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Supporting Bradley

On Friday 14th July, we will be supporting the regional event, along with other schools in Sunderland, to raise funds for the Bradley Lowery Foundation. Southmoor Academy students and staff can come to school on Friday dressed in a football shirt or a top of a colour of their...
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Drop-Down Day

We hosted our annual Personal, Health, Social and Citizenship Education Drop-Down Day. The action-packed event involved pupils participating in a range of activities tailored to their age group focusing upon health, wellbeing, relationships, staying safe, politics and finance to...
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Teach Meet 2017

We held our annual ‘Teach Meet’ event, where Southmoor staff joined their colleagues from Sandhill View Academy to host insightful seminars on the teaching and education of pupils across the Academy Trust. This year’s event had a 1920s ‘Great Gatsby’ theme running alongside...
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Battlefield Tour

  Budding historians visited the First World War battlefields and memorials in Northern France and Belgium. Students were able to immerse themselves into what the conditions would have been like for soldiers during the Great War. Pupils visited key places such as the...
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Discovering Disneyland

Due to their excellent attendance and behaviour records, over 100 Year 7 and 8 pupils embarked on the much anticipated Disneyland Paris trip. Pupils had a fantastic time exploring the parks and enjoying the attractions. The trip was such a success that plans are already underway...
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Awards Evenings 2017

We staged the first of our annual House Awards Evenings.  We welcomed parents to join us in celebrating the amazing achievements of their children.  The evenings were a great success and a special thank you must go to the Performing Arts Team for the amazing live music...
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Emergency Services Day

We focused on careers when branches of our local public emergency services visited the school.  Every pupil was given the opportunity to explore the vehicles and equipment as well as speak to professional staff from the Fire, Police and Ambulance services. They also got the...
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New Appointments at the Sixth Form

We welcomed our newest appointment – soon-to-be-Dr Katarzyna Kosior.  After completing her viva and (we hope) gaining her doctorate in History, Katarzyna will be spearheading the OxNet initiative, whereby Southmoor will become the North East hub for Oxford...
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Chemistry at Work

On Tuesday, 14 Year 8 students attended the ‘Chemistry at Work’ event at the University of Sunderland.  The aim was to show alternative career options after studying Chemistry rather than just the stereotypical laboratory jobs associated with the subject. Students took part...
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An Uplifting Visit

This week we welcomed the RAF to give a special presentation to Year 8 and 9. We learnt about careers available in the RAF before observing fun demonstrations on the basic principles of flight. Pupils were wowed by this very dynamic presentation that had everything from a camera...
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