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Talking Anti-Bullying and Safeguarding

Our recent SMSC Theme of the Week was Anti-bullying and Safeguarding. During assemblies, Mrs Mellefont and representatives from our Student Council presented the findings from a recent survey about bullying. Students were reminded about what to do if they are finding it difficult...
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Sunderland Empire Creative Generation Roadshow

We welcomed a range of staff from the Sunderland Empire into school to talk to students in Years 7 and 8 about the creative industry and careers in theatre. This was a Q&A session with staff from a range of different departments and students had the opportunity to hear about...
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Skills Builder Virtual Q&A Session

Class 7D took part in a brilliant live and virtual Q&A session with a range of organisations, organised by Skills Builder. During the event, students were able to hear from a range of representatives from different employers and to actually ask question...
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Back in Time at Beamish

We took our entire year group of Year 9 students on a full day trip to Beamish open air museum. Pupils had the chance to enjoy exploring the site, which has recently opened four new attractions, which join the existing Leasingthorne Colliery Welfare Hall as part of the 1950s town...
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National Careers Week 2023

National Careers Week is an annual event in our school calendar. The theme this year is TOGETHER. During the week students had the opportunity to learn about different sectors with a daily focus, including Medicine, Education, Manufacturing and many more. In Personal Development...
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High School Musical is a Hit!

Our talented cast of students alongside a dedicated team of backstage, lighting and sound volunteers brought the intensity of Disney’s ‘High School Musical’ to life with our very own stage production of the show. Across a massive four nights, including an extra day-time...
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Westminster Calling

During half term, Mr Wareham was invited to a special meeting with Bridget Phillipson MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Education, at Westminster in London. At the meeting was a number of school leaders from around the country who were invited to discuss the current successes and...
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Southmoor Scholars Prepare Their Projects

Our Scholars gathered their ideas for the personal projects they will each undertake as part of the Scholars Programme. Students took the time to mind-map their ideas, discussing their thoughts amongst their peers and with Mrs Porter about what form their personal project could...
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Creative Coding with Year 7

7C and 7I spent half a day learning about coding. The team from the North East Raising Aspiration Partnership brought with them Sphero robots. Students were tasked with coding their own robots and creating mazes on the hall floor that their robots would then follow. It was great...
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National Careers Week is Here!

National Careers Week 2023 begins today. This is always something we get involved in as a school and Mr Wareham, our Careers Leader, is part of the national Management Team for National Careers Week. Here are the highlights of some of the events happening next week: On Monday, we...
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