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Progression Day 2022

In between visiting the university for our Careers Fair, students in Years 9 to 11 took part in a range of activities in order to prepare them for successful future study. Year 9 students discovered more about the range of options that will be available to them to study at GCSE...
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Skill Builder Challenge

Students in Years 7 and 8 spent the day with their form tutors completing the first ever Skills Builder Challenge Day. The theme of the day was ‘Operation Moonbase’ where students had to work together to plan, design and create their own model community. Students were...
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Attendance Advent & All New All Stars

Students were introduced to two new attendance incentives that will run to Christmas, to reward students who give every effort in making every day count towards their education. From December, our Attendance Advent will return, with students getting the chance to win treats...
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Myths & Legends with Southmoor Scholars

Scholar students were delighted to hear from Hannah again, all the way from Oxford university. The students received a student taster session on Greek Mythology. It was very interesting and was fabulous to see the students look so excited about the interesting stories and...
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Teach Meet 2022

We participated in our annual ‘Teach Meet’ event during staff training, where Southmoor staff were joined by their colleagues from Sandhill View Academy to host insightful discussions on the teaching and education of pupils across the Academy Trust. This year’s event gave our...
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Positive Note Sharing

During assemblies, Mrs Mellefont and the Peer2Peer mentors talked to our students about the types of support that are available in school to help with mental health. This includes speaking to a Peer2Peer mentor every morning break in room B2 and our school nurses who come into...
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Careers Fair 2022

We held our biggest and most ambitious Careers Fair ever. As part of our partnership with Sunderland University, we were very generously given use of their CitySpace Sports Hall all day to host our Careers Fair. Students in Years 9 to 13 visited the university at different times...
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Winter Gardens & Museum Inspires Our Artists

We took the new Year 10 GCSE art cohort out on a field trip to Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. The pupils are currently studying Natural Forms and the trip involved exploring plants and animals within the exhibits, taking their own photography and completing observational...
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Skill Builder Q&A

A group of Year 8 students took part in a virtual question and answer session with a variety of employers, organised by Skills Builder. Students were delighted to hear from a range of employers including a lawyer from Hilton Law and representatives from the Lloyds Banking Group,...
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High Flying Southmoor Scholars

Our scholars learnt about aerospace engineering with a lecture that introduced them to aerodynamics and the technology behind flight. Students had a go at engineering their own paper planes before following a variety of different designs that showed them how small changes can...
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