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Exploration & Discovery in the Lakes

A group of Southmoor and Sandhill View students headed off on our first combined Derwent Hill trip this week.  It was a five day residential to complete their John Muir Award which covers discovering, exploring and also conserving wild places. They challenged themselves on...
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Everyday Money Made Easy

A group of volunteers from global financial services company Legal & General delivered a session about money management to Year 10 students. Pupils created a budget plan detailing the various every day bills and expenditures they might face when they leave home.  
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A DofE Adventure

Year 11 students have been out in the field to take part in the The Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Challenge whilst Sixth Form have been tackling the gruelling Gold Award.  Students took part in a long distance walk and had to be self-sufficient for two days and one night carrying...
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Southmoor Scholars Graduate!

We concluded the Southmoor Scholars Programme with a graduation event hosted by Dr Anne Allen, Acting Principal of St John’s College, Durham.  The ceremony replicated a matriculation at Durham University with each student receiving a cap and gown before being...
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Activities Day Fun!

As a reward for their excellent attendance and behaviour throughout the year, pupils embarked upon a range of fun activities. With everything from giant inflatables, dance lessons, rock band sessions and a thrill-packed visit to Flamingo Land to choose from, students certainly...
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Year 11 Prom 2019

After all of the hard work and effort put into their GCSEs, it was time for Year 11 to dress up and celebrate by the seaside for their Prom at The Roker Hotel.  Students arrived in style wearing their finest attire, ready for the fun activities that included bonkers bingo,...
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Aspiration Graduation

Students from Fulwell Juniors, Hasting Hill Academy and Valley Road Academy attended an Aspirations Graduation at Collingwood College, Durham University, to celebrate the completion of the first year of Southmoor’s primary aspirations programme. The Principal of College led the...
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A Summer of Reading Begins

Mrs. Foster launched our ‘Summer of Reading’ initiative encouraging students to read over the Summer break. Research shows that reading for pleasure improves literacy understanding, academic attainment and can also result in increased empathy, improved relationships with others,...
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Insight into Fulwell

We were joined by Year 5 pupils from Fulwell Junior School to participate in our most recent ‘Insight Day’. This is the first time students from Fulwell have joined us, with pupils from the school expressing their enjoyment of learning about advanced subjects, as well as...
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Exploring the Battlefields

History students embarked upon our annual Battlefields Trip.  Pupils visited the D-Day sectors of World War Two, visiting Omaha Gold beaches, Pont Du Hoc and Colleville American Cemetery.  They also got to visit the Bayeux Tapestry and Mulberry Harbours which hold...
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