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Former Students at the Houses of Parliament

We were delighted to hear that two of our Year 11 students from last year were invited to the Houses of Parliament in London to speak to MPs on the Education Select Committee about their experiences of careers education in school and also their current pathways as apprentices...
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Xmas Jumper Day Returns!

Friday 9th December sees the return of Save the Children’s National ‘Xmas Jumper Day’. We will be celebrating this fundraising even in school ourselves by allowing students to attend wearing their Christmas Jumpers either in place of or under their school blazers. All other...
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Academy Christmas Card Unveiled

We recently ran an art competition for our Key Stage 3 students who were challenged to produce this year’s official academy Christmas card. Well done to our winner Sophie Deighton (Year 9) who wowed us with her creative and very festive Southmoor themed snow globe. The...
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Riot Act on Road Safety

Year 8 took part in a live theatre-style performance by The Riot Act called ‘Josh Green’. This lively presentation gave students the opportunity to explore pedestrian safety, including on public transport, raising awareness of pedestrian dangers such as distractions (phones,...
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Crime Solving Southmoor Scholars

The scholars had a lecture on the topic of criminology and crime scene investigation, led by Peter Beveridge from Teesside University. Students re-enacted the decision-making throughout a crime-scene, from deciding about the murder weapon and who the victim would be, to the role...
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The Twelve Days of Southmoor Christmas

We’re getting in the festive mood here at Southmoor. Over the next few weeks we shall be celebrating the Southmoor ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ with various seasonal themed treats alongside a programme of festive regulars to encourage the Christmas spirit amongst...
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Are You An Attendance All Star?

We introduced our brand-new Attendance All-Stars reward incentive. Pupils who maintained 100% attendance received an All-Stars ticket which they could redeem at our brand-new Attendance All Stars serving station. Our top attenders were delighted to select from their choice of a...
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Careers Explorers

Year 11 had the opportunity to follow-up their visit to our recent Careers Fair, by experiencing a range of taster sessions in Sixth Form subjects or hear from external providers. This was to hopefully help our students in making their final post-16 pathways decisions by hearing...
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Keeping Children Safe Online with Northumbria Police

Exposure to online pornography and violent material from a young age can lead a child to seek out more extreme content, including images of children who are being sexually abused. Police nationally are seeing a rise in this activity. This year, Northumbria Police have...
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Flags in Antartica

On December 1st 1959, 12 nations signed the Antarctic Treaty, a document declaring that Antarctica would be off limits to military activity and setting it aside as a place for peace and scientific discoveries. Since 2010, December 1st has been celebrated each year to mark this...
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