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Marking Holocaust Memorial Day

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, which commemorates the liberation of Auschwitz, the school choir joined a special service held by the Sunderland Inter Faith Forum at Sunderland Minster. We also held special assemblies to examine why we observe this event and reflect on the...
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Revision Passports Return

With Year 11 weeks into their very last full term at Southmoor we are looking ahead to their all-important GCSE exams. To aid students in their preparations we have again introduced our ‘Revision Passports’ to give pupils the chance to earn rewards for their hard work in...
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Clear Thinking with Kooth

Kooth, from XenZone, is an online counselling and emotional well-being platform accessible through mobile, tablet and desktop and free at the point of need for young people. Representatives from ‘Kooth’ hosted special assemblies for all year groups about the importance of mental...
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Southmoor Tackles Rugby Tournament

Over 100 Year 7 and 8 students from across the city descended on Southmoor for the Sunderland Schools’ Rugby Union Competition.  Southmoor, Castle View, Monkwearmoth, Sandhill View, St Aidan’s and Grindon Hall all took to the field.  Southmoor performed with great...
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OxNet Study Trip

Successful OxNet applicants attended their first Study Day at Ushaw College in Durham with Dr Peter Claus and Professor Giles Gasper. Students threw away the boundaries of A-level study and became undergraduates for the first time learning how to analyse gobbets of...
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Combined Cadets Force looking for Recruits

Southmoor is set to run its very own CCF contingent for The Royal Air Force Air Cadets with a programme launched to Year 9 and 10 by Mr Soulsby, our Combined Cadets Force representative. The programme enables the development of personal responsibility, leadership and...
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Translating MFL Lessons into a Rewarding Career

Our drive to improve students’ knowledge about how their lessons can lead to different careers and job opportunities continued with our Languages department sharing how learning a language could be of benefit in the job market. This included careers not just directly related to...
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Street Style in Performing Arts

Dance Club enjoyed special instruction from Jennifer Oswald from UDO IT Dance Foundation. Jennifer is a street dance enthusiast who provided four workshops encouraging students to be active and have fun with dance. Pupils learnt a street-style routine which they will add to and...
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Year 10 Building Skills

The latest Building Our Skills session for Year 10 was led by Jas Singh, a former Southmoor student, who now works at the Foundation of Light. Jas talked to Year 10 about the importance of looking after their online presence and how to use social media in a sensible way. 
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Back of the Net for Year 7 Footballers

Well done to our Year 7 girls’ football club who have won their group rounds to progress into the finals of the Tyne & Wear Schools’ Tournament. The finals will take place on Monday 30th March. We wish our girls the best of luck in their efforts to secure some...
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