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Year 10 Sixth Form Summer School

Year 10 students were joined by their peers from Sandhill View Academy and other schools across the city at our Sixth Form for a day of taster subjects.  They got a chance to try a breadth of reputable A-level subjects including Art, Literature, Psychology,...
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Sensational Summer Reads

Last week we continued our ‘Summer of Reading’ initiative by taking students to Waterstones where they had a fantastic time browsing the shelves with help from store staff.  Waterstones are offering discounts to Southmoor students who would like to take part in our reading...
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Student & Machine Learning

Sunderland University and BGL hosted a session for Year 9 focused on machine learning and artificial intelligence where they got to put Google’s ‘quick draw’ algorithm to the test, contributing to actual machine learning research. This was a great introduction into an emerging...
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Exploration & Discovery in the Lakes

A group of Southmoor and Sandhill View students headed off on our first combined Derwent Hill trip this week.  It was a five day residential to complete their John Muir Award which covers discovering, exploring and also conserving wild places. They challenged themselves on...
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Everyday Money Made Easy

A group of volunteers from global financial services company Legal & General delivered a session about money management to Year 10 students. Pupils created a budget plan detailing the various every day bills and expenditures they might face when they leave home.  
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A DofE Adventure

Year 11 students have been out in the field to take part in the The Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Challenge whilst Sixth Form have been tackling the gruelling Gold Award.  Students took part in a long distance walk and had to be self-sufficient for two days and one night carrying...
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Southmoor Scholars Graduate!

We concluded the Southmoor Scholars Programme with a graduation event hosted by Dr Anne Allen, Acting Principal of St John’s College, Durham.  The ceremony replicated a matriculation at Durham University with each student receiving a cap and gown before being...
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