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New Health Champions

 Southmoor Academy saw Hannah Thirkell, Grace McLardy, Amber Thompson, Sophie Valente, Alice Gould, Zita Carr, Shannon Ellis, Emily Flett, Lexi Taylor and Danielle Winch qualify and receive their certificates for completing the ‘Sunderland Young Health Champion Programme’...
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Mars & Galaxy Week

Today we launch ‘Mars & Galaxy Week’, where, for one week only, pupils who have gone above and beyond expectations in their learning and attitude can be awarded a golden ticket to trade-in for an extra-special milk drink at ‘Southmoor Shakes’. Good luck!
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World Book Day 2017

Continuing with the literacy theme, World Book Day featured heavily within Southmoor yesterday. The English department brought learning to life by dressing as characters from novels currently being studied at Key Stage 4.  This included the renowned ‘Blood Brothers’, ‘Jekyll...
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Geeking Out

We were honoured to invite award winning author, Holly Smale into Southmoor on Monday to speak to students about her chosen career path and what led her to becoming an author.  After some very good questions about life as an author from our enthusiastic students, Holly was...
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Picture Perfect Pupils

This week Mr Milne, our resident photographer / Curriculum Leader of Art & Photography, along with School Designer, Mr. Davison, have been out and about in school taking images of our pupils as they work hard and enjoy their lessons. The images they have gathered (a small...
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Rock School

Our after school clubs and activities continue to prove popular. One club in particular, hosted by Mr. Lewis and Mr. Shaw, is really rocking our students’ world! ‘Rock School’ is an enrichment time club that invites pupils who are passionate about rock to try their hand at...
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Connexions Interviews

As part of our commitment to supporting our pupils as they embark upon the next phase of their life after school, we are hosting personal advisors from Connexions Tyne & Wear all this week and next. Connexions offer statutory careers information, advice and guidance services...
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ARTiculation

Articulation is a national public speaking competition, where students deliver a presentation on a piece of art that they have personally experienced.  Michael Beattie, of Year 13, represented Southmoor 6th Form and won the North East round, beating off competition from...
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Codex in the Class Room

As reported last year, our students took part in a collaborative project to re-create the historical ‘Codex Amiatinus’, a bible produced by monks in Wearmouth over 1300 years ago. The new ‘Codex 1300’ was then sent to Westminster to be signed by the Arch Bishop of Canterbury,...
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Be Wise, Revise!

With mock exams soon to be underway and GCSE’s looming, we have created a programme of revision classes for our Year 11 pupils.  Each day, after school, pupils wishing to study for their exams, or in need of help with revision, can attend additional booster classes for...
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