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Social Mobility in the Spotlight

Our very own Mr. Wright was welcomed into the halls of power as he attended a meeting of the Social Mobility Commission (of which he is a member) as they delivered their first report to the Government on the subject of social mobility across the country. You can find out more...
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Foreign Language Lovers at Newcastle University

MFL students visited Newcastle University for a taste of studying Languages at a higher level. After a tour of the campus and amazing library, students had a taster session in Dutch and tested each other on their pronunciation of this new language.
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Going Beyond the Band

Sunderland Music Hub have organised and funded ‘Beyond the Band Pit’ which is a series of workshops around song writing, leading to a competition with the chance to perform on the Sunderland Empire stage. As part of this, Year 10 Music Students are completing the Arts Award and...
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Anti-Bullying Takes to the Stage

As part of our drive to foster an anti-bullying culture, our Performing Arts students staged a drama piece during assemblies. The powerful production, written by Sixth Form students as part of their A Level studies, challenged our students to think about the impact and...
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Southmoor Scholars with Oxford University

Dr Lucy Busfield from St Anne’s College, Oxford visited The Scholars to introduce them to the online Oxplore Platform which is the home of big questions. Students learned how to formulate research questions for their own projects and debated questions such as ‘Does...
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Halftime Heroes

Our under 15 rugby squad were given the opportunity to not only attend the Newcastle Falcons vs Northampton Saints game, but also to play on the pitch at half time in front of 8000 supporters! As an added bonus, the squad also formed the ‘guard of honour’ to welcome the teams...
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Southmoor Ski Supreme

Over Easter pupils embarked upon our annual ski visit to Grandvalira in Andorra. Skiers of all abilities enjoyed a fantastic week with excellent conditions of fresh snow to either learn the basics or challenge their skills on the more advanced runs. Thank you to all involved… we...
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How to Not Be ‘That Guy’

External visitor Mark Lloyd presented an assembly about the dangers of being ‘That Guy’, or rather, of making yourself into an example other people use to highlight the pitfalls of modern issues including cyber bullying, sexting or peer pressure. Mark’s presentation raised...
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Hoodie Heaven

We saw much anticipated first release of the ‘Class of 2019’ hoodies. Year 11 students who met the criteria by attending study sessions and completing revision passports have earned the right to early access of their hoodies. We look forward to rewarding more of our...
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Marvellous Maestros

Well done to our musical prodigies who have passed their latest musical grading exams. Jack Stead received a distinction for his Grade 4 piano, Joseph Gonzalez picked up a distinction for Grade 8 clarinet and a merit for his Grade 6 Theory, whilst Callum...
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