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SMSC Theme of the Week

This week’s SMSC theme was Restart a Heart and First Aid to mark the annual Restart a Heart Day which takes place on Saturday 16 October. We were delighted to welcome into school Sergio Petrucci from the Red Sky Foundation, a local charity who have raised over £480,000 to...
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Student Council Gets a Boost

We celebrated the democratic process by electing additional members to our current student council. This includes new representatives for Year 7 and Year 12. This year’s new members are: Femi Aisida, Lucy Myers and Isabella...
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Insight Returns!

We welcomed Barnes Junior School students to Southmoor as we reintroduced our Insight programme after a long break last year due to the pandemic. Our Insight days are special transition days where Year 5 or 6 pupils get to experience subjects and...
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Charity Totals Already Totting Up

Our students are already impressing us with their generosity and enthusiasm when it comes to raising money for charity. We are delighted to report that so far, we have been able to raise a £620 in aide of Jeans for Genes and a further £360 for...
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Careers in Maths Week

This week students were introduced to some maths related careers during their scheduled maths lessons. There was an emphasis on the four key Skills Builder skills which are a focus in Maths this year. These are: Listening, Problem Solving, Aiming High and Teamwork. Students...
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On Top Form

Our new ‘Top Form’ Competition will has begun across the school. Prizes will be awarded at the start of each week to the form in each year group with the most positive behaviour points on our new classroom management system, ClassCharts. Year Leaders will...
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Explosive Creativity

In our after school geography club, pupils perfected their model volcano projects which they have been working on over the last few weeks. With some clever use of chemistry, students will soon get the chance to watch their finished creations in action!
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Sixth Form Open Evening a Superb Success

We saw a fantastic turnout for the return of our Sixth Form Open Evening at Southmoor, with over 150 students from schools in our area joining us to find out what sets us apart from everyone else. We were in particular delighted to see the largest amount of interest...
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Open Evening 2021

This year’s open evening once again proved the popularity of Southmoor amongst parents as visitors flocked to the academy to find out more about us. It was fantastic to see prospective pupils and their parents in person again, showing off what makes us special...
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Vaccinations Update

You will be aware from government announcements and media coverage that healthy children aged 12-15 are being offered the opportunity to have a first dose COVID-19 vaccine.    This follows advice from the UK’s four chief medical officers who said that...
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