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Festive Fundraising

On Friday 11th December we will be supporting the ‘Save the Children’ charity once again by taking part in ‘National Christmas Jumper Day’.  The charity works to help children all around the world with medical care, food, education and wellbeing. Students may wear...
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Student Council Elections

We once again gave students the chance to take part in the democratic process by asking them to make their choice for Head Students to lead our Student Council and be important ambassadors for the school. Pupils watched election campaign videos from each candidate before making...
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Careers in PE

We continue with our careers weeks taking place throughout the year and this week was Careers Week in Sport. All of our Careers Weeks this year are linked to the Skills Builder Framework and Sport chose to focus on Teamwork. Students have explored teamwork during both their...
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Mental Health Support for Everyone

A recent national survey of children and young people showed that one in ten 11 to 22 year olds reported feeling lonely often or always.    The NHS approved Every Mind Matters ‘Building Connections’ resources aim to encourage young people in Year 6, KS3 and...
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Sunderland Mind Open a Listening Ear

We hosted special assemblies for all year groups focusing on Mental Health and Wellbeing. Each assembly was delivered by Sunderland MIND to launch their ‘Listening Ear’ service which is a way for young people to contact the charity for access to mental health support during these...
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Southmoor Scholars Unravel Robin Hood

Dr Alex Brown from Durham University delivered a lecture on Robin Hood, specifically looking at how his story can give us an insight into Medieval life. We learned about the story’s relevance to crime, religion, notions of space and place, and attitudes to the monarch. 
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Tin Appeal More Important than Ever

We launched our annual Tin Appeal. Every year pupils raid their kitchen cupboards for spare tins to donate to the homeless over Christmas. This year we have again set our sights high and hope to match last year’s outstanding contribution of 3000. This has been a very difficult...
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Bronze Badge Bonanza

Congratulations to all of the students who received their Bronze Attendance badges to mark their consistently high attendance throughout the year so far. Being at school every day is very important to a child’s development, especially after the lengthy lockdown earlier this...
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Year 11 Fun Friday

Year 11 got a chance to cut loose and relax after completing their first round of mock exams. Colleagues from the Foundation of Light joined us to help provide some stress-relieving sessions including an Interactive Escape Room, STEM Engineering mini building kits and, of course,...
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Odd Socks on for Anti Bullying

To mark Anti-Bullying Week, we encouraged students to wear odd socks in celebration of individuality and as an expression to encourage students to be themselves. We also took the chance to educate students about the different types of bullying such as verbal, physical, online or...
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