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Sweet Science

Our Year 10 science pupils have been learning about half life. Half life is the time taken for the number of radioactive nuclei in a sample to halve. This is a useful property to know for a radioactive substance as radioactive decay is a completely random process. Many of our...
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Year 7 Board the Prevention Bus

Year 7 pupils had another chance to hop aboard the NHS Prevention Bus which parked itself on our school yard as part of a tour of local schools raising awareness about wellbeing for our local youth. Students got the chance to board the bus and chat with mental health...
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Considering Careers in the NHS

We welcomed an educational theatre group into school to deliver drama presentation to all Year 8 students about the huge world of Careers in the NHS. This enthusiastic, lively presentation introduced students to the range of pathways that are available at post-16 and post-18,...
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Girls Squad Tackle Sunderland Schools’ Football Tournament

Our Under 14 girls football team played in the school games city championships held at Kepier School. We played and won games against Sandhill View and Farringdon Academies with goals scored by Isabel Jackson and Esther Reddel. We lost to the eventual winners Oxclose by just 1...
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Student Council Out for Suggestions

Our student council members were out on the yard at break time with clip boards in hand, asking their peers from every year group for suggestions and ideas for things that they feel would increase their enjoyment at school. It is important that every student feels they have a...
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Go Smarter

All Year 7 students attended a special interactive theatre-style presentation, delivered by a visiting group called “The Riot Act”. The presentation encouraged students to think carefully about safe and sustainable travel options and it raised the awareness of the range of...
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Southmoor Cadets Reaching New Heights

Cadets from Southmoor Academy CCF have been shown the ropes at Sunderland Wall. The evening session, which took place alongside a community Air Training Corps Squadron, allowed cadets to get to grips with the basics of indoor rock climbing, including: safety equipment, climbing...
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Southmoor Scholars Seek Out Newcastle University

Year 10 students on our ‘Scholars’ programme attended an exclusive visit to Newcastle University. They spent the day with dedicated student ambassadors and took part in a range of activities including university Pictionary and a campus treasure hunt. They also analysed job...
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Sunderland Smart City

Colleagues from across the Trust met together at Sandhill View to hear a special presentation from Naomi Hutchinson, who is Chief Innovation and Growth Officer at Sunderland City Council. Naomi presented to colleagues about the latest developments in the city as Sunderland...
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Celebrating Our Young Writers

Well done to eight of our pupils have been selected to have their creative story published in the latest Young Writers book! The pupils have been selected from over 17000 entries from across the country, so this is a huge achievement. They will be awarded a certificate, a...
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