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How’s That?

Students enjoyed testing out their batting and bowling skills in our new cricket training enclosures.  We continue to work in partnership with Sunderland & Durham Cricket Clubs to raise the profile of and participation in the sport.
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Ready to Referee

Congratulations to Kyle Hutchinson (Year 10) who has been selected by the Durham FA to referee in the National Schools’ Under 13 Football Qualifiers at Sunderland Academy of Light. Kyle is very keen to take his skills as an official to a professional level and continues...
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Principal’s Awards

Recently, 11 students joined our ‘Young Health Champions’ team after qualifying and receiving their certificates for completing the programme and the ‘Level 1 Award in Health Awareness’.  This allows them to work as peer mentors and offer support in health...
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Sunderland Symphony Orchestra Arrive at Southmoor

We saw the Sunderland Symphony Orchestra arrive to work with 120 instrumentalists from Southmoor and primary feeders Hudson Road, Hill View and Grangetown. At the end of the event they performed Grieg’s ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ and Mussorgsky’s ‘A Night on...
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A Wonderfully Wordy World Book Day

World Book Day featured heavily throughout school with book review competitions, a House Readathon and staff sharing their favourite books with students.  The English team once again brought learning to life by dressing as literary characters from their favourite novels.
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Getting to Work with National Careers Week

We embraced National Careers Week with The North-East Collaborative Outreach Programme running university workshops for Year 9 students to raise aspirations and support decision-making for the future.  In Personal Development pupils learned about career pathways linked to...
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Physics is Fun 2019

Seven teams of young scientists took part in ‘Physics is Fun’ where they presented everything from astro physics to electro magnetism.  The judges were wowed by a presentation on Atmospheric Pressure by the team ‘White Roses’ and as winners they will...
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A UniVenture for Year 7

Year 7 students recently visited Newcastle University to participate in the brilliant ‘UniVenture’ event which gives budding young students a taste of the subjects they could study at university with activities designed to develop skills in...
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Southmoor Scientists in the Land of Fire and Ice

Students from Year 12 and 13 spent five days in Iceland over half term making lifelong memories including a humpback whale sighting and visiting the many waterfalls, fissures, glaciers as well as spectacular Geysirs.  They spent time in the secret lagoon...
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Social Mobility Commissioners Call In

We were joined by members of the Social Mobility Commission, a Government appointed board, of which our very own Mr. Wright is part of. The Commission are tasked with finding ways to encourage a fairer society with more equal opportunities.  They visited Southmoor to discuss...
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