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On Your Bike with SCAG

Pupils took part in the SCAG cycling challenge. After starting their journey at the Community Action Group’s Cycle Hub by the Sunderland Glass Centre, pupils cycled along the river walk, through Roker Park and up the coastal path to the cliff tops. All who participated...
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Show Your Support

In support of Sunderland MIND and in memory of former Southmoor pupil Thomas Brookes, we are holding a raffle for a signed Sunderland AFC shirt. Tickets are available for 20p (or £1 a strip) from the school shop every breaktime until Friday 28th November when the draw for...
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Considering the Creativity of Comics

Julian Lawrence, an award-winning Canadian cartoonist, ran a comic book drawing workshop for the Scholars. He introduced them to the history of comics and challenged them to comic book ‘speed-drawing’ where they had to draw 4 images of themselves in a short space of...
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 Prowess on the Pitch

Congratulations to the Year 7 & 8 girls’ football team who competed in the Sunderland EFL Football Tournament. Players were outstanding and scored victories over teams from St. Anthony’s, Castle View, Whitburn and St. Joseph’s. With only the winner of the...
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Testing Out Sixth Form

Over the last few weeks students from Year 10 had the chance to test out a variety of Sixth Form taster lessons. Pupils tried out topics such as Art and Photography, Business, Computing, Health and Social Care, Psychology, Biology, Literature and Sociology in order to pique their...
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Getting Active for Children in Need

We were visited by BBC Children in Need and ‘The Body Coach’ Joe Wicks. Joe, with help from Pudsey, took Year 7 and Sixth Form students through one of his high intensity routines before answering questions about his passion for promoting a healthy and active lifestyle. We...
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A Poignant Pause

Commemorations took place to mark the passing of Remembrance Day on Sunday. Mr Wood explained why we mark Remembrance Day with a brief history before students reflected during a moment of silence that was observed alongside the playing of ‘The Last Post’.
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School Orchestra Project Gets An Encore

We once again launched our School Orchestra Project by handing out the first instruments to eager Year 7s. The Project sees every student in Year 7 receive an orchestral instrument and whole-class tuition in their curriculum Music lessons. Last year’s project was a massive...
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The National Theatre and a Curious Incident

We were delighted to welcome back actors from the National Theatre who once again transformed our main hall into a stage for a performance of the award winning show ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’.  This was a fantastic opportunity for Year 8 and A-Level...
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To the Letter with Southmoor Scholars

The Scholars were visited by a PhD student of English Literature from Oxford University who specialised in Renaissance letter-writing.  Scholars were given a wax-sealed letter and discussed historical methods of keeping confidentiality and ‘letter locking’. They...
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