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Considering Cambridge

Five lucky Year 10 Scholars were invited on a two-day residential at Jesus College, Cambridge University, where they attended academic sessions in linguistics and immunology, toured a range of different colleges including King’s College and experienced some social...
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Year 10 Work Towards their Future

Year 10 took part in a range of activities to develop their career pathways. They worked on CVs with help from SETA and Barclays, had Mock Interviews by local business leaders and learned more about Further Education and Higher Apprenticeships with the Sixth Form and National...
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Thinking Fire Safety

Representatives from The Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service visited Year 8 students for a presentation about the dangers of fire, the damage it can do, how to stay safe and what to do in an emergency.
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On Stage at the Sage

Well done to our School Orchestra Project students who on Monday performed a live set in front of an audience at the The Sage Gateshead. Just some of the amazing comments we’ve received about the performance really speak for themselves:   Well done and thank you to our...
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Unforgettable Days at Disney

Year 7 and 8 pupils enjoyed their much anticipated trip to Disneyland Paris. They had a fantastic time exploring the parks and enjoying the attractions in glorious sunshine. Behaviour was excellent throughout and we are already looking forward to next term’s initiative as part of...
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International Visitors Get a Look at Southmoor

We welcomed 16 visitors from the USA, Australia and the UK who are attending the International Education Summit in Newcastle. They are experts in their field in the latest education techniques, bringing new ideas into the classroom. After a tour of the school, they held a...
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Code Cracking in the Capital

Well done to our Code Cracking students who ventured down to London to take part in the Mangahigh Challenge Final hosted by Nesta. The boys presented their maths game pitch at the Nesta HQ with the other finalist teams and, though they didn’t manage a top three...
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Work Discovery Week

Year 9 students visited the Stadium of Light for the ‘Work Discovery Week’ launch.  They took part in a host of sessions including a Careers Fair,  an employability skills workshop and an interview skills session. Pupils had the opportunity to network with companies...
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Politics in Perspective

Budding Year 9 politicians from Southmoor and Sandhill View were invited to a Politics Open Day at Durham University. They got a flavour of student life attending a lecture on climate change, playing a game to re-enact the distribution of public goods and competed...
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Uncovering Discovery

Pupils attended ‘Science Works’ at Newcastle Discovery Museum where they took part in numerous exciting scientific activities.  Favourites included getting hands on in a marine habitats session, touching lobsters, crabs and starfish with marine biologists from the Dove...
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