Well done to: Lucas Barrie (Year 8), who won our art competition to create this year’s official academy Christmas card. Lucas impressed the judges with a lovely bauble themed design featuring the school’s motto. Well done Lucas, the winning card will now be turned into an...
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Building STEM Skills with Lego Engineers

Last week, we had Sean and Fatima joined our Year 7s as they became Lego Engineers! Each Year 7 class took part in this workshop on either Monday or Tuesday. First, we discussed different jobs in STEM and the skills that were needed these roles. Pupils were then put into groups...
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